For Class X, the subjects scheduled earlier for March 3 have been advanced to March 11. Similarly, for Class XII, the date has been changed to April 10.
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released a revised timetable for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations for 2026. Exams originally scheduled to begin on March 3 for both Class X and Class XII have been postponed. The board had cited administrative reasons for the delay.
For Class X, the subjects scheduled earlier for March 3 have been advanced to March 11. Similarly, for Class XII, the date has been changed to April 10.
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Under the revised schedule, several major papers have been shifted to new dates. The Class 10 examinations will now commence on February 17, 2026, and conclude on March 11, 2026, while for Class 12, the dates are from February 17 to April 10.
All examinations will be held from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm unless stated otherwise. The information provided here is as per CBSE’s update on December 31, 2025.
CBSE Class 10 board exam 2026: Revised date sheet
| Date & Day | Subjects (with Code) |
| 17 February 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Mathematics – Standard (041)
Mathematics – Basic (241) |
| 18 February 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm) | Home Science (064) |
| 20 February 2026, Friday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
| Beauty and Wellness (407)
Marketing and Sales (412)
Multi-media (415)
Multi-skill Foundation Course (416)
Physical Activity Trainer (418)
Data Science (419) |
| 21 February 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm ) |
English Communicative (101)
English Language and Literature (184) |
| 23 February 2026, Monday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Urdu Course A (003)
Punjabi (004)
Bengali (005)
Tamil (006)
Marathi (009)
Gujarati (010)
Manipuri (011)
Telugu–Telangana (089) |
| 24 February 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Elements of Business (154)
Urdu Course B (303) |
| 25 February 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm) | Science (086) |
| 26 February 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
| Retail (401)
Security (403)
Automotive (404)
Introduction to Financial Markets (405)
Introduction to Tourism (406)
Agriculture (408)
Food Production (409)
Front Office Operations (410)
Banking and Insurance (411)
Health Care (413)
Apparel (414)
Electronics and Hardware (420)
Foundation Skills for Sciences (421)
Design Thinking and Innovation (422) |
| 27 February 2026, Friday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
|
Computer Applications (165)
Information Technology (402)
Artificial Intelligence (417) |
| 28 February 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Arabic (016) Sanskrit (Communicative) (119)
Sanskrit (122)
Rai (131)
Gurung (132)
Tamang (133)
Sherpa (134) |
| 2 March 2026, Monday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Hindi Course A (002)
Hindi Course B (085) |
| 5 March 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Sindhi (008)
Malayalam (012)
Odia (013)
Assamese (014)
Kannada (015)
Kokborok (091) |
| 6 March 2026, Friday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
| Painting (049) |
| 7 March 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Social Science (087) |
|
9 March 2026, Monday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
| Telugu (007) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Russian (021)
Persian (023)
Nepali (024)
Limboo (025)
Lepcha (026)
Carnatic Music (Vocal) (031) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Carnatic Music (Melodic Instruments) (032)
Carnatic Music (Percussion Instruments) (033)
Hindustani Music (Vocal) (034)
Hindustani Music (Percussion Instruments) (036)
Hindustani Music (Melodic Instruments) (035)
Thai (136) (10:30 am-01:30 pm) |
| 10 March 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| French (018) |
| 11 March 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Tibetan (017)
German (020)
National Cadet Corps (076)
Bhoti (088)
Bodo (092)
Tangkhul (093)
Japanese (094)
Bhutia (095)
Spanish (096)
Kashmiri (097)
Mizo (098)
Bahasa Melayu (099)
Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy (254) |
CBSE Class 12 board exam 2026: Revised date sheet
| CBSE Class 12 Exam Date 2026 | Subject (Code) |
| 17 February 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Biotechnology (045)
Entrepreneurship (066)
Shorthand (English (825))
Shorthand (Hindi) (826) |
| 18 February 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Physical Education (048) |
| 19 February 2026, Thursday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
| Bharatanatyam (057) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Kuchipudi (058) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Odissi (059) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Manipuri (060) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Kathakali (061) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Engineering Graphics (046) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Horticulture (816) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Cost Accounting (823) (10:30 am-01:30 pm) |
| 20 February 2026, Friday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Physics (042) |
| 21 February 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Automotive (804)
Fashion Studies (837)
|
| 23 February 2026, Monday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
| Mass Media Studies (835) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Design Thinking and Innovation (848) (10:30 am-12:30 pm) |
| 24 February 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Accountancy (055) |
