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KSEAB 2027 — SSLC and II PUC Exam Dates, Exam-1 / Exam-2 and SSLC Fee

Conducted by Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board ·Official sources only ·Last checked 14 Oct 2026

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board conducts the SSLC and II PUC exams. This page follows the board's tentative 2027 time tables (8 October 2026), the SSLC exam-fee memo (10 September 2026) and the II PUC Exam-1 registration manual.

II PUC Exam-1
27 Feb – 17 Mar 2027 (tentative) [3]
SSLC Exam-1
22 Mar – 5 Apr 2027 (tentative) [1]
SSLC Exam-2
From 24 May 2027 (tentative) [2]
SSLC exam fee
₹746 (first-time) [4]
01 Overview & official source

The 2027 board exams

KSEAB published tentative time tables for SSLC and II PUC Exam-1 and Exam-2 on 8 October 2026. Students, parents and the public may send objections until 22 October 2026 (dpikseab@gmail.com for SSLC, directorpuekseab@gmail.com for PUC); later objections are not considered. [1]

SSLC Exam-1, March–April 2027 (tentative) [1]

SSLC Exam-1, March–April 2027 (tentative)
DatePaperTime
22 Mar 2027First language (Kannada, English, Hindi and others) — 100 marks10.00 am – 1.15 pm
25 Mar 2027Science / Political Science (80); Hindustani / Carnatic Music in the afternoon10.00 am – 1.15 pm
27 Mar 2027Second language (English, Kannada) — 80 marks10.00 am – 1.00 pm
30 Mar 2027Mathematics / Sociology — 80 marks10.00 am – 1.15 pm
2 Apr 2027Third language; NSQF subjects10.00 am – 1.00 pm / 12.15 pm
3 Apr 2027JTS subjects / Economics10.00 am – 1.15 pm
5 Apr 2027Social Science — 80 marks10.00 am – 1.15 pm

II PUC Exam-1, 2027 (tentative; most papers 10 am – 1 pm) [3]

II PUC Exam-1, 2027 (tentative; most papers 10 am – 1 pm)
DateSubjects
27 Feb 2027Kannada, Arabic
1 Mar 2027English
2 Mar 2027Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French
3 Mar 2027Geography, Psychology
4 Mar 2027Sociology, Physics
5 Mar 2027Accountancy
8 Mar 2027Chemistry, Education, Basic Maths
9 Mar 2027Economics, Geology
11 Mar 2027Hindustani Music and NSQF subjects (IT, Retail, Automobile, Healthcare, Beauty & Wellness and others)
12 Mar 2027Business Studies, Mathematics
13 Mar 2027Optional Kannada, Logic, Home Science
15 Mar 2027Political Science, Biology, Computer Science
16 Mar 2027History, Statistics, Electronics
17 Mar 2027Hindi
02 Who sits the exams

Regular, repeater and private candidates

  • Regular II PUC students are registered by their college principal on the board portal, using each student's SATS number; any correction to name or details must be made in SATS first.
  • Repeater and private candidates register separately through the board's registration links (circulars of 13 October 2026).
  • The student photograph must be a .jpg file of 20–80 KB. [5]
03 Exam scheme

Exam-1 and Exam-2

  • SSLC first-language papers carry 100 marks (3 hours 15 minutes); core subjects and second language 80 marks; third language 80 marks (2 hours 45 minutes); NSQF vocational subjects 60 marks.
  • Candidates with disabilities get extra time: 60 minutes on a 3-hour paper, 50 minutes on 2½ hours, 40 minutes on 2 hours, 30 minutes on 1½ hours.
  • Each paper starts with 15 minutes to read the question paper. [1]

SSLC Exam-2 in May 2027 repeats the pattern: first language on 24 May, Science / Political Science on 25 May, second language on 26 May, Mathematics / Sociology on 27 May and third language / NSQF on 28 May 2027 (tentative). [2]

Most II PUC theory papers are 80 marks (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and some others 70) and 3 hours; NSQF subjects are 60 marks in 2 hours 15 minutes. [3]

04 Fee structure

SSLC exam fee 2026-27

SSLC fee, revised by 5% under the government order of 11 Jun 2020 (memo of 10 Sep 2026) [4]

SSLC fee, revised by 5% under the government order of 11 Jun 2020 (memo of 10 Sep 2026)
Item2025-262026-27
SSLC exam fee — first-time school / private candidates₹710₹746
New private-candidate registration + application₹248₹260
Renewal for earlier-registered private candidates₹72₹76
Repeater — one subject₹448₹470
Repeater — two subjects₹559₹587
Repeater — three or more subjects₹752₹790

II PUC fees (marks-card, exam and practical fee) are entered by the college on the registration portal; the manual does not print the amounts. [5]

05 Concessions

Extra time for candidates with disabilities

Candidates with disabilities get extra writing time on every SSLC paper (see the exam scheme above). Other concessions and exemptions are notified separately by the board. [1]

06 Registration checklist

What the college needs

  • SATS number and correct SATS details of the student.
  • Mobile number of the student.
  • Photograph (.jpg, 20–80 KB).
  • Fee details (marks-card fee, exam fee, practical fee) as shown on the portal; print the registration slip after submission. [5]
07 After the board

Where II PUC marks count

II PUC marks count in KCET ranking: engineering ranks use PCM marks of the qualifying exam and CET in equal proportion, and KCET uses results of KSEAB's annual and improvement exams. [6]

08 Official links

Where to check updates

All time tables here are tentative. Final time tables, hall tickets and results are published only on kseab.karnataka.gov.in.

09 Official sources & verification

Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 14 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.

  1. KSEAB — Circular and tentative time table, SSLC Exam-1 March / April 2027, No. C1/SSLC/Pa.Ve.Pa-2027/53/2026-27 (8 Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) SSLC Exam-1 dates, marks, durations, extra time; objection window till 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  2. KSEAB — Tentative time table, SSLC Exam-2 May 2027 (8 Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) SSLC Exam-2 dates · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  3. KSEAB — Tentative time table, II PUC Exam-1 2027 (8 Oct 2026) (opens in a new tab) II PUC Exam-1 dates, marks and durations · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  4. KSEAB — Memo on revision of SSLC exam fee 2026-27, No. KSEAB/DPIE/A8(RERA)/1/2026 (10 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) SSLC fees for regular, private and repeater candidates · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  5. KSEAB — II PUC Examination-1 2027 regular student registration: circular and user manual (opens in a new tab) SATS-based registration, photo spec, fee fields · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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