cbse 2023 counselling the central board of secondary education cbse has already announced on saturday that the board will start counselling facility for the students of class 10 and 12 from january 9 2023 onwards this will be done with the help of ivrs telecounselling and podcastscbse has taken this important decision keeping in view that after two years of gap students would be appearing for the offline board examination and this may create a nervousness and anxiety among the students and according to the board students should be mentally prepared for the upcoming examinationthe central board of secondary education has released a statement that reads for the ease and familiarization of the students the board had already made available the sample question papers exam pattern marks distribution on the website however to provide psychological support and solutions to the students the counselling facility which used to start in february earlier will now begin in january this yearas per the central board of secondary education the first and foremost counselling facility is 247 free ivrs facility the students and their parents can avail this facility anytime by calling on this number 1800118004 this will be available from monday to saturday 0930 am and 0530 pmeven bilingual podcasts on the same subjects can also be listened to on the cbse official website cbsegovincbse officials said through this information and suggestions about stressfree preparation for examinations time and stress management frequently asked questions faqs prevention from covid important contact details of cbse offices etc can be accessed in hindi and english from anywhere in the countrythis year 84 principals and counselors are providing this facility from india and other countries out of these 73 principals and counsellors are from india and 11 are located in nepal japan united arab emirates kuwait qatar oman and singapore cbse has informed