CBSE 12th Commerce Date Sheet 2026: Check CBSE Class 12 Dates 2026 for Commerce Here

Exam On - 17 Feb '26 - 5 Mar '26

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Updated on Nov 22, 2025 03:28 IST

CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 12: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) RELEASED the Final CBSE Class 12th Date Sheet 2026 on October 30, 2025. The CBSE Exams Class 12 2026 will be held between February 17 and April 9, 2026 in pen and paper format. The Board released the tentative CBSE Class 12th Date Sheet 2026 on September 24, 2025 on the official website- cbse.nic.in.

Students can check the final Class 12 CBSE Board date sheet 2026 below. They can use this to prepare for their upcoming CBSE Exam Class 12 2026. Students must finish their CBSE Class 12 exam syllabus and should know the CBSE 12th exam pattern well to score better.

The Board released the CBSE exam dates 2026 for practical exams. The CBSE practical exams 2026 Class 10, 12 will begin on January 1, 2026 for regular schools. The Board will conduct the CBSE practical exams 2026 for winter-bound schools between November 6 and December 6, 2025.

Latest Update

Oct 30: CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 10, 12 (Final) Out at cbse.nic.in; Download CBSE 10th, 12th Exam Dates Here

Oct 17: CBSE Class 10 and 12 Practical Exam Dates 2025-26 for winter-bound schools announced; Check official notification here

The CBSE 12th Class Datesheet 2026 mentions the exam dates, timings, and other subject guidelines. The CBSE exam timings are from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. Students preparing for the CBSE Exam Class 12 2026 should download and save the Class 12 CBSE Date Sheet 2026 and refer to it for preparation of different subjects.

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Table of contents

CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 12th for All Streams
Class 12 CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026 for Science
CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026 for Commerce
Class 12 CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026 for Arts
Steps to download the CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026
CBSE Exam Class 12 2026 important Dates
CBSE Exam 2026 Class 12 - Instructions
Class 12 CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026 for Supplementary Exams
FAQs on CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026

CBSE Date Sheet 2026 Class 12th for All Streams

Students can check the final Class 12 Board CBSE date sheet 2026 below. CBSE Class 12 Board exams 2026 will be held between February 17 and April 9, 2026. The exams will begin with Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship; Shorthand (English); Shorthand (Hindi) subjects.

