The ISC will begin on Thursday, while the ICSE is scheduled to start on February 17. The reading time for both ICSE and ISC exams begins 15 minutes before the writing time. More than 2.5 lakh candidates are scheduled to appear for the ICSE exams across the country this year, while about 1.05 lakh students will write the ISC exams. “The purpose was to sensitise school heads and other exam functionaries for a smooth and fair conduct of the exams. In both ICSE and ISC, students write the exams at their home centres, or theirown schools, while invigilators and chief supervising examiners are drawn from other institutions.

Source: The Telegraph February 11, 2026 12:49 UTC