Examination Schedule

Class X and Class XII revision programme · October 2026 – January 2027

Examination dates · 2026–2027

Class X and Class XII are on a revision programme through January 2027: two split revision examinations, then full-portion tests from 30 November 2026.

Choose a class below. Dates and portions for each revision examination are listed together. When an examination falls on today, that row is highlighted.

Class X

Revision programme · October 2026 – January 2027

Two split revision examinations replace a single terminal examination. Each paper is 2 hours 45 minutes and 80 marks, with 40% required to pass.

Attendance is compulsory. Marks are entered on the report card and may be used for CBSE internal assessment.

Part 1 began on 31 October 2026. Full-portion tests begin on 30 November 2026. Portions for each revision examination are listed with the dates.

Download the Class X circular (PDF)

Part 1 revision examination

DateSubject
Sat, 31 Oct 2026II Language
Mon, 2 Nov 2026Social Science
Tue, 3 Nov 2026Maths
Wed, 4 Nov 2026English
Thu, 5 Nov 2026Science
Tue, 10 Nov 2026Artificial Intelligence

Part 1 portions

SubjectPortion
TamilTamil portion and mark weightage for the Class X Part 1 revision examination
HindiHindi portion for the Class X Part 1 revision examination

Section A — 14 marks. Section B — 16 marks. Section C — 28 marks. Section D — 22 marks.

SanskritSanskrit portion for the Class X Part 1 revision examination
Social Science
  • History — Ch 3. The Making of a Global World — 5 marks
  • Geography — Ch 5. Minerals and Energy Resources — 3 marks
  • Political Science — Ch 4. Political Parties — 4 marks
  • Economics — Ch 3. Money and Credit (pages 39–42) — 5 marks
Maths
  • Chapter 5 — Arithmetic Progressions — 5 marks
  • Chapter 7 — Coordinate Geometry — 5 marks
  • Chapter 9 — Some Applications of Trigonometry — 12 marks
  • Chapter 12 — Surface Areas and Volumes — 10 marks
English

First Flight — prose

  • Glimpses of India — Coorg
  • Glimpses of India — Tea from Assam
  • Mijbil the Otter
  • Madam Rides the Bus

First Flight — poetry

  • Fog
  • The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Footprints Without Feet

  • Footprints Without Feet
  • The Making of a Scientist
  • The Necklace

Writing

  • Letter of inquiry
  • Letter of complaint

Grammar

  • Error correction
  • Gap filling

Weightage

  • Reading — 20 marks
  • Writing — 20 marks
  • Literature — 40 marks
Science
  • Physics — Electricity — 13 marks
  • Chemistry — Chapter 3. Metals and Non-metals — 10 marks
  • Biology — How Do Organisms Reproduce? (pages 113–121) — 11 marks
Artificial Intelligence
  • Part A — Unit 3. ICT Skills
  • Part A — Unit 4. Entrepreneurial Skills
  • Part B — Unit 5. Introduction to Computer Vision (5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
  • Part B — Unit 6. Natural Language Processing

Part 2 revision examination

DateSubject
Fri, 20 Nov 2026Science
Sat, 21 Nov 2026English
Mon, 23 Nov 2026Social Science
Tue, 24 Nov 2026Maths
Wed, 25 Nov 2026II Language
Thu, 26 Nov 2026Artificial Intelligence

Part 2 portions

SubjectPortion
Science
  • Physics — Magnetic Effects of Electric Current — 13 marks
  • Chemistry — Chapter 4. Carbon and its Compounds — 12 marks
  • Biology — How Do Organisms Reproduce? (pages 121–125) — 11 marks
English

First Flight — prose

  • The Sermon at Benares
  • The Proposal

First Flight — poetry

  • For Anne Gregory
  • Fire and Ice
  • A Tiger in the Zoo

Footprints Without Feet

  • Bholi
  • The Book That Saved the Earth
  • A Triumph of Surgery

Writing

  • Analytical paragraph
  • Letter of placing an order
  • Letter to the editor

Grammar

  • Error correction
  • Gap filling

Weightage

  • Reading — 20 marks
  • Writing — 20 marks
  • Literature — 40 marks
Social Science
  • History — Print Culture and the Modern World (pages 105–118) — 5 marks
  • Geography — Manufacturing Industries — 3 marks
  • Political Science — Outcomes of Democracy — 4 marks
  • Economics — Money and Credit (pages 42–53) — 5 marks
Maths
  • Chapter 10 — Circles — 10 marks
  • Chapter 11 — Areas Related to Circles — 5 marks
  • Chapter 13 — Statistics — 6 marks
  • Chapter 14 — Probability — 5 marks
TamilTamil portion for the Class X Part 2 revision examination

MCQ — 25 marks. Descriptive — 55 marks. Unseen passage — 10 marks. Grammar — 12 marks. Main course book — 31 marks. Non-detail — 10 marks. Creative writing — 17 marks.

