Bhubaneswar, Dec 5: The Board of Secondary Education has announced that this year’s Matric (Class 10) examinations will commence on February 19 and continue till March 2. More than five lakh students are expected to appear for the annual High School Certificate Examination.
According to the notification, examinations will be held from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM on all days. However, candidates appearing for the Mathematics paper will receive an additional 15 minutes. The timetable will be applicable to both regular and ex-regular students.
As per the schedule, the Mother Tongue (Odia) exam will be conducted on February 19, followed by English on February 21. Sanskrit/Hindi will be held on February 23, Science on February 25, and Social Science on February 27. The Mathematics examination has been scheduled for March 2.
In addition, TLV (Technical and Life Skills Vocational) and Vocational Trade subjects will carry a total of 80 marks each — 40 marks for Subjective questions and 40 marks for Objective (MCQ) questions. Objective questions will be answered on an OMR answer sheet, while Subjective questions must be answered in the main answer booklet.
For Vocational Trade (Theory), out of the total 80 marks, TLV (Theory) will have 70 marks allocated for Subjective questions. The Vocational Trade Practical examination, carrying 10 marks, will be conducted from January 27 to February 10, 2026, at the OSEPA Block Resource Centre. The TLV Practical examination will be held for 20 marks.