Date	Subject (Timings: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm)
17-Feb-2026 (Tue)	Biotechnology; Entrepreneurship; Shorthand (English); Shorthand (Hindi)
18-Feb-2026 (Wed)	Physical Education
19-Feb-2026 (Thu)	Engineering Graphics; Bharatanatyam; Kuchipudi; Odissi; Manipuri; Kathakali; Horticulture; Cost Accounting
20-Feb-2026 (Fri)	Physics
21-Feb-2026 (Sat)	AUTOMOTIVE, FASHION STUDIES
23-Feb-2026 (Mon)	MASS MEDIA STUDIES, DESIGN THINKING AND INNOVATION
24-Feb-2026 (Tue)	ACCOUNTANCY
25-Feb-2026 (Wed)	BEAUTY & WELLNESS, TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION
26-Feb-2026 (Thu)	Geography
27-Feb-2026 (Fri)	Painting; Graphics; Sculpture; Applied Art (Commercial Art)
28-Feb-2026 (Sat)	Chemistry
02-Mar-2026 (Mon)	Urdu Elective; Sanskrit Elective; Carnatic Music (Vocal/Mel/Per); Kathak; Urdu Core; Front Office Operations; Insurance; Geospatial Technology; Electrical Technology
03-Mar-2026 (Tue)	Legal Studies
05-Mar-2026 (Thu)	PSYCHOLOGY
06-Mar-2026 (Fri)	Punjabi; Bengali; Tamil; Telugu; Sindhi; Marathi; Gujarati; Manipuri; Malayalam; Odia; Assamese; Kannada; Arabic; Tibetan; German; Russian; Persian; Nepali; Limboo; Lepcha; Telugu (Telangana); Bodo; Tangkhul; Japanese; Bhutia; Spanish; Kashmiri; Mizo
07-Mar-2026 (Sat)	Yoga, ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE
09-Mar-2026 (Mon)	Mathematics; Applied Mathematics
10-Mar-2026 (Tue)	Food Production; Office Procedures & Practices; Library & Information Science; Early Childhood Care & Education
11-Mar-2026 (Wed)	HINDUSTANI MUSIC MEL INS, HINDUSTANI MUSIC PER INS, HEALTH CARE, DESIGN
12-Mar-2026 (Thu)	English Elective / English Core
13-Mar-2026 (Fri)	Tourism; Air-conditioning & Refrigeration
14-Mar-2026 (Sat)	Home Science
16-Mar-2026 (Mon)	Hindi Elective / Hindi Core
17-Mar-2026 (Tue)	HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL
18-Mar-2026 (Wed)	Economics
19-Mar-2026 (Thu)	Physical Activity Trainer
20-Mar-2026 (Fri)	Marketing
23-Mar-2026 (Mon)	Political Science
24-Mar-2026 (Tue)	Retail, Artificial Intelligence
25-Mar-2026 (Wed)	Informatics Practices; Computer Science; Information Technology
27-Mar-2026 (Fri)	Biology
28-Mar-2026 (Sat)	BUSINESS STUDIES, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
30-Mar-2026 (Mon)	History
01-Apr-2026 (Wed)	Financial Market Management; Agriculture; Medical Diagnostics; Salesmanship
02-Apr-2026 (Thu)	National Cadet Corps (NCC); Food Nutrition & Dietetics
04-Apr-2026 (Sat)	Sociology
06-Apr-2026 (Mon)	Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India; Bhoti; Kokborok; Banking; Electronics Technology
07-Apr-2026 (Tue)	Web Application
08-Apr-2026 (Wed)	SANSKRIT CORE, FRENCH, TAXATION
09-Apr-2026 (Thu)	MULTI-MEDIA, TEXTILE DESIGN, DATA SCIENCЕ

Click Here to download the CBSE 12th Date Sheet 2026

Class 12 CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026 for Science

The Board released the CBSE 12th Class date sheet 2026 for Science in October 2025. Check the official CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 below. The Board released the tentative date sheet on its official website. The final CBSE time table 2026 will be out in Oct/Nov 2025. The CBSE Science exams 2026 will begin from February 17, 2026 with Biotechnology subject and conclude with Biology subject on March 27, 2026.

Date	Subject
17-Feb-2026	Biotechnology
20-Feb-2026	Physics
28-Feb-2026	Chemistry
9-Mar-2026	Mathematics, Applied Mathematics
12-Mar-2026	English elective, English core
27-Mar-2026	Biology

Click Here to download the CBSE 12th Date Sheet 2026

CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026 for Commerce

The Board released the Class 12 CBSE Board date sheet 2026 for Commerce in October 2025. Students can find the final commerce date sheet below. The final CBSE time table 2026 will be released by the Board in Oct/Nov 2025. The CBSE 12th Commerce exams 2026 will commence on February 24, 2026 with Accountancy.

Date	Subject
24-Feb-2026	Accountancy
28-March-2026	Business studies, business administration
9-Mar-2026	Mathematics, applied mathematics
12-Mar-2026	English elective, English core
18-Mar-2026	Economics
25-Mar-2026	Informatics Practices, Computer science, IT

Click Here to download the CBSE 12th Date Sheet 2026

Class 12 CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026 for Arts

The Board released the Class 12 CBSE date sheet 2026 for Arts in October 2025. Students can find the final Arts date sheet below. The CBSE Class 12 Arts exams 2026 will begin on February 23, 2026 with Psychology subject and conclude on April 4 with Sociology subject.

Date	Exam
26-Feb-2026	Geography
5-Mar-2026	Psychology
12-Mar--2026	English elective, English core
14-Mar-2026	Home Science
23-Mar-2026	Political Science
30-Mar-2026	History
4-Apr-2026	Sociology

Click Here to download the CBSE 12th Date Sheet 2026

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Steps to download the CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026

Students can download their CBSE Class 12 exam dates 2026 by following the steps provided below:

Visit the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in
Click on the CBSE class 12 date sheet 2026
The CBSE 12th time table will open on the screen
Save the CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2026 PDF file for future reference and take its printout

CBSE conducts the CBSE Class 12 board exams in just one session. According to the CBSE 12th Sample Papers 2026, each paper is graded for 80 marks, and the rest 20 marks are used for the students’ internal evaluation. To clear the CBSE Class 12 Board Exams, students need to score at least 33 marks in each subject.

