The Xth and XIIth students studying in the CBSE(Central board of secondary education) will be starting their final exams from March 1st. CBSE regional officer K K Choudhury said, "The preparation for the examinations has already started. The question papers have already been dispatched from Delhi to the different centres. There are around 285 centres all over the northeast, and around 753 schools in the northeast from which approximately 85,000 candidates of classes X and XII would be appearing for the exams."The students can opt for the exams conducted either by the school or by the board.Most of the students from the northeast prefer the board conducted exam.THe board has also introduced International Curriculum in Indian schools.Mr Choudhury also added,that "The CBSE international curriculum would be more project-based and the schools would now offer both the courses for students to choose from. The CBSE international curriculum would vary across regions as we have included region-specific issues and important historical events in the social science subject." In CBSE tourism and hospitality have been introduced as new subjects.