CBSE 10th final date sheet 2026 out; exams till March 10, minor revisions after student protest

Vagisha Kaushik | October 30, 2025 | 04:46 PM IST | 2 mins read

CBSE Board Exams 2026: French paper rescheduled for March 10, home science paper moved to February 18.

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CBSE 10th date sheet 2026 out; exams till March 10 now. (Representational Image: Wikimedia Commons)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the final date sheet for Class 10 board exams 2026. Following backlash from students over lack of gaps in CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2026, the board has revised the exam dates for several subjects to ensure that students have sufficient time for preparation.

According to the CBSE final date sheet, Class 10 board exams 2026 will be conducted from February 17 to March 10 now.

In a major revision, home science paper has been moved from February 26 to February 18 while language papers have been rescheduled for February 23 replacing the French paper which will now be held on March 10.

Also read CBSE Class 10, 12 practical exams 2026 for winter-bound schools from November 6

Giving more time to students appearing for the science subject, CBSE has scheduled minor papers for February 24, one day before the exam.

Students had raised complaints about lack of enough preparation time in the tentative CBSE date sheet 2026 . They demanded more gap for at least science and French subjects.

CBSE 10th date sheet 2026 for phase 1

CBSE date sheet 2026 for phase 1 board exams is given below.

Day

Date

Time

Subject Code(s)

Subject Name(s)

Tuesday

February 17, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

041, 241

Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic

Wednesday

February 18, 2026

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

064

Home Science

Friday

February 20, 2026

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

407, 412, 416, 418

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

Saturday

February 21, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

101, 184

English (Communicative), English (Language and Literature)

Monday

February 23, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

003, 004, 005, 600, 010, 011, 089

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

Tuesday

February 24, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

154, 254

Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy

Wednesday

February 25, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

086

Science

Thursday

February 26, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

401, 403, 404, 405, 406, 408, 409, 410, 411, 413, 414, 415, 419, 420, 421, 422

Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Financial 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

Friday

February 27, 2026

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

165, 402, 417

Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Saturday

February 28, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

016, 119, 122, 131, 132, 133, 134, 303

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

Monday

March 2, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

002, 085

Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B

Tuesday

March 3, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

017, 020, 076, 088, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 098, 099

Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu

Thursday

March 5, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

008, 012, 013, 014, 015, 091

Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok


Friday

March 6, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

049

Painting

Saturday

March 7, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

087

Social Science

Monday

March 9, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

007, 021, 023, 024, 025, 026, 031, 032, 033, 136

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

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

034, 035, 036

Hindustani Music (Vocal), Hindustani Music (Mel. Ins.), Hindustani Music (Per. Ins.)

Tuesday

March 10, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

018

French

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