The CBSE sets the deadline for direct admissions and subject changes for classes 10 and 12 on August 31.

CBSE : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued updated school guidelines, emphasizing the importance of meeting deadlines for direct admissions and subject change requests in Classes 10 and 12 for the academic year 2025-26.

According to the announcement, schools can only conduct direct admissions to classes 10 and 12 until August 31, 2025. By September 2, 2025, all such cases must be documented in tabular form separately for each classes, accompanied by the necessary paperwork, and submitted to the corresponding CBSE Regional Office.

Exam management in a “fair, transparent, and time-bound manner” is a shared responsibility of CBSE, school management, principals, teachers, parents, and students, the Board emphasized in a circular sent to partner schools. It added that “it is essential that all affiliated schools and stakeholders strictly adhere to the prescribed timelines and guidelines issued by the Board.”

Direct Admissions Deadlines

The deadline for regional offices to grant permissions has been set as September 15, 2025. An exemption has been allowed for pupils seeking admission after August 31 due to the transfer of a parent who works in government service. In such circumstances, the Board ordered that documents “be sent to the concerned Regional Office so that they reach within two days of admission through Harkara.”

CBSE Guidelines for Subject Changes

Requests for topic modifications in Classes 10 and 12 must also be completed by August 31, 2025, with schools submitting combined information to Regional Offices by September 2, 2025. These requests, too, must be cleared by September 15, 2025, and will be processed rigorously in accordance with CBSE’s Standard Operating Procedure.

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Strict Compliance is Required.

The Board reiterated its stance, stating that “no cases of direct admission or subject change should be entertained by the schools after August 31, 2025.” It placed full accountability on school principals, stating: “Principal/Heads of Institutions are solely responsible for ensuring that all admissions and subject-related changes are completed in accordance with the Board norms and within the stipulated time frame.”

Regional restructuring.

The Board announced that four new regional offices, in Lucknow, Gurugram, Ranchi, and Raipur, will open on September 1, 2025. Until then, such cases will be handled by the parent Regional Offices in Prayagraj, Panchkula, Patna, and Bhubaneswar. In addition, three sub-regional offices under Guwahati (Agartala, Itanagar, and Gangtok) would route their cases through the Guwahati Regional Office in 2025-26.

Advice to Students and Parents

• CBSE intends to streamline the admissions process, reduce errors, and ensure that every student may start the academic year on time, with their subjects and records appropriately documented in official databases.
• When considering a direct admission or topic change, students and parents should contact their school right away.
• Ensure that all paperwork and accompanying documentation are submitted far ahead of the deadline.
• Keep a copy of each contribution for future reference.
• To fulfill the two-day application deadline, parents of students transferring into government service should contact the Regional Office immediately.

As a result, the board established key dates that must be rigorously adhered to. They are as follows:

For direct admission:

• The schools will admit pupils directly into Class 10/12 until August 31, 2025.
• Schools must prepare all admissions cases in a tabular form (separately for Class X and Class XII) with supporting documents: Must arrive to regional office by September 2, 2025.
• The deadline for obtaining necessary clearances from CBSE Regional Offices is September 15, 2025.
• Direct admissions after August 31 based on the transfer of a parent who is a government employee should be sent to the appropriate Regional Office within two days of admission.

Regarding subject change:

• Subject Change request for pupils in Class 10/12 by the schools: August 31, 2025.
• Schools must collect all such cases in Tabular Form (separately for Class X and Class XII), accompanied by the following documents: Must arrive to regional office by September 2, 2025.
• The deadline for obtaining necessary clearances from CBSE Regional Offices is September 15, 2025.