Vaishnavi Shukla | October 30, 2025 | 04:42 PM IST | 2 mins read
CBSE will conduct the Class 12th board exam 2026 from February 17 onwards till April 9.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the final CBSE board exam 2026 Class 12th timetable. CBSE has asked JEE Main 2026 aspirants to provide their Class 11th details in the JEE application form to avoid any date clash. CBSE board exams 2026 for Class 12th will be held from February 17 to April 9.
CBSE informed that dates for the entrance exams for Class 12th students have been taken into consideration. CBSE Board 2026 Class 12th will be held before the entrance exam dates.
The CBSE board exam will begin at 10: 30 am and last till 1:30 pm. This year, approximately 45 lakh candidates will appear in 204 subjects across the Class 10 to 12 exams.
Candidates should have a minimum of atleast 75% attendance and an internal assessment score to appear for the CBSE Board Exams 2026.
Also read CBSE 10th final date sheet 2026 out; exams till March 10, minor revisions after student protest
CBSE changed the exam being held on February 21 to Automotive and Fashion Studies from Business Studies and Administration. The exam dates for several subjects have been revised, including accountancy, psychology, geography, etc.
CBSE has revised dates for the CBSE Board Exam 2026 Class 12th. Candidates can check the revised given below.
Subject's name | Exam Dates |
Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English and Hindi) | February 17 |
Physical Education | February 18 |
Engineering Graphics, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Horticulture, Cost Accounting | February 19 |
Physics | February 20 |
Automotive, Fashion Studies | February 21 |
Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking & Innovation | February 23 |
Accountancy | February 24 |
Beauty & Wellness, Typography & Computer Application | February 25 |
Geography | February 26 |
Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art (Commercial Art) | February 27 |
Chemistry | February 28 |
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 2 |
Legal Studies | March 3 |
Psychology | March 5 |
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 6 |
Yoga, Electronics & Hardware | March 7 |
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics | March 9 |
Food production, Office Procedures and Practices, Library & Information Science, Early Childhood Care & Education | March 10 |
Hindustani Music MEL & PER INS, Healthcare, Design | March 11 |
English Elective, English Core | March 12 |
Tourism, Air-conditioning & refrigeration | March 13 |
Home Science | March 14 |
Hindi elective and Hindi core | March 16 |
Hindustani Music Vocal | March 17 |
Economics | March 18 |
Physical Activity Trainer | March 19 |
Marketing | March 20 |
Political Science | March 23 |
Retail, Artificial Intelligence | March 24 |
Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information Technology | March 25 |
Biology | March 27 |
Business Studies & Business Administration | March 28 |
History | March 30 |
Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, Salesmanship | April 1 |
National Cadet Corps (NCC), Food Nutrition & Dietetics | April 2 |
Sociology | April 4 |
Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India, Bhoti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics Technology | April 6 |
Web Application | April 7 |
Sanskrit Core, French, Taxation | April 8 |
Multi-media, Textile Design, Data Science | April 9 |
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.