CBSE Board Exam Date Sheet 2025: Class 10 & 12 Timetable PDF Download

CBSE date sheet 2025 for classes 10 and 12 board exams is officially out. Exams start on  Saturday, 15th, February 2025 and will go on Friday 4th April 2025. Students can get the whole schedule from the official CBSE website. 

Introduction

The CBSE date sheet 2025 for classes 10 and 12 board exams has been officially released. As per the CBSE board exam time table 2025, exams will commence on Saturday, 15th February 2025, and conclude on Friday, 4th April 2025. Students can access the CBSE board exam 2025 time table from the official CBSE website.

The examinations will commence on February 15, 2025, and continue until the end of March. The subjects are arranged to ensure the students have enough time to prepare for each resultant test. This period determines academic performance and obtaining a long-term career mission.

CBSE Board Exam Time Table 2025: Overview

The CBSE board exam timetable 2025 is an essential guide for students preparing for their exams. It provides sufficient preparation gaps between major subjects, helping students revise effectively.

The well-structured schedule ensures that students can manage their time efficiently and perform their best in the exams.

Important Dates for CBSE Board Exams 2025

The CBSE board exam schedule 2025 follows a structured timeline for both Class 10 and Class 12 students. Here are the key dates:

• Release of CBSE Date Sheet: December 2024
• Practical Exams: January 2025
• Theory Exams: February 15, 2025 – April 4, 2025

CBSE Result 2025 Declaration: May 2025

CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2025

Below is the tentative CBSE exam timetable 2025 for Class 10:

CBSE 10th Exam Days, Date and Time	Subject Code	Subject Name
Saturday, 15-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	101	English (Communicative)
	184	English (Language and Literature)
Monday, 17-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	036	Hindustani Music (Per Ins)
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	036	Hindustani Music (Per Ins)
	131	Rai
	132	Gurung
	133	Tamang
	134	Sherpa
	254	Elements of Book Keeping & Accountancy
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	418	Physical Activity Trainer
Tuesday, 18-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	403	Security
	404	Automotive
	405	Introduction to Financial Markets
	406	Introduction to Tourism
	407	Beauty & Wellness
	408	Agriculture
	409	Food Production
	410	Front Office Operations
	411	Banking & Insurance
	412	Marketing & Sales
	414	Apparel
	415	Multimedia
	416	Multi Skill Foundation Course
	419	Data Science
	420	Electronics & Hardware
	421	Foundation Skills for Sciences
	422	Design Thinking & Innovation
Thursday, 20-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	086	Science
Saturday, 22-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	018	French
	119	Sanskrit (Communicative)
	122	Sanskrit
Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	087	Social Science
Thursday, 27-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	003	Urdu Course-A
	005	Bengali
	006	Tamil
	009	Marathi
	010	Gujarati
	011	Manipuri
	303	Urdu Course-B
Friday, 28-Feb-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	002	Hindi Course-A
	085	Hindi Course-B
Saturday, 1-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	049	Painting
Monday, 3rd March, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	413	Health Care
Wednesday, 5-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	154	Elements of Business
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	401	Retail
Thursday, 6-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	017	Tibetan
	020	German
	076	National Cadet Corps
	088	Bhoti
	089	Telugu – Telangana
	092	Bodo
	093	Tangkhul
	094	Japanese
	095	Bhutia
	096	Spanish
	097	Kashmiri
	098	Mizo
	099	Bahasa Melayu
Monday, 10-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	041	Mathematics Standard
	241	Mathematics Basic
Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	007	Telugu
	016	Arabic
	021	Russian
	023	Persian
	024	Nepali
	025	Limboo
	026	Lepcha
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	031	Carnatic Music (Vocal)
	032	Carnatic Music (Melodic Instruments)
	033	Carnatic Music (Percussion Instruments)
	034	Hindustani Music (Vocal)
	035	Hindustani Music (Melodic Instruments)
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	136	Thai
Thursday, 13-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	064	Home Science
Monday, 17-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 01:30 PM	004	Punjabi
	008	Sindhi
	012	Malayalam
	013	Odia
	014	Assamese
	015	Kannada
	091	Kokborok
Tuesday, 18-Mar-2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	165	Computer Applications
	402	Information Technology
	417	Artificial Intelligence

