{"id":15740,"date":"2026-04-27T08:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/us\/blog\/how-many-compartment-exam-in-cbse-class-12\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:46:38","slug":"how-many-compartment-exam-in-cbse-class-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.21kschool.com\/us\/blog\/how-many-compartment-exam-in-cbse-class-12\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Compartment Exam in CBSE Class 12: Eligibility, Schedule & Key Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How many compartment exams are actually allowed in CBSE Class 12, one chance or multiple opportunities?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of compartment exams<\/a>\r\n a student can sit is a common question among students when the CBSE board<\/a>\r\n results are announced. The compartment exam system is expected to provide students with a second opportunity to pass a subject without necessarily repeating the whole year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing the number of subjects which will be permitted, the number of tries, and the main rules, the students will receive fewer opportunities to become confused in the course of preparation for the new chapter in their academic career.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the CBSE Compartment Exam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The CBSE compartment exam<\/a> is a special opportunity offered to students who fail in a subject in the Class 12 cbse board exams.<\/strong><\/a>\r\n Instead of attending the entire academic year again, the students can only appear to receive the subject in which they had failed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an exam that one takes shortly after the main results, which is usually a supplemental exam. After the compartment test, the students mostly passed, and their new score is utilised in future studies<\/strong> and for college admission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of Compartment Exams Allowed in CBSE Class 12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CBSE permits the students to pass only one compartment test in the subject in the event that they fail their Class 12 board tests. Individual compartmental exams may be administered to students who are failing in <\/strong>one or two subjects,<\/strong> although they must be done in varying sittings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a year, a student is typically given an opportunity to rewrite a subject they have failed.<\/strong> Any failure of the compartment exam will simply imply that a student will re-present in the following year of study, and in this instance, the CBSE rules will have to be observed to the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility Criteria for Compartment Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is important to know the eligibility criteria of the CBSE Class 12 compartment examination. <\/strong>It makes students know who may apply, what may be permitted, and what the circumstances of appearing successfully are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Number of Subjects Allowed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CBSE also allows the students to <\/strong>complete compartment exams only for the subject in which they failed<\/strong> in the main Class 12 board exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students lack the option of taking extra subjects.<\/strong> It involves special preparation and fair evaluation<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of all the subjects that fail in the evaluation, with a second attempt at the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Passing Conditions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CBSE has imposed minimum marks to pass a compartment examination, and therefore, to pass a compartment examination, students are supposed to achieve the minimum marks that are required.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the student satisfies this requirement, they will be able to be registered as a pass in the same subject and will end up being certified to receive the board certificate without wasting more time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Failed Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students can only take a compartment exam in case of failure in a subject <\/strong>in the main board exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failure in a compartment test will imply that the student will be required to wait another academic year to redo the subject.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Attendance Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students should have attained the required 75% attendance in the academic year as per the CBSE attendance rule for Class 12<\/a>\r\n. Students who were either reported absent or had attendance problems might not be allowed to sit the exam.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBSE Class 12 Compartment Exam Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The compartment examination of CBSE Class 12 is usually held in July, just after the main board 12 results are declared (usually in May or June). <\/strong>No coincidence is the fact that the students have two weeks to organise and maintain college admission deadlines of such an academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The specific time, date sheet and date of release of the admit card are announced using the CBSE official site at cbse.gov.in<\/a> once the results of the main board have been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events<\/strong><\/td>Dates<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Exam Period<\/td>17th February to 10th April<\/td><\/tr>
Declaration of Result<\/td>30th June 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Release of CBSE Class 12 Compartment Exam Admit Card<\/td>July 2026<\/td><\/tr>
CBSE Class 12 Compartment Exam <\/td>July 17 to July 22 2026<\/td><\/tr>
CBSE Class 12 Compartment Exam Result <\/td>August 2026<\/td><\/tr>
CBSE Class 12 Compartment Exam Marks Evaluation<\/td>August 2026<\/td><\/tr>
CBSE Class 12 Compartment  Exam Reevaluation<\/td>August 2026<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How to Apply for CBSE Compartment Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to participate in the CBSE Class 12 compartment exam, a student has to pass through some eligibility requirements<\/strong>; students have to apply to participate in the examination through his\/her school, must provide the correct information,<\/a>\r\n must pay the charged fee, and must receive an admit card to take part in the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students can apply to the CBSE Compartment exam<\/a>\r\n in the following way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n