CBSE class 10, 12 board exams 2026 to begin from February 17, board release exam datesheet; Check here

New Delhi: The CBSE class 10, 12 board exams 2026 will begin from February 17, informed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today while releasing the exam datesheets.

As per the datesheet for Class X and XII for board examinations 2026, CBSE 10th exam 2026 will commence from February 17 and continue till March 10 while the CBSE 12th exam 2026 will be conducted from February 17 to April 9, 2026.

The CBSE Class X and XII exams 2026 will be held from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM as per the subjects.

Check the complete CBSE Class 10 Exam 2026 Schedule:

Exam Date and Subject:

• February 17, 2026: Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic
• February 18, 2026: Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Fin. 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,
• February 20, 2026: Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer
• February 21, 2026: English (Communicative), English (Language and Literature)
• February 23, 2026: French
• February 24, 2026: Urdu Course A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu – Telangana
• February 25, 2026: Science
• February 26, 2026: Home Science
• February 27, 2026: Computer Application, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
• February 28, 2026: Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Ramang, Sherpa, Urdu Course-B
• March 2, 2026: Hindi Course –A, Hindi Course – B
• March 3, 2026: Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Boti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping amd Accountancy
• March 5, 2026: Painting
• March 6, 2026: Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok
• March 7, 2026: Social Science
• March 9, 2026: Telugu, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music (Vocal), Carnatic Music Mel Ins, Hindustani Music (Vocal), Hindustani Music Mel Ins, Hindustani Music (Per Ins), Thai
• March 10, 2026: French

Check the complete CBSE 12th Exam 2026 Schedule:  

Date and Subject:

• February 17, 2026: Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English), Shorthand (Hindi)
• February 18, 2026: Physical Education
• February 19, 2026: Engineering Graphics, Bharatnatyan (Dance), Kuchipudi Dance, Odissi – Dance, Manipuri – Dance, Kathakali Dance, Horticulture, Cost Accounting
• February 20, 2026: Physics
• February 21, 2026: Business studies, Business Administration
• February 23, 2026: Psychology
• February 24, 2026: Automotive, Typography and Computer Application
• February 26, 2025: Geography
• February 27, 2026: Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art
• February 28, 2026: Chemistry
• March 2, 2026: Urdu Elective, Sanskrit Elective, Carnatic Music Vocal, Carnatic Music Mel Ins, Carnatic Music Per Ins Mridangam, Kathak Dance, Urdu Core, Front Office Operations, Insurance, Geospatial Technology, Electrical Technology
• March 3, 2026: Legal Studies
• March 5, 2026: Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking and Innovation
• March 6, 2026: Hindustani Music Mel Ins, Hindustani Music Per Ins, Healthcare, Design, Electronics and Hardware
• March 7, 2026: Yoga
• March 9, 2026: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics
• March 10, 2026: Food Production, Office Procedures and Practices, Library and Information Science, Early Childhood Care and Education
• March 11, 2026: Hindustani Music Vocal
• March 12, 2026: English Elective, English Core,
• March 13, 2026: Tourism, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
• March 14, 2026: Home Science, Hindi Elective
• March 16, 2026: Hindi Core
• March 17, 2026: Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Sindhi, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Arabic, tibetian, German, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Telugu Telangana, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo,
• March 18, 2026: Economics
• March 18, 2026: Physical Activity Trainer
• March 20, 2026: Marketing
• March 23, 2026: Political Science
• March 24, 2026: Beauty and Wellness, Artificial Intelligence
• March 25, 2026: Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information Technology
• March 27, 2026: Biology
• March 28, 2026: Accountancy
• March 30, 2026: History
• April 1, 2026: Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, Salesmanship
• April 2, 2026: National Cadet Corps, Food Nutrition and Dietetics
• April 4, 2026: Sociology
• April 6, 2026: Knowledge Tradition and Practices of India, Boti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics Technology
• April 7, 2026: Web Application
• April 8, 2026: French, Retail, Taxation, Textile Design
• April 9, 2026: Sanskrit Core, Multi Media, Data Science

Also Read: CBSE announces tentative dates for class 10, 12 board exams 2026, check details

Students can visit the official website of CBSE (https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/cbse.html) to check the exam datesheet or Click here to check the CBSE class 10, 12 board exams 2026 datesheet