Schedule for Tamilnadu HSC 12th March 2018
| Date | Day | Subject |
| 01 March 2018 | Thursday | Part – I Language Paper I |
| 02 March 2018 | Friday | Language Paper II |
| 05 March 2018 | Monday | Part – II English Paper I |
| 06 March 2018 | Tuesday | English Paper II |
| 09 March 2018 | Friday | Part – III Commerce, Home Science, Geography |
| 12 March 2018 | Monday | Mathematics, Zoology, Micro Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics |
| 15 March 2018 | Thursday | All Vocational Theory, Political Science, Nursing (General), Statistics |
| 19 March 2018 | Monday | Physics, Economics |
| 26 March 2018 | Monday | Chemistry, Accountancy |
| 02 April 2018 | Monday | Biology, History, Botany, Business Maths |
| 06 April 2018 | Friday | Communicative English, Indian Culture, Computer Science, Bio chemistry, Advanced Language (Tamil) |
Eligibility
- a) Academic qualification- candidate must have passed 11th class or equivalent examination. In addition to that, candidate should have completed 2 years of study from a recognised Higher Secondary School.
- b) Age- candidates should be 16+ as on 31st July 2018.
Minimum marks required to be declared passed
| Maximum marks prescribed | Passing marks |
| 200 marks for each subject | 70 marks for each subject |
| For subjects involving | |
| Practical Theory – 150 marks | 30 out of 150 |
| Practical – 50 marks | 40 out of 50 |
