CISCE Releases 2027 Timetable for Class 10 and 12 Board Exams

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations has announced the timetable for the 2027 board exams. The ICSE Class 10 exams will begin on February 15 and end on March 31. The ISC Class 12 exams will start on February 9 and run until April 8.

Exam Details

A total of 3,79,980 students are expected to take these tests across 2,835 exam centres in India and other countries. This total includes nearly 2.70 lakh students for Class 10 and over 1.1 lakh for Class 12. The ICSE tests will cover 76 subjects, while the ISC tests will include 60 subjects. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of students with 51,168 for Class 10 and 34,702 for Class 12. West Bengal follows next with 46,521 ICSE students and 30,235 ISC students. Other states with high numbers include Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Jharkhand.

Timing Changes

There is a major change in exam timings for Class 10 students. The reading time will now start at 10 a.m. and writing will begin at 10.15 a.m. These timings were previously 10.45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Students must now take their seats in the exam hall by 9.45 a.m. Admission cards will be given out starting in mid-December through the official website cisce.org.

Leadership and Goals

CISCE Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel said the council wants to keep exams fair and transparent. He also spoke about the value of competency-based testing to help students think critically and solve real-world problems, as outlined in the National Education Policy 2020.

Context

Board examinations are a major milestone for high school students in India, often determining their academic streams and future college admissions. Major national and state boards routinely release these schedules months in advance to help students prepare adequately.