The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the exam schedule for the 2026 CBSE Board Exams. Notably, the timetable has been released well in advance—approximately 110 days ahead of the exam start date. This is the final date sheet for students for both Class 10th and 12th.

To prevent any scheduling conflicts between the JEE (Main) and CBSE examinations, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has mandated that Class 11th students include their registration number in the JEE (Main) application form.

CBSE Class 10th Board Exams 2026

Day, Date & Time	Code	Subject Name
TUESDAY 17th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	41	MATHEMATICS STANDARD
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	241	MATHEMATICS BASIC
WEDNESDAY 18th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	64	HOME SCIENCE
FRIDAY 20th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	407	BEAUTY & WELLNESS
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	412	MARKETING & SALES
10:30 AM – 12:33 PM	415	MULTI-MEDIA
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	416	MULTI SKILL FOUNDATION COURSE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	418	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	419	DATA SCIENCE
SATURDAY 21st FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	101	ENGLISH (COMMUNICATIVE)
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	184	ENGLISH (LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE)
MONDAY 23rd FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	3	URDU COURSE-A
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	4	PUNJABI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	5	BENGALI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	6	TAMIL
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	9	MARATHI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	10	GUJARATI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	11	MANIPURI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	89	TELUGU TELANGANA
TUESDAY 24th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	154	ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	303	URDU COURSE-B
WEDNESDAY 25th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	86	SCIENCE
THURSDAY 26th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	401	RETAIL
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	403	SECURITY
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	404	AUTOMOTIVE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	405	INTRODUCTION TO FIN. MARKETS
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	406	INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	408	AGRICULTURE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	409	FOOD PRODUCTION
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	410	FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	411	BANKING & INSURANCE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	413	HEALTH CARE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	414	APPAREL
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	420	ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	421	FOUNDATION SKILL FOR SCIENCES
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	422	DESIGN THINKING & INNOVATION
FRIDAY 27th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	165	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	402	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	417	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SATURDAY 28th FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	16	ARABIC
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	119	SANSKRIT(COMMUNICATIVE)
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	122	SANSKRIT
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	131	RAI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	132	GURUNG
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	133	TAMANG
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	134	SHERPA
MONDAY 2nd MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	2	HINDI COURSE-A
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	85	HINDI COURSE-B
TUESDAY 3rd MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	17	TIBETAN
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	20	GERMAN
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	76	NATIONAL CADET CORPS
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	88	BHOTI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	92	BODO
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	93	TANGKHUL
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	94	JAPANESE
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	95	BHUTIA
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	96	SPANISH
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	97	KASHMIRI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	98	MIZO
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	99	BAHASA MELAYU
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	254	ELEMENTS OF BOOK KEEPING & ACCOUNTACY
THURSDAY 5th MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	8	SINDHI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	12	MALAYALAM
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	13	ODIA
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	14	ASSAMESE
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	15	KANNADA
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	91	KOKBOROK
FRIDAY 6th MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	49	PAINTING
SATURDAY 7th MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	87	SOCIAL SCIENCE
MONDAY 9th MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	7	TELUGU
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	21	RUSSIAN
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	23	PERSIAN
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	24	NEPALI
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	25	LIMBOO
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	26	LEPCHA
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	31	CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL)
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	32	CARNATIC MUSIC MEL INS
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	33	CARNATIC MUSIC PER. INS.
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	34	HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	35	HINDUSTANI MUSIC (MEL INS)
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	36	HINDUSTANI MUSIC (PER INS)
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	136	THAI
TUESDAY 10th MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	18	FRENCH

CBSE also announced that this year, an estimated 45 lakh candidates are likely to appear for 204 subjects across both classes 10 and 12. This would also include schools across India and 26 countries abroad, where CBSE has affiliated schools.

CBSE Class 12th Board Exams 2026

Day, Date	Time	Subject Code	Subject Name
Tuesday, 17th February 2026	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)
Wednesday, 18th February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	048	Physical Education
Thursday, 19th February 2026	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 – 01:30 PM	060	Manipuri – Dance
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	061	Kathakali – Dance
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	816	Horticulture
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	823	Cost Accounting
Friday, 20th February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	042	Physics
Saturday, 21st February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	804	Automotive
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	837	Fashion Studies
Monday, 23rd February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	835	Mass Media Studies
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	848	Design Thinking and Innovation
Tuesday, 24th February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	055	Accountancy
Wednesday, 25th February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	807	Beauty & Wellness
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	817	Typography & Computer Application
Thursday, 26th February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	029	Geography
Friday, 27th February 2026	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 – 01:30 PM	052	Applied Art (Commercial Art)
Saturday, 28th February 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	043	Chemistry
Monday, 2nd March 2026	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 – 01:30 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
Tuesday, 3rd March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	074	Legal Studies
Thursday, 5th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	037	Psychology
Friday, 6th March 2026	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
Saturday, 7th March 2026	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	841	Yoga
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	847	Electronics & Hardware
Monday, 9th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	041	Mathematics
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	241	Applied Mathematics
Tuesday, 10th March 2026	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
Wednesday, 11th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 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
Thursday, 12th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	001	English Elective
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	301	English Core
Friday, 13th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	806	Tourism
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	827	Air-conditioning & Refrigeration
Saturday, 14th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	064	Home Science
Monday, 16th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	002	Hindi Elective
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	302	Hindi Core
Tuesday, 17th March 2026	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	034	Hindustani Music Vocal
Wednesday, 18th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	030	Economics
Thursday, 19th March 2026	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	845	Physical Activity Trainer
Friday, 20th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	812	Marketing
Monday, 23rd March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	028	Political Science
Tuesday, 24th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	801	Retail
	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	843	Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, 25th March 2026	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
Thursday, 27th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	044	Biology
Saturday, 28th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	054	Business Studies
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	833	Business Administration
Monday, 30th March 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	027	History
Wednesday, 1st April 2026	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
Thursday, 2nd April 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	076	National Cadet Corps (NCC)
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	834	Food Nutrition & Dietetics
Saturday, 4th April 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	039	Sociology
Monday, 6th April 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	073	Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	188	Bhotia
	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
Tuesday, 7th April 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	803	Web Application
Wednesday, 8th April 2026	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	322	Sanskrit Core
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	118	French
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	822	Taxation
Thursday, 9th April 2026	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	821	Multi-Media
	10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	829	Textile Design
	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	844	Data Science