The Central Board of Secondary Education will conduct CBSE SAFAL Exam 2025-26 from November 10 to December 6, 2025. The registrations for the CBSE SAFAL-KSA 2025-26 exam were held from July 8 to August 4, 2025. Students from grades 6 and 9, who studied in grades 5 and 8 in the 2024-25 academic year, are eligible to appear for the CBSE SAFAL-KSA examination in 2025-26. They can visit the official website at cbsesafal.in to register for the CBSE SAFAL 2025-26 exam.
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The board launched CBSE SAFAL-KSA in line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The CBSE Structured Assessment for Analysing Learning (SAFAL) Key Stage Assessment (KSA) is a competency-based assessment helping students and schools to understand the competency levels in their grades. Read the article to learn more about the CBSE SAFAL Exam 2025-26.
Particulars | Details |
Exam name | CBSE SAFAL-KSA Exam 2025-26 |
Conducting body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
Exam date | November 10 to December 6, 2025 |
Mode of exam | Pen-Paper format |
Who can appear | Class 6 and Class 9 students |
Official website | cbsesafal.in |
Particulars | Important Dates |
SAFAL KSA registration start date | July 8, 2025 |
CBSE SAFAL registration last date |
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Field test in randomly selected schools | November 2025 |
Mock test in randomly selected schools for pen-paper mode, scanning, and data upload | November 2025 |
SAFAL KSA assessment | November 10 to December 6, 2025 |
Report Generation | April 2026 |
| S.No. | Assessment Details | Subject | Timeline |
| SAFAL KSA Assessment for English Medium Schools in Digital Mode | |||
| 1 | Grade 8 (Students who are currently in Grade 9) | Language | November 10, 2025 November 11, 2025 |
| 2 | Mathematics | November 12, 2025 November 13, 2025 | |
| 3 | Science | November 17, 2025 November 18, 2025 | |
| 4 | Buffer Days (Grade 8) | November 19, 2025 November 20, 2025 November 21, 2025 | |
| 4 | Grade 5 (Students who are currently in Grade 6) | Language | November 24, 2025 November 25, 2025 |
| 5 | Mathematics | November 26, 2025 November 27, 2025 | |
| 6 | EVS | December 1, 2025 December 2, 2025 | |
| 7 | Buffer Days (Grade 5) | December 4, 2025 December 5, 2025 December 6, 2025 | |

Step 1: Visit the official website at cbsesafal.in.
Step 2: Enter the LOC credentials to log in to the SAFAL portal.
Step 3: Save the digital infrastructure status and proceed to register for CBSE SAFAL 2025-26.
Step 4: Fill in all basic details of the school in the “Edit School Details” section, and press the “Save” button to save the details.
Step 5: Open the “School Sections” tab. Instructions given above will appear.
Step 6: Click on the “Add section” to provide the details of the grade and section-wise medium of instruction of your school. (Note: You can add multiple sections using the “Add section” button.)
Step 7: To access the next section, click on the “Add/Edit teachers” button.
Step 8: Select an individual teacher of your school and provide details like grade, medium, and subject in the “Teachers Sections” section.
Step 9: Click on the “Save” button.
Step 10: Next, click on the “Add/Edit students” section.
Step 11: Tick the “Declaration” button and click on the “Submit” button.

The following details/data of students are required to register for the CBSE SAFAL exam 2025-26.
Student’s full name
Father’s full name
Mother’s full name
Date of birth
Gender
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CBSE Board will conduct the SAFAL-KSA exam 2025-26 from November 10 to December 6, 2025.
Yes, the CBSE SAFAL registration date was extended up to August 4, 2025.
Yes, CBSE SAFAL-KSA 2025-26 is mandatory for all CBSE-affiliated schools.
The board started registrations for the CBSE SAFAL 2025-26 exam on July 8, 2025.
Candidates from grades 6 and 9 who have studied in grades 5 and 8, respectively, in 2024-25 can appear for the CBSE SAFAL exam for the academic year 2025-26.
Students can visit the official website at cbsesafal.in.
The CBSE SAFAL-KSA stands for Structured Assessment for Analysing Learning Key Stage Assessment.
On Question asked by student community
HELLO,
If you want admission to 9th grade under the CBSE board in Andhra Pradesh , visit nearby CBSE affiliated schools during the admission period that is generally from January to April or you can check the official websites of the schools in which you are interested for admission if they are accepting the admissions now .
After deciding the school and getting information about admission deadline from the school you can fill out the admission form with documents submission like your previous report card , transfer certificate and birth certificate , they make take entrance test or interview to confirm your admission
To know more visit :- https://school.careers360.com/schools/cbse-schools-in-andhra-pradesh
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Hello,
From the below website, you can get the CBSE Maths Sample paper of class 10.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-10-sample-papers-2025-26
Visit the below website to obtain the previous year question papers of class 10 CBSE.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-previous-year-question-papers-class-10
By solving both sample papers and previous year question papers, you can score well in your examination.
All the best.
Hello,
From the below website, you can get the sample papers of CBSE class 10 Hindi subject.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-10-sample-papers-2025-26
You'll also get sample papers of other subjects. Refer them to prepare well.
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If you're from Karnataka Board, then visit the below website to get the key answers of Social Science question paper of SA 1 of class 10.
https://school.careers360.com/boards/kseeb/karnataka-sslc-mid-term-exam-question-paper-2025-26
Let us know if you're from a different board.
Hello,
Since you applied over a month and a half ago and haven't received your 10th-grade certificate, the best course of action is to check the status of your application on the official website. If that doesn't yield results, you should contact your school and the relevant education board's regional office for an update.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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