CBSE Class 10 2027: Two Board Exams, LOC & Date Sheet Update & 2026 Result

CBSE has not released the Class 10 date sheet 2027 yet (as of 31 October 2026). The Central Board of Secondary Education has completed the List of Candidates (LOC) submission for the 2027 main exams and the private-candidate form window, and will run two board examinations for Class 10 again in 2027.

CBSE Class 10 2027 at a glance

Item	Details
Conducting board	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi
Exam name	Secondary School Examination (Class X) 2027: First (Main) and Second Board Examinations
Academic session	2026-27
2027 exam dates	Awaited: date sheet not out yet. Main exam is held during February–March as per CBSE's LOC circular
LOC (school candidates)	Closed: normal fee 24.09.2026–21.10.2026; late fee 22.10.2026–30.10.2026
LOC data correction	02.11.2026 to 04.11.2026 (via data verification slip)
Private candidate forms	Closed: 08.10.2026–23.10.2026 (normal), 24.10.2026–30.10.2026 (late fee)
Syllabus	Curriculum 2026-27 on cbseacademic.nic.in
Official website	www.cbse.gov.in
Result portals (2026)	results.digilocker.gov.in, cbse.gov.in, UMANG

Latest CBSE Class 10 updates for 2027

• 31 October 2026: No 2027 Class 10 date sheet on the CBSE website yet. Keep an eye on cbse.gov.in.
• 21 October 2026: CBSE Reminder-6: last date for LOC submission with normal fee was 21.10.2026. Reminder-6 PDF
• 7 October 2026: Notice on submission of exam forms by private candidates for Class X Examinations 2026-27; online forms from 08.10.2026. Private Class X notice
• 29 September 2026: CBSE held a live Q&A webinar on Registration and LOC for Board Examinations 2027; it said Class IX/XI registration will commence shortly. Press release
• 17 September 2026 (uploaded 21.09.2026): Circular CBSE/LOC/X-XII/2026-2027 on submission of LOC for Class X and XII Main Examinations 2026-27, with fees, schedule, eligibility and scheme of studies. LOC circular
• 2026-27 Sample Question Papers and marking schemes for Class X are live on the CBSE Academic website. SQP 2026-27
• 1 April 2026: CBSE released the curriculum for session 2026-27 for Classes IX–XII. Circular

CBSE Class 10 Time Table 2027

CBSE has not yet released the Class 10 date sheet for 2027. For the 2026 exams, CBSE says in its Class XII result press release that the first date sheet was issued on 20 October 2025 and the final one with minor corrections on 31 December 2025.

Previous-year reference: official CBSE Class X Main Examination 2026 date sheet (revised 31.12.2025), key subjects:

Date (2026)	Subject (code)	Time
Tue, 17 Feb	Mathematics Standard (041) / Mathematics Basic (241)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Wed, 18 Feb	Home Science (064)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Sat, 21 Feb	English Communicative (101) / English Language & Literature (184)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Mon, 23 Feb	Urdu A, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu-Telangana	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Wed, 25 Feb	Science (086)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Fri, 27 Feb	Computer Applications (165) / Information Technology (402) / Artificial Intelligence (417)	10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Sat, 28 Feb	Sanskrit (122), Sanskrit Communicative, Arabic and others	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Mon, 2 Mar	Hindi Course-A (002) / Hindi Course-B (085)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Sat, 7 Mar	Social Science (087)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Tue, 10 Mar	French (018)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Wed, 11 Mar	German, Spanish, Japanese, Tibetan, NCC, Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy and others (moved from 3 March)	10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

The 2026 main exam therefore ran from 17 February to 11 March 2026. Papers originally set for 3 March 2026 were moved to 11 March 2026 by CBSE's rescheduling notice dated 29 December 2025.

CBSE Class 10 Exam Form (LOC) 2027: Last Date and Fee

Regular students do not fill a form themselves. Instead, the school submits their details in the List of Candidates (LOC) online. Key points from CBSE's LOC circular dated 17.09.2026:

Fee slab (schools in India)	Amount	Window
Normal fee	Rs 1,600 per candidate for 5 subjects; Rs 320 per additional subject	24.09.2026 – 21.10.2026
With late fee	Rs 2,000 per candidate in addition to the normal fee	22.10.2026 – 30.10.2026
Visually impaired candidates	Exempt from exam fee	—

• Fees for Nepal: Rs 5,500 per candidate (5 subjects) and Rs 1,100 per additional subject; other countries: Rs 11,000 and Rs 2,200.
• Payment is online only (debit/credit card, NEFT, UPI, net banking; SWIFT for schools abroad). For challan payments the normal-fee challan could be generated only till 17.10.2026.
• The LOC for the 2027 Class 10 exam is for the First Board Examination. The LOC for the Second Board Examination will be filled after the first exam is over, and only the same subjects filled in this LOC can be opted for in the second exam.
• Schools must upload students' photographs (JPG, passport size, within 40 KB) before final LOC submission.
• After the last date, a data verification slip is generated for each candidate; errors in candidate/parent name, date of birth or subjects can be corrected from 02.11.2026 to 04.11.2026. After that, no correction is allowed by the Board.
• After LOC submission, no request for change of subject, CWSN concession or exam centre is entertained.

