MP Board 5th, 8th 2026 – Board-Pattern Exams to Begin Feb 20; Check Full Time Table

MP Board 5th 8th Exam Date 2026: In Madhya Pradesh, the 5th and 8th grade exams for the 2025-26 academic session will be conducted in accordance with the board pattern. The exams will begin on February 20th and continue until February 28th. 12,920 exam centres have been set up across the state for the exams. State Education Centre Director Harjinder Singh stated that the necessary facilities have been provided at the exam centres in accordance with the number of students.

This year, approximately 2.49 million students from 110,615 government, private, and madrasas will appear for the exam. Of these, separate question papers for language subjects based on the NCERT syllabus have been prepared for 20,736 students from 522 private schools.

Monitoring the entire exam through an online portal
To ensure transparency and orderliness, the School Education Department has developed a dedicated IT portal. The portal will handle student verification, determining exam centres, appointing centre heads, issuing roll numbers, and issuing admit cards. The entire process, from attendance to evaluation and mark sheets, will be online.

The State Education Centre has clearly stated that every eligible student will be given a chance to appear for the exam. If a student is unable to register before the exam for some reason, they will still be given a chance. The information for such students will be recorded after the exam. Students from over 86,000 government schools, approximately 24,000 private schools, and 525 madrasas in the state will participate in this exam.

MP Board Class 5 Time Table 2026

February 20, 2026: Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT), Urdu, Marathi

February 21, 2026: Mathematics, Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT)

February 23, 2026: Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT)

February 25, 2026: Environmental Studies

February 26, 2026: Social Science – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi, Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT)

MP Board 5th, 8th 2026 – Board-Pattern Exams to Begin Feb 20; Check Full Time Table - Times Bull
MP Board 5th, 8th 2026

MP Board Class 8 Time Table 2026

February 20, 2026: Friday: First Language – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT), Marathi (SCERT, NCERT)

February 21, 2026: Saturday: Second Language – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT), Hindi (SCERT, NCERT), English (SCERT, NCERT)

February 23, 2026 Monday, Third Language – (English/Regional Language), English (SCERT, NCERT), Hindi/Marathi (SCERT, NCERT)

February 26, 2026 Thursday Social Science – (Sanskrit/Regional Language), Sanskrit (SCERT, NCERT), Hindi/Marathi (SCERT, NCERT)

February 28, 2026 Saturday Science (SCERT, NCERT)

MP Board 10th and 12th Datesheet 2026

Theory exams will be held between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm. The respective schools will conduct practical exams between February 10 and March 10, 2026. Class 10 exams will begin on February 11 and end on March 2, and Class 12 exams will be held between February 7 and March 3, 2025.

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Priyanka Singh is an experienced journalist and Chief Copy Editor at Timesbull.com with more than six years of experience in digital media. She currently leads the Entertainment, Business, and Education desks, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and editorial excellence across content. Originally from Bihar, she brings strong subject understanding to her reporting....