A total of 9,97,075 candidates registered for the Intermediate Public Examinations (Theory) 2026, including 4,89,126 from the first year, will take the examination starting Wednesday (February 25). Over 92,000 of them include candidates from both first and second years taking the exams in the vocational stream.
All the exams will be held from 9 a.m. till 12 noon, and they will conclude on March 18.
Addressing the media here, Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, S. Krishna Aditya said all arrangements are in place to conduct the examination schedule smoothly and efficiently.
Like last academic year’s assessment, all theory examination centres, 1,495 now in the 33 districts with three to six cameras per centre, have been integrated with the command control centre here and will be monitored continuously with special staff.
Each exam hall will also be equipped with a wall clock, sufficient furniture, lighting and a drinking water facility.






