The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the revised timetable for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations for 2026, bringing much-needed clarity for lakhs of students and parents. Earlier, CBSE had postponed the examinations scheduled for March 3, 2026, due to administrative reasons.
In an official statement, CBSE said that the examinations of Class 10 and Class 12 subjects originally slated for March 3, 2026, were deferred owing to administrative considerations. As per the revised schedule, the Class 10 examination will now be held on March 11, 2026, while the Class 12 examination will take place on April 10, 2026. Students can check and download the updated date sheet from the official CBSE website, cbse.gov.in.
According to the revised timetable, Class 10 regional and foreign language papers—including Tibetan, Bhoti, Bhutia, Bodo, Tangkhul, Mizo, Kashmiri, German, Japanese, Spanish, Bahasa Melayu—along with academic elective papers such as Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy, will be conducted on March 11. For Class 12, the Legal Studies paper will be held on April 10.
Two-Phase Exams for Class 10 for the First Time
In a major change, CBSE will conduct Class 10 board examinations in two phases for the first time in 2026. The exams will be held from February 17 to July 15, 2026. Class 12 examinations will also begin from February 17, 2026.
CBSE Class 10 Revised Exam Timetable 2026 (Key Dates)
February 17: Mathematics (Standard & Basic)
February 18: Retail, Security, Automotive, Financial Markets, Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Banking & Insurance, Healthcare, Data Science, Electronics, Design Thinking, and other vocational subjects
February 20: Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer
February 21: English (Communicative), English (Language & Literature)
February 23: French
February 24: Urdu (Course A), Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu (Telangana)
February 25: Science
February 26: Home Science
February 27: Computer Applications, IT, Artificial Intelligence, Sanskrit, Urdu and other regional languages
March 2: Hindi
March 5: Painting
March 6: Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok
March 7: Social Science
March 9: Telugu, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Music subjects
March 11: Tibetan, German, Japanese, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, NCC, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy
CBSE Class 12 Revised Exam Timetable 2026 (Key Dates)
Class 12 examinations will be conducted from February 17 to April 9, 2026, in two shifts:
10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Important subject-wise dates include:
February 20: Physics
February 21: Business Studies, Administration
February 23: Psychology
February 26: Geography
February 28: Chemistry
March 9: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics
March 12: English Core, English Elective
March 14: Home Science
March 16: Hindi Core, Hindi Elective
March 18: Economics
March 20: Marketing
March 23: Political Science
March 27: Biology
March 28: Accountancy
March 30: History
April 4: Sociology
April 10: Legal Studies
CBSE has advised students to regularly visit its official website for updates and carefully plan their preparation as per the revised schedule. With clear dates now in place, the board hopes to reduce uncertainty and help students focus confidently on their exams.
