India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will hold special Class 12 examinations for students in Bahrain, the wider GCC, and West Asia who missed their earlier board exams due to regional tensions.
"In compliance with the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in CWP-815 of 2026, CBSE has now decided to conduct examinations for all such Class XII candidates in West Asian countries, whose results were declared under the Assessment Scheme, in the 40 subjects that were previously cancelled," a circular issued on September 15 reads.
The decision follows a ruling by India’s Supreme Court in response to a petition filed on behalf of affected Gulf students.
The special exams are open to both regular and private candidates who submitted exam forms for the 2026 main examinations and whose results were declared under the assessment scheme.
Students can select which subjects they wish to sit, and the scores achieved in these exams will be treated as final, replacing their previous assessment-based results.
Both regular and private candidates can submit their List of Candidates (LOC) or exam forms from September 22 to 26. Forms must be submitted personally by students via a link on the official CBSE website.
CBSE confirmed there will be no extension to the submission window under any circumstances.
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