New Delhi, November 10 : The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Tuesday announced the schedule for its 2027 ICSE and ISC board examinations, with Class 10 exams scheduled from February 15 to March 31 and Class 12 examinations from February 9 to April 8.
According to the council, a total of 3,79,980 students are expected to appear for the two examinations across India and overseas.
Of these, approximately 2.70 lakh candidates from 3,106 affiliated schools will take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Class 10 examination, while 1,10,025 students from 1,651 schools will appear for the Indian School Certificate (ISC) Class 12 examination.
The ICSE examination will cover 76 subjects, while the ISC examination will include 60 subjects.
CISCE Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel said the ICSE 2027 examinations would be conducted at 2,835 examination centres across India and abroad.
He emphasised that maintaining the credibility of the examination system required fairness, transparency and integrity in its administration.
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of ICSE candidates with 51,168 students, followed by West Bengal with 46,521, Karnataka with 33,417, Maharashtra with 31,035, Punjab with 19,308 and Jharkhand with 17,201.
For the ISC Class 12 examination, Uttar Pradesh again accounts for the largest number of candidates at 34,702, followed by West Bengal with 30,235.
Other states with significant ISC candidate numbers include Uttarakhand (5,629), Punjab (5,479), Jharkhand (5,356), Maharashtra (4,660), Tamil Nadu (3,572), Kerala (3,491) and Karnataka (3,010).
Change In ICSE Examination Timings
CISCE has also introduced a change in the examination timings for ICSE Class 10 students in 2027.
Under the revised schedule, the reading time will begin at 10 am, followed by the writing examination at 10:15 am. Previously, reading time started at 10:45 am, while writing began at 11 am.
Candidates appearing for the ICSE examination have been instructed to reach their respective examination halls or rooms by 9:45 am.
The council said the revised arrangements would form part of its preparations to ensure the smooth and transparent conduct of the 2027 board examinations.
