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.
