CISCE announces 2027 ICSE and ISC board exam schedules

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has released the examination schedule for the 2027 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE – Class X) and Indian School Certificate (ISC – Class XII) board exams.

The ISC Class 12 examinations are scheduled to begin on February 9, 2027, and conclude on April 8, 2027. The ICSE Class 10 examinations will commence on February 15, 2027, and end on March 31, 2027.

A total of 379,980 candidates are expected to appear for these examinations. This includes approximately 270,000 candidates from 3,106 affiliated schools for the ICSE exams, and over 110,000 candidates from 1,651 schools for the ISC exams. The ISC examinations will be conducted across 1,477 centres in India and overseas.

Additionally, the Council has clarified the format for the ISC Modern English paper. Students opting for either English (801) or Modern English (891) will now take a single language paper, as the syllabi for both subjects are identical.

For the 2027 session, ICSE examination timings have also been revised. Class 10 exams will now begin at 10:00 am instead of 11:00 am, with the first 15 minutes reserved for reading the question paper.