HindiHindi portion for the Class X Part 2 revision examination

Section A — 14 marks. Section B — 16 marks. Section C — 28 marks. Section D — 22 marks.

SanskritSanskrit portion and mark weightage for the Class X Part 2 revision examination
Artificial Intelligence

Part A

  • Unit 5. Green Skills

Part B

  • Unit 1. Revisiting AI Project Cycle and Ethical Frameworks for AI
  • Unit 2. Advanced Concepts of Modeling in AI
  • Unit 3. Evaluating Models

Zone 5 cluster examination — Set A

Full portions.

DateSubject
Mon, 30 Nov 2026English
Wed, 2 Dec 2026Mathematics
Fri, 4 Dec 2026Social Science
Sat, 5 Dec 2026AI
Mon, 7 Dec 2026Science
Wed, 9 Dec 2026II Language

CSSC examination

DateSubject
Fri, 11 Dec 2026English
Mon, 14 Dec 2026Social Science
Wed, 16 Dec 2026Mathematics (Standard & Basic)
Fri, 18 Dec 2026Language
Mon, 21 Dec 2026Science
Wed, 23 Dec 2026Artificial Intelligence / Information Technology

Set B

Full portions.

DateSubject
Sat, 2 Jan 2027II Language
Mon, 4 Jan 2027Science
Wed, 6 Jan 2027Mathematics
Fri, 8 Jan 2027English
Sat, 9 Jan 2027AI
Mon, 11 Jan 2027Social Science

Set C

Full portions.

DateSubject
Mon, 18 Jan 2027Social Science
Wed, 20 Jan 2027II Language
Sat, 23 Jan 2027Mathematics
Mon, 25 Jan 2027English
Wed, 27 Jan 2027AI
Fri, 29 Jan 2027Science

Class XII

Revision programme · October 2026 – January 2027

Two split revision examinations replace a single terminal examination. Each paper is 2 hours 45 minutes. Maximum marks are 70 or 80, as per the subject, with 40% required to pass.

Attendance is compulsory. Marks are entered on the report card and may be used for CBSE internal assessment.

Part 1 began on 31 October 2026. Full-portion tests begin on 30 November 2026. Portions for each revision examination are listed with the dates.

Download the Class XII circular (PDF)

Part 1 revision examination

DateSubject
Sat, 31 Oct 2026English Core
Mon, 2 Nov 2026Physics / Business Studies / Sociology
Tue, 3 Nov 2026Biology / Economics
Wed, 4 Nov 2026Chemistry / Accountancy / History
Thu, 5 Nov 2026Maths / Psychology
Tue, 10 Nov 2026Computer Science

Part 1 portions

SubjectPortion
English Core

Prose

  • Indigo
  • Poets and Pancakes
  • On the Face of It
  • The Enemy

Poetry

  • The Roadside Stand
  • Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

Weightage

  • Reading skills — 22 marks
  • Writing skills — 18 marks
  • Literature — 40 marks
Physics
  • Alternating Current — 5 marks
  • Electromagnetic Waves — 6 marks
  • Ray Optics and Optical Instruments — 6 marks
Business Studies
  • Consumer Protection — 7 marks
  • Financial Management — 7.5 marks
  • Financial Markets — 7.5 marks
Sociology
  • Social changes in rural society — 5 marks
  • Social changes in urban society — 5 marks
  • Social movements — 10 marks
Biology
  • Organisms and Populations — 5 marks
  • Ecosystem — 7.5 marks
  • Biodiversity — 7.5 marks
Economics
  • Balance of Payments — 6 marks
  • Rural Development — 12 marks
  • Employment — 12 marks
Chemistry
  • Amines — 6 marks
  • Solutions — 7 marks
  • Chemical Kinetics — 7 marks
Accountancy
  • Accounting for Share Capital — 10 marks
  • Debentures — 10 marks
  • Cash Flow Statement — 8 marks
History
  • An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara
  • Peasants, Zamindars and the State — 6 marks
  • Colonialism and the Countryside — 6 marks
Computer Science
  • Data Structures — Stack — 10 marks
  • Computer Networks 1 and 2 — 10 marks
  • File Handling — binary files only — 10 marks
Maths
  • Application of Derivatives — 5 marks
  • Integrals — 10 marks
  • Application of Integrals — 10 marks
Psychology
  • Therapeutic Approaches — 9 marks
  • Attitude and Social Cognition — 8 marks
  • Social Influence and Group Processes — 6 marks

