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CBSE Exam Class 10, 12 2026 – The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that it will conduct the CBSE Class 10 2026 exam twice this year. CBSE Exam Class 12 2026 will be held only once in February/March 2026. CBSE is expected to release the CBSE Exam 2026 Class 10, 12 Date Sheet in the second week of November 2025. CBSE Exam Class 10 2026 Phase 1 will likely be held between February 17 and March 8, 2026 while Phase 2 exams are expected to be conducted between May 8 and 20, 2026. CBSE Class 12 exam 2026 will likely be held between February 17 and April 4, 2026.
Latest Update
August 5: CBSE 10th Compartment Result 2025 OUT! Check here
August 1: CBSE Supplementary result 2025 Class 12 RELEASED! Check your marks here
CBSE has released the CBSE Syllabus 2026 Class 10, 12 along with the exam pattern. The syllabus mentions all the chapters and topics to be covered while the exam pattern shares the marking scheme, weightage of marks to all chapters, duration of the exam etc.. After finishing with the CBSE Board Syllabus 2026, students should start solving the CBSE sample papers 2026 Class 10, 12, the links to which are provided below. The CBSE question papers of previous years and sample papers make one familiar with the marking scheme, the types of questions asked in the exam, the difficulty level, and so much more. Students are advised to solve the CBSE 10th, 12th sample papers within the stipulated time.
CBSE Exam Class 10 2026
CBSE Exam Class 12 2026
In the previous academic session, CBSE released the CBSE date sheet 2025 Class 10, 12 on November 20, 2024. CBSE class 10 exam were held between February 15 and March 18, 2025 while CBSE Class 12 exams were conducted between February 15 and April 4, 2025. The CBSE result 2025 Class 10, 12 was declared on May 13, 2025.
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Board name | CBSE Board |
CBSE Full Form | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Recognized by | MHRD, India |
Chairman | Nidhi Chhibber |
Exams | Secondary exams (10th) & Senior Secondary exams |
Number of schools in India* | 24,000 |
Number of Schools in Foreign* | 240 schools in 26 countries across the world |
Types of Schools/Institutes* | 3011 Government/Aided, 1252 KVs, 661 JNVs |
CBSE Official website | cbse.nic.in & cbseresuls.nic.in |
Number of Regional officers | 16 Regional Officers & COEs |
Region name | Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, Ajmer, Panchkula, Allahabad, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Thiruvananthapuram and Dehradun |
Contact Number | 011-22509256, 22509258, 22509257, 22509259 |
CBSE Board Passing Marks 2026
Central Board of Secondary Education passing marks for Class 10 and 12 are the minimum marks required to qualify the CBSE Exam 2026 Class 10 and 12.. Students should score at least 33% in each subject to pass the CBSE Class 10th and 12th exams. Check the passing marks criteria 2026 given below.
Subject | Maximum marks of Theory | Maximum marks of Practical/Internal assessment | Passing marks (for theory and practical separately) |
---|---|---|---|
English | 80 | 20 | 33% |
Mathematics basics | 80 | 20 | |
Science | 80 | 20 | |
Computer Applications | 30 | 70 | |
Social Science | 80 | 20 |