CBSE board exam 2026 Class 12th date sheet out; paper from February 17
Vaishnavi Shukla | September 24, 2025 | 07:14 PM IST | 2 mins read
CBSE Exam Dates 2026: Candidates can download the Class 12 tentative time table on the official website, cbse.gov.in.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the CBSE Class 12th board 2026 exam tentative timetable on the official website, cbse.gov.in. CBSE will conduct Class 12 CBSE exams 2026 from February 17 onwards till April 9.
According to the CBSE Board, approximately 45 lakh candidates are expected to appear in 204 subjects across Classes 10 to 12 board exams 2026. CBSE Class 10th 2026 board exams for phase 1 will be held from February 17 to March 9, and phase 2 from May 15 to June 1.
As per the CBSE board's guidelines, the evaluation of answer scripts will commence approximately 10 days after the exam is conducted and will be completed within 12 days. To appear for the CBSE board 2026 exams, candidates should have atleast 75% attendance and internal assessment scores.
Also read CBSE asks schools to ensure error-free LOC forms for Classes 10, 12; edit window from October 13
CBSE Date Sheet 2026 for Class 12th
The dates for CBSE board Class 12th 2026 exams for science, arts, and commerce subjects are as follows.
Exam Dates (Tentative) | Subject's name |
February 17 | Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand (English and Hindi) |
February 18 | Physical Education |
February 19 | Engineering Graphics, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Horticulture, Cost Accounting |
February 20 | Physics |
February 21 | Business Studies & Business Administration |
February 23 | Psychology |
February 24 | Fashion Studies |
February 25 | Automotive, Typography and Computer Application |
February 26 | Geography |
February 27 | Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Art (Commercial Art) |
February 28 | Chemistry |
March 2 | 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 3 | Legal Studies |
March 5 | Mass Media Studies, Design Thinking & Innovation |
March 6 | Hindustani Music, Healthcare, Design, Electronics & Hardware |
March 7 | Yoga |
March 9 | Mathematics, Applied Mathematics |
March 10 | Food production, Office Procedures and Practices, Library & Information Science, Early Childhood Care & Education |
March 11 | Hindustani Music Vocal |
March 12 | English Elective, English Core |
March 13 | Tourism, Air-conditioning & refrigeration |
March 14 | Home Science |
March 16 | Hindi elective and Hindi core |
March 17 | 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 18 | Economics |
March 19 | Physical Activity Trainer |
March 20 | Marketing |
March 23 | Political Science |
March 24 | Beauty & Wellness, Artificial Intelligence |
March 25 | Informatics Practices, Computer Science, Information Technology |
March 27 | Biology |
March 28 | Accountancy |
March 30 | History |
April 1 | Financial Market Management, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics, Salesmanship |
April 2 | National Cadet Corps (NCC), Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
April 4 | Sociology |
April 6 | Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India, Bhoti, Kokborok, Banking, Electronics Technology |
April 7 | Web Application |
April 8 | French, Retail, Taxation, Textile Design |
April 9 | Sanskrit Core, Multi-media, Data Science |
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