As a special case, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allowed schools to offer Mathematics (041) to Class 11 students who studied Mathematics Basic (241) in Class 10, only for the ...

In 2008, 37% of Class V students could do basic maths; now, less than 28% can. The only consolation: things are a little better from a few years back: in 2016, this was only 26%.

Class 10 students who opt for the basic exam cannot chose to study combinations that have mathematics as a subject.