CBSE Board Examinations 2026: Class 10th and 12th Exams Tentative Datesheet Released, Check Now

CBSE Board Examinations 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the tentative datesheet for the Class 10th and 12th Board Examinations 2026. The datesheet has been uploaded on the official website of the board, i.e., cbse.nic.in.

According to the tentative datesheet, the CBSE Secondary School Examination 2026 (Class 10th) is scheduled to commence on February 17, 2026, and will conclude on March 09, 2026. The CBSE Senior School Certificate Examination 2026 (Class 12th) is set to commence along with the Class 10th examinations, i.e., from February 17, 2026, and will end on April 09, 2026. The board has also released a tentative datesheet for the Class 10th board second examinations 2026. The exams will begin on May 15, 2026, and will end on June 01, 2026.

According to a CBSE’s recent announcement dated September 24, 2025, the board has informed that it will administer Main Examinations for Classes X and XII, Examinations for Sports Students – Class XII, Second Board Examinations – Class X and Supplementary Examinations – Class XII from February 17, 2026, to July 15, 2026.

According to the announcement, it is anticipated that around 45 lakh candidates will appear for the upcoming CBSE Class 10th and 12th Board Examinations scheduled to be held in 2026 for 204 subjects. The examinations will be conducted across Indian states and 26 countries abroad.

The evaluation of answer scripts is expected to begin around 10 days after the conduct of each subject’s examination and will take time of atleast 12 days to complete. It is important to note that the present released datesheet is only tentative and the final one is yet to be released.

CBSE Secondary School Examination 2026 (Class 10th) Tentative Datesheet:

CBSE Senior School Certificate Examination 2026 (Class 12th) Tentative Datesheet: