The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday released the final schedule for the 2026 Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations. In a notice issued by Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations, it was stated that the 2026 board examinations for both classes would commence from February 17, 2026.

Dr. Bhardwaj further informed that in alignment with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the CBSE would conduct two board examinations for Class X beginning in 2026. This reform aims at making the assessment process more flexible and student-centric, he said.

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Notably, it is for the first time that the CBSE had released a tentative date sheet on September 24, nearly 146 days before the start of the examinations, allowing students, sch

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