| 25-Feb-2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Beauty & Wellness (807)
Typography & Computer Application (817) |
| 26 February 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Geography (029) |
| 27 February 2026, Friday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
| Painting (049)
Graphics (050)
Sculpture (051)
Applied Art (Commercial Art) (052) |
| 28 February 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Chemistry (043) |
| 2 March 2026, Monday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
| Carnatic Music (Vocal) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Carnatic Music (Melodic Instruments) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Carnatic Music Percussion Instruments Mridangam (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Kathak – Dance (056) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Urdu Elective (003) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Sanskrit Elective (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Urdu Core (303) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Front Office Operations (810) Insurance (814)(10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Geospatial Technology (818) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Electrical Technology (819) (10:30 am-01:30 pm) |
| 5 March 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Psychology (037) |
| 6 March 2026, Friday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Punjabi (104)
Bengali (105)
Tamil (106)
Telugu (107)
Sindhi (108)
Marathi (109)
Gujarati (110)
Manipuri (111)
Malayalam (112)
Odia (113)
Assamese (114)
Kannada (115)
Arabic (116)
Tibetan (117)
German (120)
Russian (121)
Persian (123)
Nepali (124)
Limboo (125)
Lepcha (126)
Telugu Telangana (189)
Bodo (192)
Tangkhul (193)
Japanese (194)
Bhutia (195)
Spanish (196)
Kashmiri (197)
Mizo (198) |
| Saturday, 07 March 2026 (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
|
Yoga (841) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Electronics & Hardware (847) (10:30 am-01:30 pm) |
| Monday, 09 March 2026 (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Mathematics (041)
Applied Mathematics (241) |
| 10 March 2026, Tuesday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
|
Food Production (809) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Office Procedures & Practices (824) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Library & Information Science (836) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Early Childhood Care & Education (842) (10:30 am-12:30 pm) |
| 11 March 2026, Wednesday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
|
Hindustani Music Melodic Instruments (035) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Hindustani Music Percussion Instruments (036) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Design (830) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Health Care (813) (10:30 am-01:30 pm) |
| 12 March 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| English Elective (001)
English Core (301) |
| 13 March 2026, Friday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Tourism (806)
Air-conditioning & Refrigeration (827) |
| 14 March 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Home Science (064) |
| 16 March 2026, Monday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Hindi Elective (002)
Hindi Core (302) |
| 17 March 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
| Hindustani Music Vocal (034) |
| 18 March 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Economics (030) |
| 19 March 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
| Physical Activity Trainer (845) |
| 20 March 2026, Friday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Marketing (812) |
| 23 March 2026, Monday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Political Science (028) |
| 24 March 2026, Tuesday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
| Retail (801) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Artificial Intelligence (843) (10:30 am-12:30 pm) |
| 25 March 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
Informatics Practices (065)
Computer Science (083)
Information Technology (802) |
| 27 March 2026, Friday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Biology (044) |
| 28 March 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Business Studies (054)
Business Administration (833) |
| 30 March 2026, Monday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| History (027) |
| 01 April 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Financial Market Management (805)
Agriculture (808)
Medical Diagnostics (828)
Salesmanship (831) |
| 2 April 2026, Thursday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
|
National Cadet Corps (NCC) (076)
Food Nutrition & Dietetics (834) |
| 4 April 2026, Saturday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Sociology (039) |
| 6 April 2026, Monday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India (073)
Bhoti (168)
Kokborok (191)
Banking (811)
Electronics & Technology (820)
|
| 7 April 2026, Tuesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Web Application (803) |
| 8 April 2026, Wednesday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Sanskrit Core (322)
French (118)
Taxation (822) |
| 9 April 2026, Thursday (Timings vary; check adjacent column)
|
Multi-Media (821) (10:30 am-12:30 pm)
Textile Design (829) (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
Data Sciencе (844) (10:30 am-12:30 pm) |
| 10 April 2026, Friday (10:30 am-01:30 pm)
| Legal Studies (074) |
Students appearing for the board examinations are advised to review the revised timetable and plan their preparation accordingly.
Published: 03 Jan 2026, 05:08 pm IST
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