CBSE Class 10 board exams 2026 from February 17, May 15; tentative date sheet out for both phases

Vagisha Kaushik | September 24, 2025 | 07:02 PM IST | 3 mins read

CBSE Class 10 phase 1 board exams will be held from February 17 to March 9 and phase 2 board exams from May 15 to June 1.

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CBSE Class 10 tentative date sheet 2026 out; board exams from February 17. (Representational Image: Pexels.com)
CBSE Class 10 tentative date sheet 2026 out; board exams from February 17. (Representational Image: Pexels.com)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the tentative board exam dates for Class 10 board exams 2026. Accordingly, the first phase of CBSE 10th board exams 2026 will be conducted from February 17 to March 9 whereas the second phase will take place from May 15 to June 1.

Recently, the central board clarified that the special examination for Class 10 sports and olympiad students will be held only during the second board exams 2026.

CBSE has mandated 75 percent attendance and internal assessment for candidates to be eligible for appearing in board exams. Students should also have studied all the subjects including additional subject for two years.

In some relaxation, the board has allowed schools to submit the List of Candidates (LoC) without the APAAR ID, by making ‘refused’ or ‘not generated’ entries, after schools complaint of technical issues, lack of parental consent, other issues.

Also read Analysis: What CBSE’s holding Class 10 board exams twice a year means for schools, teachers, students

While it will be mandatory for students to take the first phase exam, the phase 2 is optional for students to wish to improve their scores, CBSE clarified. The board announced holding board exams twice a year in February this year.

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

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 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

018

French

Tuesday

February 24, 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

Wednesday

February 25, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

086

Science

Thursday

February 26, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

064

Home Science

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

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

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



10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

154, 254

Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy

Thursday

March 5, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

049

Painting

Friday

March 6, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

008, 012, 013, 014, 015, 091

Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok

Saturday

March 7, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

087

Social Science

Monday

March 9, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

007, 016, 021, 023, 024, 025, 026, 031, 032, 033, 136

Telugu, Arabic, 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.)

Also read Holding CBSE Class 10 twice can lead to ‘paper leaks, irregularities’, warns parliament panel

CBSE date sheet 2026 for phase 2 exams

The phase 2 CBSE board exam date sheet 2026 is as follows:

Day

Date

Time

Subject Code(s)

Subject Name(s)

Friday

May 15, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

041, 241

Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic

Saturday

May 16, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Monday

May 18, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Tuesday

May 19, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

086

Science

Wednesday

May 20, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Thursday

May 21, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Friday

May 22, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

087

Social Science

Saturday

May 23, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Monday

May 25, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Tuesday

May 26, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Language

Thursday

May 28, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Friday

May 29, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Compartment Subjects

Saturday

May 30, 2026

10:30 AM – 01:30 PM

Language

Monday

June 1, 2026

Compartment Subject

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