CBSE Board Exams 2026 Tentative Datesheet Out: Class 10, 12 exams from February 17, check full schedule here

Published on: Sep 24, 2025 7:14 PM IST

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CBSE releases 2026 board exam datesheet for Classes 10 and 12, starting February 17. Exams for both classes run until March/April, with around 45 lakh candidates expected from India and 26 countries.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, has released the tentative datesheet of Class 10 and 12 board examinations 2026. Students appearing for the board examinations can find the schedule on the official website of CBSE at cbse.gov.in.

CBSE Board Exams 2026: The Class 10, 12 exams will tentatively begin from February 17, 2026. Check full schedule via direct link here. (Representative image)

As per the schedule, both Class 10 and 12 main board examinations will begin from February 17, 2026. Class 10 main board exams will conclude on March 9, 2026, and Class 12 on April 9, 2026.

On most days, the examinations for both classes will be held from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, while for some subjects, it will be held from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

The Class 10 Exam-2 or second examination will commence tentatively from May 15, 2026.

CBSE Class 10 board exam tentative schedule 2026

DATE	TIME	SUBJECT
FEB 17	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	MATHEMATICS STANDARD & MATHEMATICS BASIC
FEB 18	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	RETAIL SECURITY AUTOMOTIVE INTRODUCTION TO FIN. MARKETS INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM AGRICULTURE FOOD PRODUCTION FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS BANKING & INSURANCE HEALTH CARE APPAREL MULTI-MEDIA DATA SCIENCE ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE FOUNDATION SKILL FOR SCIENCES DESIGN THINKING & INNOVATION
FEB 20	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	BEAUTY & WELLNESS MARKETING & SALES MULTI SKILL FOUNDATION COURSE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER
FEB 21	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	ENGLISH (COMMUNICATIVE) ENGLISH (LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE)
FEB 23	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	FRENCH
FEB 24	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	URDU COURSE-А PUNJABI BENGALI TAMIL MARATHI GUJARATI MANIPURI TELUGU - TELANGANA
FEB 25	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	SCIENCE
FEB 26	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	HOME SCIENCE
FEB 27	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
FEB 28	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	SANSKRIT(COMMUNICATIVE) SANSKRIT RAI GURUNG TAMANG SHERPА URDU COURSE-В
MARCH 2	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	HINDI COURSE-A HINDI COURSE-B
MARCH 3	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	TIBETAN GERMAN NATIONAL CADET CORPS BHOTI BODO TANGKHUL JAPANESE BHUTIА SPANISH KASHMIRI MIZO BAHASA MELAYU ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS ELEMENTS OF BOOK KEEPING & ACCOUNTACY
MARCH 5	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	PAINTING
MARCH 6	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	SINDHI MALAYALAM ODIA ASSAMESE KANNADA KOKBOROK
MARCH 7	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	SOCIAL SCIENCE
MARCH 9	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	TELUGU ARABIC RUSSIAN PERSIAN NEPALI LIMBO LEPCHA
	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL) CARNATIC MUSIC MEL INS. CARNATIC MUSIC PER. INS. HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL HINDUSTANI MUSIC (MEL INS) HINDUSTANI MUSIC (PER INS)
	10:30 AM - 01:30 PM	THAI

DIRECT LINK TO CHECK CBSE CLASS 10, 12 TENTATIVE DATESHEET 2026

As per CBSE, approximately 45 lakh candidates are expected to appear in 204 subjects across Classes 10 and 12 from India, and 26 countries abroad In 2026.

The board said that the decision to share the tentative datesheet is aimed at aiding students to prepare structured study plans to enhance their performance.

In addition, schools can align their academic and administrative activities, including deployment of teachers for examination and evaluation duties.

Moreover, teachers can plan their personal schedules, including vacations, with greater clarity.

For more details, students, parents and teachers can visit the official website of CBSE.

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