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No, you don't have to appear for board exam again if you have cleared all subjects you can use the previous year scores. Repeater means only dropping a year(joining college next year) not giving exam again.
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If he/she has failed in the main exam 2017,the he/she needs to be re appear in the board exam 2018.
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