The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has changed some exam dates for Class 10 and Class 12 board exams in 2026. This update was announced on December 30, 2025 . The changes are due to administrative reasons. Students can find the revised date sheet on the official website, cbse.nic.in .
Specifically, some exams planned for March 3, 2026 , have been moved to new dates. All other exam dates in the original schedule remain the same.
Key Changes in Exam Dates
For Class 10 students , papers that were earlier set for March 3, 2026 , will now happen on March 11, 2026 . These subjects include Tibetan, German, Japanese, Spanish, Kashmiri, and Mizo.
For Class 12 students , the Legal Studies paper, which was also scheduled for March 3, 2026 , is now moved to April 10, 2026 .
Overall Exam Schedule
The CBSE board exams for Class 10 and Class 12 will be held in a pen-and-paper format. The exams will run from February 17, 2026 . Class 10 exams will finish on March 11, 2026 , and Class 12 exams will finish on April 10, 2026 .
Practical Exams for 2026
CBSE conducted practical exams for general schools between January 1 and February 14, 2026 . For schools in cold regions (winter-bound schools), practical exams took place from November 6 to December 6, 2025 . For Class 10, no external examiner is used for practicals. For Class 12, external examiners are called to conduct practical exams.
Admit Card Information
The CBSE admit cards for Class 10 and Class 12 are expected to be released in the first week of February 2026 . Schools will download these admit cards and give them to students. It is very important for students to carry their admit card to the exam hall. Without it, they will not be allowed to write the exam.
How to Download the New Date Sheet
Students can download the updated date sheets by following these simple steps:
- Go to the official CBSE website: cbse.nic.in .
- Look for the 'Latest @CBSE' section on the homepage.
- Click on the link for the 'CBSE Class 10 Exam Time Table 2026' or 'CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2026'.
- The date sheet will open on your screen.
- Download the PDF file for your records.
Revised CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2026
| CBSE Class 12th Exam Date 2026 | Subject (Timings: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm) |
| 17-Feb-2026 (Tue) | Biotechnology; Entrepreneurship; Shorthand (English); Shorthand (Hindi) |
| 18-Feb-2026 (Wed) | Physical Education |
| 19-Feb-2026 (Thu) | Engineering Graphics; Bharatanatyam; Kuchipudi; Odissi; Manipuri; Kathakali; Horticulture; Cost Accounting |
| 20-Feb-2026 (Fri) | Physics |
| 21-Feb-2026 (Sat) | AUTOMOTIVE, FASHION STUDIES |
| 23-Feb-2026 (Mon) | MASS MEDIA STUDIES, DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION |
| 24-Feb-2026 (Tue) | ACCOUNTANCY |
| 25-Feb-2026 (Wed) | BEAUTY & WELLNESS, TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION |
| 26-Feb-2026 (Thu) | Geography |
| 27-Feb-2026 (Fri) | Painting; Graphics; Sculpture; Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
| 28-Feb-2026 (Sat) | Chemistry |
| 02-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Urdu Elective; Sanskrit Elective; Carnatic Music (Vocal/Mel/Per); Kathak; Urdu Core; Front Office Operations; Insurance; Geospatial Technology; Electrical Technology |
| 05-Mar-2026 (Thu) | PSYCHOLOGY |
| 06-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Punjabi; Bengali; Tamil; Telugu; Sindhi; Marathi; Gujarati; Manipuri; Malayalam; Odia; Assamese; Kannada; Arabic; Tibetan; German; Russian; Persian; Nepali; Limboo; Lepcha; Telugu (Telangana); Bodo; Tangkhul; Japanese; Bhutia; Spanish; Kashmiri; Mizo |
| 07-Mar-2026 (Sat) | Yoga, ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE |
| 09-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Mathematics; Applied Mathematics |
| 10-Mar-2026 (Tue) | Food Production; Office Procedures & Practices; Library & Information Science; Early Childhood Care & Education |
| 11-Mar-2026 (Wed) | HINDUSTANI MUSIC MEL INS, HINDUSTANI MUSIC PER INS, HEALTH CARE, DESIGN |
| 12-Mar-2026 (Thu) | English Elective / English Core |
| 13-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Tourism; Air-conditioning & Refrigeration |
| 14-Mar-2026 (Sat) | Home Science |
| 16-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Hindi Elective / Hindi Core |
| 17-Mar-2026 (Tue) | HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL |
| 18-Mar-2026 (Wed) | Economics |
| 19-Mar-2026 (Thu) | Physical Activity Trainer |
| 20-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Marketing |
| 23-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Political Science |
| 24-Mar-2026 (Tue) | Retail, Artificial Intelligence |
| 25-Mar-2026 (Wed) | Informatics Practices; Computer Science; Information Technology |
| 27-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Biology |
| 28-Mar-2026 (Sat) | BUSINESS STUDIES, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| 30-Mar-2026 (Mon) | History |
| 01-Apr-2026 (Wed) | Financial Market Management; Agriculture; Medical Diagnostics; Salesmanship |
| 02-Apr-2026 (Thu) | National Cadet Corps (NCC); Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
| 04-Apr-2026 (Sat) | Sociology |
| 06-Apr-2026 (Mon) | Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India; Bhoti; Kokborok; Banking; Electronics Technology |
| 07-Apr-2026 (Tue) | Web Application |
| 08-Apr-2026 (Wed) | SANSKRIT CORE, FRENCH, TAXATION |
| 09-Apr-2026 (Thu) | MULTI-MEDIA, TEXTILE DESIGN, DATA SCIENCE |
| 10-April-2026 (Fri) | Legal Studies |
Revised CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026
| CBSE Class 10th Exam Date 2026 | Subjects |
| 17-Feb-2026 | Mathematics Standard |
| Mathematics Basic | |
| 18-Feb-2026 | Home Science |
| 20-Feb-2026 | Beauty and Wellness |
| Marketing and Sales | |
| Multi Skill Foundation Course | |
| Data Science | |
| 21-Feb-2026 | English |
| 23-Feb-2026 | Urdu Course A |
| Punjabi | |
| Bengali | |
| Tamil | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarati | |
| 24-Feb-2026 | Element of Business |
| 25-Feb-2026 | Science |
| 26-Feb-2026 | Security |
| Automotive | |
| Agriculture | |
| Food Production | |
| Banking and Insurance | |
| Healthcare | |
| Apparel | |
| Design Thinking | |
| Foundation skill for science | |
| 27-Feb-2026 | Computer Applications |
| Information Technology | |
| AI | |
| 28-Feb-2026 | Arabic |
| Sanskrit | |
| Rai | |
| Gurung | |
| Tamang | |
| Sherpa | |
| 2-March-2026 | Hindi (Course A) |
| Hindi (Course b) | |
| 5-March-2026 | Sindhi |
| Malayalam | |
| Odia | |
| Kannada | |
| 6-March-2026 | Painting |
| 7-March-2026 | Social Science |
| 9-March-2026 | Telugu |
| Russian | |
| Limboo | |
| Lepcha | |
| Nepali | |
| 10-March-2026 | French |
| 11-March-2026 | Tibetan |
| German | |
| Japanese | |
| Spanish | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Mizo |
