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 2025CBSE 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. 

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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 

Exam Updates

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.

Table of content
  • About CBSE Board & Full Form
  • CBSE Important Dates 2025
  • CBSE Board Exam 2026 Class 10, 12 – Highlights
  • CBSE Board Passing Marks 2026
  • CBSE Board Exam Date Sheet 2026 for 10th, 12th
  • CBSE Board Exam Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2026 Class 10, 12
  • CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Sample/Question Paper 2026
  • CBSE Board Exam Admit Card 2026
  • CBSE Results 2026
  • FAQs on CBSE Board Exams 2026
CBSE LogoCBSE Board Exam 2026 Class 10, 12 – Highlights

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

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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