MP Board Class 5th, 8th Exam Dates 2026: Subject-wise schedule out; exams begin on Feb 20

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.

MPBSE Class 8 Board Exam Schedule 2026

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.

MP Board Class 5 Board Exam Schedule 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.