Karnataka SSLC 2027 final timetable: Exam 1 from March 22

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) released the final timetable for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC, Class 10) examinations of 2027 on Thursday, 29 October 2026. SSLC Exam 1 will be held from Monday, 22 March 2027, to Monday, 5 April 2027, and SSLC Exam 2 from Monday, 24 May 2027, to Monday, 31 May 2027. The final schedule follows a provisional timetable the board published on 8 October 2026.

For a Class 10 student, the board timetable is the fixed point around which the rest of the school year is planned: when the syllabus must be finished, when revision begins, when preparatory tests are held and how much time is left for each subject. A provisional timetable allows schools, parents and students to raise concerns, such as clashes with festivals or other examinations, before the dates are locked. With the final version now out, schools in Karnataka can set their own calendars for the remaining months of the academic year.

The two-round structure matters for planning. Exam 1 is the main round in March and April. Exam 2 follows in late May, after a gap of about seven weeks, and gives students a second sitting in the same year. Schools and students will need to read the board's rules on who may sit Exam 2 and how marks are counted, which are set out by KSEAB, rather than rely on informal summaries.

There is a practical caution as well. The final timetable has been reproduced on many education and coaching websites, and these copies do not all agree on the day-by-day order of papers. The only authoritative version is the PDF on the board's own website. Students who print or share a timetable should check it against that document.

Peepals calculation: From 3 November 2026 to the first day of Exam 1 on 22 March 2027 there are 139 days (27 days left in November, 31 in December, 31 in January, 28 in February and 22 in March). Exam 1 runs over 15 calendar days from 22 March to 5 April inclusive, and Exam 2 begins 49 days after the last Exam 1 paper (5 April to 24 May). The board took 21 days to move from the provisional timetable (8 October) to the final one (29 October). Our calculation from the reported figures.

Short-term: Schools in Karnataka can now fix dates for completing the syllabus, preparatory examinations and revision classes, working back from 22 March 2027. Students have a fixed start date for their own study plans.

Long-term: The dates set the timing of results and, through them, the PU college admission season of 2027. A second round in late May means some students' final results will come later than those who complete their examinations in Exam 1.

Who is affected: Class 10 students in schools affiliated with the Karnataka state board, their parents and teachers, school heads who draw up the academic calendar, and PU colleges that admit students on the basis of SSLC results.

What to watch next: SSLC Exam 1 begins on 22 March 2027, and Exam 2 is scheduled from 24 May 2027.

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