The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the CBSE private candidate form 2026 on September 9, 2025. This time, the board provided ample time for students to apply for the CBSE private candidate exam. The CBSE private candidate online application process and the payment of fees closed on September 30, 2025. Students were able to visit the official website at cbse.gov.in to fill out the CBSE private candidate registration form 2026.
CBSE Private Candidate Application Form 2026
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The board will conduct the Class 10th and 12th private candidates' examinations from February 17 to March 11, 2026, and from February 17 to April 10, 2026, respectively. Candidates falling under the Fail, Compartment, or Essential Repeat categories and those seeking to improve their performance or add a subject can fill out the forms for the CBSE 10th and 12th exams. The application process for the CBSE private exam 2026 includes applying with the relevant form links, fee payment, and uploading the required documents. Read the article to learn more.
CBSE Private application form was released on September 9, 2025, and the candidates were able to submit the application form and pay the application fees till September 30, 2025. The application process for the private examination was held from September 9 to September 30, 2025 (without late fees). The last date to apply for the CBSE private candidate form with a late fee of INR 2000/- was from October 3 to October 11, 2025. Check out the table below to learn more about the CBSE private candidate form 2026 online application dates.
| Events | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| CBSE 10th private candidate form 2026 | September 9, 2025 |
| Last date to fill the 10th application form & pay the fees | September 30, 2025 |
| CBSE private candidate form with late fees | October 3 to 11, 2025 |
| CBSE 10th private candidate admit card 2025 | February 2026 |
| CBSE 10th private candidate exam date | February 17 to March 11, 2026 (Final for Class 10) |
| Practical dates | November 6 to December 6, 2025 (winter-bound schools) January 1, 2026 onwards (other CBSE-affiliated schools) |
| CBSE private candidate result date | May 2026 |
| Events | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| CBSE private candidate form 2026 Class 12 release date | September 9, 2025 |
| 12th private form last date and pay the fees | September 30, 2025 |
| CBSE private candidate form with late fees | October 3 to 11, 2025 |
| CBSE 12th private candidate admit card 2025 | February 2026 |
| CBSE 12th private candidate exam date | February 17 to April 10, 2026 (final for Class 12) |
| Practical dates | November 6 to December 6, 2025 (winter-bound schools) January 1, 2026 onwards (other CBSE-affiliated schools) |
| CBSE private candidate result date | May 2026 |
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Before going forward with the details of the CBSE private exam application form 2026, students can go through the detailed overview of the private examination from the table given below.
Conducting Authority | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
Exam | CBSE private candidate exam |
Exam Date | February 17 to March 10, 2026 (Class 10, Term-1) February 17 to April 9, 2026 (Class 12) |
Application Form | September 9 to 30, 2025 |
Application Process | Online |
Application Form Status | Released |
Official Website | cbse.gov.in |
The students must meet the eligibility criteria to appear in the CBSE private exam 2026 for Class 10th and Class 12th. Here, we have discussed the eligibility criteria for the full subjects, performance improvement, compartment, and additional subjects.
| Category | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
Full Subjects (5/6 Subjects) |
|
Compartment | Students who have been placed in a Compartment in the board exam can apply only in the subject in which he/she has been placed in the Compartment. Such students should select their category as compartment while applying online. |
Improvement of Performance | Students who have passed the examination in 2025 can apply to improve their performance in one or more subjects, provided they have appeared in the same subjects in the examination held in 2025. |
Additional Subject | Students who have passed the board examination can apply for additional subjects from the list of subjects enclosed within two years of passing the examination (Students who have passed in 2024 and 2025 are eligible to apply). |
Once the CBSE private exam application form 2026 is released on the official website, students who are eligible will have to fill out the application form. To submit the application form, students can follow the steps mentioned below.

The application form will be incomplete without the payment. The candidates will have to pay the fees based on the subjects they are going to appear for in the examination. Here, we have mentioned the application for the CBSE private exam form 2026.
Application fees for Indian students who are going to appear in the private examination have been mentioned below.
| Fee Slab | Fee To Be Remitted Per Student in INR |
|---|---|
Examination Fee | Rs 1,600 for five subjects and Rs 320 per subject for one extra subject |
Examination Fee for Compartment/Additional/Improvement | Rs 300 per subject |
Practical Fee | Rs 160 for each practical/project work per subject |
Students who are going to appear in the CBSE private exam 2026 from Nepal and other countries can follow the application fee structure.
| Fee Slab | Nepal | Other Countries |
|---|---|---|
Rs 5,500 for five subjects, Rs 1100 per subject for each extra subject | Rs 11,000 for five subjects and Rs 2,200 per subject for each extra subject | |
Examination Fee for Compartment/Additional/Improvement | Rs 1,000 per subject | Rs 2,000 per subject |
Practical Fee | Rs 175 for each practical/project work subject | Rs 375 for each practical/project work subject |
Here’s a list of documents the students may need while filling out the application form for the CBSE private exam 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, students outside India are also eligible to fill out the private candidate form.
The last date to submit the CBSE private exam registration form was September 30, 2025.
Yes, the CBSE private candidate form was released on September 9, 2025.
Applicants can fill out their CBSE 10th and 12th private exam forms 2025 on cbse.gov.in.
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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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The Sahodaya School Complex Examinations (including those for the Chennai cluster) for the 2025-2026 academic session are generally conducted in a decentralized manner by regional clusters of CBSE schools.
The linked page provides access to the latest Sahodaya Question Papers for Class 10 and Class 12 that follow the current
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