Overview
- The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations published the official timetables on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, scheduling ICSE exams from February 15 to March 31, 2027, and ISC exams from February 9 to April 8, 2027.
- A new timing rule for ICSE requires reading time to begin at 10:00 a.m. and writing time at 10:15 a.m., with candidates expected to be seated by 9:45 a.m.
- The council said about 379,980 candidates will sit the two exams—roughly 270,000 for ICSE from 3,106 schools and about 110,000 for ISC from 1,651 schools—with the largest concentrations in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
- The datesheet includes detailed exam rules and procedures, including a long list of prohibited electronic and wearable devices, instructions on answer-booklet handling, a 15-minute reading allowance, and a common ISC language paper for English and Modern English.
- Students can download the PDF timetables from cisce.org now, should follow the published instructions for reporting and permitted aids, and will be able to access marksheets and certificates via DigiLocker after results are declared in April or May 2027.