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The CBSE will hold the Class 10 and Class 12 Board exams in 2025, starting on February 15. Around 44 lakh students from 204 subjects will take part in these exams. To make sure everything goes well, students must follow the rules set by CBSE. If students break any rules, their exam may be canceled for one or all subjects, depending on the seriousness of the violation.

Students should avoid doing anything that can harm their academic progress. It’s important to read the Unfair Means (UFM) rules carefully and understand the penalties for breaking them. Students must also check the list of items they can and cannot bring to the exam hall.

This way, they will not bring anything they’re not allowed to, either by mistake or on purpose. They should also know the dress code and which items are allowed.

Permitted & Prohibited Items

Before entering the exam center, students will be checked. Here’s a list of items that are allowed and not allowed:

Allowed Items:

Admit Card & School ID Card (for regular students) or Admit Card & Govt. ID (for private students)
Stationery: Transparent pouch, Geometry/Pencil box, Blue/Royal Blue ink pens, Scale, Writing pad, Eraser
Analogue watch, Transparent water bottle
Metro card, Bus pass, Money

Prohibited Items:

Stationery with written or printed material (like papers, calculators, etc.), except for students with learning disabilities (according to CBSE guidelines, 2020)
Communication devices: Mobile phones, Bluetooth, Earphones, Smart watches, Cameras
Personal items: Wallets, Goggles, Handbags, Pouches
Food (except for diabetic students)
Any item that could help with cheating

Bringing any of these prohibited items will result in punishment as per CBSE rules.

Dress Code:

Regular students: School uniform
Private students: Light clothes

By following these guidelines, students can avoid penalties and ensure a smooth exam experience.

CBSE Board Exam Ethics 2025: Offense-Wise Penalties for Using Unfair-Means

The following table carries 5 categories for dividing offense-wise penalties that will be given to the candidates caught indulging in unfair means.

CATEGORY - 1
1.1	Having Question Papers of previous years.	Cancellation of current Examination in the concerned subject. Shall be allowed to take the Examination in that Subject in the Compartment examination, if otherwise eligible. The benefit of doubt shall be given to such student against whom no evidence is available to testify to the foul intents on their part.
	Supported by report of Invigilator/Checking Staff
1.2	Writing Questions or Answers on any material other than the Answer Book for writing answer.
	Supported by report of Invigilator/Checking Staff
1.3	Tearing of any page of the answer book or supplementary answer book etc.
	Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff that the student has torn the page(s) of Answer-Book
1.4	Contacting or communicating or trying to do so with any person, other than the Examination Staff, during the examination time in the examination centre.
	Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
1.5	Having copying material (hard copy etc.) in her/his possession but have not use it.
	Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
1.6	Breaching examination rules or any direction issued by CBSE from time to time, in connection with the conduct of Examinations.
	Supported by credible evidence
CATEGORY - 2
2.1	Affixing/uploading of fabricated photograph on the Admit Card. Supported by Documentary Evidence	Cancellation of current Examination in all Subjects.
2.2	Erasing or obliterating any information printed on the Answer Book(s). Supported by report of Invigilator/Checking Staff or Evaluator	Shall have to take the examination in all subjects in the next year
2.3	Providing wrong information on the answer sheet. Supported by documentary evidence
2.4	Having copying material in her/his possession (hard copy etc.) and having used it. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff or Evaluator
2.5	Having communicated with another student or the Assistant Superintendent directly or indirectly. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
2.6	Assisting other student to engage in malpractice. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
2.7	Giving assistance to other student(s) directly or indirectly of any kind or attempting to do so. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
2.8	Taking assistance from other student(s) directly or indirectly of any kind or attempting to do so. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
CATEGORY - 3
3.1	Taking away the Answer Book out of the Examination Hall/Room/Centre.	Cancellation of current as well as next year’s examination in all subjects. Shall have to take the examination in all subjects thereafter.
3.2	Smuggling out Question Paper or part thereof, out of the Examination Hall. Supported by report of Invigilator/Checking Staff
3.3	Smuggling out Answer Books/Supplementary Answer Sheet or part thereof, out of the Examination Hall. Supported by report of Invigilator/Checking Staff
3.4	Possession, use or attempted use of any electronic device (including Mobile Phone), which can be used as communication device, after entering the examination centre. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
3.5	Using abusive language, threatening the staff on duty. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
3.6	Indulging in violence at the time of examination or thereafter in the examination center. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
3.7	Forceful entry/exit in/from Examination Centre or Hall. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff
CATEGORY - 4
4.1	Impersonation. Paying/placing/making someone else to write examination. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff	Cancellation of current as well as of next three years’ examination in all subjects. Shall have to take the examination in all subjects thereafter.
4.2	Uploading/sharing any examination related material, correct or wrong, on social media. Supported by credible evidence
4.3	Approaching any Authority(ies)/person(s) related to the conduct of exams soliciting unauthorized privilege(s) in these Examinations. Supported by report of such authority
4.4	Taking legal course or any other means to influence CBSE for gaining advantage in their favour, by providing false information. Supported by documentary evidence
CATEGORY - 5
5.1	Using obscene/derogatory language in the answer book. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff or Evaluator	Counseling by UFM Committee so that she/he abstains from using such language in the answer book in future examinations. Currency notes etc. shall be forfeited and deposited in Board’s
5.2	Using threatening language in the Answer-Book for the evaluators with or without any appeal. Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff or Evaluator
5.3	Using language/threat of harm to oneself in the Answer-
	Book with or without any appeal.	account.
	Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff or Evaluator
5.4	Use of Any other Ink or Pencil for writing answers in the answer book.
	Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff or Evaluator
5.5	Having enclosed/attached a currency note or other such instrument with the answer book with or without any appeal/message for the evaluator.
	Supported by report of invigilator/checking staff or Evaluator

👉 CBSE Class 12 Study Materials

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NCERT Books For Class 12 Books	NCERT Class 12 Solutions
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CBSE Class 10 Previous Year Question Papers	CBSE Class 10 Books
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