ISC Board Exam 2026: Admit Card (OUT), Time Table (Released), Syllabus, Pattern, Specimen Papers

The Class 12 grade plays an important role in college admissions. Many universities or colleges have a minimum percentage requirement to apply for different courses. For engineering, 50% marks in Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) are generally required for admission to many colleges. For some degree courses, admissions are based completely on your 12th marks. For entrance exam-based admissions (like JEE, NEET), the 12th percentage will also be considered as a criteria. Hence, your 12th grade marks are important for your higher education admission.

There are plenty of courses that you can pursue after completing Class 12th in Science stream. Many top Indian colleges admit students to their programmes that require a minimum of 50 percent in Class 12. Sharing a few courses below:

• B.Sc. in Clinical Research and Healthcare
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology
• B.Sc. in Nutrition and Wellness Management
• B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Technology
• B.Sc. in Radio Imaging Technology
• BCA in Cyber Security
• BCA in Data Science and Met averse
• B.Sc. in Operation Theatre Technology
• B.A. (Hons.) in English
• B.A. (Hons.) in Economics
• B.Sc. (Hons./ Hons. with Research) in Animation
• B.Sc. in Gaming
• BMS in Aviation Management
• B.Sc. in Product Design in association with Strate School of Design (Paris, France)
• B.Sc. in Interaction Design in association with Strate School of Design (Paris, France)
• B.Sc. in Transportation Design in association with Strate School of Design (Paris, France)
• B.Sc. in Visual Communication

Some of the top colleges offering these courses are ICRI - Jagannath University, Delhi, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Film, TV and Animation Studies, Jain Deemed-to-be University, Bangalore, etc.

Sample question papers help you know the difficulty level and type of questions asked for the Class 12 board exam. We cannot predict that questions will not be repeated from the sample paper. Students can expect a few questions or similar questions from the sample paper. Questions in the Class 12 board examination may be from any part of the syllabus. So, prepare thoroughly from the entire syllabus.

Yes, ISC specimen question papers 2026 are released on the official website - cisce.org. Students can download and practice the ISC specimen papers 2026 from our ISC question papers page. Students can practice these papers to familiarize themselves with the exam pattern and ISC marking scheme. 

After finishing Class 12 in Arts or Humanities stream, students can appear for many entrance examinations, some of which are mentioned below:

NIFT

NCHMCT JEE

IIMC Entrance Exam

JMI Entrance Exam

XIC- OET

JNUEE

DUET

PUBDET

Yes, you must get the original marksheet from school after some days of the release of ISC result.

The ISC marksheet is an important paper and must be secured as it is needed at the time of applying to higher educational institutes. 

Students must go through the points below to avoid the ISC board exam-day hassles:

• All communication devices like mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, headphones, pagers, fitness bands, cameras, etc., are barred from carrying to the examination hall.
• Accessories like wallets, goggles, handbags, and purses are not to be carried.
• Students must not forget to carry all the stationary items that are required to appear for the ISC 12th board exams as sharing of stationery is not allowed
• However, do not forget to carry your ISC hall ticket on all exam days
• Students without the hall ticket will not be allowed to write their ISC board exams

There are a plenty of courses available to students after completing class 12 in Science, Commerce snf Arts.

Some of the courses one can pursue after Class 12 -Science stream are:

Some courses avialble to Commerce students are:

Some of the courses available to Arts students are:

To know more about the availability of courses after class 12 in different streams, students can click on the link below:

List of Courses after 12th Science, Arts & Commerce - Career Options & Colleges

Students who complete Class 12 Humanities stream have a number of UG courses to join. They can go for BA, LLB, BDes in Design, BSc in Hospitality & Travel, BJMC, BDes in Animation, BFA, BMM, Psychology, etc. They can also join for mass communication, journalism, social work, anthropology, hotel management, etc. Check courses after 12th for Arts/Humanities students.

Yes, Shiksha.com has released the ISC question papers 2026 for some of the major subjects. Students can click on the link provided to download them for free. 

Practising the previous years' question papers gives students an idea of the kind of questions asked and the difficulty level.

Those who completed Class 12th in Commerce stream can go for Bcom, Company BBA, LLB, Economics, Economics, etc. There are so many degree courses for commerce students. Check few courses for commerce students below.

1. B.Com Accounting and Taxation
2. B.Com Applied Economics
3. B.Com (Honours)
4. Bachelor of Business Administration
5. Chartered Accountancy
6. Company Secretary
7. Company3 Accountancy
8. Company3 of Accounting and Finance
9. Bachelor of Management Studies
10. Bachelor of Foreign Trade

There are many options to choose from after completing your class 12 in Commerce stream. You can check out a few below:

• Chartered Accountant
• Stock Broker
• Company Secretary
• Certified Financial Planner
• Career Broker
• Stock4 Entrepreneur
• Material Management Professional

Financial options in commerce after graduation

• Certified0 Accountant
• Investment Banker
• Actuary
• Financial Advisor
• Stock4 on the link below to read more on Career Options in Commerce

   

ISC practical exams 2026 were conducted in January 2026 in students' own schools. According to ISC time table 2026, theory exams are to be conducted between February 12 and April 6, 2026. The ISC Board theory exams 2026 will be held in pen and paper format.

The Council will release the ISC result 2026 in online mode only. In case students are unable to check their result on the official website, they can check it via SMS and digilocker too. This result will be provisional. You will be required to collect the original mark sheet from school after a few days. This is an important document and will be required for admission to higher educational institutes.

In case the roll number mentioned in the ISC result 2026 is not correct, you can approach your school authorities and they will get it rectified for you. The ISC 12th result 2026 shall share details like student's name, roll number, UID, marks scored in all subjects, grades and more. 

ISC board exams 2026 can be prepared in the following way.

• Cover the whole Syllabus
• Read Text books only
• Utilise ISC 12th Time Table 2026
• Focus on Revision
• Practice ISC Sample Papers
• Make short Notes:
• Relax

After completing Class 12 with Commerce stream, you can appear for many competitive exams, some of which are listed below: 

• CLAT
• CUET UG 
• SET
• IPU CET
• AIMA href="https://www.shiksha.com/bba/nmims-npat-exam">NMIMS NPAT
• AIMA UGAT

No, examiners will not deduct marks for exceeding the word limit. Marks will be deducted for spelling mistakes in the Language Papers. Students are advised to be careful with the spellings, so that they won't loose any marks. They are also advised not to waste time by writing much more than the word limit.