For the complete CBSE Class 10 date sheet 2025, students can download the official notification PDF here…

Class 12 Date Sheet 2024-25 CBSE board

The following is a tentative CBSE board exam date sheet 2025 for Class 12:

Day Date and Time	Subject Code	Subject Name
Saturday, 15th February, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	066	Entrepreneurship
Monday, 17th February, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	048	Physical Education
Tuesday, 18th February, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	035	Hindustani Music (Melodic Instruments)
	036	Hindustani Music (Percussion Instruments)
	821	Multimedia
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	804	Automotive
	813	Health Care
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	844	Data Science
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	847	Electronics & Hardware
Wednesday, 19th February, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	809	Food Production
	824	Office Procedures & Practices
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	830	Design
	342	Early Childhood Care & Education
Thursday, 20th February, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	817	Typography & Computer Applications
Friday, 21st February, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	042	Physics
Saturday, 22nd February, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	054	Business Studies
	833	Business Administration
Monday, 24th February, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	029	Geography
Tuesday, 25th February, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	118	French
	822	Taxation
	829	Textile Design
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	843	Artificial Intelligence
Thursday, 27th February, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	043	Chemistry
Friday, 28th February, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	805	Financial Markets Management
	807	Beauty & Wellness
	828	Medical Diagnostics
Saturday, 1st March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	046	Engineering Graphics
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	057	Bharatanatyam – Dance
	058	Kuchipudi – Dance
	059	Odissi – Dance
	060	Manipuri – Dance
	061	Kathakali – Dance
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	816	Horticulture
	823	Cost Accounting
	836	Library & Information Science
Monday, 3rd March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	074	Legal Studies
	801	Retail
Tuesday, 4th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	076	National Cadet Corps
	811	Banking
Wednesday, 5th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	808	Agriculture
	812	Marketing
Thursday, 6th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	837	Fashion Studies
Friday, 7th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	835	Mass Media Studies
	848	Design Thinking & Innovation
Saturday, 8th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	041	Mathematics
	241	Applied Mathematics
Monday, 10th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	806	Tourism
	827	Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
	831	Salesmanship
Tuesday, 11th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	001	English Elective
	301	English Core
Wednesday, 12th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	841	Yoga
	845	Physical Activity Trainer
Thursday, 13th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	803	Web Application
Saturday, 15th March, 2005
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	002	Hindi Elective
	302	Hindi Core
Monday, 17th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	003	Urdu Elective
	022	Sanskrit Elective
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	031	Carnatic Music Vocal
	032	Carnatic Music Melodic Instruments
	033	Carnatic Music Percussion Instruments
	056	Kathak – Dance
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	814	Insurance
	818	Geospatial Technology
	819	Electrical Technology
Tuesday, 18th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	049	Painting
	050	Graphics
	051	Sculpture
	052	Applied Art (Commercial Art)
Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	030	Economics
Thursday, 20th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM	034	Hindustani Music (Vocal)
Friday, 21st March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	045	Biotechnology
	073	Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India
	188	Bhoti
	191	Kokborok
	820	Electronic Technology
	825	Shorthand (English)
	826	Shorthand (Hindi)
	834	Food Nutrition & Dietetics
Saturday, 22nd March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	028	Political Science
Monday, 24th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	322	Sanskrit Core
Tuesday, 25th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	044	Biology
Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	055	Accountancy
Thursday, 27th March, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	039	Sociology
Saturday, 29th March, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	065	Informatics Practices
	083	Computer Science
	802	Information Technology
Tuesday, 1st April, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	027	History
Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	104	Punjabi
	105	Bengali
	106	Tamil
	107	Telugu
	108	Sindhi
	109	Marathi
	110	Gujarati
	111	Manipuri
	112	Malayalam
	113	Odia
	114	Assamese
	115	Kannada
	116	Arabic
	117	Tibetian
	120	German
	121	Russian
	123	Persian
	124	Nepali
	125	Limboo
	126	Lepcha
	189	Telugu Telangana
	192	Bodo
	193	Tangkhul
	194	Japanese
	195	Bhutia
	196	Spanish
	197	Kashmiri
	198	Mizo
Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM		Home Science
Friday, 4th April, 2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM	037	Psychology

