The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the CBSE datesheet 2026 Class 10, 12 on its official website. CBSE Board 10th Exam dates are from February 17 to March 9, 2026 for main examination and from May 15 to June 1, 2026 for 2nd exam. Similarly, CBSE 12th exam 2026 is scheduled from February 17 to April 9, 2026.
This year, around 45 lakh candidates are expected to appear in CBSE board exams class 10th and 12th. The CBSE will be conducting board exams in a total of 204 subjects in both secondary and senior secondary exams across India and 26 countries abroad. The CBSE Board exam schedule for class 10, 12 was released by the board officials on September 24, 2025. Students can download the detailed datesheet at cbse.gov.in.
Read More: CBSE Tentative Date Sheet 2026 Released for Classes X and XII Board Exams
CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 10
CBSE has introduced major changes in CBSE class 10 board exams from this year onwards. There will be two board exams at secondary level CBSE exams 2026. The first exam is mandatory for all class 10 students, however, the second examination is optional in nature. Only those who wish to improve their scores can opt for a second examination. In case a student appears for both phases, the best score of the two will be retained.
On September 24, 2025, CBSE announced the tentative detailed exam schedule for class X main examinations and 2nd examination 2026.
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CBSE 10th main exam 2026 Date Sheet
The table below show the CBSE 10th Exam Dates 2026 (February- March Main Exams):
| DAY & DATE | TIME | SUBJECT CODE | SUBJECT NAME |
| February 17, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 041 | Mathematics Standard |
| 241 | Mathematics Basic | ||
| February 18, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 401 | Retail |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 403 | Security | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 404 | Automotive | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 405 | Introduction to Financial Markets | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 406 | Introduction to Tourism | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 408 | Agriculture | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 409 | Food Production | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 410 | Front Office Operations | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 411 | Banking & Insurance | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 413 | Health Care | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 414 | Apparel | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 415 | Multi-Media | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 419 | Data Science | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 420 | Electronics & Hardware | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 421 | Foundation Skill for Sciences | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 422 | Design Thinking & Innovation | |
| February 20, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 407 | Beauty & Wellness |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 412 | Marketing & Sales | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 416 | Multi Skill Foundation Course | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 418 | Physical Activity Trainer | |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 101 | English (Communicative) |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 184 | English (Language & Literature) | |
| February 23, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 018 | French |
| February 24, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 003 | Urdu Course-A |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 004 | Punjabi | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 005 | Bengali | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 600 | Tamil | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | — | Marathi | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 010 | Gujarati | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 011 | Manipuri | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 089 | Telugu – Telangana | |
| February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 086 | Science |
| February 26, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 064 | Home Science |
| February 27, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 165 | Computer Applications |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 402 | Information Technology | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 417 | Artificial Intelligence | |
| February 28, 2026 Saturday | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 119 | Sanskrit (Communicative) |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 122 | Sanskrit | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 131 | Rai | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 132 | Gurung | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 133 | Tamang | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 134 | Sherpa | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 303 | Urdu Course-B | |
| March 2, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 002 | Hindi Course-A |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 085 | Hindi Course-B | |
| March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 017 | Tibetan |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 020 | German | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 076 | National Cadet Corps | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 088 | Bhoti | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 092 | Bodo | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 093 | Tangkhul | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 094 | Japanese | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 095 | Bhutia | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 096 | Spanish | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 097 | Kashmiri | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 098 | Mizo | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 099 | Bahasa Melayu | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 154 | Elements of Business | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 254 | Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy | |
| March 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 049 | Painting |
| March 6, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 008 | Sindhi |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 012 | Malayalam | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 013 | Odia | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 014 | Assamese | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 015 | Kannada | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 091 | Kokborok | |
| March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 087 | Social Science |
| March 9, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 007 | Telugu |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 016 | Arabic | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 021 | Russian | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 023 | Persian | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 024 | Nepali | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 025 | Limbo | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 026 | Lepcha | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 031 | Carnatic Music (Vocal) | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 032 | Carnatic Music (Mel. Ins.) | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 033 | Carnatic Music (Per. Ins.) | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 034 | Hindustani Music (Vocal) | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 035 | Hindustani Music (Mel. Ins.) | |
| 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 036 | Hindustani Music (Per. Ins.) | |
| 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 136 | Thai |
CBSE 10th second exam 2026 Date Sheet
The table below show the tentative timetable for CBSE 10th second exam 2026 (May-June 2nd Exams):
| DAY & DATE | TIME | SUBJECT CODE | SUBJECT NAME |
| May 15, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 041 | Mathematics Standard |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 241 | Mathematics Basic | |
| May 16, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 18, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 19, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 086 | Science |
| May 20, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 21, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 22, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 087 | Social Science |
| May 23, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 25, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 26, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Language |
| May 28, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 29, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
| May 30, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Language |
| June 1, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | – | Compartment Subjects |
CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 12
Along with class 10, CBSE has also released senior secondary exam dates. Students appearing for the CBSE 12th board exams 2026 can check the detailed datesheet from the table given below:
| DAY & DATE | TIME | SUBJECT CODE | SUBJECT NAME |
| February 17, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 045 | Biotechnology |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 066 | Entrepreneurship | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 825 | Shorthand (English) | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 826 | Shorthand (Hindi) | |
