Maharashtra HSC, SSC Exam Dates 2027 Announced: Class 12 From February 8, Class 10 From February 15

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has put out the probable dates for the HSC (Class 12) and SSC (Class 10) board examinations for the 2026-27 academic year. Class 12 written papers are set to run from February 8 to March 16, 2027, while Class 10 written papers will be held from February 15 to March 11, 2027. The board confirmed the schedule through an official press note issued on Thursday, September 17, 2026, giving schools, junior colleges and students close to five months of runway before the papers begin.

Maharashtra HSC Exam 2027 Schedule: Class 12 Dates

Class 12 students will first sit for practicals, orals, and internal/graded assessments, followed by the written papers.

Maharashtra SSC Exam 2027 Schedule: Class 10 Dates

Class 10 students follow a similar structure, staggered roughly a week behind the HSC calendar.

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Which Boards Conduct the Maharashtra HSC, SSC Exams 2027

The schedule applies uniformly across MSBSHSE's nine divisional boards: Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Amravati, Nashik, Latur and Konkan. Every student registered under any of these nine offices will follow the same written-exam window, regardless of division.

Why Maharashtra Announced the 2027 Dates Early This Year

MSBSHSE typically puts out its provisional board exam calendar in July or August. This year's notification arrived in mid-September instead — later against that usual window, but still well ahead of the exams themselves, and notably earlier than when most states confirm board schedules. For schools building their academic calendar and students mapping revision timelines, the early word gives more room to plan internal assessments, align vacation schedules and structure a Maharashtra educational calendar 2027 around fixed exam windows rather than working off guesswork.

HSC, SSC 2027 vs 2026: How the Dates Compare

Placed next to last year's calendar, the 2027 schedule moves slightly earlier for HSC and noticeably earlier for SSC.

The HSC window shifts earlier by two days at both ends. The SSC window moves up more substantially — five days earlier at the start and a full week earlier at the close — which effectively shortens the gap between the last SSC practical and the first written paper compared with 2026.

What's Next: Timetable, Admit Cards and the Maharashtra Educational Calendar 2027

The dates released this week are the broad examination window, not the subject-wise paper schedule. MSBSHSE is expected to publish the detailed, day-by-day datesheet — covering both written papers and the practical/oral/internal component — separately on its official site, mahahsscboard.in. Based on the board's pattern in recent years, that detailed release typically lands in the October–November window. Following past cycles, admit cards are usually issued to schools in January, and results have historically been declared in May, though neither has been confirmed for 2027 yet.

Exam Preparation Tips for Maharashtra Students Ahead of HSC, SSC 2027

With the exam window now fixed, Class 10 and Class 12 students have a clear runway to plan around.

• Work backward from February 8 (HSC) or February 15 (SSC) to build a subject-wise revision timetable now, rather than after the detailed datesheet drops

• Treat the practical, oral and internal assessment window (late January) as a hard checkpoint — those marks are locked in before the written papers even start

• Practice with MSBSHSE's official sample papers and blueprint for each subject rather than generic question banks

• Run timed mock tests to build pacing for the two-shift written exam format

• Bookmark mahahsscboard.in and check it directly once the subject-wise timetable is due, instead of relying on secondhand screenshots