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CBSE Class 10th Second-Board exam 2026 begins on May 15, complete date sheet
This is the first time that the CBSE is conducting under a two-board exam structure, which will allow students who have already passed Class 10th main exam held earlier in February to re-appear for up to three subjects, and improve their scores.
CBSE Class 10th Second-Board Exam 2026 Timetable: Check detailed schedule (Express Photo)
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the timetable for its second board exam for class 10th students. The secondary exams will begin on May 15 with the Mathematics Standard (041) and Mathematics Basic (241) papers. English papers will be held on May 16, followed by Science on May 18 and language papers on May 19, all in a single shift. Meanwhile, the Social Sciences (087) paper will be held last, on May 21.
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This is the first time that the CBSE is conducting a second-regular round of exams under its ‘two-board exam’ structure notified last year. The second board exam allows students who have already appeared and or passed the CBSE Class 10th main exam held earlier in February to re-appear for up to three subjects, and improve their scores. As per the Board,
CBSE Class 10th Second Exam 2026 complete schedule below
| Day & Date | Time | Subject (Code) |
| Friday 15th May, 2026 | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | Mathematics Standard (041), Mathematics Basic (241) |
| Saturday 16th May, 2026 | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | English (Communicative) (101), English (Language And Literature) (184) |
| Monday 18th May, 2026 | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | Science (086) |
| Tuesday 19th May, 2026 | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | Hindi Course-A (002), Urdu Course-A (003), Punjabi (004), Bengali (005), Tamil (006), Telugu (007), Marathi (009), Gujarati (010), Manipuri (011), Malayalam (012), Odia (013), Assamese (014), Kannada (015), Arabic (016), Tibetan (017), French (018), German (020), Nepali (024), Limboo (025), Lepcha (026), Home Science (064), Hindi Course-B (085), Bhoti (088), Telugu – Telangana (089), Kokborok (091), Bodo (092), Japanese (094), Bhutia (095), Spanish (096), Mizo (098), Sanskrit(Communicative) (119), Rai (131), Urdu Course-B (303) |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Hindustani Music Vocal (034), Hindustani Music (Mel Ins) (035), Retail (401), Introduction To Tourism (406) | |
| Wednesday 20th May, 2026 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Painting (049), Information Technology (402), Artificial Intelligence (417) |
| 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | Sanskrit (122) | |
| Thursday 21st May, 2026 | 10:30 am – 01:30 pm | Social Science (087) |
Earlier this month, the CBSE had announced the Class 10 examination results for 2026 on April 15. According to data shared by the CBSE, the overall pass percentage stood at 93.70 per cent. Girls outperformed boys with a pass rate of 94.99 per cent, compared to 92.69 per cent for boys. Over 24 lakh students had appeared for the exam this year.
Who is eligible for CBSE’s two-board exam system?
Under the new two-exam system, students are required to first appear for the main Class 10 board exam (February–March). Those who pass can opt for the second exam (May) to improve marks in selected subjects, while students placed in the compartment category can use it to clear subjects.
The registration for second round of exams was done through schools via the LOC process. For 2026, the application window was open from April 16 to April 20, with a late submission window till April 22.
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