Tamil Nadu 10th Exam 2026: Dates, Admit Card, Exam Pattern, and Syllabus

Tamil Nadu 10th Exam Dates 2026: The Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu will conduct the TN SSLC Exam 2026 from March 11 to April 6, 2026. The Tamil Nadu Board has announced the exam dates for TN Board Class 10 exams 2026 in online mode. Students who are appearing for the Tamil Nadu board exams can check and download the detailed timetable pdf through the official website - dge.tn.gov.in. The TN Board class 10 practical exams 2026 will be conducted from February 23 to 28, 2026. The TN Board will release the SSLC results on May 20, 2026. 

Students appearing for the Tamil Nadu SSLC exam 2026 must check the exam pattern and syllabus from the official website of the board. The TN Board Class 10 detailed syllabus 2026 is available at dge.tn.gov.in. The Tamil Nadu Board will announce the result for TN SSLC exams a month after the exams are concluded. Students can check the results at tnresults.nic.in. To check their TN SSLC result 2026, students need to enter their registration number and date of birth.

Tamil Nadu SSLC Board Exam 2026: Highlights

Directorate of Government Examinations has not announced the TN SSLC exam schedule, however, the students can go through the last year's Tamil Nadu SSLC board exam details in the table below:

Tamil Nadu SSLC Date Sheet 2026

Students who are appearing for Tamil Nadu SSLC exam can check the subject-wise exam time table for academic session 2024-25 in the table below:

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Tamil Nadu SSLC Admit Card 2026

The Tamil Nadu SSLC admit cards 2026 is likely to release by mid-February. Students who registered for their TN SSLC board exams are eligible to receive their admit cards. It is important to remember that students do not have to download their admit card. The school authorities are responsible for downloading the admit card and distributing the hard copies to the students. However, private students have to download the admit card themselves. They can check their name, venue, exam time and other details.

Tamil Nadu SSLC Exam Pattern 2026

The Tamil Nadu 10th board exam pattern is the same for all subjects, except for languages (Tamil, English, etc). There will be two exams for language papers. For other subjects including mathematics, science, and social science will have one paper only. The examination timings are of last year. TN SSLC students can check them here:

Tamil Nadu SSLC Syllabus 2026

The Tamil Nadu SSLC syllabus 2026 is issued by DGE on its official website. Students have to appear for subjects including one language, English, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, and one optional subject. Here are some of the subject-wise important topics in the syllabus:

Mathematics

• Relations and functions
• Numbers and sequences
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Coordinate geometry
• Trigonometry
• Mensuration
• Statistics and probability

Science

• Laws of motion
• Optics
• Nuclear physics
• Electricity
• Atoms and molecules
• Periodic classification of elements
• Carbon and its compounds
• Plant anatomy and physiology
• Reproduction in plants and animals
• Genetics
• Breeding and biotechnology
• Origin and evolution of life

Social science

The social science syllabus is divided into four parts: history, geography, political science, and economics. 

History

• Outbreak of world war 1 and its aftermath
• The world between two wars
• World war 2
• World after world war 2
• Social and religious reforms in 19th century

Geography

• Climate and natural vegetation of India
• India - location, relief, and drainage
• Components of agriculture
• Population, transport, communication, and trade
• Resources and industries

Political Science

• Indian constitution
• Central government
• State government

Economics

• GDP and its growth
• Globalization and trade

Tamil Nadu SSLC Result 2026

The DGE, Tamil Nadu releases the result for TN SSLC board exam on its official website. The results are generally declared in the month of May. For the previous academic year, the TN SSLC result was released on May 16. Students can download their scorecard from the official website by entering their login details including roll number, date of birth and captcha code. 

Last Year, the TN SSLC public exams was conducted from March 28 to April 15, 2025, in pen-paper mode.