HP Board Exams 2026: HPBOSE Releases Class 10 & 12 Timetables, Exams Begin From March 3
Tanya Verma
Published On - Nov 27, 2025 12:10PM IST
The Himachal Pradesh School Education Board (HPBOSE) has released the date sheets for Classes 10 and 12 for the 2026 board exams. Both tests will be held on March 3. The Class 10 tests will be held till March 28, whereas the Class 12 tests will be held till April 1. HPBOSE has issued the timetables for regular students and those appearing under State Open School (SOS) for annual, compartment, improvement, and additional subject exams.
In Class 10, the tests will begin with an English paper and conclude with a Social Science paper. In Class 12, the first paper will be Sanskrit, and the last exam will be Music. Along with the accountancy project work, the Class 12 practical exams for both regular and SOS students will be conducted before the theory exams. These activities will take place in the student’s respective schools or affiliated centres from February 20 to February 28, 2026.
The students must approach the school principal for the details of the practicals, i.e. dates and timings for each subject, on or before February 18, 2026. The practicals for vocal subjects under the NSQF for regular students will be carried out internally by the respective schools, as per the SPD (ISSE) timetable.
Steps to Download HPBOSE Datesheet
Below are the steps to download the complete schedule for HPBOSE Exam 2026:
Step 1: Open the browser and check the HPBOSE official website: hpbose.org.
Step 2: Go to the Examination tab, and a dropdown list will be visible.
Step 3: Click on the link for the 2026 date sheet.
Step 4: Pick the Class 10 or Class 12 schedule.
Step 5: Check out the test dates and save the schedule.
HPBOSE Class 10th Timetable
Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has announced that the timetable of class 10 exams will be held from March 3 to March 28, 2026, in a single shift (9:45 AM to 1:00 PM).
Date
Subject(s)
March 3, 2026
English
March 5, 2026
Music (Vocal)
March 6, 2026
Hindi
March 7, 2026
Financial Literacy (NSE)
March 11, 2026
Mathematics
March 14, 2026
Science and Technology
March 16, 2026
Computer Science
March 17, 2026
Music (Instrumental)
March 18, 2026
Home Science
March 20, 2026
Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Punjabi
March 23, 2026
Arts-A (Scale and Geometry), Commerce (Elements of Business, Elements of Bookkeeping and Accountancy, Type-writing English or Hindi), Economics, NSQF: Agriculture, Automotive, Healthcare, Information Technology Enabled Services, Media and Entertainment, Retail, Physical Education, Private Security, Telecom, Tourism & Hospitality, Banking Financial Services & Insurance, Apparel, Made-ups & Home Furnishing, Beauty and Wellness, Electronics & Hardware, Plumber
March 28, 2026
Social Science
HPBOSE Class 12th Timetable
HPBOSE Class 12 exams will be held from March 3 to April 1, 2026. It will be conducted in a single morning shift from 9:45 AM to 1:00 PM. Practical exams will be held at schools from February 20 to 28, 2026.
Exam Dates
Subjects
March 3, 2026
Sanskrit
March 5, 2026
English
March 6, 2026
Public Administration
March 7, 2026
Economics
March 9, 2026
Physics
March 10, 2026
Sociology
March 11, 2026
Fine Arts* (Painting/Graphics/Sculpture/Applied Art (Commercial Arts))
