New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the revised timetable for the 2026 Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations. The board had earlier postponed the Class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for March 3, 2026, due to administrative reasons. According to CBSE, "The examinations for the subjects of Class 10 and Class 12 that were earlier scheduled for March 3, 2026, have been postponed due to administrative reasons." As per the revised timetable, the Class 10 exam will now be held on March 11, 2026, while the Class 12 exam will be conducted on April 10, 2026. Students can view and download the revised timetable on the board's official website, cbse.gov.in.

When will the regional and foreign language papers be held?

According to the new schedule, the Class 10 regional and foreign language papers (Tibetan, Bhoti, Bhutia, Bodo, Tangkhul, Mizo, Kashmiri, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Bahasa Melayu), along with academic electives such as Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy, will be held on March 11.  The Class 12 Legal Studies paper will be held on April 10. For the first time, the Class 10 exams will be conducted in two phases next year – from February 17 to July 15, 2026. The Class 12 exams will also begin on February 17. CBSE Class 10 Exam New Schedule

• February 17: Maths Standard, Basic
• February 18: Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Financial Markets, Introduction to Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking and Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Multimedia, Data Science, Electronics and Hardware, Foundation Skills for Sciences, Design Thinking and Innovation
• February 20: Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multi-Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer
• February 21: English (Communicative), English (Language and 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, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, Urdu
• 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, Limbu, Lepcha, Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, Thai
• March 11: Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy

CBSE Class 12 Exam New Schedule

• Class 12 exams will be held from February 17 to April 9. The exams will be conducted in two shifts - from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM and from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Important dates for main subjects:
• 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, Elective
• March 14: Home Science
• March 16: Hindi Elective, Core
• 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

For complete information regarding the 2026 Class 10 and 12 examinations, please visit the official website cbse.gov.in.