CBSE 10th final date sheet 2026 out; exams till March 10, minor revisions after student protest
Vagisha Kaushik | October 30, 2025 | 04:46 PM IST | 2 mins read
CBSE Board Exams 2026: French paper rescheduled for March 10, home science paper moved to February 18.
Students can access the subject-wise CBSE Class 10 syllabus for the 2025–26 academic session.
Check NowThe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued the final date sheet for Class 10 board exams 2026. Following backlash from students over lack of gaps in CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2026, the board has revised the exam dates for several subjects to ensure that students have sufficient time for preparation.
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According to the CBSE final date sheet, Class 10 board exams 2026 will be conducted from February 17 to March 10 now.
In a major revision, home science paper has been moved from February 26 to February 18 while language papers have been rescheduled for February 23 replacing the French paper which will now be held on March 10.
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Giving more time to students appearing for the science subject, CBSE has scheduled minor papers for February 24, one day before the exam.
Students had raised complaints about lack of enough preparation time in the tentative CBSE date sheet 2026 . They demanded more gap for at least science and French subjects.
CBSE 10th date sheet 2026 for phase 1
CBSE date sheet 2026 for phase 1 board exams is given below.
|
Day |
Date |
Time |
Subject Code(s) |
Subject Name(s) |
|
Tuesday |
February 17, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
041, 241 |
Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic |
|
Wednesday |
February 18, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
064 |
Home Science |
|
Friday |
February 20, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
407, 412, 416, 418 |
Beauty & Wellness, Marketing & Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer |
|
Saturday |
February 21, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
101, 184 |
English (Communicative), English (Language and Literature) |
|
Monday |
February 23, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
003, 004, 005, 600, 010, 011, 089 |
Urdu Course-A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu – Telangana |
|
Tuesday |
February 24, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
154, 254 |
Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy |
|
Wednesday |
February 25, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
086 |
Science |
|
Thursday |
February 26, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
401, 403, 404, 405, 406, 408, 409, 410, 411, 413, 414, 415, 419, 420, 421, 422 |
Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Financial Markets, Introduction to Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking & Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Multi-Media, Data Science, Electronics & Hardware, Foundation Skill for Sciences, Design Thinking & Innovation |
|
Friday |
February 27, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
165, 402, 417 |
Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
|
Saturday |
February 28, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
016, 119, 122, 131, 132, 133, 134, 303 |
Arabic, Sanskrit (Communicative), Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, Urdu Course-B |
|
Monday |
March 2, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
002, 085 |
Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B |
|
Tuesday |
March 3, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
017, 020, 076, 088, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 098, 099 |
Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu |
|
Thursday |
March 5, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
008, 012, 013, 014, 015, 091 |
Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok
|
|
Friday |
March 6, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
049 |
Painting |
|
Saturday |
March 7, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
087 |
Social Science |
|
Monday |
March 9, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
007, 021, 023, 024, 025, 026, 031, 032, 033, 136 |
Telugu, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limbo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music (Vocal), Carnatic Music Mel. Ins., Carnatic Music Per. Ins., Thai |
|
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
034, 035, 036 |
Hindustani Music (Vocal), Hindustani Music (Mel. Ins.), Hindustani Music (Per. Ins.) |
||
|
Tuesday |
March 10, 2026 |
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM |
018 |
French |
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