The passing percentage for the CBSE board exams has been reduced from 33% to 23%.

The CBSE has made no such announcements about any reduction in the passing marks for Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.

The CBSE has made no such announcements about any reduction in the passing marks for Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.Claims about the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) having reduced the passing marks for Class 10 and 12 Board exams in 2021 have been doing the rounds on social media. The claim is false - CBSE has announced no such changes to the grading system. The Press Information Bureau fact-checking team also tweeted to clarify that the claim about the reduction in passing marks to 23 percent is fake and that the central government has made no such decision. However, the board has reduced the syllabus for this year's board examination for both Class 10 and 12 by 30 percent considering the challenges of online learning faced by teachers and students due to the coronavirus pandemic.