Tamil Nadu Board Exams 2026 LIVE: Class 10, 12 exam schedule released; check 11th time table for arrears
Suviral Shukla | November 4, 2025 | 03:49 PM IST | 3 mins read
Tamil Nadu Class 10, 12 Exam 2026 Schedule: The practical exams for Class 12 will be held from February 9 to 14, while those for Class 10 are scheduled from February 23 to 28, 2026.
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Download EBookThe Directorate of Government Examination, Chennai has announced the time table for Tamil Nadu Class 10 and 12 exams 2026 today. The authority has also released TN 11th time table 2026 for arrear candidates who did not pass the exams from March 2018 to June 2026.
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The TN Class 12 exams will be conducted from March 2 to 26, while the Class 10 exams will take place from March 11 to April 6, 2026. Students, teachers, parents and school heads can download the time table through the official website at dge.tn.gov.in.
More than 8 lakh students from 7,513 schools will appear for the TN Class 12 exams 2026 at 3,317 centres across the state. Whereas, nearly 8.7 lakh will sit for the TN Class 10 exams 2026 from 12,485 schools at 4,113 examination centres.
According to the official notification, the practical exams for Class 12 will be held from February 9 to 14, while the same for Class 10 are scheduled from February 23 to 28, 2026.
The results for TN Class 10 and 12 exams 2026 will be declared on May 20 and 8, respectively.
As per the schedule, HSE +1 exams will be conducted from March 3 to 27. The practicals of these students will be held from February 16 to 21. As part of the Tamil Nadu State Education Policy (SEP) 2025, Class 11th public exams have been cancelled starting from the 2025-26 academic session.
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November 4, 2025 | 03:49 PM IST
TN Class 10th practical exam dates 2026
The Tamil Nadu Class 10 practical exams will be held from February 23 to 28, 2026. Schools have been instructed to complete all internal assessments before this period.
November 4, 2025 | 03:24 PM IST
Tamil Nadu SSLC time table 2026 released
The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu has released the TN 10th public exam time table 2026. The TN Class 10 board exams will be held from March 11 to April 6, 2026. Students can download the detailed schedule from the official website, dge.tn.gov.in.
November 4, 2025 | 02:53 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Board 2026: Check 10th time table
Tamil Nadu Class 10 exam timings 2026 will be 10 am to 1:15 pm. Students will get 10 minutes for reading the question paper and another five minutes for verifying their particulars. The exam will actually start at 10:15 am.
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Date |
Day |
Part |
Subject |
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March 11, 2026 |
Wednesday |
Part – I |
Tamil and Other Language Papers |
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March 16, 2026 |
Monday |
Part – II |
English |
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March 25, 2026 |
Wednesday |
Part – III |
Mathematics |
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March 30, 2026 |
Monday |
Part – III |
Science |
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April 2, 2026 |
Thursday |
Part – III |
Social Science |
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April 6, 2026 |
Monday |
Part – IV |
Optional Language |
November 4, 2025 | 01:56 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Class 10 Exam 2026: How many will appear?
More than 8 lakh students from 12,485 schools will appear for the Tamil Nadu Class 10 board exams 2026 at 4,113 exam centres across the state. The Tamil Nadu Class 10 practical exams 2026 will be held from February 23 to 28. The board will declare TN SSLC results 2026 likely on May 20.
November 4, 2025 | 01:20 PM IST
TN 10th, 12th Time Table 2026: Official website to download
Students, teachers, parents and school heads can download the Tamil Nadu Class 10, and 12 time table 2026 from the official website at dge.tn.gov .in. Here are the steps given to download the schedule.
The steps to download board exam time table 2026 are given below.
- Go the official website of DGE TN, dge.tn.gov.in
- Click on the ‘Time table’ tab
- Candidates will be redirected to another page
- TN public exam time table 2026 will be displayed on the screen.
- Download the time table PDF and save for future reference.
November 4, 2025 | 12:41 PM IST
TN 10th, 12th Time Table 2026 OUT: Calculators allowed in accountancy paper?
Yes, for the first time, the exam authorities have given permission to use calculators in Class accountancy examination starting from 2025-26.
November 4, 2025 | 12:32 PM IST
TN Public time table for 12th 2026
The exam timings of Tamil Nadu Class 12 board exams 2026 will be 10 am to 1:15 pm. Students will get 10 minutes for reading the question paper.
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Date |
Subject |
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March 2, 2026 |
Tamil and other languages |
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March 5, 2026 |
English |
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March 9, 2026 |
Chemistry, accountancy, geography |
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March 13, 2026 |
Physics, economics, employability skills |
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March 17, 2026 |
Mathematics, zoology, commerce, microbiology, nurtrition and dietetics, textiles and dress designing, food service management, agricultural science, nursing (general) |
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March 23, 2026 |
Biology, botany, history, business mathematics and statistics, basic electronics engineering, basic civil engineering, basic automobile engineering, basic mechanical engineering, textile technology, office management and secretaryship |
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March 26, 2026 |
Communicative English, ethics and Indian culture, computer science, computer applications, bio-chemistry, advanced language( Tamil), home science, political science, statistics, nursing (vocational), basic electrical engineering |
November 4, 2025 | 12:21 PM IST
TN 10th public exam time table 2025
Tamil Nadu Class 10 exam timings 2026 will be 10 am to 1:15 pm. Students will get 10 minutes for reading the question paper and another five minutes for verifying their particulars. The exam will actually start at 10:15 am.
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Date |
Day |
Part |
Subject |
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March 11, 2026 |
Wednesday |
Part – I |
Tamil and Other Language Papers |
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March 16, 2026 |
Monday |
Part – II |
English |
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March 25, 2026 |
Wednesday |
Part – III |
Mathematics |
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March 30, 2026 |
Monday |
Part – III |
Science |
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April 2, 2026 |
Thursday |
Part – III |
Social Science |
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April 6, 2026 |
Monday |
Part – IV |
Optional Language |
November 4, 2025 | 12:06 PM IST
TN Class 10, 12 board time table out?
Yes, the Directorate of Government Examination, Chennai has announced the time table for Tamil Nadu Class 10 and 12 exams 2026 today. The TN Class 12 exams will be conducted from March 2 to 26, while the Class 10 exams will take place from March 11 to April 6, 2026.
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