| February 18, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 048 | Physical Education |
| February 19, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 046 | Engineering Graphics |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 057 | Bharatanatyam – Dance | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 058 | Kuchipudi – Dance | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 059 | Odissi – Dance | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 060 | Manipuri – Dance | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 061 | Kathakali – Dance | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 816 | Horticulture | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 823 | Cost Accounting | |
| February 20, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 042 | Physics |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 054 | Business Studies |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 833 | Business Administration | |
| February 23, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 037 | Psychology |
| February 24, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 837 | Fashion Studies |
| February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 804 | Automotive |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 817 | Typography & Computer Application | |
| February 26, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 029 | Geography |
| February 27, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 049 | Painting |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 050 | Graphics | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 051 | Sculpture | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 052 | Applied Art (Commercial Art) | |
| February 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 043 | Chemistry |
| March 2, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 003 | Urdu Elective |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 022 | Sanskrit Elective | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 031 | Carnatic Music Vocal | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 032 | Carnatic Music Mel Ins. | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 033 | Carnatic Music Per. Ins. (Mridangam) | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 056 | Kathak – Dance | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 303 | Urdu Core | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 810 | Front Office Operations | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 814 | Insurance | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 818 | Geospatial Technology | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 819 | Electrical Technology | |
| March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 074 | Legal Studies |
| March 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 835 | Mass Media Studies |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 848 | Design Thinking & Innovation | |
| March 6, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 035 | Hindustani Music Mel Ins. |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 036 | Hindustani Music Per. Ins. | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 813 | Health Care | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 830 | Design | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 847 | Electronics & Hardware | |
| March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 841 | Yoga |
| March 9, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 041 | Mathematics |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 241 | Applied Mathematics | |
| March 10, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 809 | Food Production |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 824 | Office Procedures & Practices | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 836 | Library & Information Science | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 842 | Early Childhood Care & Education | |
| March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 034 | Hindustani Music Vocal |
| March 12, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 001 | English Elective |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 301 | English Core | |
| March 13, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 806 | Tourism |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 827 | Air-conditioning & Refrigeration | |
| March 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 064 | Home Science |
| March 16, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 002 | Hindi Elective |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 302 | Hindi Core | |
| March 17, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 104 | Punjabi |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 105 | Bengali | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 106 | Tamil | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 107 | Telugu | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 108 | Sindhi | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 109 | Marathi | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 110 | Gujarati | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 111 | Manipuri | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 112 | Malayalam | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 113 | Odia | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 114 | Assamese | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 115 | Kannada | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 116 | Arabic | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 117 | Tibetan | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 120 | German | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 121 | Russian | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 123 | Persian | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 124 | Nepali | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 125 | Limboo | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 126 | Lepcha | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 189 | Telugu Telangana | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 192 | Bodo | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 193 | Tangkhul | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 194 | Japanese | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 195 | Bhutia | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 196 | Spanish | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 197 | Kashmiri | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 198 | Mizo | |
| March 18, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 030 | Economics |
| March 19, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 845 | Physical Activity Trainer |
| March 20, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 812 | Marketing |
| March 23, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 028 | Political Science |
| March 24, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 807 | Beauty & Wellness |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 843 | Artificial Intelligence | |
| March 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 065 | Informatics Practices |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 083 | Computer Science | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 802 | Information Technology | |
| March 27, 2026 (Friday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 044 | Biology |
| March 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 055 | Accountancy |
| March 30, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 027 | History |
| April 1, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 805 | Financial Market Management |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 808 | Agriculture | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 828 | Medical Diagnostics | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 831 | Salesmanship | |
| April 2, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 076 | National Cadet Corps (NCC) |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 834 | Food Nutrition & Dietetics | |
| April 4, 2026 (Saturday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 039 | Sociology |
| April 6, 2026 (Monday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 073 | Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 188 | Bhoti | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 191 | Kokborok | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 811 | Banking | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 820 | Electronics Technology | |
| April 7, 2026 (Tuesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 803 | Web Application |
| April 8, 2026 (Wednesday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 118 | French |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 801 | Retail | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 822 | Taxation | |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 829 | Textile Design | |
| April 9, 2026 (Thursday) | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 322 | Sanskrit Core |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | 821 | Multi-Media | |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | 844 | Data Science |
The board has specified that for class 10, there will be no supplementart exams. The CBSE Board class 10 second exam will serve as supplementary exam as well a second chance for students who wish to improve their scores. However, for CBSE class 12 exam 2026, the supplementary exams will be conducted after the result announcement. As per CBSE official notification, all the board exam activities will be conducted between February 17 to July 15, 2026 for both – class 10 and 12.
