CBSE Releases Final Date Sheet For Class 10 And 12 Board Exams 2026 At cbse.gov.in; Check Full Schedule Here

CBSE Final Date Sheet For Class 10 & 12 Board Exams 2026: The final CBSE schedule for the 10th and 12th of 2026 has been made available on the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) official website, cbse.gov.in. Without the need for login information, students taking the CBSE board test in 2026 can view and download the exam date PDF. Phase 1 of the CBSE 10th board exam in 2026 will take place between February 17 and March 10, 2026. Students should be aware that the 2026 CBSE 12th exams will take place from February 17 to April 9. Pen and paper will be used for the tests.

Official notification

CBSE Final Date Sheet For Class 10 & 12 Board Exams 2026: Exam dates and time

• Class 10 Exams: February 17 – March 10, 2026

• Class 12 Exams: February 17 – April 9, 2026

• Exam Time: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

CBSE Final Date Sheet For Class 10 & 12 Board Exams 2026: Exam schedule

CBSE Class 10 Exam Schedule 2026

Exam begins: February 17, 2026
Key details: Exams will be conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Subject-wise Schedule:

• Feb 17, 2026:
  Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic

• Feb 18, 2026:
  Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Financial Markets, Introduction to Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking and Insurance, Healthcare, Apparel, Multimedia, Data Science, Electronics and Hardware, Foundation Skill for Science, Design Thinking and Innovation

• Feb 20, 2026:
  Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer

• Feb 21, 2026:
  English (Communicative), English (Language and Literature)

• Feb 23, 2026:
  French

• Feb 24, 2026:
  Urdu Course A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu (Telangana)

• Feb 25, 2026:
  Science

• Feb 26, 2026:
  Home Science

• Feb 27, 2026:
  Computer Application, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

• Feb 28, 2026:
  Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Ramang, Sherpa, Urdu Course-B

• Mar 2, 2026:
  Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B

• Mar 3, 2026:
  Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Boti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy

• Mar 5, 2026:
  Painting

• Mar 6, 2026:
  Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok

• Mar 7, 2026:
  Social Science

• Mar 9, 2026:
  Telugu, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music (Vocal/Mel/Per Ins), Hindustani Music (Vocal/Mel/Per Ins), Thai

• Mar 10, 2026:
  French

CBSE Class 12 Exam Schedule 2026

Exam begins: February 17, 2026
Timings: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Subject-wise Schedule:

• Feb 17 (Tue): Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English/Hindi)

• Feb 18 (Wed): Physical Education

• Feb 19 (Thu): Engineering Graphics, Classical Dance Forms, Horticulture, Cost Accounting

• Feb 20 (Fri): Physics

• Feb 21 (Sat): Business Studies, Business Administration

• Feb 23 (Mon): Psychology

• Feb 24 (Tue): Fashion Studies

• Feb 25 (Wed): Automotive, Typography & Computer Application

• Feb 26 (Thu): Geography

• Feb 27 (Fri): Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art (Commercial Art)

• Feb 28 (Sat): Chemistry

• Mar 2 (Mon): Urdu Elective, Sanskrit Elective, Carnatic Music, Kathak, Urdu Core, Front Office Operations, Insurance, Geospatial Technology, Electrical Technology

• Mar 3 (Tue): Legal Studies

• Mar 5 (Thu): Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking & Innovation

• Mar 6 (Fri): Hindustani Music, Health Care, Design, Electronics & Hardware

• Mar 7 (Sat): Yoga

• Mar 9 (Mon): Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

• Mar 10 (Tue): Food Production, Office Procedures & Practices, Library & Information Science, Early Childhood Care & Education

• Mar 11 (Wed): Hindustani Music Vocal

• Mar 12 (Thu): English Elective, English Core

• Mar 13 (Fri): Tourism, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration

• Mar 14 (Sat): Home Science

• Mar 16 (Mon): Hindi Elective, Hindi Core

• Mar 17 (Tue): Regional and Foreign Languages (Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, etc.)

• Mar 18 (Wed): Economics

• Mar 19 (Thu): Physical Activity Trainer

• Mar 20 (Fri): Marketing

• Mar 23 (Mon): Political Science

• Mar 24 (Tue): Beauty & Wellness, Artificial Intelligence

• Mar 25 (Wed): Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information Technology

• Mar 27 (Fri): Biology

• Mar 28 (Sat): Accountancy

• Mar 30 (Mon): History

• Apr 1 (Wed): Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, Salesmanship

• Apr 2 (Thu): NCC, Food Nutrition & Dietetics

• Apr 4 (Sat): Sociology

• Apr 6 (Mon): Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India, Bhoti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics Technology

• Apr 7 (Tue): Web Application

• Apr 8 (Wed): French, Retail, Taxation, Textile Design

• Apr 9 (Thu): Sanskrit Core, Multimedia, Data Science

CBSE Final Date Sheet For Class 10 & 12 Board Exams 2026: Steps to download the exam schedule

Step 1: Go to cbse.nic.in, the official website.

Step 2: Click on the CBSE 10th and 12th date sheet 2026 under Announcements.

Step 3: The screen will display the CBSE date sheet for 2026.

Step 4: Verify the dates of each subject's exam and begin your revision.

Published on: Thursday, October 30, 2025, 04:21 PM IST