CBSE has already shared a tentative window for 2026 Class 10, Class 12 board exams from February 15 to April 09, 2026. Schools use this timeline to plan pre boards in December and January
Students of Classes 10 and 12 are now preparing for pre board exams, and many are looking for an official calendar from CBSE or CISCE. Neither the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) nor the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) releases any pre board schedule. These exams are held internally by schools to assess readiness for board exams.
CBSE has already shared a tentative window for 2026 board exams from February 15 to April 09, 2026. Schools use this timeline to plan pre boards in December and January and to complete practical exams in early 2026.
A principal of a CBSE school in Ghaziabad, CSP Singh said, “We finish syllabus by late November and begin pre boards by mid December so students get enough time for revision before final exams.”
From Chandigarh, an ICSE school head added, “We conduct mock exams in December to help students get used to the board format. CISCE usually releases its timetable later, so each school fixes dates independently.”
Pre board exams vary from school to school depending on syllabus completion and local holidays. Students and parents are advised to follow school circulars and official websites of CBSE and ICSE, cbse.gov.in and cisce.org, for confirmed updates instead of relying on unverified posts shared online.
ICSE time table 2026 released on November 13, 2025. The ICSE 10th time table 2026 is out on the official website- cisce.org. The exams wll be held between February 17 and March 30, 2026.
The ICSE date sheet 2026 shares particulars like exam days, dates, timings along with other guidelines for students to follow. Students must ensure that they go through the entire ICSE syllabus 2026 and know the ICSE exam pattern. This will make them familiar with the marking scheme, difficulty level, the types of questions asked in the exam etc. They must also solve and practice ICSE question papers of previous years and sample papers to get familiar with the exam pattern.
No, CBSE released the CBSE Class 12 date sheet for all subjects together. However, to make the exam dates simpler to find and use, Shiksha.com divides and shares the CBSE 12th date sheet according to three streams - Science, Commerce and Arts.
Students can click on CBSE 12th Date Sheet to check stream-wise date sheet for CBSE 12th board exams.
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CBSE released the final CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2026 for Phase 1 and 2 exams in Oct 2025 on the official website. Students can click on the link provided to check the detailed date sheet.
The CBSE Class 10 exams 2026 Phase 1 shall be conducted between February 17 and March 10, 2026. Phase 2 of CBSE 10 class exams 2026 will be conducted between May 15 and June 1, 2026.