Private candidates (Essential Repeat of 2026, Compartment of 2026, Fail/Essential Repeat of 2021–2026, and 2026 passed-out students seeking improvement) applied online through the "Vyaktigat Pariksharthi" link from 08.10.2026; normal fee till 23.10.2026 and late fee of Rs 2,000 extra from 24.10.2026 to 30.10.2026. Photo and signature must be JPG files of not more than 40 KB, and a valid e-mail ID is required for OTP verification. Their exams will be held in February/March/April 2027 along with the main exams.

CBSE Class 10 Admit Card 2027

The 2027 admit card date is not yet announced. As per CBSE's 2026-27 private-candidate notice, eligible private candidates will be able to download their admit card from the CBSE website; the exam centre is allotted from the city chosen in the form and cannot be changed later. For regular students, CBSE's LOC circular says correct LOC data helps it provide the exact subject question papers and documents with correct particulars, so students should check their data verification slip carefully. In 2026, CBSE notified the release of admit cards for the Class X Second Board Examination on 05.05.2026.

CBSE Class 10 Passing Marks and Exam Pattern

From CBSE's Secondary School Curriculum 2026-27 (Part 1) and the LOC circular:

• Subjects: minimum five: Language 1, Language 2 (Hindi or English must be one of the two), Mathematics (Standard or Basic), Science and Social Science. A Skill subject (6th) and a third language/other subject (7th) are optional.
• Marks: major subjects carry 80 marks in the board exam and 20 marks of internal assessment (or as specified in the subject syllabus). The final result combines both, and students must appear in both components.
• Passing: "To be declared successful in a subject, a student must secure a minimum of 33% marks" (curriculum 2026-27). The private-candidate subject table also lists pass marks as 33 out of 100.
• Question papers: about 50% competency-focused questions (case-based, source-based, data interpretation etc.); the rest are MCQs and short/long answer questions.
• Grading: 9-point positional grading (A-1 for the top 1/8th of passed candidates down to D-2; E = Essential Repeat), used where more than 500 candidates pass a subject.
• Replacement rule: if a student fails Science, Mathematics or Social Science but passes the Skill subject (6th), the failed subject is replaced by the Skill subject. A failed language can be replaced by a 7th-subject language, provided Hindi or English remains among the first five.
• CBSE does not mention an aggregate percentage on the marksheet.

CBSE Class 10 Second Board Exam 2027 Rules

CBSE introduced two board examinations for Class 10 from 2026 (notification dated 14.02.2026 and the 2026-27 LOC circular):

1. The first board exam (February–March) is mandatory for all students. Both exams cover the full syllabus.
2. Passed students may improve their performance in up to three subjects out of Science, Mathematics, Social Science and languages.
3. Students who do not appear in three or more subjects in the first exam cannot take the second exam; they are placed in the "Essential Repeat" category and can appear only in the next year's main exam.
4. Students whose first-exam result is Compartment can appear in the second exam under the Compartment category.
5. Subject change between the two exams is not allowed, except as per policy (e.g. Mathematics Standard to Basic and vice versa). Additional subjects are not allowed after passing Class X.

2026 reference: the Second Board Examination 2026 was held from 15 to 21 May 2026 (date sheet dated 23.04.2026), with Mathematics on 15 May, English on 16 May, Science on 18 May, languages on 19 May and Social Science on 21 May (10:30 AM onwards). Its result was declared on 18 July 2026.

CBSE Class 10 Result 2026

Item	Official fact
Main Board Examination	17 February – 11 March 2026
Main exam result	Declared 15 April 2026
Second Board Examination	15 – 21 May 2026
Second exam result	Declared 18 July 2026 on results.digilocker.gov.in
Registered for second exam	6,64,027 (6,63,777 appeared)
Appeared for improvement	5,13,955, of whom 3,08,095 (59.95%) improved
Compartment category	1,49,822 appeared; 78,503 (52.40%) passed (2025: 48.68%)
Overall pass % (main + second combined)	96.78%

For regular students, the better of the two performances is used for the final result. Printed marksheet-cum-passing certificates are supplied through schools; private candidates get digital documents on DigiLocker and printed documents by post. Post-result facilities (scanned answer book, verification, re-evaluation) for both exams were notified on 05.08.2026.

CBSE Class 10 Official Links

Resource	Link
CBSE official website	cbse.gov.in
LOC circular 2026-27 (fees, schedule, scheme of studies)	LOC_2627 PDF
Private candidate portal	Private candidates 2027
Private Class X notice 2026-27	PDF
Curriculum 2026-27	cbseacademic.nic.in/curriculum_2027.html
Sample papers 2026-27 (Class X)	SQP Class X 2026-27
Previous question papers	Question papers
Two board exams clarification (14.02.2026)	Notification PDF
2026 main date sheet (revised)	Class X date sheet PDF
2026 second exam date sheet	PDF
2026 second exam result press release	PDF
Results (DigiLocker)	results.digilocker.gov.in

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• CBSE Class 12 2027
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Sources: CBSE LOC circular CBSE/LOC/X-XII/2026-2027 (17.09.2026); LOC Reminder-6 (21.10.2026); Private Class X notice (07.10.2026); LOC webinar press release (29.09.2026); Secondary Curriculum 2026-27 Part 1; Two Board Examinations notification (14.02.2026); rescheduling notice (29.12.2025) and revised Class X date sheet (31.12.2025); Second Board date sheet (23.04.2026); Class X second exam result press release (18.07.2026); post-result facilities notice (05.08.2026). Information verified from official sources on 31 October 2026.