By: Education DeskNew Delhi | November 1, 2025 09:22 AM IST 2 min readMaharashtra board Class 10, 12 complete datesheets out (Express image/ representative)The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has released the examination schedules for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Class 10 and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Class 12 board exams for the academic year 2026.The Maharashtra board Class 10 SSC exams are scheduled to commence on February 20, 2026, starting with language papers. The exam timetable continues through mid-March, with Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and other key papers spaced out on subsequent days.The schedule provides special timings for Divyang (differently-abled) candidates and includes vocational and elective options relevant to the latest curriculum. Most papers are scheduled in the morning slot, from 11 am to either 1 pm or 2 pm, depending on the subject.The Maharashtra board HSC exams will begin on February 10, 2026, with English as the first subject for most streams. The MSBSHSE Class 12 exams will continue till March 11 for the general, bifocal, and vocational courses. Exams will typically be held in two sessions— morning (11 am to 2 pm) and afternoon (3 pm to 6 pm), varying according to subject and stream requirements.Subjects including chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, economics, and languages are systematically distributed across the month, ensuring students have adequate preparation time between major papers.Schools and parents are advised to review the timetables in detail and help students plan their studies in line with the updated schedule, particularly focusing on language, science, and mathematics papers that fall close to one another, the board said while releasing the Maharashtra board 2026 datesheets.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd