The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has released the Class 10 exam schedule for 2026. Students can now check the dates for their theory exams. The exams will start on April 10, 2026, and end on May 6, 2026. The official date sheet was made available on March 26, 2026, on the NIOS website, nios.ac.in.
Students can download the complete exam timetable in PDF format from the website. The exam timings for the Class 10 theory papers will generally be from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, though some papers will have different end times.
NIOS Class 10 Exam Dates 2026
The exams will cover various subjects. Here is a look at the schedule:
| Date | Time | Subject(s) |
| April 10, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Folk Art (244) |
| April 10, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Sanskrit Sahitya (248), Logistics and Supply Chain Management (258), Principles and Inventory Management (259) |
| April 11, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Hindustani Sangeet (242) |
| April 13, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Bengali (203), Telugu (205), Kannada (208), Marathi (204), Gujarati (207), Punjabi (210), Assamese (228), Nepali (231), Malayalam (232), Odia (233), Arabic (235), Persian (236), Tamil (237), Sindhi (238) |
| April 16, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Sanskrit (209), Urdu (206), Bodh Darshan (241) |
| April 16, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Indian Sign Language (230) |
| April 17, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Economics (214) |
| April 17, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Natyakala (285) |
| April 18, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Carmatic Sangeet (243) |
| April 18, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Bharatiya Darshan (247), Employability Skills (250), Military Studies (274) |
| April 20, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5 PM | Mathematics (211) |
| April 21, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Psychology (222) |
| April 22, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | English (202) |
| April 23, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Business Studies (215) |
| April 24, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Indian Culture and Heritage (223) |
| April 25, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Painting (225) |
| April 25, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Physical Education (273) |
| April 27, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Data Entry Operations (Th) (229) |
| April 28, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Sanskrit Vyakaran (246), Entrepreneurship (249) |
| April 29, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5 PM | Home Science (216) |
| April 30, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Social Science (213) |
| May 2, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Hindi (201) |
| May 4, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5 PM | Science (212) |
| May 5, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Bakery & Confectionery (256), Cutting & Tailoring (605), Certificate in Basic Computing (Theory) (608), Certificate in Desk Top Publishing (613), Certificate in Yog (614) |
| May 5, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 4 PM | Dress Making (606), Beauty Culture & Hair Care (612), Certificate in Indian Embroidery (628), Beauty Therapy (640), Hair Care and Styling (641), Hand & Foot Care (642) |
| May 6, 2026 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | Accountancy (224), Veda Adhyayan (245) |
Where to Check the Date Sheet
Students can visit the official NIOS website at nios.ac.in to view and download the Class 10 theory exam date sheet for 2026. The direct link for the PDF document is also usually available on the website's homepage or the examination section.
It is important for all Class 10 students registered with NIOS to check the schedule carefully and prepare for their exams accordingly. Make sure to note down the dates and timings for each subject.
