The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has published the date sheets for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations for the year 2026. The examinations for both Class 10 and Class 12 will commence on March 3. The Class 10 examinations will run until March 28, while the Class 12 examinations will conclude on April 1.
The board has announced the examination dates for regular students as well as those from the state open school (SOS) for the 2026 annual, compartment, grade improvement, and additional subject examinations.
The Class 10 examinations will initiate with the English paper on the first day and will finish with the Social Science paper. The Class 12 examinations will start with the Sanskrit paper on the first day and will end with the music paper on the final day of the exams.
The practical examinations for Class 12, which include project work in accountancy for all regular and SOS candidates, will take place prior to the theory examinations at their respective schools and affiliated institutions from February 20 to February 28, 2026.
All candidates are encouraged to reach out to the principal of their institution by February 18, 2026, to ascertain the specific date and time for their practical examinations.
The practical examinations for vocational subjects (NSQF subjects) for regular candidates will be conducted internally by the respective schools according to a schedule to be determined by the SPD (ISSE).
HPBOSE Class 10 Dates
| DATE | SUBJECT |
| 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 12 Dates
| 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) |
| March 12, 2026 | Hindi Urdu |
| March 13, 2026 | Accountancy Biology |
| March 14, 2026 | Psychology |
| March 16, 2026 | French |
| March 17, 2026 | Political Science |
| March 18, 2026 | Philosophy |
| March 19, 2026 | Mathematics |
| March 20, 2026 | Dance* (Kathak/ Bharat Natyam) |
| March 23, 2026 | Chemistry Business Studies |
| March 24, 2026 | Human Ecology & Family Science |
| March 25, 2026 | Geography |
| March 27, 2026 | History |
| March 28, 2026 | Financial Literacy* (NSE) |
| March 30, 2026 | Physical Education Yoga Computer Science NSQF (All exams) |
| April 1, 2026 | Music (Hindustani Vocal) Music (Hindustani Instrumental Melodic) Music (Hindustani Instrumental Percussion) |
As per the HPBOSE 2026 timetable, the examinations will be conducted between 9:45 am and 1 pm for the majority of the papers.
HPBOSE Datesheet 2026: Instructions for downloading the timetable
Step 1: Visit the official HPBOSE website at hpbose.org.
Step 2: Click on the examination tab, which will reveal a drop-down menu.
Step 3: Select the 2026 datesheet link.
Step 4: Click on the timetable link for Class 10 or Class 12.
Step 5: Review the examination dates and download the document.
