Archive · 19 Sep 2026
CBSE Announces 2026 Special Exams for West Asia Students
CBSE will give some Class 12 students in West Asia another chance to take their exams.
Their earlier exams in 40 subjects were cancelled because of the situation in those countries.
The special exams are for eligible students in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Students must have already been registered for the 2026 main exams and received results through a special assessment system.
They can submit their forms from September 22 to 26, 2026.
There will be no examination fee.
The new exam result will become their final result.
Students who were absent from the main exams or want to change subjects cannot apply.
CBSE will announce the exam dates after receiving the forms.
CBSE will hold special Class 12 examinations for eligible students in seven West Asian countries.
Regular and private candidates can submit LOCs or examination forms from September 22 to 26, 2026.
The examinations cover 40 academic and skill-based subjects whose earlier exams were cancelled.
Students will pay no examination fee, and the new result will replace their earlier performance.
The exams will be held only at unchanged centres in the affected countries, with no submission extension.
- Who
- Eligible regular and private Class 12 candidates from CBSE-affiliated schools in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
- What
- CBSE will conduct special examinations covering 40 academic and skill-based subjects and accept LOC or examination-form submissions.
- When
- Forms must be submitted from September 22 to 26, 2026; examination dates will be announced later.
- Where
- The examinations will be held only in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, at unchanged centres.
- Why
- The earlier Class 12 board examinations in 40 subjects were cancelled in the affected countries because of the prevailing situation.
- Conducting body
- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
- Eligible locations
- Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
- Submission window
- September 22–26, 2026
- Subjects covered
- 40 academic and skill-based subjects
- Examination fee
- No fee will be charged
- Result status
- The special-examination result will be final and replace the earlier performance
- Legal basis
- The notification cites the Supreme Court’s decision in CWP-815 of 2026