CBSE Announces 2027 Grade 10 and 12 Board Exam Dates

What Was Announced

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the timetable for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations for the 2026-27 academic year [1, 2].

Key details regarding the schedule include:

• Both Class 10 and Class 12 examinations are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 16, 2027 [1, 2].
• Class 10 examinations will conclude on March 9 [2].
• Class 12 examinations will continue until April 9 [2].
• Exams are set to start at 10:30 am IST, which is 9:00 am UAE time [1].

According to CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, the date sheets were released on November 6, 2026, providing students with 101 days to prepare before the start of the exams [2].

Registration and subject details are as follows:

• More than 2.65 million students have registered for the Class 10 examinations [2].
• Over 1.98 million students are expected to take the Class 12 examinations [2].
• Class 10 students will be examined in 83 subjects [1, 2].
• Class 12 students will be examined in 121 subjects [1, 2].

CBSE stated that the date sheet was finalized after considering multiple factors, including providing adequate gaps between subjects commonly offered together and accounting for the tentative schedules of major entrance exams [1].

In 2026, the board had previously cancelled exams for students in the Middle East due to a regional war, using a special assessment scheme before later allowing students to sit for their examinations [1]. Those exams covered 40 subjects—comprising 20 academic and 20 skill subjects—across seven West Asian countries: the UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia [1]. Results for regular candidates from those West Asian countries were declared on May 13 alongside other Class 12 candidates in India and overseas, with private candidates from those regions receiving results under the same scheme [1].