Guwahati: The exam dates for the Assam Class 10 (HSLC) and Class 12 (HS) board examinations for 2026 have been released. As per the official update, the HSLC Exam 2026 will start on February 10, 2026, and the HS Exam 2026 will start on February 11, 2026.
Official Notification Details
According to the notification:
- The HSLC (Matric) examination begins on February 10, 2026.
- The Higher Secondary (HS) final examination begins on February 11, 2026.
Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has announced the dates for the 2026 HSLC (Class 10) and Higher Secondary (HS) final examinations. As declared today, the HSLC examinations will begin on February 10, while the HS final exams will start on February 11.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement through a post on social media platform ‘X’ on Wednesday morning and conveyed his best wishes to all students appearing for the exams.
HSLC Exam Schedule
• February 10 (Morning): MIL subjects / English (EL)
• February 13 (Morning): Social Science
• February 14 (Morning): Music (E) / Dance (E) / Wood Craft (E) / Home Science (E)
Afternoon: Fine Arts (E) / Weaving & Textile Design (E)
• February 16: English
• February 20 (Morning): General Mathematics
• February 23 (Morning): General Science
• February 24 (Morning): Manipuri (E) / Chautal (E)
• February 25 (Morning): Hindi (E) / Garment Designing (E)
• February 26 (Morning): Advanced Mathematics (E) / Geography (E) / History (E) / Sanskrit (E) / Computer Science (E) / Commerce (E) / Nepali (E) / Arabic (E) / Persian (E)
Afternoon: Assamese (E)
• February 27 (Morning):
Retail Trade NSQF (E), IT & ITES NSQF (E), Private Security NSQF (E), Health Care NSQF (E), Agriculture & Horticulture NSQF (E), Tourism & Hospitality NSQF (E), Beauty & Wellness NSQF (E), Automotive NSQF (E), Electronics & Hardware NSQF (E), Agriculture Dairy Worker NSQF (E), Apparel, Made-Ups & Home Furnishing NSQF (E), Yoga & Physical Education (E), Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (E)
Morning exams: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Afternoon exams: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
MIL subjects include Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Bodo, Nepali, Manipuri, Khasi, Mizo, Garo, Karbi, Urdu, etc.
Higher Secondary Final Exam Schedule
• February 11 (Afternoon): English
• February 12 (Afternoon): Environmental Studies
• February 14 (Afternoon): MIL / Alternative English
• February 16 (Afternoon): Anthropology / Sociology / Sales Management & Advertising
• February 20 (Afternoon): Statistics
• February 21:
Morning – Music (Group A)
Afternoon – Computer Science & Application
• February 23 (Afternoon): Biology / Insurance / History
• February 24:
Morning – Music (Group B)
Afternoon – Vocational Paper 1
• February 25 (Afternoon): Thai Language
• February 26 (Afternoon): Bihu
• February 27 (Afternoon): Mathematics
• February 28:
Morning – Music (Group C)
Afternoon – NSQF subjects
• March 5 (Afternoon): Physics / Accountancy / Education
• March 6:
Morning – Vocational Paper 2
Afternoon – Community Science
• March 7 (Afternoon): Logic & Philosophy / Finance / Psychology
• March 9 (Afternoon): Chemistry / Business Studies / Political Science
• March 10 (Afternoon): Business Mathematics & Statistics / Geography / Geology
• March 11 (Afternoon): Advanced Languages – Arabic / Persian / Sanskrit
• March 12 (Afternoon): Economics
• March 13 (Afternoon): Multimedia & Web Technology
• March 14 (Afternoon): Fine Arts / Economic Geography / Biotechnology
• March 16:
Morning – Entrepreneurship Development
Afternoon – Advanced Sanskrit
MIL subjects include: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Garo, Hmar, Hindi, Khasi, Manipuri, Mizo, Nepali, Urdu, Karbi.
Advanced languages include: Advanced Assamese, Advanced Bengali, Advanced Bodo, Advanced Hindi, Advanced Manipuri.
Music Group A: Hindustani Vocal Music, Kathak Dance, Tabla, Violin, Sitar
Music Group B: Sattriya Vocal (Borgeet), Sattriya Dance, Khol
Music Group C: Assamese Folk Music / Assamese Folk Dance
Vocational Subjects:
Agri Engineering Technology, Accountancy & Auditing, Automobile Engineering, Commercial Art, Garment Making & Designing, Computer Technique, Agricultural Science, Fishery Science, Electrical & Electronic Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Office Management, Office Secretaryship, Power-Driven Farm Machinery Maintenance, Textile Designing etc.
NSQF Subjects:
IT-ITES, Retail, Agriculture, Automotive, Private Security, Health Care, Electronics, BFSI, Beauty & Wellness, Physical Education & Sports, Tourism & Hospitality, Apparel & Home Furnishing.
Additional Instructions
Students will get 10 minutes extra to read question papers:
• Morning shift: 8:50 AM to 9:00 AM
• Afternoon shift: 1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
Practical exams will be held between January 27 to February 7, 2026 in all institutions under ASSEB, Division 2.
It is noteworthy that the examinations are scheduled early in the year to avoid any clash with the 2026 Assam Assembly Elections. The elections are expected to be held only after both exams conclude.
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