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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the detailed datesheet of board exams 2026 for class 10 and 12. The exams, as told earlier, will begin on February 17, 2026. This final datesheet has been announced a few days after the tentative exam dates were announced; the tentative datesheet was announced September 24. When declaring the results of CBSE board exams 2025, CBSE had announced that the examinations of both Class 10 and 12 in 2026 will commence from February 17, 2026. Also considering that CBSE will now be conducting two board examinations for Class 10 (as per the recommendations made in NEP 2020), the national education board gave time to schools and other stakeholders to go through the tentative board datesheet and send suggestions, if needed. "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 said in an official notice. "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." Class 10 Date Sheet (February–March 2026) Day, DateTimeSubject CodeSubject NameTuesday, 17th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM041 / 241Mathematics (Standard / Basic)Wednesday, 18th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM064Home ScienceFriday, 20th February 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM407, 412, 415, 416, 418, 419Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi-Media, Multi Skill Foundation, Physical Activity Trainer, Data ScienceSaturday, 21st February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM101 / 184English (Communicative / Language & Literature)Monday, 23rd February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM003, 004, 005, 006, 009, 010, 011, 089Urdu Course-A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu – TelanganaTuesday, 24th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM154, 303Elements of Business, Urdu Course-BWednesday, 25th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM086ScienceThursday, 26th February 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM401–422Retail, Security, Automotive, Financial Markets, Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking & Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Electronics & Hardware, Foundation Skills for Sciences, Design Thinking & InnovationFriday, 27th February 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM165, 402, 417Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial IntelligenceSaturday, 28th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM016, 119, 122, 131, 132, 133, 134Arabic, Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, SherpaMonday, 2nd March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM002 / 085Hindi Course-A / Course-BTuesday, 3rd March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM017, 020, 076, 088, 092–099, 254Tibetan, German, NCC, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Book Keeping & AccountancyThursday, 5th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM008, 012–015, 091Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, KokborokFriday, 6th March 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM049PaintingSaturday, 7th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM087Social ScienceMonday, 9th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM007, 021, 023–026, 031–036, 136Telugu, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music (Vocal / Mel. Ins. / Per. Ins.), Hindustani Music (Vocal / Mel. Ins. / Per. Ins.), ThaiTuesday, 10th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM018French CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet (February–April 2026) Day, DateTimeSubject Code(s)Subject Name(s)Tuesday, 17th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM045, 066, 825, 826Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English), Shorthand (Hindi)Wednesday, 18th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM048Physical EducationThursday, 19th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM046, 057–061, 816, 823, 042Engineering Graphics, Bharatnatyam Dance, Kuchipudi Dance, Odissi Dance, Manipuri Dance, Kathakali Dance, Horticulture, Cost AccountingFriday, 20th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM042PhysicsSaturday, 21st February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM804, 837Automotive, Fashion StudiesMonday, 23rd February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM835, 848Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking & InnovationTuesday, 24th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM055AccountancyWednesday, 25th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM807, 817Beauty & Wellness, Typography & Computer ApplicationThursday, 26th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM029GeographyFriday, 27th February 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM049–052Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art (Commercial Art)Saturday, 28th February 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM043ChemistryMonday, 2nd March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM003, 022, 031–033, 056, 303, 810, 814, 818, 819Urdu Elective/Core, Sanskrit Elective, Carnatic Music (Vocal/Mel/Per), Kathak Dance, Front Office Operations, Insurance, Geospatial Tech, Electrical TechnologyTuesday, 3rd March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM074Legal StudiesThursday, 5th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM037PsychologyFriday, 6th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM104–198Regional Languages (Punjabi to Mizo)Saturday, 7th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM841, 847Yoga, Electronics & HardwareMonday, 9th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM041, 241Mathematics, Applied MathematicsTuesday, 10th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM809, 824, 836, 842Food Production, Office Procedures & Practices, Library & Information Science, Early Childhood Care & EducationWednesday, 11th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM035, 036, 813, 830Hindustani Music (Mel/Per), Health Care, DesignThursday, 12th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM001, 301English Elective, English CoreFriday, 13th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM806, 827Tourism, Air-Conditioning & RefrigerationSaturday, 14th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM064Home ScienceMonday, 16th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM002, 302Hindi Elective, Hindi CoreTuesday, 17th March 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM034Hindustani Music VocalWednesday, 18th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM030, 845Economics, Physical Activity TrainerFriday, 20th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM812MarketingMonday, 23rd March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM028Political ScienceTuesday, 24th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM / 12:30 PM801, 843Retail, Artificial IntelligenceWednesday, 25th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM065, 083, 802Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information TechnologyThursday, 27th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM044BiologySaturday, 28th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM054, 833Business Studies, Business AdministrationMonday, 30th March 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM027HistoryWednesday, 1st April 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM805, 808, 828, 831Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, SalesmanshipThursday, 2nd April 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM076, 834NCC, Food Nutrition & DieteticsSaturday, 4th April 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM039SociologyMonday, 6th April 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM073, 188, 191, 811, 820Knowledge Traditions of India, Bhoti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics TechnologyTuesday, 7th April 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM803Web ApplicationWednesday, 8th April 202610:30 AM – 01:30 PM322, 118, 822Sanskrit Core, French, TaxationThursday, 9th April 202610:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 01:30 PM821, 829, 844Multi-Media, Textile Design, Data Science While preparing the Date Sheet, the following have been taken into consideration :– A sufficient gap has been given between two subjects generally offered by a student in both classes. The date of conduct of entrance examinations meant for the students of Class XII has been taken into consideration, and efforts have been made to complete the examinations much before the entrance examinations. This will help the students in better time management for both the Board and entrance examinations. During evaluation, teachers of all subjects will not stay away from their school simultaneously and for a longer period. The date sheet has been prepared by avoiding more than 40,000 subject combinations to ensure that no two subjects’ examinations offered by a student fall on the same date. The time of the start of the examinations will be at 10:30 am (IST). CBSE has claimed that for the first time, the date sheets have been issued nearly 110 days before the start of the examinations. An early release of the date sheet will have several benefits. Students will be able to start their examination preparations well in advance, helping them overcome examination anxiety and improve their performance. Families of students appearing for the examinations, as well as teachers, will be able to plan their visits during the summer vacations, keeping in view the examination dates and the evaluation schedule. Teachers will not be away from their schools for an extended period, ensuring that the studies of non-board classes are not hampered. Additionally, schools will be able to plan more effectively for their Board classes, and those designated as examination centres will have sufficient time to organize and manage their activities accordingly. The Board also released the datesheet early to ensure that the JEE Main and CBSE examinations of the students do not coincide. Additionally, NTA will require the registration number of the student of Class 11 to be filled in the JEE Main application. Accordingly, CBSE has requested all schools to provide the registration number of Class 11 to their students applying for JEE Main.
