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ICSE and ISC 2026 Board Exams: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially published the timetable for the 2026 educational board examinations for Class 10 (ICSE) and Class 12 (ISC). This schedule has started earlier than last year, providing a clear preparation timeline for students.
The exam schedule released on the official website cisce.org.
main exam dates
Class 12 (ISC) exams are scheduled to begin from February 12, followed by Class 10 (ICSE) exams, which will begin from February 17.
Around 2.6 lakh students are expected to appear in the ICSE examinations and around 1.5 lakh students are expected to appear in the ISC examinations.
The schedule covers more than 75 subjects for ICSE and 50 subjects for ISC, giving schools and students ample time to plan their revision, mock exams and overall preparation.
ICSE Class 10 Board Exam 2026 Schedule
ICSE Class 10 board exams will start on 17th February 2026 and end on 30th March 2026.
- Tuesday, February 17 – 11:00 am – English Language – Paper 1
- Friday, February 20 – 11:00 am – Literature in English – Paper 2
- Saturday, February 21 – 9:00 am – Art – Paper 1 (Still Life)
- Monday, February 23 – 11:00 am – Group III Elective-Section B (Robotics, Data Entry, Dietetic Aid, etc.)
- Thursday, February 26 – 11:00 am – Hindi
- Friday, February 27 – 9:00 am – Art – Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/Painting)
- Saturday, February 28 – 9:00 am – Arts – Paper 3 (Original Composition)
- Monday, March 2 – 11:00 am – Mathematics
- Frima, March 6-2
- Saturday, March 7 – 9:00 am – Arts – Paper 4 (Applied Arts)
- Monday, March 9 – 11:00 am – Physics – Science Paper 1
- Wednesday, March 11 – 11:00 am – Chemistry – Science Paper 2
- Friday, March 13 – 11:00 am – Biology – Science Paper 3
- Monday, March 16 – 11:00 am – History and Civics – Paper 1
- Wednesday, March 18 – 11:00 am – Geography – Paper 2
- Monday, March 23 – 11:00 am – Group III Elective-Section A (Music, Drama, Fashion Designing, etc.)
- Wednesday, March 25 – 11:00 am – Commercial Studies, French (Group II Elective)
- Friday, March 27 – 11:00 am – Economics (Group II Elective)
- Monday, March 30 – 11:00 am – Environmental Science (Group II Elective)
Students are advised to reach their examination centers 30 minutes early and ensure that they effectively utilize the 15 minutes of study time before the writing period begins.
ISC Class 12 Board Exam 2026 Schedule
ISC exams will start on 12th February 2026 and end on 6th April 2026.
- Thursday, February 12 – Psychology
- Friday, February 13 – English – Paper 1 (English Language)
- Saturday, February 14 – Art – Paper 3 (Drawing/Painting of a Living Person)
- Saturday, February 14 – Legal Studies
- Monday, February 16 – English – Paper 2 (Literature in English)
- Tuesday, February 17 – Home Science – Paper 1; Electricity & Electronics; geometric and mechanical illustration
- Friday, February 20 – Accounts
- Saturday, February 21 – Mass Media and Communication
- Monday, February 23 – Chemistry – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Wednesday, February 25 – History
- Friday, February 27 – Commerce
- Saturday, February 28 – Art – Paper 1 (Drawing/Painting from Still Life)
- Monday, March 2 – Environmental Science – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Friday, March 6 – Biology – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Saturday, March 7 – Fashion Designing – Paper 1 (Theory); Indian Music – Hindustani – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Monday, March 9 – Mathematics
- Wednesday, March 11 – Business Studies
- Friday, March 13 – Languages - Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Mizo, Malayalam, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Modern Armenian, Tibetan, Arabic, Sanskrit
- Saturday, March 14 – Art – Paper 2 (Drawing/Painting from Nature)
- Monday, March 16 – Physics – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Wednesday, March 18 – Physical Education
- Monday, March 23 – Economics; Biotechnology – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Wednesday, March 25 – Sociology
- Friday, March 27 – Computer Science – Paper 1 (Theory)
- Saturday, March 28 – Art – Paper 4 (Colorful Original Imaginative Creation)
- Monday, March 30 – Political Science
- Wednesday, April 1 – English Optional; hospitality Management
- Saturday, April 4 – Arts – Paper 5 (Craft ‘A’)
- Monday, April 6 – Geography
The board exam results are currently expected to be published between April and May 2026.
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