New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce open-book assessments (OBAs) for Class 9 students starting from the 2026-27 academic session. The decision, cleared ...

CBSE Class 9 Open Book Exams from 2026-27, What You Need to Know: Students will be pleased to know that the CBSE has proposed an open-book assessment system for Class 9 for the 2025-26 academic ...

CBSE: OBAs have been approved by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for use in Class 9 beginning in the 2026–2027 academic year. Reducing rote memorizing and encouraging critical thinking ...

The new OBA scheme announced by CBSE differs in its structure and intent, with greater emphasis on integrating the approach into regular exams and hence aligning it with NEP’s broader vision. It is ...

Hyderabad: CBSE’s move to introduce open-book assessments for Class IX starting in the 2026-27 academic year is being welcomed by educators as a much-needed shift in student evaluation. This new model ...

CBSE introduces open-book exam for class 9 from academic year 2026-27 - Here’s all you need to know. (Image: Freepik) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce open-book ...

A year ago, an open-book test was thought of as a great privilege — a sort of breath of fresh air from the tedium of constant memorization. Then, everything changed. As COVID-19 spread, our methods of ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce open-book exams for Class 9 students starting in the 2026-27 school year. The move is focused at reducing rote learning and helping ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved a proposal to include open book exams for class 9 in the 2026-278 academic session. This has come after a pilot study showed that teachers ...

The decision, approved by the board’s Governing Body in June 2025, follows a pilot study evaluating the feasibility and acceptance of the format in schools. The Central Board of Secondary Education ...

Pune: Educators from the CBSE board in Pune have said that the introduction of Open-Book Assessments for Std IX from the 2026-27 academic year will lead to making examinations more relevant to ...