Part 2 revision examination

DateSubject
Fri, 20 Nov 2026Maths / Psychology
Sat, 21 Nov 2026Biology / Economics
Mon, 23 Nov 2026Physics / Accountancy / Sociology
Tue, 24 Nov 2026English Core
Wed, 25 Nov 2026Computer Science
Thu, 26 Nov 2026Chemistry / Business Studies / History

Part 2 portions

SubjectPortion
English Core

Vistas

  • The Third Level
  • The Tiger King
  • Memories of Childhood

Flamingo — prose

  • The Last Lesson
  • The Rattrap

Flamingo — poetry

  • My Mother at Sixty-Six
  • A Thing of Beauty

Weightage

  • Reading skills — 22 marks
  • Writing skills — 18 marks
  • Literature — 40 marks
Physics
  • Wave Optics — 6 marks
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter — 4 marks
  • Atoms — 4 marks
  • Nuclei — 4 marks
Business Studies
  • Directing — 6 marks
  • Planning — 7 marks
  • Organising — 7 marks
Sociology
  • Challenges of cultural diversity — 10 marks
  • Social exclusion and discrimination — 10 marks
  • Social changes — 5 marks
  • Cultural changes — 5 marks
Biology
  • Principles of Biotechnology — 6 marks
  • Biotechnology and its Applications — 6 marks
  • Principles of Inheritance — 10 marks
Economics
  • Aggregate Demand and Related Concepts — 10 marks
  • Income Determination and the Multiplier — 6 marks
  • Environment and Sustainable Development — 10 marks
  • Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours — 8 marks
Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry — 9 marks
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers — 6 marks
  • The d- and f-Block Elements — 7 marks
Accountancy
  • Admission of a Partner — 10 marks
  • Fundamentals of Accounting — 8 marks
  • Dissolution of a Partnership Firm — 5 marks
History
  • Rebels and the Raj — 6 marks
  • Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement — 6 marks
  • Framing the Constitution — 6 marks
Computer Science
  • Revision Tour 1 and 2
  • Functions — 10 marks
  • Text files and CSV files — 5 marks
  • Exception Handling — 10 marks
Maths
  • Matrices and Determinants — 5 marks
  • Differential Equations — 10 marks
  • Probability — 8 marks
Psychology
  • Variations in Psychological Attributes — 13 marks
  • Self and Personality — 13 marks
  • Meeting Life Challenges — 9 marks
  • Psychological Disorders — 12 marks

Zone 5 cluster examination — Set A

Full portions.

DateSubject
Mon, 30 Nov 2026Chemistry / Business Studies / History
Wed, 2 Dec 2026Mathematics / Psychology
Fri, 4 Dec 2026Physics / Accountancy / Sociology
Mon, 7 Dec 2026English Core
Tue, 8 Dec 2026Economics
Wed, 9 Dec 2026Biology / Computer Science

CSSC examination

DateSubject
Fri, 11 Dec 2026English
Mon, 14 Dec 2026Physics / Business Studies
Wed, 16 Dec 2026Computer Science / Informatics Practices / Legal Studies / Entrepreneurship
Fri, 18 Dec 2026Biology / Economics
Mon, 21 Dec 2026Chemistry / Accountancy / Sociology
Wed, 23 Dec 2026Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Marketing / Psychology

Set B

Full portions.

DateSubject
Sat, 2 Jan 2027Physics / Accountancy / Sociology
Mon, 4 Jan 2027Biology / Computer Science
Wed, 6 Jan 2027Mathematics / Psychology
Fri, 8 Jan 2027Chemistry / Business Studies / History
Mon, 11 Jan 2027English Core
Wed, 13 Jan 2027Economics

Set C

Full portions.

DateSubject
Mon, 18 Jan 2027Biology / Computer Science
Wed, 20 Jan 2027Chemistry / Business Studies / History
Sat, 23 Jan 2027Mathematics / Psychology
Mon, 25 Jan 2027Physics / Accountancy / Sociology
Wed, 27 Jan 2027English Core
Fri, 29 Jan 2027Economics
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