The CBSE board exam 2026 timetable is a vital resource for Class 10 students preparing for one of the most important academic milestones of their school life. With the board exam schedule now released, students can align their daily study plans, focus on time management, and prioritize subjects that need more revision. Early access to the CBSE board exam dates allows learners to practice sample papers and mock tests in a structured manner, boosting both confidence and accuracy before the final board exam.
Moreover, the release of the CBSE board exam timetable gives parents and teachers an opportunity to guide students effectively. It ensures that every candidate approaches the board exam with clarity and less stress, having already planned revision strategies around the official dates. Since the board exam is a decisive stage in a student’s academic journey, careful attention to the schedule will help maximize performance and secure better results in the 2026 CBSE board exam.

CBSE Class 10th Board Exam 2026 Tentative Schedule
DAY & DATE | TIME | SUBJECT CODE | SUBJECT NAME |
Tuesday, 17th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 041 | Mathematics Standard |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 241 | Mathematics Basic | |
Wednesday, 18th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 401 | Retail |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 403 | Security | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 404 | Automotive | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 405 | Introduction to Financial Markets | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 406 | Introduction to Tourism | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 408 | Agriculture | |
10:30 am to 12:30pm | 409 | Food Production | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 410 | Front Office Operations | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 411 | Banking & Insurance | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 413 | Health Care | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 414 | Apparel | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 415 | Multi-Media | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 419 | Data Science | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 420 | Electronics & Hardware | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 421 | Foundation Skill for Sciences | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 422 | Design Thinking & Innovation | |
Friday, 20th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 407 | Beauty & Wellness |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 412 | Marketing & Sales | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 416 | Multi Skill Foundation Course | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 418 | Physical Activity Trainer | |
Saturday, 21st February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 101 | English (Communicative) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 184 | English (Language & Literature) | |
Monday, 23rd February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 018 | French |
Tuesday, 24th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 003 | Urdu Course-A |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 004 | Punjabi | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 005 | Bengali | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 006 | Tamil | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 009 | Marathi | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 010 | Gujarati | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 011 | Manipuri | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 089 | Telugu – Telangana | |
Wednesday, 25th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 086 | Science |
Thursday, 26th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 064 | Home Science |
Friday, 27th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 165 | Computer Applications |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 402 | Information Technology | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 417 | Artificial Intelligence | |
Saturday, 28th February 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 119 | Sanskrit (Communicative) |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 122 | Sanskrit | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 131 | Rai | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 132 | Gurung | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 133 | Tamang | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 134 | Shepa | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 303 | Urdu Course-B | |
Monday, 2nd March 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 002 | Hindi Course-A |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 085 | Hindi Course-B | |
Tuesday, 3rd March 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 017 | Tibetan |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 020 | German | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 076 | National Cadet Corps | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 088 | Bhoti | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 092 | Bodo | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 093 | Tangkhul | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 094 | Japanese | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 095 | Bhutia | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 096 | Spanish | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 097 | Kashmiri | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 098 | Mizo | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 099 | Bahasa Melayu | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 154 | Elements of Business | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 254 | Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy | |
Thursday, 5th March 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 049 | Painting |
Friday, 6th March 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 008 | Sindhi |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 012 | Malayalam | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 013 | Odia | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 014 | Assamese | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 015 | Kannada | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 091 | Kokborok | |
Saturday, 7th March 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 087 | Social Science |
Monday, 9th March 2026 | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 007 | Telugu |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 016 | Arabic | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 021 | Russian | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 023 | Persian | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 024 | Nepali | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 025 | Limbo | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 026 | Lepcha | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 031 | Carnatic Music (Vocal) | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 032 | Carnatic Music (Mel. Ins.) | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 033 | Carnatic Music (Per. Ins.) | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 034 | Hindustani Music (Vocal) | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 035 | Hindustani Music (Mel. Ins.) | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 036 | Hindustani Music (Per. Ins.) | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 136 | Thai |
CBSE Class 12th Board Exam 2026 Tentative Schedule
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the tentative, comprehensive timetable for the 2026 Class 12 board examinations, including subject-wise dates, timings, and subject codes. Students should review the schedule carefully and use it to organize their study plan and revision strategy effectively.
