Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced the tentative schedule for the Class XII HSSC and Class 10 SSC final public examinations for the academic year 2026-27.
According to circulars issued by Board Secretary Sermia Cynthia Gonsalves, the HSSC general and vocational examinations are scheduled to be held from February 8 to February 25, 2027.
The SSC examinations for Class 10 students are scheduled to begin on March 15 and continue until April 10, 2027.
The HSSC examination will commence on February 8 with Language I and Chemistry papers and conclude on February 25 with subjects including Banking, Co-operation and various vocational discipline papers. The SSC examination is scheduled to begin with Data Processing on March 15 and conclude with Geography and Economics on April 10.
The Board has also asked the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs to ensure that all sports events are completed before January 2027 so that they do not clash with students’ examination preparations.
As per the announced guidelines, examination papers will begin at 9.30 am, with candidates required to report to their examination centres by 9 am. Students arriving more than 30 minutes late will not be permitted to appear for the examination. Candidates will also not be allowed to leave the examination hall before 12 noon.
The Board has clarified that examinations will not be postponed even if a particular examination day is subsequently declared a public holiday.
School heads have been instructed to prominently display the examination circulars on notice boards for students, parents and teaching staff.
The GBSHSE has clarified that the dates are tentative and the final detailed date sheet will be issued separately in due course.
