Published: October 30, 2025 5:35 PM IST 
CBSE Board Exams 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday released the datesheet for Class 10 and 12 board exams 2026 on its official website – http://cbse.gov.in. The exam will start on February 17. The Board announced the final datesheet a few days after the tentative exam dates that were announced on September 24. While announcing the 2025 board results the Board stated that the Class 10 and 12 exams for 2026 will start on February 17 next year.
Notably, CBSE, as per the recommendations of NEP 2020, will be conducting two board exams for Class 10. Following the decision, the national education board provided time to educational institutions to review the tentative board datesheet and send suggestions, if needed.
The Board stated that it released the tentative Date Sheet for 2026 examinations 146 days before the start of the exams.
“Based on the registration data of Class IX and Class XI, CBSE, for the first time, released a tentative Date Sheet for 2026 examinations on 24.09.2025, i.e., 146 days before the start of examinations, so that stakeholders could make their preparations accordingly,” CBSE’s official notification said.
“As all schools have submitted their LOC and CBSE now has final data of subject combinations offered by the students, CBSE has prepared the Date Sheet for the examinations to be scheduled from 17.02.2026 onwards, i.e., 110 days prior to the start of the examinations,” the board said.
| Day, Date | Time | Subject Code | Subject Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 041 / 241 | Mathematics (Standard / Basic) |
| Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 064 | Home Science |
| Friday, 20 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 407, 412, 415, 416, 418, 419 | Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi-Media, Multi Skill Foundation, Physical Activity Trainer, Data Science |
| Saturday, 21 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 101 / 184 | English (Communicative / Language & Literature) |
| Monday, 23 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 003, 004, 005, 006, 009, 010, 011, 089 | Urdu Course-A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu – Telangana |
| Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 154, 303 | Elements of Business, Urdu Course-B |
| Wednesday, 25 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 086 | Science |
| Thursday, 26 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 401–422 | Retail, Security, Automotive, Financial Markets, Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking & Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Electronics & Hardware, Foundation Skills for Sciences, Design Thinking & Innovation |
| Friday, 27 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 165, 402, 417 | Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Saturday, 28 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 016, 119, 122, 131–134 | Arabic, Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa |
| Monday, 2 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 002 / 085 | Hindi Course-A / Course-B |
| Tuesday, 3 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 017, 020, 076, 088, 092–099, 254 | Tibetan, German, NCC, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy |
| Thursday, 5 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 008, 012–015, 091 | Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok |
| Friday, 6 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 049 | Painting |
| Saturday, 7 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 087 | Social Science |
| Monday, 9 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 007, 021, 023–026, 031–036, 136 | Telugu, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music (Vocal / Mel. Ins. / Per. Ins.), Hindustani Music (Vocal / Mel. Ins. / Per. Ins.), Thai |
| Tuesday, 10 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 018 | French |
| Day, Date | Time | Subject Code(s) | Subject Name(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 045, 066, 825, 826 | Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English), Shorthand (Hindi) |
| Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 048 | Physical Education |
| Thursday, 19 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM | 046, 057–061, 816, 823, 042 | Engineering Graphics, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali Dance, Horticulture, Cost Accounting |
| Friday, 20 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 042 | Physics |
| Saturday, 21 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 804, 837 | Automotive, Fashion Studies |
| Monday, 23 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 835, 848 | Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking & Innovation |
| Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 055 | Accountancy |
| Wednesday, 25 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 807, 817 | Beauty & Wellness, Typography & Computer Application |
| Thursday, 26 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 029 | Geography |
| Friday, 27 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 049–052 | Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
| Saturday, 28 Feb 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 043 | Chemistry |
| Monday, 2 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 003, 022, 031–033, 056, 303, 810, 814, 818, 819 | Urdu Elective/Core, Sanskrit Elective, Carnatic Music, Kathak Dance, Front Office Operations, Insurance, Geospatial Tech, Electrical Technology |
| Tuesday, 3 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 074 | Legal Studies |
| Thursday, 5 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 037 | Psychology |
| Friday, 6 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 104–198 | Regional Languages (Punjabi to Mizo) |
| Saturday, 7 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM | 841, 847 | Yoga, Electronics & Hardware |
| Monday, 9 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 041, 241 | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics |
| Tuesday, 10 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM | 809, 824, 836, 842 | Food Production, Office Procedures & Practices, Library & Information Science, Early Childhood Care & Education |
| Wednesday, 11 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM | 035, 036, 813, 830 | Hindustani Music (Mel/Per), Health Care, Design |
| Thursday, 12 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 001, 301 | English Elective, English Core |
| Friday, 13 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 806, 827 | Tourism, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration |
| Saturday, 14 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 064 | Home Science |
| Monday, 16 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 002, 302 | Hindi Elective, Hindi Core |
| Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 034 | Hindustani Music Vocal |
| Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM | 030, 845 | Economics, Physical Activity Trainer |
| Friday, 20 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 812 | Marketing |
| Monday, 23 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 028 | Political Science |
| Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM | 801, 843 | Retail, Artificial Intelligence |
| Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 065, 083, 802 | Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information Technology |
| Thursday, 27 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 044 | Biology |
| Saturday, 28 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 054, 833 | Business Studies, Business Administration |
| Monday, 30 Mar 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 027 | History |
| Wednesday, 1 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 805, 808, 828, 831 | Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, Salesmanship |
| Thursday, 2 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 076, 834 | NCC, Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
| Saturday, 4 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 039 | Sociology |
| Monday, 6 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 073, 188, 191, 811, 820 | Knowledge Traditions of India, Bhoti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics Technology |
| Tuesday, 7 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 803 | Web Application |
| Wednesday, 8 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 322, 118, 822 | Sanskrit Core, French, Taxation |
| Thursday, 9 Apr 2026 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 01:30 PM | 821, 829, 844 | Multi-Media, Textile Design, Data Science |
As per CBSE, the date sheet have been released, for the first time, on its official website nearly 110 days before the start of the exams.
Notably, an early release will have many benefits:
For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Read more on Latest Exams & Results News on India.com.
Follow Us 
By 
