CISCE Board Exam 2027: ICSE Begins On February 15, ISC From February 9

NEW DELHI: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has released the examination timetable for the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) board examinations 2027.

Students can download the subject-wise datesheet from the council’s official website, cisce.org.

According to the schedule, the ICSE Class 10 exams will commence on February 15 and conclude on March 31, 2027. The exams will be held across 2,835 centres in India and overseas.

The ISC Class 12 examinations will begin on February 9 and conclude on April 8, 2027.

CISCE Announces ICSE and ISC Year 2027 Examination Timetables
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has released the ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) Year 2027 Examination Timetables, with more than 3,80,000 candidates scheduled to appear across affiliated schools in India and overseas.

The ICSE examinations will be conducted from 15 February to 31 March 2027, while the ISC examinations will take place from 09 February to 08 April 2027.

A key revision for ICSE candidates is the advancement of examination timings, with reading time beginning at 10:00 a.m. and writing time at 10:15 a.m.

As CISCE prepares for the 2027 examination cycle, the Council remains committed to fair, transparent and credible assessments, alongside its continued emphasis on competency-oriented learning aligned with NEP 2020.

Detailed subject-wise timetables are available at https://t.co/IS1RWqTo3N.
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CISCE will conduct the two examinations for 3,79,980 candidates. Of these, 2,69,955 students from 3,106 affiliated schools will appear for the ICSE examination, while 1,10,025 candidates from 1,651 schools will take the ISC examination.

The ICSE examination will cover 76 subjects, while the ISC examination will include 60 subjects.

The ISC examination will be held across 1,477 centres in India and overseas.

ICSE board exam 2027 timtetable

Date	Day	Subject
February 15, 2027	Monday	English Language – English Paper 1
February 16, 2027	Tuesday	Art Paper 4 (Applied Art)
February 18, 2027	Thursday	Literature in English – English Paper 2
February 22, 2027	Monday	Mathematics
February 23, 2027	Tuesday	Art Paper 1 (Still Life)
February 24, 2027	Wednesday	Group III Elective – Section B
February 26, 2027	Friday	History & Civics – H.C.G. Paper 1
March 1, 2027	Monday	Geography – H.C.G. Paper 2
March 2, 2027	Tuesday	Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/Painting)
March 4, 2027	Thursday	Hindi
March 8, 2027	Monday	Physics – Science Paper 1
March 12, 2027	Friday	Chemistry – Science Paper 2
March 15, 2027	Monday	Biology – Science Paper 3
March 16, 2027	Tuesday	Art Paper 3 (Original Composition)
March 17, 2027	Wednesday	Group III Elective – Section A / Technical Drawing Applications
March 19, 2027	Friday	Group I Languages
March 25, 2027	Thursday	Environmental Science (Group II Elective)
March 29, 2027	Monday	Commercial Studies (Group II Elective)
March 31, 2027	Wednesday	Economics (Group II Elective) / French, Sanskrit (Group II Elective)

 

ISC board exam 2027 datesheet

Date	Day	Subject
February 9, 2027	Tuesday	Environmental Science Western Music – Paper 1 (Theory)
February 10, 2027	Wednesday	English Paper 1 (English Language) Modern English – Paper 1 (English Language)
February 12, 2027	Friday	Applied Mathematics Robotics – Paper 1 (Theory) Geometrical and Building Drawing Biotechnology
February 13, 2027	Saturday	Art Paper 1 (Drawing or Painting from Still Life)
February 15, 2027	Monday	English – Paper 2 (Literature in English)
February 16, 2027	Tuesday	Modern English – Paper 2 (Literature in English)
February 18, 2027	Thursday	Economics
February 22, 2027	Monday	Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Khasi, Mizo, Malayalam, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Dzongkha, Lepcha, Chinese, Modern Armenian, Tibetan, Arabic, Sanskrit, German
February 24, 2027	Wednesday	Chemistry – Paper 1 (Theory)
February 26, 2027	Friday	Accountancy
February 27, 2027	Saturday	Art Paper 2 (Drawing or Painting from Nature)
March 1, 2027	Monday	Mathematics
March 3, 2027	Wednesday	Physical Education
March 4, 2027	Thursday	Home Science – Paper 1 (Theory) Indian Music – Hindustani – Paper 1 (Theory)
March 8, 2027	Monday	Physics – Paper 1 (Theory)
March 9, 2027	Tuesday	Mass Media & Communication
March 11, 2027	Thursday	Business Studies
March 12, 2027	Friday	Geography
March 13, 2027	Saturday	Art Paper 4 (Original Imaginative Composition in Colour)
March 15, 2027	Monday	Biology – Paper 1 (Theory)
March 17, 2027	Wednesday	Computer Science – Paper 1 (Theory)
March 19, 2027	Friday	History
March 20, 2027	Saturday	Art Paper 5 (Crafts ‘A’)
March 24, 2027	Wednesday	Art Paper 3 (Drawing or Painting of a Living Person)
March 25, 2027	Thursday	Sociology
March 29, 2027	Monday	Commerce
March 31, 2027	Wednesday	Psychology
April 2, 2027	Friday	Political Science
April 3, 2027	Saturday	Fashion Designing – Paper 1 (Theory) Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing
April 5, 2027	Monday	Artificial Intelligence – Paper 1 (Theory) Hospitality Management Electricity and Electronics
April 6, 2027	Tuesday	Elective English
April 8, 2027	Thursday	Legal Studies

Revised timings

A major change in the ICSE 2027 examination schedule is the revised exam timings.

Candidates will be given reading time for question papers at 10 am, while the writing time will commence at 10.15 am. In the previous schedule, reading time was set for 10.45 am, followed by the examination at 11 am.

CISCE has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring credibility, fairness and transparency in its examinations.

Dr Joseph Emmanuel, Chief Executive and Secretary of CISCE, said that a credible examination system depends on fair processes, transparent administration and the trust of students, parents and institutions.