CBSE Datesheet 2026

CBSE has issued the board exam datesheet for 2026 on October 30, 2025, on the CBSE official website. CBSE Datesheet 2026 for class 10 and class 12 board exams indicates that exams will start from 17th February 2026. Class 10 board exams will end on 10th March, whereas class 12th board exams will continue till 9th April.

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Why Datesheet Released So Early?

For the first time, the date sheets have been released nearly 110 days prior to the commencement of the examinations. This has been made possible due to the timely submission of the LOC by schools. The early announcement of the date sheet offers several key advantages:

1. Enhanced preparation: Students can begin their exam preparation well in advance, helping them manage examination anxiety and perform better.
2. Convenient planning: Families of students and teachers can plan their summer vacations and other engagements in accordance with the examination and evaluation schedules.
3. Uninterrupted learning: Teachers will spend less time away from school, ensuring that the studies of non-board classes are not disrupted.
4. Efficient academic planning: Schools can make better academic plans and arrangements for board classes.
5. Effective centre management: Schools designated as examination centres will have ample time to organize and adjust their institutional activities accordingly.

Key Highlights of the Examination Date Sheet

1. Adequate Gaps Between Exams: A sufficient interval has been provided between two subjects commonly chosen by students in both classes to ensure proper preparation time.
2. Consideration of Entrance Exams: The schedule has been designed keeping in mind the dates of various entrance examinations for Class XII students. Efforts have been made to complete board examinations well before these tests, enabling students to manage their time effectively for both.
3. Minimized Teacher Absence: During the evaluation process, teachers of different subjects will not be away from their schools at the same time or for extended periods.
4. Avoidance of Subject Overlaps: The date sheet has been carefully planned, accounting for over 40,000 subject combinations, to ensure that no student faces two examinations on the same day.
5. Standard Examination Timing: All examinations will commence at 10:30 AM (IST).

Class 10 CBSE Datesheet 2026

Here is CBSE class 10 datesheet for the board exams 2025-26.

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DAY, DATE & TIME	SUBJECT CODE	SUBJECT NAME
TUESDAY 17th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	041	MATHEMATICS STANDARD
	241	MATHEMATICS BASIC
WEDNESDAY 18th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	064	HOME SCIENCE
FRIDAY 20th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	407	BEAUTY & WELLNESS
	412	MARKETING & SALES
	415	MULTI-MEDIA
	416	MULTI SKILL FOUNDATION COURSE
	418	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER
	419	DATA SCIENCE
SATURDAY 21st  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	101	ENGLISH (COMMUNICATIVE)
	184	ENGLISH (LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE)
MONDAY 23rd  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	003	URDU COURSE-A
	004	PUNJABI
	005	BENGALI
	006	TAMIL
	009	MARATHI
	010	GUJARATI
	011	MANIPURI
	089	TELUGU – TELANGANA
TUESDAY 24th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	154	ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS
	303	URDU COURSE-B
WEDNESDAY 25th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	086	SCIENCE
THURSDAY 26th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	401	RETAIL
	403	SECURITY
	404	AUTOMOTIVE
	405	INTRODUCTION TO FIN. MARKETS
	406	INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM
	408	AGRICULTURE
	409	FOOD PRODUCTION
	410	FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS
	411	BANKING & INSURANCE
	413	HEALTH CARE
	414	APPAREL
	420	ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE
	421	FOUNDATION SKILL FOR SCIENCES
	422	DESIGN THINKING & INNOVATION
FRIDAY 27th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	165	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
	402	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	417	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SATURDAY 28th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	016	ARABIC
	119	SANSKRIT(COMMUNICATIVE)
	122	SANSKRIT
	131	RAI
	132	GURUNG
	133	TAMANG
	134	SHERPA
MONDAY  2nd  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	002	HINDI COURSE-A
	085	HINDI COURSE-B
TUESDAY,  3rd  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	017	TIBETAN
	020	GERMAN
	076	NATIONAL CADET CORPS
	088	BHOTI
	092	BODO
	093	TANGKHUL
	094	JAPANESE
	095	BHUTIA
	096	SPANISH
	097	KASHMIRI
	098	MIZO
	099	BAHASA MELAYU
	254	ELEMENTS OF BOOK KEEPING & ACCOUNTACY
THURSDAY 5th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	008	SINDHI
	012	MALAYALAM
	013	ODIA
	014	ASSAMESE
	015	KANNADA
	091	KOKBOROK
FRIDAY 6th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	049	PAINTING
SATURDAY 7th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	087	SOCIAL SCIENCE
MONDAY 9th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	007	TELUGU
	021	RUSSIAN
	023	PERSIAN
	024	NEPALI
	025	LIMBOO
	026	LEPCHA
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	031	CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL)
	032	CARNATIC MUSIC MEL INS.
	033	CARNATIC MUSIC PER. INS.
	034	HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL
	035	HINDUSTANI MUSIC (MEL INS)
	036	HINDUSTANI MUSIC (PER INS)
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	136	THAI
TUESDAY 10th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	018	FRENCH

