The Kerala General Education Department released the second-term Christmas exam timetable 2025- 26 for all schools in the state. The Kerala Christmas exams were held from December 9 to 19, 2025, for Classes 1 to 12, including the Higher Secondary (Plus One and Two) streams. The Christmas Vacation began around December 21, 2025, after the exams concluded. Schools will then reopen around December 30, 2025, or early January 2026, offering a break of roughly 9 to 12 days. These school dates are taken from the 2025- 26 academic calendar and may change depending on the school district or other local factors.
The Kerala Half-yearly exam time table 2025 is prepared according to the academic calendar released by the department and applies to all levels of schooling. It covers students in the Lower Primary (LP), Upper Primary (UP), Kerala SSLC, and Higher Secondary sections under the DHSE Kerala board.
Event | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Kerala Christmas (Half-Yearly) exams | December 9 to 19, 2025 | This period is for exams of Classes 1 to 12. |
Kerala Christmas vacation starts | December 21, 2025 | Schools close after the exams are completed. |
Kerala schools reopen | December 30, 2025 (or Jan 1/2, 2026) | The break is typically about 9-12 days long. |
The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE) and the General Education Department in Kerala jointly released the official Kerala Plus Two Christmas exam timetable 2025-2026. This examination is formally known as the Kerala Second Terminal Exam but is commonly referred to as the Christmas Exam.
This important set of tests is administered to students across all classes, from 1 to 12, in government, aided, and private schools that adhere to the official SCERT SSLC Kerala syllabus, plus one Kerala syllabus and Kerala plus two syllabus, as per class. Check the class-wise Kerala Christmas time table 2025.
Exam Dates | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 13, 2025 | English | Arabic/Sanskrit | English | Malayalam/Kannada/English |
December 16, 2025 | Integrated 1 | Integrated 1 | Environmental Studies | English |
December 17, 2025 | Integrated 2 | Integrated 2 | Arabic/Sanskrit | Mathematics |
December 18, 2025 | Integrated 3 | Integrated 3 | Mathematics | Arabic/Sanskrit |
December 19, 2025 | Arabic/Sanskrit | English | Malayalam/Kannada/English | Environmental Studies |
| Exam Dates | Class 5 | Class 6 | Class 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
December 11, 2025 | Social Science | Social Science | Social Science |
December 12, 2025 | English | English | English |
December 13, 2025 | Basic Science | Basic Science | Basic Science |
December 16, 2025 | First Language | First Language | First Language |
December 18, 2025 | Mathematics | Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Exam Dates | Class 8 | Class 9 | Class 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
December 11, 2025 | Social Science | Social Science Part 1 | Social Science Part 1 |
December 12, 2025 | English | English | English |
December 13, 2025 | First Language Part 1 | First Language Part 1 | First Language Part 1 |
December 16, 2025 | Biology | Biology | Biology |
December 17, 2025 | Physics | Physics | Physics |
December 18, 2025 | Mathematics | Mathematics | Mathematics |
December 19, 2025 | Chemistry | Chemistry | Chemistry |
| Exam Dates | Day | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
December 9, 2025 | Monday (AN) | Part II Languages, Computer Science and IT |
December 10, 2025 | Tuesday (AN) | Part I English |
December 11, 2025 | Wednesday (AN) | Chemistry, History, Islamic History & Culture, Business Studies, Communicative English |
December 12, 2025 | Thursday (AN) | Mathematics, Part III, Languages, Sanskrit Sastra, Psychology |
December 13, 2025 | Friday (AN) | Economics, Electronic Systems |
December 16, 2025 | Monday (AN) | Geography, Music, Social Work, Geology, Accountancy |
December 17, 2025 | Tuesday (AN) | Home Science, Gandhian Studies, Philosophy, Journalism, Statistics |
December 18, 2025 | Wednesday (AN) | Physics, Sociology, Anthropology |
December 19, 2025 | Thursday (AN) | Biology, Electronics, Political Science, Sanskrit Sahitya, Computer Application, English Literature |
| Exam Dates | Day | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
December 9, 2025 | Monday (FN) | Physics, Sociology, Anthropology |
December 10, 2025 | Tuesday (FN) | Home Science, Gandhian Studies, Philosophy, Journalism, Computer Science, Statistics |
December 11, 2025 | Wednesday (FN) | Mathematics, Part III, Languages, Sanskrit Sastra, Psychology |
December 12, 2025 | Thursday (FN) | Chemistry, History, Islamic History & Culture, Business Studies, Communicative English |
December 13, 2025 | Friday (FN) | Geography, Music, Social Work, Geology, Accountancy |
December 16, 2025 | Monday (FN) | Biology, Electronics, Political Science, Sanskrit Sahitya, Computer Application, English Literature |
December 17, 2025 | Tuesday (FN) | Part I English |
December 18, 2025 | Wednesday (FN) | Part II Languages, Computer Science and IT |
December 19, 2025 | Thursday (FN) | Economics, Electronic Systems |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The tentative Kerala Christmas exam period for Classes 1 to 12 (LP, UP, HS, and HSE) was from December 9 to December 19, 2025
Schools close immediately after the Kerala Christmas exams. The holiday period is from December 21 to December 29, 2025.
Schools are scheduled to reopen on December 30, 2025, or January 2nd, 2026, depending on the school's calendar.
On Question asked by student community
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Here are previous years' physics question papers. Please review them carefully, solve them, and analyze them and can have the basic idea of the most important questions of physics.
For Kerala SSLC Class 10, the Onam Exam 2026-27 Mathematics paper was scheduled for August 19, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:45 PM. The Onam exams were conducted from August 13 to 20, 2026. The syllabus generally covers portions taught in school up to the first week of August. Students
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Class 8 - https://school.careers360.com/articles/kerala-class-8-onam-exam-question-paper-2026
Class 9 - https://school.careers360.com/articles/kerala-class-9-onam-exam-question-paper-2026
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Refer to the article link given below to download the Kerala Class 8 Onam question paper 2026.
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The Class 8 Onam Exam starts on August 13, 2026. The question papers will be uploaded in the article given below. You can refer to the article for the latest question papers and answer keys.
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