The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has officially released the board exam timetable for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) - 1 and SSLC - 2, and Pre-University Course (PUC) - 1 and PUC-2 examinations for 2026.
The SSLC-1 exam has been scheduled from 18 March to 2 April 2026, and the SSLC-2 exam has been scheduled from 18 May to 25 May 2026. On the other hand, the PUC-1 exam will be conducted between 28 February to 17 March 2026, and the PUC-2 exam will be held between 25 April to 9 May 2026.
Karnataka SSLC-1 Exam Schedule 2026
Here is the detailed exam schedule for the Karnataka SSLC-1 exam 2026:
Date
Subject
March 18, 2026
First Language (Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English, English NCERT, Sanskrit)
March 23, 2026
Science, Political Science, Hindustani Music, Carnatic Music
March 25, 2026
Second Language (English, Kannada)
March 28, 2026
Mathematics, Sociology
March 30, 2026
Third Language (Hindi, Kannada, English, Persian, Arabic, Tulu, Urdu, Sanskrit, Konkani), NSQF subjects
April 1, 2026
Junior Technical School subjects (Elements of Electrical Engineering IV, Mechanical Engineering IV, Electronics Engineering IV, Programming in ANSI 'C', Economics)
April 2, 2026
Social Science
Karnataka SSLC-2 Exam Schedule 2026
The complete schedule of the Karnataka SSLC-2 Exam is mentioned below:
Date
Subject
May 18, 2026
First Language (Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English, English (NCERT), Sanskrit)
May 19, 2026
Science, Political Science, Hindustani Music, Carnatic Music
May 20, 2026
Second Language (English, Kannada)
May 21, 2026
Mathematics, Sociology
May 22, 2026
Third Language (Hindi, Kannada, English, Persian, Arabic, Tulu, Urdu, Sanskrit, Konkani), NSQF subjects
May 23, 2026
Social Science
May 25, 2026
Junior Technical School subjects (Elements of Electrical Engineering IV, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Graphics, Electronics, Programming in ANSI 'C', Computer Science, Economics)
Karnataka PUC-1 Exam Schedule 2026
The subject-wise exam schedule of the Karnataka PUC-1 Exam is as follow:
Date
Subject
February 28, 2026
Kannada, Arabic
March 2, 2026
Geography, Statistics, Psychology
March 3, 2026
English
March 4, 2026
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French
March 5, 2026
History
March 6, 2026
Physics
March 7, 2026
Optional Kannada, Business Studies, Geology
March 9, 2026
Chemistry, Education, Basic Mathematics
March 10, 2026
Economics
March 11, 2026
Logic, Electronics, Home Science
March 12, 2026
Hindi
March 13, 2026
Political Science
March 14, 2026
Accountancy, Mathematics
March 16, 2026
Sociology, Biology, Computer Science
March 17, 2026
Hindustani Music, Electronics and Hardware, Apparels Madeups and Home Furnishing, Information Technology, Retail, Automobile, Healthcare, Beauty & Wellness
Karnataka PUC-2 Exam Schedule 2026
Date
Subject Name
April 25, 2026
Kannada, Arabic
April 27, 2026
Optional Kannada, Logic, Accountancy, Biology
April 28, 2026
Political science, Electronics, Computer science
April 29, 2026
Mathematics, Home science, Basic maths
April 30, 2026
Economics
May 2, 2026
History, Chemistry
May 4, 2026
English
May 5, 2026
HIndi
May 6, 2026
Business, Physics Education
May 7, 2026
Sociology, Statistics
May 8, 2026
Geography, Psychology, Geology
May 9, 2026 ( 10 am to 1 pm)
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French
May 9, 2026 ( 2 pm to 4:15 pm)
Hindustani music, Electronics and
Hardware, Apparels madeups
And home, Furnishing
Information
Technology, Retail, Automobile, Health care, Beauty & wellness
