ICSE Class 10 exams to start on 15 February 2027, ISC Class 12 on 9 February

The CISCE, the national board that runs the ICSE and ISC exams, has announced its timetable for 2027. The ISC (Class 12) exams will begin on 9 February and the ICSE (Class 10) exams on 15 February, the council said on 10 November.

The ICSE exams will end on 31 March and will be held at 2,835 centres in India and abroad, Hindustan Times reported.

In all, 3,79,980 students will sit the two exams, Orissa Post reported:

• ICSE (Class 10): about 2.70 lakh students, from 3,106 schools
• ISC (Class 12): 1,10,025 students, from 1,651 schools, at 1,477 centres, according to NDTV

What students should do

The subject-wise timetable, with the time of each paper and reporting rules, is on the council’s website, cisce.org. Students should check the dates of their own subjects there and with their schools, since some subjects are held on the same day.

The background

The CISCE is a national board, separate from the CBSE and the State boards. The CBSE announced on 6 November that its Class 10 and 12 exams will begin on 16 February 2027; its Class 10 exams end on 9 March and Class 12 on 9 April.

The ISC end date was not given in the reports.