MP Board Class 5th and 8th Annual Exam Schedule Announced (Representational/Express Photo)
MP Board Class 5th, 8th Exam Dates 2026: The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) has announced the examination schedule for the Class 5 and Class 8 board exams for 2026. The exams for both classes will begin on February 20, 2026, and will be conducted over a span of around 10 days. The Board has released the subject-wise timetable aligned with the SCERT and NCERT curriculum.
For MP Board Class 8, the examinations will start on February 20 with the First Language paper, which includes options such as Sanskrit, regional languages, Hindi, English and Marathi. While Mathematics is scheduled for February 25, Social Science on February 26, and the Class 8 board exams will conclude with the Science paper on February 28.
| Date | Day | Subject |
| February 20, 2026 | Friday | First Language – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT), Marathi (SCERT, NCERT) |
| February 21, 2026 | Saturday | Second Language – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT), Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT) |
| February 23, 2026 | Monday | Third Language – (English / Regional Language), English (SCERT, NCERT), Hindi / Marathi (SCERT, NCERT) |
| February 25, 2026 | Wednesday | Mathematics |
| February 26, 2026 | Thursday | Social Science – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT), Hindi / Marathi (SCERT, NCERT) |
| February 28, 2026 | Saturday | Science (SCERT, NCERT) |
Similar to Class 8 schedule, the MP Board Class 5 exams will also commence on February 20, 2026, starting with language papers including Hindi, English, Urdu and Marathi. Mathematics and Sanskrit will be held on February 21, while the final paper, Social Science, will be conducted on February 26, 2026.
| Date | Day | Subject |
| February 20, 2026 | Friday | Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT), Urdu, Marathi |
| February 21, 2026 | Saturday | Mathematics, Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT) |
| February 23, 2026 | Monday | Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT) |
| February 25, 2026 | Wednesday | Environmental Studies |
| February 26, 2026 | Thursday | Social Science – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi, Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT) |
As per the MP Board’s notification, all papers for both the classes, will be held in a single shift from 2 pm to 4:30 pm, with a total duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes.