Board examinations for Class X are set to become compulsory from 2018 for students of the Central Board of Secondary Education as its governing body on Tuesday “unanimously approved” a proposal in this regard.

At a meeting of the governing body, its members agreed that from the academic session 2017-18, compulsory Board exams should be introduced for all students of Class X, sources said here.

The decision will now have to be approved by the government.Currently, it is optional for CBSE students to choose either the Board exam or a school-based examination. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has in the past favoured making the Board exam compulsory for CBSE students as is the practice in all State boards.

Three language formula

In another key decision, the CBSE has decided to recommend to the HRD Ministry that the three language formula, under which Hindi, English and modern Indian language are taught, should be extended to Classes IX and X as well from the current VI to VIII, a source said.