Date | Time | Subject Code | Subject |
17 Feb 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 045, 066, 825, 826 | Biotechnology; Entrepreneurship; Shorthand (English); Shorthand (Hindi) |
18 Feb 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 48 | Physical Education |
19 Feb 2026 (Thu) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 046, 057, 058, 059, 060, 061, 816, 823 | Engineering Graphics; Bharatanatyam Dance; Kuchipudi Dance; Odissi Dance; Manipuri Dance; Kathakali Dance; Horticulture; Cost Accounting |
20 Feb 2026 (Fri) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 42 | Physics |
21 Feb 2026 (Sat) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 054, 833 | Business Studies; Business Administration |
23 Feb 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 037 | Psychology |
24 Feb 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 837 | Fashion Studies |
25 Feb 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 804, 817 | Automotive; Typography & Computer Application |
26 Feb 2026 (Thu) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 029 | Geography |
27 Feb 2026 (Fri) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 049, 050, 051, 052 | Painting; Graphics; Sculpture; Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
28 Feb 2026 (Sat) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 043 | Chemistry |
02 Mar 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 003, 022 | Urdu Elective; Sanskrit Elective |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 031, 032, 033 056 | Carnatic Music Vocal, Carnatic Music mel ins, Carnatic music per ins Mridangam, Kathak – Dance | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 303, 810, 814, 818, 819 | Urdu core, Front office operations, Insurance, Geospatial Technology, Electrical Technology | |
03 Mar 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 074 | Legal Studies |
05 Mar 2026 (Thur) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 835, 848 | Mass Media Studies; Design Thinking & Innovation |
06 Mar 2026 (Fri) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 035, 036 | Hindustani music mel ins, Hindustani music per ins |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 813 | Health Care | |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 830 | Design | |
10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 847 | Electronics & Hardware | |
07 Mar 2026 (Sat) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 841 | Yoga |
09 Mar 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 041, 241 | Mathematics; Applied Mathematics |
10 Mar 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 809, 824, 836, | Food Production; Office Procedures & Practices; Library & Information Science; |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 842 | Early Childhood Care & Education | |
11 Mar 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 034 | Hindustani Music Vocal |
12 Mar 2026 (Thu) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 001 / 301 | English Elective / English Core |
13 Mar 2026 (Fri) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 806, 827 | Tourism; Air-conditioning & Refrigeration |
14 Mar 2026 (Sat) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 064 | Home Science |
16 Mar 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 002 / 302 | Hindi Elective / Hindi Core |
17 Mar 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 104–198 (various) | Punjabi; Bengali; Tamil; Telugu; Sindhi; Marathi; Gujarati; Manipuri; Malayalam; Odia; Assamese; Kannada; Arabic; Tibetan; German; Russian; Persian; Nepali; Limboo; Lepcha; Telugu (Telangana); Bodo; Tangkhul; Japanese; Bhutia; Spanish; Kashmiri; Mizo |
18 Mar 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 030 | Economics |
19 Mar 2026 (Thu) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 845 | Physical Activity Trainer |
20 Mar 2026 (Fri) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 812 | Marketing |
23 Mar 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 028 | Political Science |
24 Mar 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 807 | Beauty & Wellness; |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 843 | Artificial Intelligence | |
25 Mar 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 065, 083, 802 | Informatics Practices; Computer Science; Information Technology |
27 Mar 2026 (Thur) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 044 | Biology |
28 Mar 2026 (Sat) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 055 | Accountancy |
30 Mar 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 027 | History |
01 Apr 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 805, 808, 828, 831 | Financial Market Management; Agriculture; Medical Diagnostics; Salesmanship |
02 Apr 2026 (Thur) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 076, 834 | National Cadet Corps (NCC); Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
04 Apr 2026 (Sat) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 039 | Sociology |
06 Apr 2026 (Mon) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 073, 188, 191, 811, 820 | Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India; Bhoti; Kokborok; Banking; Electronics Technology |
07 Apr 2026 (Tue) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 803 | Web Application |
08 Apr 2026 (Wed) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 118, 801, 822, 829 | French; Retail; Taxation; Textile Design |
09 Apr 2026 (Thu) | 10:30 am to 01:30 pm | 322 | Sanskrit Core; |
10:30 am to 12:30 pm | 821, 844 | Multi-media; Data Science |
Important Note: CBSE has clarified that the current date sheets are tentative; the final versions will be released after schools submit the finalized list of candidates.
How to Download the CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026
Step 1: Visit the official site
Go to cbse.gov.in.
Step 2: Find the date sheet link
Open the “Latest @ CBSE” or “Examinations” section and click “CBSE Class 10 &
12 Date Sheet 2026.”
Step 3: Download & print
The date sheet opens as a PDF—download, save, and print a copy for reference.
Releasing the timetable well in advance gives students ample time to plan strategically—prioritize subjects, map study hours, and structure revision with clarity. This early notice is intended to reduce exam stress and help learners approach the boards with confidence and a clear roadmap. Do keep checking the official CBSE website regularly for any updates or changes to the schedule.
FAQ
1. Are these date sheets final?
Ans: No. They’re tentative. Final date sheets will be issued after schools submit the final list of candidates. Keep checking the official CBSE site.
2. Where can I download the official date sheet?
Ans: From cbse.gov.in → Latest @ CBSE / Examinations → “CBSE Class 10 & 12 Date Sheet 2026.” Download the PDF and keep a printout.
3. What are the exam timings?
Ans: Most theory papers are scheduled 10:30 am–1:30 pm. Some skill/vocational or music/art papers may be 10:30 am–12:30 pm. Always confirm on your admit card.
4. Is there reading time?
Ans: CBSE generally provides 15 minutes reading time before writing starts. Follow the supervisor’s instructions on the day.
5. What if two subjects I opted for clash?
Ans: Clashes are rare. If you notice one in the tentative sheet, inform your school immediately so it can be escalated before the final sheet is issued.
6. Will there be changes to dates later?
Ans: Possibly. CBSE may adjust dates in the final sheet. Rely only on the latest official PDF.

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