CBSE Class 10 second exam 2026 date sheet out; check timetable here
Ruchika Kumari | April 23, 2026 | 11:05 AM IST | 2 mins read
CBSE Class 10 second board exam 2026 datesheet is out. Exams will be conducted between May 15 and May 21.
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Check NowThe Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, has announced the class 10 second exam dates. CBSE 1Oth phase 2 exams will begin on May 15 with Mathematics basic and standard exam, and will end on May 21 with Social science exam. Admit cards for class 10 second board exams will be uploaded on the official website soon.
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CBSE announced the Class 10 board exam 2026 first-phase results on April 15 for over 20 lakh on its official website. Under the new two-exam system , all students had to appear in the first phase and those who want to improve their marks can take the second phase in up to three subjects. However, students who failed in three or more subjects cannot appear in board exam again.
CBSE Class 10 second exam 2026 datesheet
To download the date sheet, students are advised to visit the official CBSE website.
| Date | Time | Subject Code | Subject Name |
| Friday, 15 May 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 41 | Mathematics Standard |
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241 | Mathematics Basic |
| Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 101 | English (Communicative) |
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184 |
English (Language and Literature) |
| Monday, 18 May 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 86 | Science |
| Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 2 | Hindi Course A |
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3 | Hindi Course B |
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4 | Punjabi |
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5 | Bengali |
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6 | Tamil |
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7 | Telugu |
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9 | Marathi |
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10 | Gujarati |
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11 | Manipuri |
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12 | Malayalam |
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13 | Odia |
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14 | Assamese |
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15 | Kannada |
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16 | Arabic |
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17 | Tibetan |
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18 | French |
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20 | German |
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24 | Nepali |
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25 | Limboo |
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26 | Lepcha |
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34 | Hindustani Music (Vocal) |
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35 |
Hindustani Music (Melodic Instruments) |
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64 | Home Science |
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85 | NCC |
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89 | Telugu – Telangana |
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92 | Bodo |
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94 | Japanese |
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95 | Bhutia |
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96 | Spanish |
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98 | Kashmiri |
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131 | Rai |
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303 | Urdu Course B |
| Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 402 | Information Technology |
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417 | Artificial Intelligence |
| Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 10:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 87 | Social Science |
A total of 24,12,072 students registered for the Class 10 board exams this year, held across 8,075 centres. The phase 1 exams, covering 83 subjects, were conducted between February 17 and March 11. Among the candidates, 14,08,546 were boys, while over 10 lakh were girls.
Students who will appear in CBSE class 10 second exam s are advised to be in touch with their respective schools for an accurate update on the hall ticket distribution date.
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