The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently notified schools that students must have at least 75% attendance in regular classes. Any student appearing for the CBSE Class 10 and CBSE Class 12 board exams will need a minimum of 75% attendance in regular class. However, there is a 25% attendance relaxation for students with exceptional cases, such as medical emergencies, participation in national or international sports events and other serious reasons with supported documents.
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CBSE Minimum Attendance
CBSE Minimum Attendance 2025-26
CBSE Regular Course Attendance Rules 2025-26
CBSE Rules for Condonation of Shortage of Attendance 2025-26
CBSE Exemption Rules
Students with a shortage of attendance must reach out to the Head of Institution. The concerned regional office will accept the cases for consideration up to January 5, 2026 of the academic session of CBSE Class 10 and 12. After January 7, 2026 no cases will be accepted by the board. Scroll down the article to get the full detailed version of the CBSE board minimum attendance and exemption rules.
CBSE Minimum Attendance
As per the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Rule 13 of Examination Bye-laws, students need at least 75% attendance as of January 1 of the year of examination. Only students who have a minimum of 75% attendance will be eligible to appear in the CBSE board Class 10 and 12 examinations.
The minimum attendance for sports students is 60%. In case of a shortage in attendance due to sponsored tournaments and sports, the CBSE board will consider the shortage of 15% attendance. The students will get full attendance for authorised participation. However, the sponsored tournament and sports meet must not be less than inter-school level and at NCC/NSS camps.
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Below, we have provided pointers that schools must follow to ensure students maintain a minimum attendance.
Inform Students and Parents: Students and parents must be informed that the minimum attendance requirement for the academic year 2025-26 is 75%. Any students who wish to apply for leave due to medical or any other reason will have to provide proper medical and other documents at the time of availing leave. In case a student is absent without a proper written leave request, it will be considered an unauthorised absence from the school.
Leave Procedure: To apply for leave, students must inform their respective school of the absence with a valid reason in writing. They must submit a leave application along with valid medical/ other documents immediately after availing the leave. Students will be treated as non-attending/dummy candidates in case of absence without proper leave records.
Attendance Monitoring: Schools are advised to regularly monitor and maintain correct
attendance records. The attendance register must be updated on a daily basis and signed by the class teacher and the competent authority of the school. It has to be ready for inspection by the CBSE board at any time.
Parental Communication: If a student is absent frequently or fails to maintain the minimum attendance requirement, then the school must inform the parents in writing through registered or speed Post, e-mail, pointing out the importance of regular attendance.
Inspections by the CBSE: The board will conduct surprise inspections once in a while to verify that students are maintaining their attendance. The board will take strict action against those students who have not been attending classes regularly.
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Note: CBSE will not allow students with less than 75% attendance to appear in the Board examinations
CBSE Regular Course Attendance Rules 2025-26
Students appearing for the CBSE board exam must learn the rules and regulations that are applied by the schools. Only eligible students can sit for the CBSE board exams. Check out the CBSE attendance rules for the regular course below.
Students should have at least 75% attendance in classes held from the day of commencement of classes up to 1st month in which the exam will be conducted.
Students who failed the same exam in the previous year for Class 10 or 12 must have 75% attendance from 1st of the month following the publication of the results to the 1st month of the preceding month in which the board exam will be held.
In case of migration, attendance at the recognised school by the Education department of the State/ UT from which the student will migrate will be taken into consideration.
CBSE Rules for Condonation of Shortage of Attendance 2025-26
If a student has less attendance, then they will have to reach out to their respective school authorities. The Head of the Institution has to report the issue to the concerned regional officer either with a recommendation or valid reasons for condonation at least three weeks before the commencement of the examination. Only after a proper request letter and document submission, the Chairman will issue orders for condonation of the shortage of attendance.
CBSE Board 60-75% Attendance
In case a student’s attendance is short by 15% then the head of the school has to submit the name of the student to the board provisionally. The Chairman of the CBSE board condones the shortage of attendance up to 15%.
CBSE Board Less than 60% Attendance
Students with attendance below 60% in Classes 10 or 12 will be considered by the Chairman for shortage of attendance under exceptional cases only. Check out the considered valid reasons for the shortage of attendance below:
Prolonged illness
Loss of father/ mother or some other such incident leading to the candidate's absence from school
Any other reason of a similar serious nature.
Full attendance for authorised participation in sponsored tournaments and sports meets of not less than inter-school level and at NCC/NSS camps, including the days of the journey.
Documents Required for Considering Condonation of Shortage of Attendance
Below, we have provided a table with reasons that will be considered valid for the shortage of attendance. Along with that, we have listed the documents that will be required for the consideration of the condonation of the shortage of attendance.
Reasons for condonation of the shortage of attendance
Documents required
Prolonged illness
1. Requests from the parent
2. Medical Certificate for the period of absence from the government doctor
3. All medical reports, X-rays, etc
4. Recommendation of school in the proforma attached
Loss of father/mother or some other such incident leading to the candidate’s absence from the school and meriting special consideration
1. Request from the parent
2. Death Certificate issued by the concerned authority
3. Recommendation of the school concerned in the proforma attached
Any other reason of a similar serious nature
1. Request from the parent
2. Certificate issued by the concerned authority supporting the nature of the reason.
3. Recommendation of the school concerned in the proforma attached
Authorised participation in Sports at the National level organised by CBSE / SGFI.
1. Request from the parent
2. Certificate issued by the concerned authority
3. Recommendation of the school concerned in the proforma attached
Authorised participation in Sports at the National/ International level organised by recognised Federations
1. Request from the parent
2. Recommendation letter from the Sports Authority of India
3. Recommendation of the school concerned in the proforma attached
CBSE Exemption Rules 2025-26 for Candidates with Disabilities
As defined in ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and Guidelines’, the CBSE board offers exemptions to candidates with disabilities. Students can check out the CBSE exemption rules below to check if they are eligible to sit for the CBSE written examinations for Classes 10 and 12.
CBSE Exemption Rules for Class 10
CBSE Exemption Rules for Class 12
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What will happen if my attendance is not enough?
A:
Students with very low attendance might not be able to sit for the CBSE board exam.
Q: How is attendance calculated for regular course students?
A:
For regular course students, the attendance will be calculated from the first day of classes to the 1st month in which the exam will be conducted.
Q: Can I sit for the CBSE board exam if my attendance is below 75%?
A:
Yes, in case of shortage of attendance, the board will consider students with attendance between 60% and 75% under exceptional circumstances.
If you want to improve the Class 12 PCM results, you can appear in the improvement exam. This exam will help you to retake one or more subjects to achieve a better score. You should check the official website for details and the deadline of this exam.
SASTRA University commonly provides concessions and scholarships based on merit in class 12 board exams and JEE Main purposes with regard to board merit you need above 95% in PCM (or on aggregate) to get bigger concessions, usually if you scored 90% and above you may get partial concessions. I suppose the exact cut offs may change yearly on application rates too.
CBSE generally forwards the marksheet for the supplementary exam to the correspondence address as identified in the supplementary exam application form. It is not sent to the address indicated in the main exam form. Addresses that differ will use the supplementary exam address.
Yes, the Gujarat board does allow students to register as private candidates for class 12th examinations that means that even if you are not enrolled in any school you can sit for the examination. For this you will have to fill out a special private candidate application form and submit it along with relevant documents like marksheet, ID card, photos, etc to the Gujarat state education board office. You can submit it either offline or online.
However, the 2026 application windows has not opened yet and when it will typically schools will handle the registration through their board login so as of now you will have to reach out any GSEB affiliated school or board office itself in order to seek guidance on how to apply as a private candidate for 2026.
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