CBSE Board Exams 2027: Class 10, 12 Timetable Released; Check Exam Dates

New Delhi, 7th November 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the timetable for the 2027 Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations, with both scheduled to begin on February 16. Class 10 examinations will end on March 9, while Class 12 examinations will continue until April 9, according to the circular dated November 6, 2026.

All examinations will begin at 10.30 a.m. Indian Standard Time. Depending on the subject, papers will conclude at either 12.30 p.m. or 1.30 p.m.
More than 26.5 lakh students have registered for the Class 10 examinations and more than 19.8 lakh for Class 12, the circular states. The board will conduct examinations in 83 subjects for Class 10 and 121 subjects for Class 12.

The Class 10 examinations will open with Painting on February 16, followed by Mathematics Standard and Mathematics Basic on February 17. Class 12 examinations will begin with Physics on February 16.

The circular, signed by Controller of Examinations Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, says the timetables have been released 101 days before the examinations begin.

Class 10: Mathematics on February 17, Science on February 22

For Class 10 students, Mathematics Standard and Mathematics Basic will be held from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on February 17. Science is scheduled for February 22, followed by English Communicative and English Language and Literature on February 26.

Hindi Course A and Hindi Course B will be examined on March 3, while Social Science is scheduled for March 8. These papers will also run from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.

Computer Applications, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence are scheduled for February 24, with the examinations running from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Among other subjects, Home Science will be held on February 19, while Elements of Business and Urdu Course B are scheduled for February 20. Introduction to Tourism will be examined on February 23.

Several skill subjects, including Automotive, Introduction to Financial Markets, Beauty and Wellness, Food Production, Multimedia, Multi Skill Foundation Course and Data Science, are scheduled for February 18. Another group, including Retail, Security, Agriculture, Banking and Insurance, Health Care, and Design Thinking and Innovation, will be examined on February 25.

Language examinations are spread across the latter part of February and early March. Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Nepali and Kokborok are scheduled for February 27. Arabic, Sanskrit Communicative, Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang and Sherpa will be held on March 1.

Urdu Course A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri and Telugu–Telangana are scheduled for March 4. Telugu, Russian, Persian, Limboo and Lepcha will be examined on March 5, alongside Carnatic and Hindustani music papers. French is scheduled for March 6.

The Class 10 examination schedule will conclude on March 9 with subjects including Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Japanese, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo and Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy.

Class 12: Chemistry on February 27, Mathematics on March 9

For Class 12 students, Physics will be held on February 16, Physical Education on February 18, Accountancy on February 23, Geography on February 25 and Chemistry on February 27. These examinations are scheduled from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.

Psychology will be examined on March 2. English Elective and English Core are scheduled for March 5, followed by Mathematics and Applied Mathematics on March 9.

Home Science will be held on March 11, while Hindi Elective and Hindi Core are scheduled for March 13. Economics will be examined on March 16 and Political Science on March 19.

Biology is scheduled for March 25, followed by History on March 27 and Sociology on March 30. Informatics Practices, Computer Science and Information Technology will be held on March 31.

Business Studies and Business Administration are scheduled for April 1. Sanskrit Core and Taxation will follow on April 6, while Legal Studies will be held on April 8.

The final Class 12 examinations will take place on April 9, when Retail and Web Application are scheduled from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.

The timetable also includes separate dates for arts, language and skill subjects. Painting, Graphics, Sculpture and Applied Art will be examined on February 24. A large group of Indian and foreign language papers is scheduled for March 3.

Artificial Intelligence will be held on March 20. Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics and Salesmanship are scheduled for March 29. Multimedia and Data Science will be examined on April 7 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., while Textile Design will run until 1.30 p.m. that day.

Instructions for candidates

The notes accompanying both timetables state that important examination instructions will be issued separately. Candidates must read the instructions on their admit cards and comply with all directions issued by CBSE.

Communication devices will not be permitted inside examination centres, according to the document.

The circular states that the date sheets are available for access and download on the board’s official website.

Board outlines scheduling considerations

CBSE said it finalised the timetables after completing the List of Candidates submission process and receiving data from schools on the subject combinations selected by students.

According to the circular, more than 40,000 subject combinations were considered to prevent examinations in two subjects selected by the same student from falling on the same date. The board also said it provided gaps between examinations in subjects commonly taken together.

Tentative schedules for major entrance examinations were taken into account when preparing the Class 12 timetable, the board said. Other considerations included the number of candidates appearing at each examination centre on a particular day and limiting teachers’ prolonged absence from schools during evaluation work.

The board attributed the early release to schools submitting candidate information on time. It said advance publication was intended to give students more time to organise their preparation and allow schools, examination centres, teachers and families to plan around the examination and evaluation schedules.