CBSE Board Exams 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the dates for the Class 10 and 12 practical exams for 2025. The practical exams, project work, and internal assessments for both classes will take place from January 1 to February 14.
CBSE has also released the marking scheme for all subjects of Classes 10 and 12. The scheme includes the distribution of marks for theory, practicals, project work, and internal assessment. According to the board, each subject will have a total of 100 marks, divided across these components. Candidates can view and download the paper-wise marks distribution PDF from the official website, cbse.gov.in. To access it, they need to visit the website and click on the link for the paper-wise marks distribution notification. Once opened, the PDF can be downloaded, saved, and printed for reference.
The CBSE Class 10 board exams for 2026 will be conducted in two phases from February 17 to July 15, while the Class 12 exams will be held from February 17 to April 9. Both Class 10 and 12 exams will take place in two shifts: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
CBSE Class 10 Exam Schedule 2026
February 17: Maths Standard, Maths Basic
February 18: Retail, Security, Automotive, Intro to Financial Markets, Intro to Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking & Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Multimedia, Data Science, Electronics & Hardware, Foundation Skills for Sciences, Design Thinking & Innovation
February 20: Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer
February 21: English (Communicative), English (Language & Literature)
February 23: French
February 24: Urdu Course A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu (Telangana)
February 25: Science
February 26: Home Science
February 27: Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, Urdu
March 2: Hindi
March 3: Tibetan, German, NCC, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy
March 5: Painting
March 6: Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok
March 7: Social Science
March 9: Telugu, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, Thai
CBSE Class 12 Exam Dates 2026
February 20: Physics
February 21: Business Studies, Administration
February 23: Psychology
February 26: Geography
February 28: Chemistry
March 9: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics
March 12: English (Core, Elective)
March 14: Home Science
March 16: Hindi (Elective, Core)
March 18: Economics
March 20: Marketing
March 23: Political Science
March 27: Biology
March 28: Accountancy
March 30: History
April 4: Sociology
