The CISCE has announced its 2027 board examination schedule, with ISC Class 12 exams beginning February 9 and ICSE Class 10 exams starting February 15. The Council has also outlined examination arrangements and highlighted DigiLocker access to digital academic documents
Published Date – 10 November 2026, 07:00 PM
New Delhi: The Class 12 board exams conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will be held between February 9 and April 8, 2027. The Class 10 board exams will be conducted from February 15 to March 31.
Over 1.10 lakh candidates from 1,651 affiliated schools will appear across 1,477 examination centres in India and overseas. The Council is set to conduct the ISC Class 12 board exams for 60 subjects.
The ICSE Class 10 exams, starting February 15, will be conducted across 2,835 examination centres in India and overseas.
“Class 10 students must note that the reading time will now commence at 10 am, followed by the writing time at 10.15 am. Candidates appearing for the ICSE examination must ensure that they are seated in their respective examination halls or rooms by 9:45 am,” said the council’s Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel.
The Council also noted that the largest ICSE candidate concentrations are from Uttar Pradesh (51,168), West Bengal (46,521), Karnataka (33,417), Maharashtra (31,035), Punjab (19,308) and Jharkhand (17,201).
Earlier, the CBSE – the country’s other major school board – said the Class 10 and Class 12 exams for the current academic year will begin on February 16, 2027
Earlier, the government announced that ICSE and ISC students can access results and mark sheets in real time via DigiLocker.
Students of the ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 can now access their results, mark sheets, as well as certificates in real time from DigiLocker, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.
The students can access their authentic digital documents anytime, anywhere from the platform in digital format.
“DigiLocker, the flagship platform under the Digital India initiative, has enabled this revolutionary step by providing a secure, trusted, and eco-friendly solution for issuing and accessing academic credentials in digital format by boards, universities, and other bodies,” the ministry said.
