The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) released the date sheet for the 2025 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) exams on November 25, 2024. The ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 exams are scheduled to begin on February 13, 2025, and will conclude on April 5, 2025.
The ICSE Class 10 exams will be three hours long, with some papers starting at 9 a.m. and others at 11 a.m., as per the 2025 exam timetable.
The ISC Class 12 exams will also last three hours, with some papers scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and others at 2 p.m. The first ISC Class 12 exam, Environmental Science, will commence at 2 p.m. on February 13, 2025.
In addition to the exam duration, candidates will be given 15 minutes to read the question paper before starting. For exams starting at 2 p.m., the reading time will be from 1:45 p.m., while for 9 a.m. exams, the reading period will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Candidates are required to be in the examination hall by 8:30 a.m. for 9 a.m. exams and by 1:30 p.m. for 2 p.m. exams.
The ICSE Class 10 board exam timetable for 2025 can be found below.
ICSE Board Exam Date 2025: Timetable Released for Class 10 Students
| Date | Time | Subject | Duration |
| February 18 Sunday | 11:00 AM | English Language — ENGLISH Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
| February 21, 2025 | 11:00 AM | Literature in English — ENGLISH Paper 2 | 2 hrs. |
| February 22, 2025 | 9:00 AM | Art Paper 1 (Still Life) | 3 hrs. |
| February 24, 2025 | 9:00 AM | Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/Painting) | 3 hrs. |
| February 25, 2025 | 11:00 AM | Ao-Naga, Assamese, Bengali, Dzongkha, Garo, Gujarati, Kannada, Khasi, Lepcha, Mizo, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tangkhul, Telugu, Urdu, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Modern Armenian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Tibetan | 3 hrs. |
| February 28, 2025 | 11:00 AM | Economics (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
| March 1, 2025 | 9:00 AM | Art Paper 3 (Original Composition) | 3 hrs. |
| March 4, 2025 | 11:00 AM | Mathematics | 3 hrs. |
| March 6, 2025 | 11:00 AM | Hindi | 3 hrs. |
| March 8, 2025 | 11:00 AM | Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, Basic Data Entry Operator, Dietetic Aide, Cashier, Early Years Physical Activity Facilitator, Auto Service Technician | 2 hrs. |
ISC Class 12 Date Sheet 2025: Timetable for Board Exams Released
