Divya Delhi: CBSE Board Exam 2025 Live The CBSE exams for Classes 10 and 12 began today, with 42 lakh students from 8,000 schools in India and overseas. The exams ran from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in 7,842 Indian centers and 26 foreign sites.On the first day, Class 10 students sat for the English (Communicative) and English (Language and Literature) examinations, while Class 12 students took the Entrepreneurship exam. Students were checked, and phones and electronics were banned.CBSE Board Exam 2025: Student and Parent Opinions"We're taking the English exam today. I am calm since I prepared carefully. I hope it goes well," a student at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan School in Hyderabad remarked while speaking to PTI."My Child Has Prepared Well and Worked Hard," Says Parent "My kid has worked hard and prepared." "I made sure he was ready before the 9:05 a.m. entry," a parent told PTI.Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary: Parents should support kids, not stress them."Prime Minister Modi's program stressed that kids should be stress-free and parents shouldn't pressure them," said Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary in Patna today.Atishi, ex-Delhi CM, wishes students a "bright future."Atishi, former Delhi Chief Minister took to social networking platform X to wish students a "bright future."I wish all students taking the CBSE Board Exams for Classes 10 and 12 today the best of luck. This is a big step in your education, so I urge you to tackle it with confidence, resolve, and optimism. Trust your prep and believe in yourself; tests are only a step toward a great future. Wishing you all the greatest best!" She wrote.