Karnataka PUC 2 Exams Begin Feb 28; Over 7 Lakh Students to Appear

Karnataka 2nd PUC Exam 2026: The Karnataka PUC 2nd Exam 2026 is all set to start on February 28, 2026. The exam is being administered by the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB). A total of 7,10,363 students have registered for it from 5,174 PU colleges. These students are further divided into different streams, such as 2,92,645 students are from the science stream, 2,11,174 are from the commerce stream, and 1,42,982 students are from the arts stream.

The Karnataka 2026 2nd PUC Exam is starting with the Kannada and Arabic papers and will be conducted at 1,217 centres across Karnataka. Students taking the exam this year are advised to go through the last-minute tips and important, high-weightage topics to score better. In addition, they must also note that the Karnataka government has reiterated strict exam day guidelines that every candidate must follow. It has also advised students to refrain from believing in fake question papers circulating online. 

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Karnataka 2nd PUC 2026 Subject-wise Exam Schedule

The exam starts on February 28, 2026, and will run until March 11, 2026. The subject-wise exam schedule for different streams has been shared below.

For Science:

 For Commerce:

For Arts

The exam will be held in a single shift from 10:30 AM to 1:45 PM, and the reporting time for students is 9:30 AM.