More boys called up CBSE helpline to beat exam stress than girls

More boys called up the CBSE counselling helpline with stress-related queries during exams than girls, statistics have revealed.

The Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) annual outreach programme to help students beat exam stress begins in February every year and provides counselling to students till April.

However, students continue calling the helpline even after results are announced and the counselling team tries to address their stress-related queries ranging from break-up issues, the parent-children argument to difficulty in memorising, nervousness and others