The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all affiliated schools to strictly comply with its prescribed timelines for direct admissions in Classes 10 and 12 and for requests seeking a change of subjects, cautioning that no case should be entertained after the cut-off date of August 31, 2025.

In its latest circular, CBSE stressed that adherence to the schedule is “imperative for the smooth functioning and timely execution of various preparatory processes involved in the conduct of examinations.” The Board also listed out key deadlines for schools and regional offices.

Direct admissions (Class 10 & 12):

·        Admission of students by schools: Up to August 31, 2025

·        Submission of compiled cases with documents to regional office: By September 2, 2025

·        Final approvals by regional offices: By September 15, 2025

·        Late admissions after August 31 will only be considered in cases of transfer of parents who are government employees and must reach the concerned regional office within two days of admission.

Subject change requests (Class 10 & 12):

·        Requests by schools: By August 31, 2025

·        Compilation and submission to regional offices: By September 2, 2025

·        Final approvals: By September 15, 2025

At the same time, CBSE announced the establishment of four new Regional Offices that will start functioning from September 1, 2025, along with three Sub-Regional Offices under the Guwahati Regional Office at Agartala, Itanagar and Gangtok. However, for the academic session 2025–26, all direct admission and subject change cases will continue to be routed through parent regional offices.

Reiterating its stance, CBSE said schools must not process any admission or subject change requests beyond the prescribed deadline of August 31, 2025.

For further details, the official notice is available on the CBSE website.