CBSE Class 10th Exam Date:01 Jan' 26 - 14 Feb' 26
The Central Board of Secondary Education has released the CBSE final exam date 2026 for Class 10 and 12 on October 30, 2025. The board will conduct the CBSE 10th board exam from February 17 to March 10, 2026, and the CBSE 12th board exam will be conducted from February 17 to April 9, 2026. Students can visit the official website at cbse.gov.in to access and download the CBSE final 2026 exam dates for Classes 10 and 12. The board released the CBSE final date sheet 2026 PDF in online mode. Read the article to download CBSE final exam 2026 date sheet PDF for Class 10 and 12 and to know the subject-wise exam dates.
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Earlier, the CBSE board planned to conduct Class 10 exams from February 17 to March 9, 2026. But in the final date sheet, the last exam is scheduled for March 10, 2026. First exam will take place for the major subject, Maths basic and standard on February 17, 2026. Go through the subject-wise CBSE Class 10 final exam date 2026 for all subjects below:
Exam Dates | Day | Time | Subject Name |
February 17, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Mathematics Standard & Mathematics Basic |
February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Home Science |
February 20, 2026 | Friday | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi-skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer |
February 21, 2026 | Saturday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | English (Communicative) & English (Language and Literature) |
February 23, 2026 | Monday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Urdu Course-A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Telangana |
February 24, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Elements of Business, Urdu Course-B |
February 25, 2026 | Wednesday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Science |
February 26, 2026 | Thursday | 10:30 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 27, 2026 | Friday | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
February 28, 2026 | Saturday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Arabic, Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, |
March 2, 2026 | Monday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Hindi Course-A & Hindi Course-B |
March 3, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:30 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, 2026 | Thursday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok |
March 6, 2026 | Friday | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Painting |
March 7, 2026 | Saturday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | Social Science |
March 9, 2026 | Monday | 10:30 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 |
March 10, 2026 | Tuesday | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM | French |
This year, the board is planning to start Class 12 board exams with Biotechnology and other minor subjects. Maths exam for science, arts and commerce streams will be conducted on March 9, followed by English subject exam on March 12, 2026. Hindi Core and Elective exams will take place on March 16, 2026. Students can go through the subject-wise date sheet of Class 12 2026 CBSE Board below:
Exam Dates | Subject's name |
February 17, 2026 | Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English and Hindi) |
February 18, 2026 | Physical Education |
February 19, 2026 | Engineering Graphics, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Horticulture, Cost Accounting |
February 20, 2026 | Physics |
February 21, 2026 | Automotive, Fashion Studies |
February 23, 2026 | Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking & Innovation |
February 24, 2026 | Accountancy |
February 25, 2026 | Beauty & Wellness, Typography & Computer Application |
February 26, 2026 | Geography |
February 27, 2026 | Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
February 28, 2026 | Chemistry |
March 2, 2026 | Urdu Elective, Sanskrit Elective, Carnatic Music Vocal, Carnatic Music Mel Ins, Carnatic Music Per Ins Mridangam, Kathak Dance, Urdu Core, Front Office Operations, Insurance, Geospatial Technology, Electrical Technology |
March 3, 2026 | Legal Studies |
March 5, 2026 | Psychology |
March 6, 2026 | Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Sindhi, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Arabic, Tibetan, German, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limbo, Lepcha, Telugu Telangana, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo |
March 7, 2026 | Yoga, Electronics & Hardware |
March 9, 2026 | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics |
March 10, 2026 | Food production, Office Procedures and Practices, Library & Information Science, Early Childhood Care & Education |
March 11, 2026 | Hindustani Music MEL & PER INS, Healthcare, Design |
March 12, 2026 | English Elective, English Core |
