The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the complete date sheet for the upcoming ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) board examinations for the 2027 academic session.
Students appearing for the assessments can view and download their subject-wise timetables directly from the official portal at cisce.org.
Exam Timeline & Candidate Demographics
According to the published schedule, the ICSE Class 10 board examinations will commence on February 15, 2027, and wrap up by March 31, 2027. Meanwhile, the ISC Class 12 examinations are slated to start earlier on February 9, 2027, and will run through April 8, 2027.
A total of 3,79,980 candidates across India and overseas will take the two board examinations:
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ICSE (Class 10): 2,69,955 students from 3,106 affiliated schools will sit across 2,835 examination centres. A total of 76 subjects will be examined.
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ISC (Class 12): 1,10,025 candidates from 1,651 schools will take the exams across 1,477 centres. The board will cover 60 subjects.
Uttar Pradesh leads the state-wise registration numbers with 51,168 ICSE and 34,702 ISC candidates, followed by West Bengal with 46,521 ICSE and 30,235 ISC students. High participation is also recorded across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
Key Operational Shift: Revised ICSE Exam Timings
A pivotal operational update in the ICSE Year 2027 schedule is the advancement of the Class 10 examination timing:
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Paper Reading Time: 10:00 AM (Previously 10:45 AM)
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Writing Commencement: 10:15 AM (Previously 11:00 AM)
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Seating Deadline: Candidates must be inside their respective examination halls by 9:45 AM.
The shift creates a clearer buffer for exam centres to transition between morning Class 10 papers and afternoon Class 12 sessions without overlapping logistics.
Alignment with NEP 2020 & Hall Ticket Delivery
Emphasising the integrity of the evaluation process, Dr Joseph Emmanuel, Chief Executive and Secretary of CISCE, highlighted that credibility relies on transparent administration and robust protocols. He noted that the council is continuing to realign assessment methods with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, putting greater focus on competency-based evaluation, critical thinking, and real-world problem-solving rather than rote learning.
The distribution of admit cards for both ICSE and ISC 2027 examinations will commence in mid-December 2026 via the respective affiliated schools.