In the previous academic session, the Board released the CBSE 12th class date sheet on November 20, 2024. It conducted the CBSE exams Class 12 from February 15 till April 4, 2025. CBSE released the CBSE exam Class 12 on May 13, 2025. The CBSE 12th supplementary date sheet 2025 was released on June 26, 2025. The exams were held on July 15 and the CBSE Class 12 exam supplementary result 2025 was declared on August 1, 2025.

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will the class 12th CBSE board exams be held?

Hi Eesha, CBSE exams Class 12 2026 will likely be held between February 17 and April 4, 2026, in pen and paper format. The board is expected to release the CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 in Nov 2025 on the board’s website- cbse.nic.in. Here is another link to check the detailed CBSE 12th date sheet 2026- https://www.shiksha.com/boards/cbse-12th-board-dates

CBSE Exam Class 12 2026 important Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CBSE 12th 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
Nov ' 25	Release of CBSE Class 12 exam Date Sheet 2026 TENTATIVE
Jan ' 26 - Feb ' 26	Conduct of CBSE 12th Practical exams 2026 TENTATIVE
17 Feb ' 26 - 05 Mar ' 26	Conduct of CBSE 12th Exams 2026
May ' 26	Announcement of CBSE 12th Result 2026 TENTATIVE

CBSE Exam 2026 Class 12 - Instructions

Students should complete the CBSE exam Class 12 syllabus of all subjects a month or two before the exam. This way, they will be left with enough time to do revision.
Download and practice the sample question papers of CBSE 12th for better preparation of the exam. These will make one familiar with the marking scheme, types of questions asked in the exam, duration and more. Students are advised to solve and practice as many CBSE sample papers to ace the examinations.
Do not forget to carry the CBSE Class 12 exam 2026 admit card on exam days. It is advised that one takes 2-3 copies of printouts of the admit card as soon as it releases and to keep it secure till the announcement of the result.
Reach the exam centre half an hour before the scheduled time to avoid any last-minute rush.

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Commonly asked questions

Q: When will CBSE conduct 12th practical exams 2025?

CBSE conducted the CBSE Class 12 practical exams 2025 between January 1 and February 14, 2025. The CBSE practicals are being held in students' own school but in front of an external examiner appointed by the Board.

The Board conducts the CBSE 12th theoretical exams 2025 between February 15 and April 4, 2025. Students must finish their syllabus and should know the exam pattern. They should also download and practice the CBSE 12th sample papers and previous years' question papers for better preparation.

Class 12 CBSE Board Date Sheet 2026 for Supplementary Exams

The CBSE conducts supplementary examinations for students who are not able to clear the annual regular examinations in one or two subjects. The compartment exams are conducted soon after the regular results are announced. The CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026 Compartment will likely be out in the third week of June 2026, on the official CBSE website. Check the tebtative CBSE 12th Supplementary Date Sheet 2026 below:

Day, Date & Time (Tentative)

Subject

15-Jul-2026

10:30 am to 1:30 pm

Hindi Elective, English Elective, Urdu Elective, Sanskrit Elective, History, Political Science, Geography, Economics, Psychology, sociology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Home Science, Informatics practices, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge tradition & practices of India, Legal studies, NCC, Computer science, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Arabic, Assamese, Tibetanm French, Nepali, Lepcha, Kokborok, Applied Mathematics, Hindi core, English core, Urdu core, Sanskrit core, Retail, IT, Web application, Automotive, Financial market management, Tourism, Agriculture, Food production, Front office operations, Banking, Marketing, Healthcare, Horticulture, Typography & Computer application, Geospatial technology, Electrical technology, Electronics technology, Shorthand English, Shorthand Hindi, Textile design, Business administration, Food nutrition & Dietetics, Mass media studies, Fashion studies, Electronics & Hardware

15-Jul-2026

10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Hindustani Music Vocal, Hindustani music mel ins, Hindustani music per ins, Painting, Applied art (Commercial art), Kathak dance, Yoga, Early childhood care and education, Artificial intelligence

Click Here to download last year's CBSE 12th date sheet 2025 supplementary exams

While preparing for the CBSE 12th board exams 2026, students can take a look at the exam dates of other competitive exams like NEET, JEE Mains, CLAT, etc.

