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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CBSE Board Exams 2026 for Class 12 tentative dates out. (Representational Image: Wikimediacommons)
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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.

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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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