Chat on WhatsAppCBSE prints your exam centre's name, address and centre code on the admit card, which schools receive about two weeks before the first paper. CBSE usually allots a centre other than your own school, so the venue is new to most students.
This post is for Class 10 and 12 students writing the 2027 board exams: how to check the centre, the district-wise regional list, and what to do on the day.
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Who should read this?
All CBSE students across India and abroad.
Parents who want to help their children prepare smoothly for exam
day.
What is new for CBSE exam centres in 2027
Two things from the 2026 cycle carry into 2027:
APAAR ID is linked to the List of Candidates (LOC) that schools submit, and CBSE has said it is mandatory for registration from the 2026-27 session. Make sure your school has your APAAR ID before the LOC goes in.
The 2026 exams ran at more than 8,000 centres in India and 26 other countries, as Careers360 reported, so expect the same spread in 2027.
The CBSE Exam Centre Locator app on Google Play shows the centre's address and location on a map once your admit card is out.
How to Check Your CBSE Exam Centre
You can find your allotted exam centre in two main ways:
From Your Admit Card
1. Visit cbse.gov.in
2. Go to the Admit Card Download section.
3. Enter your Roll Number, School Number, and Date of Birth.
4. Download and check your admit card. Your centre's name, address and code are printed on it.
From the CBSE Exam Centre Locator App
1. Download from Google Play Store.
2. Register and log in.
3. Enter the details it asks for, such as your class and roll number.
4. View and save your centre's details: name, address, photo and map location.
5. Use the map to plan the route and the travel time.
Once the centre is known, fix the preparation
Once you know your exam centre, the next step is the preparation itself.
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Check the centre early, then spend the remaining weeks on full papers written in the exam time slot.
CBSE exam centres list 2027: across India and abroad
Below is the district-wise list of districts with CBSE exam centres, region by region.
The exact school names and addresses are on your admit card and in CBSE's official centre list.
Delhi Region (11 Districts)
1. Central Delhi
2. North Delhi
3. South Delhi
4. East Delhi
5. North East Delhi
6. South West Delhi
7. New Delhi
8. North West Delhi
9. West Delhi
10. Shahdara
11. Delhi
Maharashtra Region (36 Districts)
Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal
Uttar Pradesh Region (75 Districts)
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Ambedkar Nagar, Amroha, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj, Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Sambhal, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao, Varanasi, Allahabad, Amethi, Bagpat
Karnataka Region (30 Districts)
Bagalkot, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Belagavi, Ballari, Bidar, Vijayapur, Chamarajanagar, Chikballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysuru, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir
Madhya Pradesh Region (52 Districts)
Agar Malwa, Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, Niwari
Bihar Region (38 Districts)
Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, East Champaran, Gaya, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Patna, Purnia, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali, West Champaran
Haryana Region (22 Districts)
Ambala, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Palwal, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamunanagar
Punjab Region (23 Districts)
Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Pathankot, Patiala, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Mohali, SBS Nagar, Tarn Taran, Malerkotla, Chandigarh
Other States & UTs (Examples)
Tamil Nadu – Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Erode, etc.
Rajasthan – Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, etc.
Gujarat – Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, etc.
West Bengal – Kolkata, Howrah, Darjeeling, Siliguri, etc.
Assam – Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, etc.
Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Kannur, etc.
Jammu & Kashmir + Ladakh – Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Kargil, etc.
North-East States – All CBSE-listed districts in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim.
International CBSE exam centres (26 countries)
UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah), Oman (Muscat), Qatar (Doha), Saudi Arabia (Jeddah, Riyadh), Bahrain, Nepal, Kuwait, Singapore, plus other CBSE-approved international cities.
On the Day of the exam
Bring your admit card with a proper photo ID.
Report by the time printed on the admit card. CBSE does not allow entry after the gate closes.
Wear appropriate dress code in case your school has one.
Leave banned items (phones, smartwatches, notes) at home.
Follow the invigilators' instructions and read the rules printed on the admit card.
Travel & Planning tips
Go to your exam centre a few days before your first paper.
Estimate the travel time on Google Maps or the CBSE locator app, at the same hour as the exam.
Keep a second way to get there in case the first fails.
If the centre is far, consider staying nearby for the exam days.
Useful Websites
CBSE Exam Centre Locator App (Google Play Store)
CBSE Helpline Numbers
CBSE Official Circulars & Notices
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.What is the date on which exam centres will be announced?
On the admit card, which CBSE releases about two weeks before the first paper. Schools download admit cards from the CBSE portal and hand them to students, and the centre name, address and code are printed on each one.
Q2.Can I change my allotted centre?
No. CBSE allots the centre, and students cannot apply to change it. The only changes are the ones CBSE itself makes, for example when a centre is withdrawn, and the school informs students in that case.
Q3.What if my centre is in another city?
Plan the travel early, and if the distance is large, arrange a stay near the centre for the exam days. A student allotted a centre an hour away should do the trip once before the first paper, at the same hour.
Q4.How to locate my centre on a map?
Use the CBSE Exam Centre Locator app from Google Play or search the centre's address from the admit card on Google Maps. Both show the location; the app also gives the centre code and photo.
Q5.Do I need APAAR ID to check my centre?
Not to read your centre, which is printed on the admit card. APAAR ID is linked to the List of Candidates that your school submits, and CBSE has said it is mandatory for registration from the 2026-27 session.
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