Maharashtra board announces 2027 Class 10, 12 exam dates; HSC written papers from February 8

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has announced the final timetable for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations to be held in February-March 2027. The board officially released the dates for both practical and written examinations on Friday, November 6, 2026. Board secretary Dr Deepak Mali shared the information through a press note.

With the announcement, lakhs of students in the state who are preparing for the board examinations can now plan their studies and revision around the dates.

For Class 12 students, the practical, grade, oral and internal assessment examinations will be held between Wednesday, January 20, 2027, and Saturday, February 6, 2027. The Class 12 written examination will then begin on Monday, February 8, 2027, and run until Thursday, March 18, 2027.

For Class 10 students, the practical, grade, oral and internal assessment examinations will be held from Thursday, January 28, 2027, to Saturday, February 13, 2027. The Class 10 written examination will begin on Monday, February 15, 2027, and end on Monday, March 15, 2027.

In brief, the Class 12 (HSC) practicals will begin on January 20, 2027, and end on February 6, 2027, while the written examination will run from February 8 to March 18, 2027. The Class 10 (SSC) practicals will run from January 28 to February 13, 2027, and the written examination from February 15 to March 15, 2027.

The examinations will be conducted through the state's nine divisional boards: Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan.

The board has made the full date-wise timetable available on its official website from November 6, 2026. Students and parents can view and download it at www.mahahsscboard.in.

The board has also issued an important notice for students. The timetable put up on the website is for information only. The printed timetable that will be given to the respective schools, higher secondary schools and junior colleges before the examinations will be treated as final.

The board has therefore asked students to check the dates against the printed timetable provided by their school or college before going to sit the examinations.