The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the final CBSE time table 2026 10th, 12th on the official website- cbse.gov.in. Students who are appearing for the CBSE board exam 2026 can check and download the exam date PDF without any login credentials.
The CBSE board exam for phase 1 of CBSE 10th board exams 2026 will be conducted between February 17 and March 10, 2026. Students must note that the CBSE 12th exams 2026 will be held between February 17, 2026 and April 9, 2026. The exams will be conducted in pen and paper format.
CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026
Students can check the CBSE 10th final date sheet 2026 from below. CBSE will conduct the class 10 board exams in two sessions. The below provided dates are for class 10 phase 1 exams. The Phase 1 CBSE class 10 board exam 2026 will begin from February 17 and will conclude on March 10, 2026.
| Exam Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2026 | Mathematics Standard
Mathematics Basic |
| 18-Feb-2026 | Home Science |
| 20-Feb-2026 | Beauty and Wellness Marketing and Sales Multi Skill Foundation Course Data Science |
| 21-Feb-2026 | English |
| 23-Feb-2026 | Urdu Course A Punjabi Bengali Tamil Marathi Gujarati |
| 24-Feb-2026 | Element of Business |
| 25-Feb-2026 | Science |
| 26-Feb-2026 | Security Automotive Agriculture Food Production Banking and Insurance Healthcare Apparel Design Thinking Foundation skill for science |
| 27-Feb-2026 | Computer Applications Information Technology AI |
| 28-Feb-2026 | Arabic Sanskrit Rai Gurung Tamang Sherpa |
| 2-March-2026 | Hindi (Course A) Hindi (Course b) |
| 3-March-2026 | Tibetan German Japanese Spanish Kashmiri Mizo |
| 5-March-2026 | Sindhi Malayalam Odia Kannada |
| 6-March-2026 | Painting
|
| 7-March-2026 | Social Science |
| 9-March-2026 | Telugu Russian Limboo Lepcha Nepali |
| 10-March-2026 | French |
CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2026
Students can check the final date sheet of CBSE class 12 board exam 2026 from below. CBSE will conduct the class 12 board exam 2026 from February 17 to April 9, 2026.
| Date | Subject (Timings: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm) |
|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2026 (Tue) | Biotechnology; Entrepreneurship; Shorthand (English); Shorthand (Hindi) |
| 18-Feb-2026 (Wed) | Physical Education |
| 19-Feb-2026 (Thu) | Engineering Graphics; Bharatanatyam; Kuchipudi; Odissi; Manipuri; Kathakali; Horticulture; Cost Accounting |
| 20-Feb-2026 (Fri) | Physics |
| 21-Feb-2026 (Sat) | AUTOMOTIVE, FASHION STUDIES |
| 23-Feb-2026 (Mon) | MASS MEDIA STUDIES, DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION |
| 24-Feb-2026 (Tue) | ACCOUNTANCY |
| 25-Feb-2026 (Wed) | BEAUTY & WELLNESS, TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION |
| 26-Feb-2026 (Thu) | Geography |
| 27-Feb-2026 (Fri) | Painting; Graphics; Sculpture; Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
| 28-Feb-2026 (Sat) | Chemistry |
| 02-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Urdu Elective; Sanskrit Elective; Carnatic Music (Vocal/Mel/Per); Kathak; Urdu Core; Front Office Operations; Insurance; Geospatial Technology; Electrical Technology |
| 03-Mar-2026 (Tue) | Legal Studies |
| 05-Mar-2026 (Thu) | PSYCHOLOGY |
| 06-Mar-2026 (Fri) | 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 |
| 07-Mar-2026 (Sat) | Yoga, ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE |
| 09-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Mathematics; Applied Mathematics |
| 10-Mar-2026 (Tue) | Food Production; Office Procedures & Practices; Library & Information Science; Early Childhood Care & Education |
| 11-Mar-2026 (Wed) | HINDUSTANI MUSIC MEL INS, HINDUSTANI MUSIC PER INS, HEALTH CARE, DESIGN |
| 12-Mar-2026 (Thu) | English Elective / English Core |
| 13-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Tourism; Air-conditioning & Refrigeration |
| 14-Mar-2026 (Sat) | Home Science |
| 16-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Hindi Elective / Hindi Core |
| 17-Mar-2026 (Tue) | HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL |
| 18-Mar-2026 (Wed) | Economics |
| 19-Mar-2026 (Thu) | Physical Activity Trainer |
| 20-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Marketing |
| 23-Mar-2026 (Mon) | Political Science |
| 24-Mar-2026 (Tue) | Retail, Artificial Intelligence |
| 25-Mar-2026 (Wed) | Informatics Practices; Computer Science; Information Technology |
| 27-Mar-2026 (Fri) | Biology |
| 28-Mar-2026 (Sat) | BUSINESS STUDIES, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| 30-Mar-2026 (Mon) | History |
| 01-Apr-2026 (Wed) | Financial Market Management; Agriculture; Medical Diagnostics; Salesmanship |
| 02-Apr-2026 (Thu) | National Cadet Corps (NCC); Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
| 04-Apr-2026 (Sat) | Sociology |
| 06-Apr-2026 (Mon) | Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India; Bhoti; Kokborok; Banking; Electronics Technology |
| 07-Apr-2026 (Tue) | Web Application |
| 08-Apr-2026 (Wed) | SANSKRIT CORE, FRENCH, TAXATION |
| 09-Apr-2026 (Thu) | MULTI-MEDIA, TEXTILE DESIGN, DATA SCIENCЕ |
Click here: CBSE Final Date Sheet 2026 PDF
CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026: Why Board Release Date Sheet Early?
CBSE has announced that the board has released the exam dates nearly 110 days before the commencement of the examination. The early release of date sheet will have the following benefits:
1. Students will be able to better prepare for their board exam.
2. Teachers will be able to plan their visits during the summer vacations as per the exam schedule.
3. The schools will be able to plan well for the Board classes.
4. The CBSE board exam centres will be equipped with the necessary requirements for the exam day.