CBSE practical exam dates : The dates for the Class 10 and 12 practical exams in 2025 have been announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). For Classes 10 and 12, the practical exams, project evaluations, and internal assessments will take place between January 1 and February 14.
Full information for CBSE practical exam dates
Additionally, CBSE has published the maximum marks for theoretical, practical, project work, and internal assessment for all subjects in Classes 10 and 12. According to the CBSE announcement, each paper is worth a total of 100 points, which include points for theory, practical, project, and internal evaluation.
On the official website, cbse.gov.in, candidates can view and download the paper-wise marks distribution notice PDF. Candidates must go to the official website, cbse.gov.in, and click on the paper-wise marks distribution notification PDF link in order to get the CBSE 10th and 12th subject-wise marks distribution notification PDF. You can download, save, and print the CBSE 10th and 12th paper-wise marks distribution announcement PDF.
The CBSE Class 12 test will take place between February 17 and April 9, while the Class 10 exam will take place in two stages from February 17 to July 15. There will be two shifts for the CBSE 10th and 12th test in 2026: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Exam schedule for CBSE Class 10 in 2026
- February 17- Maths Standard, Basic
- February 18- Retail, Security, Automotive, Introduction to Fin Markets, Introduction to Tourism, Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking and Insurance, Health Care, Apparel, Multi-Media, Data Science, Electronics and Hardware, Foundation Skill For Sciences, Design Thinking and Innovation.
- February 20- Beauty and Wellness, Marketing and Sales, Multi Skill Foundation Course, Physical Activity Trainer
- February 21- English (Communicative), English (Language and Literature)
- February 23- French
- February 24- Urdu Course- A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu- Telangana
- February 25- Science
- February 26- Home Science
- February 27- Computer Applications, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Sanskrit, Rai, Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa, Urdu
- March 2- Hindi
- March 3- Tibetan, German, National Cadet Corps, Bhoti, Bodo, Tangkhul, Japanese, Bhutia, Spanish, Kashmiri, Mizo, Bhasa Melayu, Elements of Business, Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy
- March 5- Painting
- March 6- Sindhi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Kokborok
- March 7- Social Science
- March 9- Telugu, Arabic, Russian, Persian, Nepali, Limboo, Lepcha, Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, Thai.
Dates of the CBSE 12th test in 2026:
- February 20- Physics
- February 21- Business Studies, Administration
- February 23- Psychology
- February 26- Geography
- February 28- Chemistry
- March 9- Mathematics, Applied Mathematics
- March 12- English core, elective
- March 14- Home Science
- March 16- Hindi Elective, Core
- March 18- Economics
- March 20- Marketing
- March 23- Political Science
- March 27- Biology
- March 28- Accountancy
- March 30- History
- April 4- Sociology
