CBSE class 10 and 12 board exams to begin from February 16

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the schedule for the annual class 10 and 12 board examinations for the 2026-27 academic session. According to the board, the exams for both classes will commence from February 16, 2027.

The board stated that all papers will begin at 10:30 am. This time, the datesheet has been released 101 days prior to the commencement of the exams.

For the 2027 exams, over 26.5 lakh students of class 10 and over 19.8 lakh students of class 12 have registered. Class 10 students will appear for exams in 83 subjects and class 12 students in 121 subjects.

According to CBSE, the datesheet has been finalized based on the subjects of the students after the submission of the list of candidates by schools. While preparing the schedule, more than 40,000 subject combinations have been taken care of so that no student has two papers on the same day. Additionally, adequate gaps have been provided between papers of subjects commonly chosen together.

The board also clarified that the tentative timing of major entrance examinations for class 12 students has been kept in mind so that board exams conclude before those tests. Furthermore, aspects such as the capacity of examination centres and minimizing the absence of teachers in schools during paper evaluation have also been included.

Key developments

• CBSE released the datesheet for class 10 and 12 board exams for 2027.
• Exams will start on February 16, 2027, at 10:30 am.
• Over 26.5 lakh class 10 students and 19.8 lakh class 12 students have registered.