CBSE 10th-12th Admit Card 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education has begun preparations for the 2026 board examinations. The exams are scheduled to start on February 17th. As the exam date approaches, CBSE board students are eagerly awaiting their admit cards, which are mandatory for appearing for the board examinations. Schools can download admit cards from the official CBSE website, cbse.nic.in, once released.
CBSE Board Exam Key Dates
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According to the official schedule of the CBSE Board Exam 2026, the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations will begin on February 17, 2026, and will continue until April 9, 2026, covering all major streams. The Class 10 exams will conclude on March 10. Notably, Class 10 students will have the option to sit for the board exams twice under a two-phase examination system. The first exam (mandatory) will be held in February-March 2026, while the second exam (optional/improvement) will be conducted later for students who wish to improve their scores.
When were the admit cards released last year?
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Last year, the CBSE board released the admit cards for Class 10 and 12 on February 3rd. It is expected that the board will release the admit cards around the same date this year. Once admit cards are released, schools can download them for their students from the official CBSE website at cbse.gov.in.
Check these critical details on the admit card:
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– Examination center name
– Reporting time
– Exam roll number
– Subject-wise examination schedule
– Students will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without a valid admit card. CBSE Datesheet 2026:
According to the released datesheet, the CBSE Class 10th exam 2026 will run from February 17 to March 10, 2026, while the CBSE Class 12th exam 2026 will be held from February 17 to April 9, 2026. Exams will be held from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm, depending on the subject.
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CBSE 10th Date Sheet 2026
17 February 2026:- Mathematics (Standard & Basic)
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18 February 2026:- Home Science
20 February 2026:- Beauty & Wellness; Marketing & Sales; Multi Skill Foundation; Physical Activity Trainer, Data Science
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21 February 2026:- English (Communicative); English (Language & Literature)
23 February 2026:- Urdu Course–A; Punjabi; Bengali; Tamil; Marathi; Gujarati; Manipuri; Telugu (Telangana)
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24 February 2026:- Elements of Business; Urdu Course-B
25 February 2026:- Science
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26 February 2026:- Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Financial Markets, Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking & Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Electronics & Hardware, Foundation Skill for Sciences, Design Thinking & Innovation
27 February 2026:- Computer Applications
Information Technology AI
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28 February 2026:- Arabic; Sanskrit (Communicative); Rai; Gurung; Tamang; Shepa
2 March 2026:- Hindi Course-A; Hindi Course-B
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5 March 2026:- Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Kannada
6 March 2026:- Painting
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7 March 2026:- Social Science
9 March 2026
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telugu
Russian
Limboo
Lepcha
Nepali
10 March 2026
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11 March 2026
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Tibetan; German; National Cadet Corps; Bhoti; Limboo; Lepcha; Carnatic Music (Vocal)