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.