Class 12 exam will begin on February 20, while the Class 10 exams will start a day later, on February 21
The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education has released the timetable for the 2026 board exams, putting an end to the speculation around the schedule. According to the dates published on board’s website, the Class 12 exam will begin on February 20, while the Class 10 exams will start a day later, on February 21.
Both the exam, Class 10, Class 12 will be held till mid March with all papers in the morning shift. Students have been asked to report by 9 am, with writing time stretching till 12:15 pm, similar to previous years.
| Exam Dates | Exam Day | Subjects |
| 20-Feb-2026 | Friday | Geography (102)/ Physics (201) |
| 23-Feb-2026 | Monday | Political Science/ Chemistry/ Accountancy/ Crop Production and Horticulture/ Object Drawing/ Drafting/ Physiology and First Aid |
| 25-Feb-2026 | Wednesday | Sanskrit |
| 27-Feb-2026 | Friday | Biology (203/803), Economics (303), Animal Husbandry, Dairy Technology, Fisheries and Poultry Farming, History of Indian Art (530), Elements of Science (631) |
| 2-Mar-2026 | Monday | Maths (204/804) Computer Applications (Arts and Commerce)/ Indian Music/ Painting/ Dance/ Steno typing/ Verses(Arts)/ Home Science/ Commercial Mathematics/ Fundamentals of Industrial Organisation |
| 7-Mar-2026 | Saturday | Sociology (104) |
| 10-Mar-2026 | Tuesday | English |
| 12-Mar-2026 | Thursday | History/ Business Studies/ Agricultural Science and Mathematics/ Drawing and Painting/ Food and Nutrition |
| 14-Mar-2026 | Saturday | Hindi |
| 16-Mar-2026 | Monday | Retail Marketing Management (951), Information Technology (952), Automobile Service Technician (953), Health Care (954), Agriculture (955), Media and Entertainment (956), Telecommunication (957), Banking Financial Services and Insurance (958), Beauty and Wellness (959), Electronics and Hardware (960) |
| 17-Mar-2026 | Tuesday | Marathi (031/831), Urdu (032/832), Punjabi (033/833), Sindhi (034/834), Bengali (035/835), Gujarati (036/836), Telugu (037/837), Tamil (038/838), Malayalam (039/839), Kannada (041/841), Odia (042/842) |
| 18-Mar-2026 | Wednesday | Psychology |
Chhatisgarh board timetable has been shared a little earlier than expected this time, giving students sufficient time to organise their study plans. The board has uploaded complete subject-wise schedule on its portal, and students have been advised to check dates carefully, especially those opting for vocational or additional language subjects.
CGBSE 2026 Class 10 time table
| Exam Dates | Exam Day | Subjects |
| 21-Feb-2026 | Satarday | First Language- Hindi |
| 24-Feb-2026 | Tuesday | Second Language- English |
| 26 February 2026 | Thursday | Social Science |
| 28-Feb-2026 | Satarday | Science |
| 6-Mar-2026 | Friday | Mathematics |
| 9-Mar-2026 | Monday | Third Language- Sanskrit/ Marathi/ Urdu/ Punjabi/ Sindhi/ Bengali/ Gujarati/ Telugu/ Tamil/ Malayalam/ Kannada/ Odiya |
| 11-Mar-2026 | Wednesday | Professional Courses- Organised Retailing/ Information Technology/ Automobile Car Technician/ Health Care/ Agriculture/ Media and Internet Telecommunication/ Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) and Wellness/ Electronics and Hardware and other |
| 13-Mar-2026 | Friday | Music only for blind students/ Drawing and Painting for deaf and dumb students |
Schools will separately inform students about their practical exam arrangements, since these are typically completed before the theory papers begin.
The board will announce the CG Board 12th 2nd main exam date 2026 after declaration of main exam result. However, as per the 2026 exam dates, the board is expected to hold the CGBSE 12th second main exams 2026 in July 2026. As soon as the official dates are announced, we will update the same here.
The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education announced the CG Board 12th exam date 2026. As per the announced date, CGBSE class 12 main board exams 2026 will be held between February 20 and March 18, 2026. As the official dates are out, we have updated the same here.
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