FAQs on CBSE 12th Class Date Sheet 2026

Students can check below the FAQs on CBSE 12th Date sheet 2025:

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will Board conduct CBSE practical exams?

For winter-bound schools, CBSE practical exams 2026 are expected to be conducted between Nov 5 and Dec 5, 2025. CBSE class 10th, class 12th practical exams 2026 for all other schools will likely be conducted between January 1 and Feb 14, 2026 in students' own schools. They are conducted by the school teachers in the presence of CBSE external examiner. The practicals are held before the theoretical exams.
Students should note that in order to pass the CBSE board exams, they need to score a minimum of 33 percent in theory and practicals separately.

Q: I am unable to download the CBSE 12th date sheet 2025 from the official website. How do I check my exam dates?

CBSE released the CBSE Class 12 date sheet 2025 on the official website- cbse.nic.in. Students can download the same by following the steps below:

Visit the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in
Click on the CBSE class 12 date sheet 2025
The CBSE 12th time table will open on the screen
Save the CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2025 pdf file for future reference and take its printout

In case your network isnt working right, you can click on CBSE 12th date sheet 2025 to check and download the official date sheet of CBSE Class 12.

Q: When will CBSE release the CBSE 12th supplementary date sheet?

CBSE released the CBSE 12th supplementary date sheet 2025 on June 26, 2025 on the official website. The CBSE Class 12 supplementary exams 2025 was held ONLY on July 15, 2025 in pen and paper format. Click on the link below to view the CBSE 12th date sheet 2025 for supplementary exams.

CBSE 12th Supplementary Date Sheet 2025

Q: What are the important documents to carry on CBSE 12th exam days?

You must not forget to carry your CBSE 12th admit card on all exam days. In case you forget, you will not be allowed to write the exam. Along with the CBSE 12th admit card and school ID, students must also carry their pens, pencils, ruler. geometry box etc.

The board releases the CBSE 12th admit card in the first week of February on the official website. Students need to collect their admit card from their school respectively. The CBSE 12th exams are held from February until April every year.

Q: When will CBSE 12th admit card for supplementary exams release?

CBSE is expected to release the CBSE 12th admit card 2026 for supplementary exams in the first week of July 2026. Schools will download the admit cards from the official website and distribute them. Students must collect them from their schools and keep 2 copies with them. They must carry it with them on all exam days. No student will be allowed to write the supplementary exams without it.

Q: Will we get sufficient time to prepare for our CBSE 12th examinations once they begin?

Yes, the board provides sufficient preparation leaves for you to prepare for the exams. Students are advised to finish their syllabus and practice the sample papers well ahead in time so as to avoid any panic situation once exams begin.

Q: When will CBSE 12th History exam 2025 be held?

CBSE Class 12 history exam 2025 will be held on March 29, 2025. You can check the detailed CBSE Class 12 date sheet 2025 by clicking on the link provided. CBSE 12th exams 2025 will be conducted in pen and paper format between Feb 15 and April 4, 2025.

Q: Will CBSE conduct 12th supplementary exams for all subjects?

Yes, the Board conducts CBSE 12th supplementary exam for the subjects which students are not able to clear. CBSE Class 12 supplementary exams are usually conducted on a single day.

Students who are unable to clear their CBSE Class 12 exams in one or two subjects and those who wish to improve their marks can apply and appear for the supplementary/improvement exams.

Q: When will CBSE conduct the CBSE 12th supplementary exams 2025?

CBSE conducted the CBSE Class 12 supplementary exams 2025 on July 15, 2025 only for all subjects. The Board released the CBSE 12th date sheet for the supplementary exams in June on the official website- cbse.gov.in. Click on CBSE 12th supplementary date sheet 2025 to check the exam dates.