CISCE announces ICSE, ISC 2027 exam dates; Class 10 papers from February 15

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced the schedule for its 2027 ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 board examinations. While the ICSE examinations will begin on February 15, the ISC papers are scheduled to commence earlier, on February 9.

According to the council, a total of 3,79,980 candidates will appear for the two examinations. The ICSE Class 10 examination will have around 2.70 lakh students from 3,106 affiliated schools, while more than 1.1 lakh candidates from 1,651 schools are registered for the ISC Class 12 examination.

The timetables have been made available through the council's official website, cisce.org. With the schedule announced, students can organise their preparation and revision according to subject-wise examination dates and the gaps between papers.

How to download the ICSE and ISC 2027 timetable

Students appearing for the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations can access the date sheets by following these steps:

1. Visit the official CISCE website, cisce.org.

2. Navigate to the 'Examination' section.

3. Select the link for the ICSE 2027 or ISC 2027 timetable.

4. Open the relevant PDF and download it.

5. Check the subject-wise dates, examination timings, duration and instructions carefully.

The date sheets contain the subject names, days and dates of examinations, paper timings, duration and guidelines that candidates must follow on examination days.

CISCE clarifies common English and Modern English paper

Alongside the examination schedule, CISCE has issued a clarification regarding the ISC 2027 question paper for Modern English (Language).

According to the council's circular, candidates appearing for English Paper 1 (Language) and Modern English (Language) will receive the same question paper. The board said the language syllabus for the two subjects is identical, making a common paper applicable to both English (801) and Modern English (891).

Candidates registered for either subject will also sit for the language examination on the same date and at the same time.

The clarification applies specifically to the language paper. The literature papers for English and Modern English will remain different, as the prescribed texts for the two subjects are not the same.

The council has advised students to follow the syllabi specified in the 'Regulations and Syllabuses for ISC Year 2027 Examination'.

CISCE has also revised the ISC pass criteria from the 2027 examination cycle. Students will need to pass English and four other subjects to qualify, compared with the earlier requirement of English and three additional subjects.

When were the ICSE and ISC exams held in 2026?

For the previous examination cycle, the ICSE Class 10 board examinations were conducted from February 17 to March 30, 2026. The ISC Class 12 examinations took place from February 12 to April 6, 2026.

The council had released the previous year's examination timetable on November 13. The 2027 schedule gives students an opportunity to plan their revision well in advance, taking into account the order of papers and the intervals between examinations.

Students are advised to check the official CISCE website for the complete timetable and any subsequent examination-related announcements.