how to define a 2d array in c++ code example

Example 1: declaring 2d dynamic array c++

int** arr = new int*[10]; // Number of Students
int i=0, j;
for (i; i<10; i++) 
	arr[i] = new int[5]; // Number of Courses
/*In line[1], you're creating an array which can store the addresses
  of 10 arrays. In line[4], you're allocating memories for the 
  array addresses you've stored in the array 'arr'. So it comes out 
  to be a 10 x 5 array. */

Example 2: c++ code to write 2d array

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
	int n,m;
	int a[n][m];
	cin >> n >>m;
	for ( int i=0; i<n; i++){
		for (int j=0; j<m; j++){
			cin >> a[i][j];
		}
	}
	
	for ( int x=0; x<n; x++){
		for (int y=0; y<m; y++){
			cout << "a[" << x << "][" << y << "]: ";
			cout << a[x][y] << endl;
		}
	}
	return 0;
}