CBSE Defers 2026 Class 10th, Class 12th March 3 Exams Due To ‘Administrative Reasons’
While the Class 10 March 3 exam will now be held on March 11, the Class 12 March 3 exam will be held on April 10.
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revised the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams scheduled to be held on March 3, 2026.
The exam postponement of the CBSE 2026 board exam for March 3 comes in view of some administrative reasons, the Board in a statement said.
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While the Class 10 March 3 exam will now be held on March 11, the Class 12 March 3 exam will be held on April 10, the notification said.
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The Class 10 CBSE exams for Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bahasa Melayu, elements of business, and elements of book keeping and accountancy, which were earlier scheduled to be held on March 3, will now be conducted on March 11. CBSE had scheduled the Class 12 legal studies paper for March 3.
“All other examination dates remain unchanged. Schools are requested to kindly disseminate this information to all concerned students and parents for their information and necessary action,” the CBSE said.
Class 10 exams will be held from February 17 to March 18, while Class 12 exams will take place from February 17 to April 10 now. Earlier, Class 12 exams were scheduled to conclude on April 4. All papers will be conducted in a single shift starting at 10:30 am.
The board this year issued a tentative timetable in September. The final version of the 2026 CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 datesheet, including several modifications, was announced in November.
An estimated 45 lakh candidates are likely to appear for 204 subjects across both Classes 10 and 12.
The board will conduct Class 10 exams in two editions this year. While the first edition will be conducted from February 17 to March 6, 2026, the second edition is scheduled from May 15 to June 1. The first phase will be mandatory for all students and the second phase will be optional, allowing students to improve their scores or recover from an unsatisfactory first attempt.
CBSE results for the first phase will be declared in April, while second-phase results will be announced in June. Importantly, the final marksheet will reflect the best score obtained across the two attempts, effectively ending the concept of a “single final exam”.