Vagisha Kaushik | September 9, 2025 | 07:41 PM IST | 2 mins read
CBSE Board Exams 2026: Schools can submit LOC without APAAR IDs by making ‘refused’ or ‘nogen’ entries under new rules.
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Attempt NowIn a partial relaxation to APAAR ID mandate, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allowed schools to submit the List of Candidates (LoC) for board exams 2026 without the ID, by making ‘refused’ or ‘not generated’ entries.
The relaxation came after the central board received representations from various schools across different states citing technical and administrative challenges in generating APAAR IDs for students such as difficulty in integration, mismatch in data, delay in correction or updating process, and lack of parental consent.
The schools have been directed to take the following steps:
With these instructions, CBSE said that it expects an error-free LOC submission. Starting from the CBSE board exams 2026, the board has decided to APAAR IDs of students with their records mandatory.
Additionally, the board has also reiterated the important dates of all the activities related to the board exams 2026. The board has started the registrations of regular and private candidates while the submission of List of Candidates (LoC) will end on October 3 with a late fee.
The schedule of all the activities with regard to CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams 2026 is given below.
Activity | Schedule without Late Fee | Schedule with Late Fee |
Submission of LOC (all modes of payment except challan) | August 29, 2025 to September 30, 2025 | October 3, 2025 to October 11, 2025 |
Submission of LOC (fees paid through challan) | August 29, 2025 to September 22, 2025 | Not applicable |
Web module for CWSN seeking various exemptions during examination 2026 | September 9, 2025 to September 22, 2025 | October 3, 2025 to October 8, 2025 |
Submission of forms by private candidates – Class 12 | September 9, 2025 to September 30, 2025 | October 3, 2025 to October 11, 2025 |
Submission of forms by private candidates – Class 10 | September 9, 2025 to September 30, 2025 | October 3, 2025 to October 11, 2025 |
“Each of the activities will end at 11:59 pm of the scheduled date and the late fee will be applicable from the next schedule,” the board said and added, “Thus, schools are requested to strictly adhere to the time lines for all activities so as to avoid paying late fee and creating any undue last-minute pressure.”
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