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CBSE Board Exam 2024: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday issued an advisory notification that students leave their homes early and reach their respective exam centers well in advance to avoid traffic snarls due to the current situation in Delhi. Students can also use metro services to reach the examination centers. The CBSE has advised students to arrive on or before 10 am before the exam starts at 10:30 am. The CBSE board exams for classes 10th and 12th will commence tomorrow, February 15, 2024.

"Since the examination starts at 10.30 am, all students are instructed to reach their examination centers on or before 10.00 am. Due to the prevailing situation in Delhi, it is expected that there will be traffic-related problems which may cause delay in reaching the examination centre. Therefore, all students are advised to leave their homes early so that they can reach on time as per the instructions issued by CBSE. It is advisable to use metro services to reach the examination centres, which are running smoothly," reads the notification.

Students who arrive later than 10 am will not be granted entry into the examination hall, according to the CBSE. Students across India and other countries have also been urged to appear at the examination centers before 10 am considering the local traffic and weather circumstances as well as the distance.

This year, more than 39 lakh students from 26 nations will appear for the Class 10th and 12th board exams. Moreover, 5,80,192 students will appear for the CBSE board exams from 877 examination centres in Delhi.