The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially released the datesheet for Class 10th and 12th board examinations 2026. Students appearing for board exams can now check their complete exam schedule and start preparing accordingly.
👉 Download PDF - CBSE Class 10th Exam Schedule 2026
👉 Download PDF - CBSE Class 12th Exam Schedule 2026
CBSE Board Exam 2026 Start Date
The Class 10th and 12th board examinations will begin on Tuesday, 17th February 2026. CBSE has announced the datesheet well in advance to give students ample time for preparation
CBSE Board Exam Timing
All examinations will start at 10:30 AM (Indian Standard Time - IST). Make sure you reach your exam center at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time.
CBSE Class 10th Exam Schedule 2026
Exam Start Date: Tuesday, 17th February 2026
First Exam: Mathematics
Exam End Date: Tuesday, 10th March 2026
The Class 10th board exams will be completed within 22 days. This compact schedule means you need to stay focused throughout the exam period.
CBSE Class 12th Exam Schedule 2026
Exam Start Date: Tuesday, 17th February 2026
Exam End Date: Thursday, 9th April 2026
Class 12th exams will run for approximately 7 weeks. The extended period gives you enough breaks between exams to revise and prepare for upcoming subjects.
CBSE Class 10th Exam Datesheet 2026
| Day, Date & Time | Subject Code | Subject Name |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 17th February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 041 | Mathematics Standard |
| 241 | Mathematics Basic | |
| Wednesday, 18th February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 064 | Home Science |
| Friday, 20th February 2026 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 407 | Beauty & Wellness |
| 412 | Marketing & Sales | |
| 415 | Multi-Media | |
| 416 | Multi Skill Foundation Course | |
| 418 | Physical Activity Trainer | |
| 419 | Data Science | |
| Saturday, 21st February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 101 | English (Communicative) |
| 184 | English (Language and Literature) | |
| Monday, 23rd February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 003 | Urdu Course-A |
| 004 | Punjabi | |
| 005 | Bengali | |
| 006 | Tamil | |
| 009 | Marathi | |
| 010 | Gujarati | |
| 011 | Manipuri | |
| 089 | Telugu - Telangana | |
| Tuesday, 24th February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 154 | Elements of Business |
| 303 | Urdu Course-B | |
| Wednesday, 25th February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 086 | Science |
| Thursday, 26th February 2026 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 401 | Retail |
| 403 | Security | |
| 404 | Automotive | |
| 405 | Introduction to Financial Markets | |
| 406 | Introduction to Tourism | |
| 408 | Agriculture | |
| 409 | Food Production | |
| 410 | Front Office Operations | |
| 411 | Banking & Insurance | |
| 413 | Health Care | |
| 414 | Apparel | |
| 420 | Electronics & Hardware | |
| 421 | Foundation Skill for Sciences | |
| 422 | Design Thinking & Innovation | |
| Friday, 27th February 2026 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 165 | Computer Applications |
| 402 | Information Technology | |
| 417 | Artificial Intelligence | |
| Saturday, 28th February 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 016 | Arabic |
| 119 | Sanskrit (Communicative) | |
| 122 | Sanskrit | |
| 131 | Rai | |
| 132 | Gurung | |
| 133 | Tamang | |
| 134 | Sherpa | |
| Monday, 2nd March 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 002 | Hindi Course-A |
| 085 | Hindi Course-B | |
| Tuesday, 3rd March 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 017 | Tibetan |
| 020 | German | |
| 076 | National Cadet Corps | |
| 088 | Bhoti | |
| 092 | Bodo | |
| 093 | Tangkhul | |
| 094 | Japanese | |
| 095 | Bhutia | |
| 096 | Spanish | |
| 097 | Kashmiri | |
| 098 | Mizo | |
| 099 | Bahasa Melayu | |
| 254 | Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy | |
| Thursday, 5th March 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 008 | Sindhi |
| 012 | Malayalam | |
| 013 | Odia | |
| 014 | Assamese | |
| 015 | Kannada | |
| 091 | Kokborok | |
| Friday, 6th March 2026 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 049 | Painting |
| Saturday, 7th March 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 087 | Social Science |
| Monday, 9th March 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 007 | Telugu |
| 021 | Russian | |
| 023 | Persian | |
| 024 | Nepali | |
| 025 | Limboo | |
| 026 | Lepcha | |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 031 | Carnatic Music (Vocal) |
| 032 | Carnatic Music Mel. Ins. | |
| 033 | Carnatic Music Per. Ins. | |
| 034 | Hindustani Music Vocal | |
| 035 | Hindustani Music (MEL INS) | |
| 036 | Hindustani Music (PER INS) | |
| 136 | Thai | |
| Tuesday, 10th March 2026 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 018 | French |
CBSE Class 12th Exam Datesheet 2026
|
