The 2027 board exam season now has a clear shape. UP Board goes first on 5 February, followed by Maharashtra’s HSC on 8 February. Then comes a cluster in mid-February: Maharashtra SSC on 15 February, CBSE on 16 February and MP Board on 17 February. Rajasthan Board is reported to start on 16 February too.
Board exams 2027: who writes when
| Board | Class 10 | Class 12 | Paper time |
|---|---|---|---|
| UP Board | 5 to 24 February | 5 to 24 February | See the board’s subject-wise schedule |
| Maharashtra (MSBSHSE) | 15 February to 15 March | 8 February to 11 March (online IT and GK papers to 18 March) | From 11 AM |
| CBSE | 16 February to 9 March | 16 February to 9 April | From 10:30 AM |
| MP Board | 24 February to 18 March | 17 February to 19 March | 9 AM to 12 noon |
| Rajasthan (RBSE) | From 16 February, as reported; subject-wise dates awaited | 10:30 AM, as reported | |
We checked the UP, Maharashtra, CBSE and MP dates against each board’s own notice. The Rajasthan dates come from reports, including Business Standard and The Indian Express. Those reports say papers will start at 10:30 AM instead of the earlier 8:30 AM, but we could not load the board’s website to confirm.
What stands out
- UP finishes before most others begin. Its Class 10 and 12 exams run together and end on 24 February, when CBSE has barely started.
- CBSE Class 12 runs the longest. Its main papers end with Business Studies on 1 April, and a few smaller papers run until 9 April.
- JEE Main Session 1 is over before any board starts. It is on 20 to 24 and 28 January 2027, and applications close on 22 November. Session 2 is in April.
- Morning papers everywhere. MP starts earliest at 9 AM, CBSE at 10:30 AM and Maharashtra at 11 AM.
Still waiting
- CISCE (ICSE and ISC): no 2027 date sheet on cisce.org yet. Reports say papers may start at 10 AM.
- West Bengal Madhyamik and HS: the minister said on 4 November that the exams will be delayed because of the census and revised dates would come the following week. Our report has more.
- Rajasthan: the subject-wise date sheet.
Subject-wise dates for every board are on AglaSem Schools, starting from the board exam calendar. For CBSE, see our date sheet report, and for Maharashtra, our timetable report.
Sources: UP Board (UPMSP) notice dated 12 October 2026; MSBSHSE timetables for February-March 2027; CBSE date sheets dated 6 November 2026; MP Board (MPBSE) timetable notice dated 13 August 2026; NTA notice for JEE Main 2027 Session 1, 24 October 2026; Business Standard and The Indian Express for Rajasthan.