March 13, 2026 | Tourism, Air-conditioning & refrigeration |
March 14, 2026 | Home Science |
March 16, 2026 | Hindi elective and Hindi core |
March 17, 2026 | Hindustani Music Vocal |
March 18, 2026 | Economics |
March 19, 2026 | Physical Activity Trainer |
March 20, 2026 | Marketing |
March 23, 2026 | Political Science |
March 24, 2026 | Retail, Artificial Intelligence |
March 25, 2026 | Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information Technology |
March 27, 2026 | Biology |
March 28, 2026 | Business Studies & Business Administration |
March 30, 2026 | History |
April 1, 2026 | Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, Salesmanship |
April 2, 2026 | National Cadet Corps (NCC), Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
April 4, 2026 | Sociology |
April 6, 2026 | Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India, Bhoti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics Technology |
April 7, 2026 | Web Application |
April 8, 2026 | Sanskrit Core, French, Taxation |
April 9, 2026 | Multi-media, Textile Design, Data Science |
Particulars | Details |
Exam name |
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Conducting body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
CBSE date sheet |
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Final date sheet release | October 30, 2025 |
CBSE final exam dates 2026 Class 10 | February 17 to March 10, 2026 |
CBSE final exam dates 2026 Class 12 | February 17 to April 9, 2026 |
Official website | cbse.gov.in |
The board will start the CBSE 12th Science exams from February 20, 2026, with Physics subject and will end on March 27, 2026, with Biology subject. Check out the CBSE Class 12 Science exam dates 2026 below.
Check out the CBSE Class 12 Arts exam dates 2026 below.
The board will start conducting the CBSE 12th Commerce exam from February 17, 2026, with the entrepreneurship subject and will end on April 6, 2026, with the Banking subject. Check out the CBSE Class 12 Commerce exam dates 2026 below.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The board released the CBSE final date sheet 2026 on October 30, 2025.
Students can visit the official website of the CBSE board at cbse.gov.in to access and download the CBSE final 2026 exam date sheet.
The board will conduct the CBSE 10th board exam from February 17 to March 10, 2026.
The board will hold the CBSE 12th board exams from February 17 to April 9, 2026.
On Question asked by student community
Good Morning, candidate,
The question papers will be available soon at the link attached herewith. You can keep an eye on the website of careers360. it will provide you perfect pattern of question papers, which will improve your writing skills and practice learning.
https://school.careers360.com/articles/cbse-sahodaya-class-10-pre-board- question-paper-2025-26
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You can download subject wise CBSE Sahodaya Class 10 Pre-Board Question Paper 2025-26 for Round 1 & Round 2 from this link : CBSE Sahodaya Class 10 Pre-Board Question Paper 2025-26
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Hello there,
Solving question papers is one of the best method of preparation. It gives you proper idea about the exam pattern and important topics to cover.
Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will provide you with the CBSE Sahodaya question papers. Hope it helps!
https://school.careers360.com/articles/sahodaya-question-paper-2025
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The CBSE Class 10 Hindi Question Paper Blueprint (Marking Pattern) for the 2025-2026 Board Exam is divided into four main sections, with a total of 80 marks for the written exam. The structure is slightly different for Hindi Course A and Hindi Course B.You can download the official Sample Question Paper (SQP) and its Marking Scheme for both Hindi Course A and Course B here: https://school.careers360.com/boards/cbse/cbse-class-10-hindi-sample-papers-2025-26
The CBSE Sahodaya Question Papers for Class 10 (2025-26) are not released centrally by the board as a single PDF.
Here is the essential information you need:
Local Release: The papers are designed and released by the individual Sahodaya School Clusters (groups of CBSE schools) just before or during the pre-board exam dates (typically held in December and January). Therefore, you must check your local cluster's portal or directly with your school administration.
Best Practice: The official model papers, based on the full 2026 syllabus, are the most reliable tool for practice. These accurately reflect the structure, format, and competency-based questions used in the Sahodaya exams.
You can download the latest CBSE Class 10 Model Papers to simulate the Sahodaya tests here: https://school.careers360.com/articles/sahodaya-question-paper-2025 . Focus on that pattern
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