Regular candidate in CBSE exam?

Q: Who is a regular candidate according to CBSE?

A: As per CBSE board, a "Regular Candidate" means a student enrolled in a school, who has prosecuted a regular course of study in a school and seeks admission as such to the All India/Delhi Senior School Certificate/Secondary School Examination of the Board. A candidate should have at least 75% of attendance in the Classes held; counted from the day of commencing teaching of Classes X/XII. Exemption may be granted to a candidate on medical grounds provided the application is supported by a certificate given by a Registered Medical Officer of the rank not below that of Assistant Surgeon and forwarded by the Head of the School with his recommendations. If a candidate's attendance falls short of the prescribed percentage, the Head of the School may submit his name to the Board provisionally. The CBSE board Chairman can only condone a shortage of 15% attendance. Candidates with attendance below 60% shall be considered for condonation of shortage of attendance by the Chairman only on severe medical grounds, like cancer, AIDS, TB, or similar serious diseases requiring long period of hospitalization.