New Delhi, Feb 17: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will commence the Class X exams today, February 17, 2026, which will run until March 11, 2026. The practical exams were conducted earlier, from January 1 to February 14, 2026. In preparation for the written exams, the CBSE has issued detailed guidelines for students.
As per the new exam guidelines, students are required to arrive at their designated exam centers before 10:00 am. The exams will officially begin at 10:30 am. The entry period to the examination center will be between 9:00 am and 10:00 am, and students arriving late will not be allowed to sit for the exam. Additionally, students must carry the original admit card to the examination center.
On the first day of the exams, both Mathematics Standard and Mathematics Basic papers will be conducted. This year, the exams will be held according to a revised format. After each exam, a subject-wise analysis of the exams, along with the question papers, will be available on the official CBSE website to help students assess the difficulty level of the exam.
CBSE Class Xth exam schedule 2026
Here’s a quick look at the CBSE 10th Exam schedule for 2026:
February 17, 2026: Mathematics Standard, Mathematics Basic
February 18, 2026: Home Science
February 20, 2026: Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Data Science
February 21, 2026: English
February 23, 2026: Urdu (Course A), Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati
February 24, 2026: Elements of Business
February 25, 2026: Science
February 26, 2026: Security, Automotive, Agriculture, Food Production, Banking and Insurance, Healthcare, Apparel, Design Thinking, Foundation Skill for Science
February 27, 2026: Computer Applications, Information Technology, AI
February 28, 2026: Arabic, Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa
March 2, 2026: Hindi (Course A), Hindi (Course B)
March 5, 2026: Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Kannada
March 6, 2026: Painting
March 7, 2026: Social Science
March 9, 2026: Telugu, Russian, Limboo, Lepcha, Nepali
March 10, 2026: French
March 11, 2026: Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, Elements of Bookkeeping & Accountancy
Important Exam Day Guidelines for CBSE Class 10 Students 2026
New changes for CBSE Class Xth Exams 2026
CBSE has introduced several significant changes this year. The Class X exams will now be held in two phases. The first phase starts today, and the second phase will run from May 15 to June 1, 2026. Additionally, the question papers for Science and Social Science will be divided into different sections. Students are required to answer each section as per the guidelines; failure to do so will result in their answer sheets being disqualified.
