GUWAHATI: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced the schedule for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE – Class X) and Indian School Certificate (ISC – Class XII) Year 2027 Examinations.
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A total of 379,980 candidates will appear for the two examinations, reaffirming the CISCE's extensive reach and its continued commitment to delivering credible, fair and high-quality school-level assessments.
The ICSE Year 2027 Examination will see 2.70 lakh candidates from 3,106 affiliated schools, while more than 1.1 lakh candidates from 1,651 schools will appear for the ISC examination. The ICSE examination will cover 76 subjects/papers, while the ISC examination will feature 60 subjects, reflecting the breadth and diversity of academic disciplines offered by CISCE.
The ICSE examination will commence on Monday, 15 February 2027, with English Language (English Paper 1), and conclude on Wednesday, 31 March 2027, with Economics, French and Sanskrit (Group II Elective). Most ICSE papers will begin at 10:15 a.m., while art papers will start at 9:00 a.m. The examination will be conducted across 2,835 examination centres in India and overseas.
The ISC examination will begin on Tuesday, 9 February 2027, with Environmental Science and Western Music (Paper 1), and conclude on Thursday, 8 April 2027, with Legal Studies. Most papers will be held at 2:00 p.m., while art papers will begin at 9:00 a.m. Each paper is of three hours' duration.
Among the key ISC dates, English Paper 1 (English Language) will be held on 10 February, English Paper 2 (Literature in English) on 15 February, and Economics on 18 February. Language papers, including Hindi and Punjabi, will be held on 22 February. Chemistry (Paper 1) is scheduled for 24 February, Mathematics on 1 March, Physics (Paper 1) on 8 March, and Biology (Paper 1) on 15 March.
Key ICSE dates include Mathematics on 22 February, Hindi on 4 March, Physics (Science Paper 1) on 8 March, Chemistry (Science Paper 2) on 12 March, and Biology (Science Paper 3) on 15 March.
