CISCE ICSE & ISC 2026 Exam Timetables Released, Check Dates

Updated on: November 13, 2025 | 3:39 pm, November 13, 2025 | 3:39 pm

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has released the ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 exam timetables for 2026 on November 13. This year, exams will start earlier, with ISC Class 12 beginning on February 12, 2026, and ICSE Class 10 on February 17, 2026.

The ICSE exams will run from February 17 to March 30, covering 75 subjects, while the ISC exams will be held from February 12 to April 6, covering 50 subjects. Around 2.6 lakh students will appear for ICSE, and 1.5 lakh for ISC.

Direct Link: ICSE 2026 Exam Timetable

Direct Link: ISC 2026 Exam Timetable

ICSE Class 10 Exam Timetable 2026

Day & Date	Time	Subject	Duration
Tuesday, February 17	11:00 a.m.	English Language – ENGLISH Paper 1	2 hrs
Friday, February 20	11:00 a.m.	Literature in English – ENGLISH Paper 2	2 hrs
Saturday, February 21	9:00 a.m.	Art Paper 1 (Still Life)	3 hrs
Monday, February 23	11:00 a.m.	Group III Elective Subjects: Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, Basic Data Entry Operator, Dietetic Aide, Catering, Early Years Physical Activity Facilitator, Abled Learner Tools, etc.	2 hrs
Tuesday, February 25	11:00 a.m.	Hindi	3 hrs
Thursday, February 27	9:00 a.m.	Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/Painting)	3 hrs
Friday, February 28	11:00 a.m.	Group II (Second Languages): Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Lepcha, Mizo, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Tangkhul, Urdu, etc.	3 hrs
Saturday, March 1	9:00 a.m.	Art Paper 3 (Original Composition)	3 hrs
Monday, March 3	11:00 a.m.	Mathematics	2½ hrs
Tuesday, March 4	9:00 a.m.	Art Paper 4 (Applied Art)	3 hrs
Thursday, March 6	11:00 a.m.	Physics – SCIENCE Paper 1	2 hrs
Saturday, March 8	11:00 a.m.	Chemistry – SCIENCE Paper 2	2 hrs
Tuesday, March 11	11:00 a.m.	History & Civics – H.C.G. Paper 1	2 hrs
Thursday, March 13	11:00 a.m.	Geography – H.C.G. Paper 2	2 hrs
Saturday, March 15	11:00 a.m.	Biology – SCIENCE Paper 3	2 hrs
Tuesday, March 18	11:00 a.m.	Computer Applications, Economic Applications, Commercial Applications, Environmental Applications, Fashion Designing, Physical Education, etc.	2 hrs
Monday, March 23	11:00 a.m.	Economics (Group II Elective)	2 hrs
Saturday, March 30	11:00 a.m.	Environmental Science (Group II Elective)	2 hrs

ISC Class 12 Exam Timetable 2026

Day & Date	Time	Subject	Duration
Thursday, February 12	2:00 PM	Psychology	3 hrs
Friday, February 13	2:00 PM	English – Paper 1 (English Language)	3 hrs
Saturday, February 14	4:00 PM	Art Paper 3 (Drawing or Painting of a Living Person)	3 hrs
Monday, February 16	2:00 PM	Legal Studies	3 hrs
Tuesday, February 17	2:00 PM	English – Paper 2 (Literature in English)	3 hrs
Wednesday, February 18	2:00 PM	Home Science – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Thursday, February 19	2:00 PM	Electricity and Electronics	3 hrs
Friday, February 20	2:00 PM	Geometrical & Mechanical Drawing	3 hrs
Friday, February 20	2:00 PM	Accounts	3 hrs
Saturday, February 21	2:00 PM	Mass Media & Communication	3 hrs
Monday, February 23	2:00 PM	Chemistry – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Tuesday, February 25	2:00 PM	Commerce	3 hrs
Thursday, February 27	9:00 AM	Art Paper 1 (Drawing or Painting from Still Life)	3 hrs
Monday, March 2	2:00 PM	Environmental Science – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Friday, March 6	2:00 PM	Biology – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Saturday, March 7	2:00 PM	Fashion Designing – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Monday, March 9	2:00 PM	Indian Music – Hindustani, Carnatic	3 hrs
Wednesday, March 11	2:00 PM	Business Studies	3 hrs
Friday, March 13	2:00 PM	Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Mizo, Malayalam, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Modern Armenian, Tibetan, Arabic, Sanskrit	3 hrs
Monday, March 16	9:00 AM	Art Paper 2 (Drawing or Painting from Nature)	3 hrs
Wednesday, March 18	2:00 PM	Physics – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Monday, March 23	2:00 PM	Physical Education	3 hrs
Tuesday, March 24	2:00 PM	Biotechnology	3 hrs
Wednesday, March 25	2:00 PM	Sociology	3 hrs
Friday, March 27	2:00 PM	Computer Science – Paper 1 (Theory)	3 hrs
Saturday, March 28	9:00 AM	Art Paper 4 (Original Imaginative Composition in Colour)	3 hrs
Monday, March 30	2:00 PM	Political Science	3 hrs
Wednesday, April 1	2:00 PM	Elective English	3 hrs
Friday, April 3	2:00 PM	Hospitality Management	3 hrs
Saturday, April 4	9:00 AM	Art Paper 5 (Crafts ‘A’)	3 hrs
Monday, April 6	2:00 PM	Geography	3 hrs

In recent years, CISCE exams typically started in February and continued into March or April. Results are usually announced in May. For 2025, the ICSE pass percentage was 99.09%, and ISC pass percentage was 99.02%.

Since 2024, CISCE has discontinued compartment exams. Students can now opt for re-evaluation or improvement exams in a maximum of two subjects to boost their marks in the same year.