Karnataka Board Class 10 and 12 Exam Dates for 2026 Out
SSLC exams from March 18, PUC exams from February 28; check complete timetable below
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has released the official timetable for the SSLC (Class 10) and PUC (Class 12) examinations for the academic year 2025–26. Students can now download the complete datesheet from the board’s official website — kseab.karnataka.gov.in.
According to the notification, the SSLC (Class 10) exams for the first batch will commence on March 18, 2026, with the First Language paper, and conclude on April 2, 2026, with Social Science. The SSLC-2 exams are scheduled from May 18 to May 25, 2026.
For Class 12 (PUC) students, the PUC-1 exams will be held from February 28 to March 17, 2026, beginning with Kannada and Arabic papers and ending with skill-based and applied subjects. The PUC-2 exams will take place from April 25 to May 9, 2026.
Below are the detailed subject-wise timetables for both SSLC and PUC exams:
Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) Timetable 2026 – First Batch
March 18: First Language
March 23: Science, Political Science, Hindustani Music, Carnatic Music
March 25: Second Language
March 28: Mathematics, Sociology
March 30: Third Language, NSQF subjects
April 1: Junior Technical School subjects
April 2: Social Science
Karnataka SSLC (Class 10) Timetable 2026 – Second Batch
May 18: First Language
May 19: Science, Political Science, Hindustani Music, Carnatic Music
May 20: Second Language
May 21: Mathematics, Sociology
May 22: Third Language, NSQF subjects
May 23: Social Science
May 25: Junior Technical School subjects
Karnataka PUC-1 Timetable 2026
February 28: Kannada, Arabic
March 2: Geography, Statistics, Psychology
March 3: English
March 4: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French
March 5: History
March 6: Physics
March 7: Optional Kannada, Business Studies, Geology
March 9: Chemistry, Education, Basic Mathematics
March 10: Economics
March 11: Logic, Electronics, Home Science
March 12: Hindi
March 13: Political Science
March 14: Accountancy, Mathematics
March 16: Sociology, Biology, Computer Science
March 17: Hindustani Music, Electronics & Hardware, Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing, IT, Retail, Automobile, Healthcare, Beauty & Wellness
Karnataka PUC-2 Timetable 2026
May 2: History, Chemistry
May 4: English
May 5: Hindi
May 6: Business Studies, Physics, Education
May 7: Sociology, Statistics
May 8: Geography, Psychology, Geology
May 9: Hindustani Music, Electronics & Hardware, Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing, IT, Retail, Automobile, Healthcare, Beauty & Wellness, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French
With Karnataka becoming one of the first states to release its 2026 board exam schedule, several other state boards across India are expected to follow suit soon. Education experts have advised students to utilise the remaining months for focused revision and mock tests to boost their performance in the upcoming board examinations.
