Yes, since you passed Class 12 in 2025 and want to improve your marks, you can apply for the 2026 CBSE improvement exam as a private candidate. You don’t need school help for this CBSE will release the form on their official website around October to November 2025. You’ll need to fill it online and select the subjects you want to improve.

The improvement exams are usually held along with regular board exams in February March, not after the declaration of 2026 results. So you’ll be writing the paper at the same time as regular students.

Hello aspirant,

A score of 365 out of 500 which is 73%  is good , but the top 20 percentile usually falls closer to 80–85% in many UP state board years. So you might not meet the top-20 eligibility cutoff. However, for NIT/IIT admission, what matters more is your JEE Main rank, not just board percentage. As long as your board marks meet the 75% minimum eligibility, a strong JEE score can still help you secure admission in decent engineering colleges.

All the best for your admission!

Hello

If you are scoring 18 marks in Physics compartment exam, it will be very difficult to pass with grace marks as in general 3 grace marks are given. Even with them, 21 marks won't be enough to pass.
Grace marks are given to students who are failing by 1 or 2 marks so it will be very difficult for you to get more than that.

But stay positive and prepare for the paper.

Hello,

Grace marks in the compartment exam depend on your board's policy.

For CBSE, if you are failing by a few marks (usually 1–5 marks), the board may give grace marks to help you pass.

So, if the passing marks are 23 and you scored 18, it’s a gap of 5 marks. There is a chance you may get grace marks, but it is not guaranteed. It depends on board rules and evaluation.

Hope it helps !

The GUJCET Merit List is prepared based on the Class 12th marks and GUJCET marks received by the students. CBSE students who are not from the Gujarat board can definitely compete with GSEB students, as their eligibility is decided based on the combined marks scored by them in GUJCET and the 12th board. The weightage of the GUJCET score is 40% and the weightage of the class 12 scores is 60%.

Gujarat ke engineering colleges ke liye admission merit 60:40 ratio par banta hai — 60% weightage Class 12th (PCM subjects) ke marks ka aur 40% GUJCET ke score ka. Ye formula sabhi eligible boards ke students ke liye apply hota hai, including GBSE and CBSE. Merit list Centralized Admission Committee (ACPC) ke through prepare ki jaati hai and seats are allotted accordingly.

If you have scored 364 marks and are applying under the inhouse quota for a college like SAC, your chances depend on the category, number of seats, and how many in house students have applied. In most cases, 364 is a decent score for in-house quota, and you may get a seat, especially in later rounds. But the exact cutoff changes every year, so it’s better to wait for the official merit list or contact the college admission office for a more accurate idea.

Hello aspirant to gain admission to MBBS or BDS programs in India, simply meeting the NEET qualifying marks is not enough  you'll also need to meet the higher admission cut off marks specific to each state, quota, and category.

These are the minimum scores set by NTA to qualify NEET and participate in counselling, not to secure admission

If your NEET score falls within or above your category’s range, you’re eligible to register for both All India Quota (AIQ) and State Quota counselling

Qualifying marks allow counselling, but admission to medical colleges requires much higher scores:

General category candidates need 500 to 650 plus  marks, with top government institutions demanding 620 to 680  plus marks for AIQ seats and 570–620 plus marks for state quota .

Reserved category cut offs are relatively lower for example, OBC/SC/ST admissions may close around 420 to550 plus depending on state and seat quota .

Hello aspirant, with 429 marks in General category and domicile of J&K PM (Permanent Resident):

You have a fair to good chance of getting a seat in ASCOMS under state quota through JKBOPEE counselling.

Cutoff fluctuates slightly each year based on:

Number of applicants

Difficulty level of NEET

Seat matrix (if increased or reserved)

If you’re open to BDS or BAMS courses or management quota seats in other states, you might explore those options as well. But for ASCOMS (MBBS), you are in a competitive but possible range.

Hi Khushi,

Yes, with a CGPA of 8.63, you're definitely eligible to apply for PG in Life Sciences or Zoology, especially if you meet the basic subject criteria in graduation. About your DUPGET score (38) if this is for Dibrugarh University, the cutoff varies slightly each year. Last year, for general or open category, cutoffs for Zoology were around 45–50 marks. So with 38, your chances might be low for the first list, but there’s always hope in later rounds or waiting list.

You can still apply you never know how many students accept seats, also apply to other universities with PG Zoology like Tezpur, Gauhati, or NEHU for better options.

Hope this helps you!