 

Class 12 CBSE Datesheet 2026

Here is CBSE class 12 datesheet for the board exams 2025-26.

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DAY, DATE & TIME	SUBJECT CODE	SUBJECT NAME
TUESDAY 17th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	045	BIOTECHNOLOGY
	066	ENTREPRENEURSHIP
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	825	SHORTHAND (ENGLISH)
	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 – 12:30 PM	057	BHARATANATYAM – DANCE
	058	KUCHIPUDI – DANCE
	059	ODISSI – DANCE
	060	MANIPURI – DANCE
	061	KATHAKALI – DANCE
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	816	HORTICULTURE
	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
	837	FASHION STUDIES
MONDAY 23rd  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	835	MASS MEDIA STUDIES
	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
	817	TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION
THURSDAY 26th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	029	GEOGRAPHY
FRIDAY 27th  FEBRUARY, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	049	PAINTING
	050	GRAPHICS
	051	SCULPTURE
	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
	022	SANSKRIT ELECTIVE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	031	CARNATIC MUSIC VOCAL
	032	CARNATIC MUSIC MEL INS
	033	CARNATIC MUSIC PER INS MRIDANGAM
	056	KATHAK – DANCE
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	303	URDU CORE
	810	FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS
	814	INSURANCE
	818	GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY
	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
	105	BENGALI
	106	TAMIL
	107	TELUGU
	108	SINDHI
	109	MARATHI
	110	GUJARATI
	111	MANIPURI
	112	MALAYALAM
	113	ODIA
	114	ASSAMESE
	115	KANNADA
	116	ARABIC
	117	TIBETAN
	120	GERMAN
	121	RUSSIAN
	123	PERSIAN
	124	NEPALI
	125	LIMBOO
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	126	LEPCHA
	189	TELUGU TELANGANA
	192	BODO
	193	TANGKHUL
	194	JAPANESE
	195	BHUTLA
	196	SPANISH
	197	KASHMIRI
	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
	241	APPLIED MATHEMATICS
TUESDAY 10th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	809	FOOD PRODUCTION
	824	OFFICE PROCEDURES & PRACTICES
	836	LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	842	EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION
WEDNESDAY 11th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	035	HINDUSTANI MUSIC MEL INS
	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
	301	ENGLISH CORE
FRIDAY 13th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	806	TOURISM
	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
	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
	083	COMPUTER SCIENCE
	802	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
FRIDAY 27th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	044	BIOLOGY
SATURDAY 28th  MARCH, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	054	BUSINESS STUDIES
	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
	808	AGRICULTURE
	828	MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
	831	SALESMANSHIP
THURSDAY  2nd  APRIL, 2026
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	076	NATIONAL CADET CORPS (NCC)
	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 INDLA
	188	BHOTI
	191	KOKBOROK
	811	BANKING
	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
	118	FRENCH
	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

CBSE Sample Papers 2026

CBSE datesheet for the 2026 exams has been released. Now, it’s time to make a study schedule and start preparation.

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Here, you will get model papers for class 10 and class 12 in all subjects. These sample papers will surely give boost to your exam preparation.