CBSE – Class X and XII Examinations 2026 – Time Table Released
Date Sheet for Class X and XII for Board Examinations 2026
When declaring the results of examinations 2025, CBSE announced that the examinations of both Class X and XII In 2026 will commence from 17.02.2026. It was also informed that in 2026, CBSE will conduct two Board examinations for Class X as per the recommendations made in NEP-2020.
Based on the registration data of Class IX and Class XI, CBSE, for the first time released a tentative Date Sheet for 2026 examinations on 24.09.2025 i.e. 146 days before the start of examinations so that stakeholders could make their preparations accordingly.
As all schools have submitted their LOC and CBSE now has final data of subject combinations offered by the students, hence, CBSE has prepared the Date Sheet for the examinations to be scheduled from 17.02.2026 onwards i.e. 110 days prior to start of the examinations. While preparing the Date sheet, the following have been taken into consideration: –
- A sufficient gap has been given between two subjects generally offered by a student in both classes.
- The date of conduct of entrance examinations meant for the students of Class XII have been taken into consideration and efforts have been made to complete the examinations much before the entrance examinations. This will help the students in better time management for both the Board and entrance examinations.
- During evaluation, teachers of all subjects will not stay away from their school simultaneously and for a longer period.
- The date sheet has been prepared by avoiding more than 40,000 subject combinations to ensure that no two subjects’ examinations offered by a student fall on the same date.
- The time of the start of the examinations will be at 10.30 AM (IST).