CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026 Out (Tentative) - 1st Term Exam from Feb 17 and 2nd Exam from May 15
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CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026 Out (Tentative) - 1st Term Exam from Feb 17 and 2nd Exam from May 15

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CBSE Class 10th Exam Date:17 Feb' 26 - 17 Feb' 26

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Mangane PriyankaUpdated on 22 Oct 2025, 12:04 PM IST
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From 2026, the CBSE board will conduct the 10th Class exams in two phases. The Central Board of Secondary Education released the CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2026 for the final examination. The CBSE 10th phase 1 exams will be conducted from February 17 to March 9, 2026. The CBSE phase 2 exams will be held from May 15 to June 1, 2026. The board released the CBSE 10th exam schedule in a PDF format. Students can download the CBSE date sheet 2026 class 10 online through the official website, cbse.gov.in, or from the link below.
CBSE 10th Date Sheet for 2025-26 Released: Download Here

CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026 Out (Tentative) - 1st Term Exam from Feb 17 and 2nd Exam from May 15
CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2026

CBSE 10th Date Sheet 2026 for 1st & 2nd Term Exam

The CBSE board will conduct the Class 10 examination twice a year from 2026. Students must be careful while going through the CBSE date sheet for exam dates. The board will conduct the date sheet of Class 10 2026 CBSE Board first exam from February 17 to March 9, 2026, and the second exam will be held from May 15 to June 1, 2026.

CBSE 2026 Date Sheet Class 10: Phase 1 (First Term Exam)

DateDayTimeSubject Name
February 17, 2026Tuesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Mathematics Standard & Mathematics Basic

February 18, 2026Wednesday10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Fin. Markets, Introduction to Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking & Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Multi-Media, Data Science, Electronics & Hardware, Foundation Skill for Sciences, Design Thinking & Innovation

February 20, 2026Friday10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer

February 21, 2026Saturday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

English (Communicative) & English (Language and Literature)

February 23, 2026Monday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMFrench
February 24, 2026Tuesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Urdu Course-A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Telangana

February 25, 2026Wednesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMScience
February 26, 2026Thursday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMHome Science
February 27, 2026Friday10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

February 28, 2026Saturday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, Urdu Course-B

March 2, 2026Monday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Hindi Course-A & Hindi Course-B

March 3, 2026Tuesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy

March 5, 2026Thursday10:30 AM - 12:30 PMPainting
March 6, 2026Friday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok

March 7, 2026Saturday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMSocial Science
March 9, 2026Monday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Telugu, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music (Vocal), Carnatic Music Mel Ins., Carnatic Music Per. Ins., Hindustani Music Vocal, Hindustani Music (Mel Ins), Hindustani Music (Per Ins), Thai

CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 10: Phase 2 (Second Term Exam)

DateDayTimeSubject Name
May 15, 2026Friday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Mathematics Standard & Mathematics Basic

May 16, 2026Saturday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMCompartment Subjects
May 18, 2026Monday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

May 19, 2026Tuesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMScience
May 20, 2026Wednesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

May 21, 2026Thursday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

May 22, 2026Friday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Social Science

May 23, 2026Saturday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMCompartment Subjects
May 25, 2026Monday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

May 26, 2026Tuesday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMLanguage
May 28, 2026Thursday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

May 29, 2026Friday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

May 30, 2026Saturday10:30 AM - 01:30 PMLanguage
June 1, 2026Monday10:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

CBSE Class 10th Syllabus 2025-26
Students can access the subject-wise CBSE Class 10 syllabus for the 2025–26 academic session.
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Important Note:

Students must note that the languages and electives like Hindi, English, Social Science, Mathematics, and Science, will be conducted on a fixed day as mentioned in the exam schedule. The examination of regional and other languages will be held in a single day.

CBSE Class 10 Exam 2026 Dates

Candidates are allowed to take CBSE Term 1 and Term 2 board examinations in up to two phases during the respective academic year. One exam would be considered the main examination, and the other would be for improvement, as per the students’ desire.

ParticularsPhase 1 Dates (CBSE Term 1) Phase 2 Dates (CBSE Term 2)
CBSE Class 10 admit card 2026First week of February 2026April 22, 2026
CBSE 10th exam dates 2026February 17 to March 9, 2026May 15 to June 1, 2026
CBSE Class 10 result dateBy April 20, 2026By June 30, 2026

CBSE 10th Date Sheet 2026 Highlights

Based on the NEP 2020 scheme, the CBSE board exam twice a year scheme will be implemented from 2026. Check out the highlights of the CBSE Class X date sheet below.

  • The duration of CBSE Class 10 exams would be 36 days.
  • The board examination will be spread and conducted in India and 26 countries abroad.
  • Around 26,60,000 students are expected to register for the new scheme.
  • The CBSE board will offer 84 subjects to students from 2026.
  • The CBSE 10th Term 1 and CBSE Term 2 tentative exam schedules would be from February 17 to March 9, 2025, and May 15 to June 1, 2025, respectively.
  • The board is expected to evaluate about 1,72,90,000 answer books in 2026.
  • Answer script evaluations are expected to begin about 10 days after each subject's exam and be completed within 12 days. For example, if the Class 12 Physics exam is on February 20, 2026, the evaluation for that subject would likely start around March 3, 2026, and finish by March 15, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the duration of the CBSE Class 10 exams for both phases?
A:

The board will conduct the CBSE 10th Class phase 1 exams over a duration of 20 days and CBSE 10th phase 2 exams in 16 days. 

Q: Has the CBSE 10th date sheet 2026 released?
A:

The CBSE Board released the date sheet for the Class 10 examination. The provisional CBSE 10th Class 2026 date sheet has been released by the board on September 24, 2025. 

Q: When will the CBSE Class 10 exams 2026 be held?
A:

The CBSE Board will conduct the 10th Class exams in two phases from 2026. The Phase 1 exams will be held from February 17 to March 9, 2026, while the Phase 2 exams will be conducted from May 15 to June 1, 2026. 

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Hello,

The CBSE exam fee for Class 10 students is as follows:

  • For up to 5 subjects: Rs. 1,600 per student

  • For each additional subject: Rs. 320

  • Late fee (after the due date): Rs. 2,000

These fees are applicable for students studying in India as per the latest CBSE notification.

The school fee depends upon the particular school.

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Hello aspirant,

The Sample Question Paper (SQP) and marking guidelines have been made available by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).  Although the board does not formally provide distinct half-yearly sample papers, many of the final CBSE sample papers' questions address subjects that are covered in the exams.

To get the sample papers, you can visit our site through following link:

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