Date |
Time |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
|
17 Feb 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; SHORTHAND (ENGLISH); SHORTHAND (HINDI) |
|
18 Feb 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
|
19 Feb 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS; BHARATANATYAM - DANCE; KUCHIPUDI – DANCE; ODISSI - DANCE; MANIPURI - DANCE; KATHAKALI – DANCE; HORTICULTURE; COST ACCOUNTING |
|
20 Feb 2026 (Fri) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
PHYSICS |
|
21 Feb 2026 (Sat) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
AUTOMOTIVE; FASHION STUDIES |
|
23 Feb 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
MASS MEDIA STUDIES; DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION |
|
24 Feb 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
ACCOUNTANCY |
|
25 Feb 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
BEAUTY & WELLNESS; TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION |
|
26 Feb 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
GEOGRAPHY |
|
27 Feb 2026 (Fri) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Painting; Graphics; Sculpture; Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
|
28 Feb 2026 (Sat) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Chemistry |
|
02 Mar 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Urdu Elective; Sanskrit Elective; Carnatic Music (Vocal/Mel/Per); Kathak; Urdu Core; Front Office Operations; Insurance; Geospatial Technology; Electrical Technology |
|
03 Mar 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Legal Studies |
|
05 Mar 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
PSYCHOLOGY |
|
06 Mar 2026 (Fri) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
PUNJAВІ;BENGALI;TAMIL;TELUGU;SINDHІ;MARATHI;GUJARATI;MANIPURI;MALAYALAM;ODIA;ASSAMESE;KANNADA;ARABIС;TIBETAN;GERMAN;RUSSIAN;PERSIAN;NEPALI;LIMBO0;LEPCHА;TELUGU TELANGANA;BODO;TANGKHUL;JAPANESE;BHUTIA;SPANISH;KASHMIRI;MIZO |
|
07 Mar 2026 (Sat) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
YOGA; ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE |
|
09 Mar 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Mathematics; Applied Mathematics |
|
10 Mar 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Food Production; Office Procedures & Practices; Library & Information Science; Early Childhood Care & Education |
|
11 Mar 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
HINDUSTANI MUSIC MEL INS; HINDUSTANI MUSIC PER INS; HEALTH CARE; DESIGN |
|
12 Mar 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
ENGLISH ELECTIVE / ENGLISH CORE |
|
13 Mar 2026 (Fri) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Tourism; Air-conditioning & Refrigeration |
|
14 Mar 2026 (Sat) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Home Science |
|
16 Mar 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Hindi Elective / Hindi Core |
|
17 Mar 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL |
|
18 Mar 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Economics |
|
19 Mar 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Physical Activity Trainer |
|
20 Mar 2026 (Fri) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Marketing |
|
23 Mar 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Political Science |
|
24 Mar 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
RETAIL; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
|
25 Mar 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Informatics Practices; Computer Science; Information Technology |
|
27 Mar 2026 (Fri) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Biology |
|
28 Mar 2026 (Sat) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
BUSINESS STUDIES; BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
|
30 Mar 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
History |
|
01 Apr 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Financial Market Management; Agriculture; Medical Diagnostics; Salesmanship |
|
02 Apr 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
National Cadet Corps (NCC); Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
|
04 Apr 2026 (Sat) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Sociology |
|
06 Apr 2026 (Mon) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India; Bhoti; Kokborok; Banking; Electronics Technology |
|
07 Apr 2026 (Tue) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
Web Application |
|
08 Apr 2026 (Wed) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
SANSKRIT CORE;FRENCH;TAXATION |
|
09 Apr 2026 (Thu) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm |
MULTI-MEDIA; TEXTILE DESIGN; DATA SCIENCЕ |
Important Points to Remember
- Keep checking the official CBSE website for any updates or changes
- Note down all your exam dates clearly
- Arrange your study materials subject-wise
- Don't panic if you feel unprepared. You have enough time
- Stay in touch with your teachers for guidance
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