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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Download EBookThe 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.
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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.
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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