Cuttack, Nov 14: The class 10th Board Exam 2025 in Odisha will begin from February 21 next year and will continue till March 6, informed the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha on Thursday.

According to a notification by the BSE, the annual examination for regular and ex-regular students will held in one sitting, with a unified question paper.

The exam will start at 9 am and conclude at 11:30 AM, except for mathematics exam, which will end at 11:45 AM.

First language subjects, including Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Telugu and Alternative English will be held on February 21. Second language subjects such as English, Hindi and Environment and Population Education (for hearing-impaired candidates) will be held on February 24.

On February 25, 2025, third language vocational practical exam will take place from 9 am to 11am, and the mathematics exam will be held on February 27. Science exam is scheduled for March 1 and the Social Science exam will be held on March 3.

The exams for third language subjects will take place on March 6. Additionally, the theory exams for hearing-impaired candidates and vocational trade theory will also be conducted on March 6, the notification said.