Speaking to TOI’s Manash Gohain, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the new textbooks for classes III to VI, classes IX and XI will be ready for the 2024-25 academic session and the remaining in 2025-26.
Excerpts from the interview:
Parents and schools are confused about when the twice-a-year board exams are going to be rolled out.
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for schools, based on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations was notified and as per its recommendations the new school syllabus is being designed. NEP made recommendations for assessments and exams, which have been dealt with in a detailed manner in the NCF. Now we have reached the implementation phase.

Currently board exams are being conducted at the end of classes X and XII, annually. Reforming that, now each of these exams will be offered twice, which however is optional for students. Based on preparation, a student can take the exam once or twice and the best score will be taken. This will ease the pressure on children from the stress of one exam.
This twice-a-year board format will be rolled out from the 2024-25 academic year. Which means this will be adopted from the 2025 board