Students can download the CBSE Class 12 date sheet 2025 PDF here.

How to Download CBSE Board Exam Time Table 2025

Follow these steps to download the CBSE 2025 exam schedule in PDF format:

Take a printout for easy reference.

Visit the official CBSE website (cbse.gov.in).

Click on the ‘Examinations’ tab.

Find and select ‘CBSE Class 10 & 12 Date Sheet 2025’.

Download the CBSE board exam timetable PDF.

Important Exam Day Guidelines

• Arrival Time: It is preferred that a candidate arrives at the exam center a little earlier than the reporting time. So it’s a good thing to reach the center 15 minutes before the reporting time.
• Mandatory Documents: Don’t forget to carry your admit card and other identification proof. If you are unable to produce them then you will be denied entry in the exam hall.
• Allowed Stationery: Make sure you don’t bring in items such as smart watches or calculators (if not allowed) or mobile phones.
• Exam Duration Awareness: Prerequisite knowledge of the timings of each subject must be established. Typically, exams begin at 10:30 AM, and students are given 15 minutes to read the exam paper.
• Dress Code: Usually it’s required to wear your school dress in the exam but if there is any other dress code then don’t forget to follow the same. 

Preparation Tips for CBSE Board Exams 2025

• Organize Your Study Plan: Try to divide the syllabus content into small sections and subsections of the material. Then try focusing more on the weak sections and give equal importance to revision. 
• Leverage Sample Papers: Self-analysis of previous years’ papers and sample tests available online. It’ll help you get used to the pattern of examinations and also build confidence and eliminate exam fear.
• Create Revision Timelines: Plan individual subject reviews for individual days. Doing so will help you brush up your knowledge on a daily basis and will prevent any last-day pressure. 
• Health is Wealth: Ensure that you take regular breaks during the preparation because if you are not healthy you can’t focus on your studies. To do so, make exercise a part of your daily routine. 
• Seek Expert Guidance: To build more confidence or gain more understanding of certain topics don’t hesitate to reach out to your teachers. 

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Role of Parents and Teachers in Exam Preparation

Class 10th and 12th Board exams are no cakewalk as they are the cornerstone of any student’s academic life. And here both Parents and teachers play indispensable roles in creating a nurturing and productive environment:

Role of Parents

• Emotional Support: Board exams can be stressful. Encourage your child and do not put expectations on their shoulders that they might find difficult to meet.
• Set Boundaries: Students should study in a distraction-free environment. So, make sure you set boundaries on their screen time or use less social media while studying.
• Monitor Progress: Do not fail to sometimes, check with your child’s study times table, and give positive critiques.

Role of Teachers

• Personalized Attention: One of the best things that a teacher can do is give personalized attention to students. This will help students feel confident and at ease while preparing for the exam.
• Resource Provision: Material shared in class helps in achieving a better understanding of the concepts and in solving papers and mock tests.
• Motivation and Guidance: Motivate students to remain positive and make them believe in their true potential.

Conclusion

The CBSE board exam timetable 2025 helps students plan their studies effectively. With proper preparation and support from Matrix High School, students can confidently aim for success in their exams.

Stay focused, follow a smart study plan, and remember—board exams are just the beginning of your journey to success!

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