CISCE date sheet 2027 OUT: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced the examination timetables for the ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 examinations for 2027. According to the official press release dated November 10, the ICSE examinations will begin on February 15, 2027, while the ISC examinations will commence on February 9, 2027. Students can access the detailed subject-wise schedules through the official website, cisce.org.A total of 3,79,980 candidates will appear for the two examinations. The ICSE examination will cover approximately 2.70 lakh students from 3,106 affiliated schools, while 1,10,025 candidates from 1,651 schools will take the ISC examination. CISCE has also announced revised examination timings for ICSE candidates, bringing forward the reading and writing sessions.CISCE board exams 2027: Important detailsThe examination schedule, candidate strength and other important details for both classes are provided below.
| Particulars | ICSE Class 10 | ISC Class 12 |
| Examination start date | February 15, 2027 | February 9, 2027 |
| Examination end date | March 31, 2027 | April 8, 2027 |
| Total candidates | Approximately 2.70 lakh | 1,10,025 |
| Affiliated schools | 3,106 | 1,651 |
| Subjects/papers | 76 | 60 |
| Examination centres | 2,835 | 1,477 |
The examinations will be conducted across centres in India and overseas. Among ICSE candidates, Uttar Pradesh accounts for the highest participation with 51,168 students, followed by West Bengal with 46,521, Karnataka with 33,417 and Maharashtra with 31,035.For ISC, Uttar Pradesh leads with 34,702 candidates, followed by West Bengal with 30,235. Other states with significant participation include Uttarakhand, Punjab, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.ICSE 2027 examination timings revisedCISCE has announced a change in the ICSE examination timings for 2027. The reading period will now begin at 10:00 AM, followed by the writing examination at 10:15 AM. Previously, reading time started at 10:45 AM and writing began at 11:00 AM.Candidates must be seated in their respective examination halls or rooms by 9:45 AM.CISCE 2027 admit card distributionThe distribution of admission cards for both examinations will commence in mid-December 2026. Students can download the detailed subject-wise examination timetables from the official CISCE website.Official website: https://cisce.org/
