The timetables for the Semester 1 exams have been announced by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which administers the ICSE and ISC annual exams. Both Class 10 and Class 12 will begin their Semester 1 exams on November 15th. The ICSE Class 10 examinations will be over by December 6, while the ISC Class 12 examinations will end on December 16.

The majority of ICSE Class 10 exam papers, such as English, Environmental Science, and Geography, will last one hour, while some, such as Mathematics, will last one hour and 30 minutes. All of the ISC boards Class 12 papers will be held for one hour and 30 minutes.