Assam HSLC Exam Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration Here

Exam On - 10 Feb '26 - 27 Feb '26

Updated on Sep 22, 2025 19:01 IST

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Assam HSLC Exam Pattern 2026: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) prescribes the SEBA HSLC Exam Pattern 2026 for the students who are preparing for the next Assam Board HSLC exam. The board releases the Assam HSLC exam pattern 2025-26 in the form of a model paper. In 2024, the board made some major changes in the Assam HSLC exam pattern 2026. An OMR sheet will be used for answering objective-type questions (50% of total marks) carrying 1 mark each in case of core subjects, i.e., English (C1), General Mathematics (C2), General Science (C3) and Social Science (C4). Hence, all the students will be provided an OMR sheet to answer 50% of the total questions during the exam. On the other hand, a separate answer copy containing 16 pages will also be provided as before to answer subjective type questions.

The SEBA 10th exam pattern 2026 mentions the marking scheme, duration, and the types of important questions asked in the exam. Students are advised to go through the SEBA HSLC exam pattern thoroughly to plan their preparations and ace the exams. The students must note that the SEBA HSLC exam will be held at school level as there will be no board exams from 2026 onward.

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SEBA HSLC Exam Pattern 2026
FAQs on Assam HSLC Exam Pattern 2026

SEBA HSLC Exam Pattern 2026

It is to be mentioned here that the Class 10 students from the state are generally required to appear for six subjects. Each student will have to appear for both - theoretical as well as practical exams. The duration of each exam is 3 hours (180 minutes) and the total marks for all the Assam HSLC exams together are 600. In SEBA HSLC exams, 30% of questions are easy and 50% are average whereas only 20% of tough questions are asked. Students can check the updated Assam HSLC exam pattern 2026 below:

SEBA HSLC 2026 Subject-wise Exam Pattern

Subject	Theory	Internal	Total Mark	Passing Marks
All MIL	100	-	100	30
English	90	10	100	30
English (IL)	50	-	50	15
General Science	90	10	100	30
General Maths	90	10	100	30
Social Science	90	10	100	30

Students can download the detailed Assam HSLC Exam Pattern here

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Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the difficulty level of the Assam HSLC Exams?

The duration of each SEBA 10th exam is 3 hours (180 minutes) and the students need to secure minimum 33 percent marks in the exam. The overall difficulty level of the Assam Class 10 Exams is Easy to Moderate. Questions are asked from the entire Assam HSLC syllabus 2024-25. If you pay attention to covering the entire syllabus, your chances to secure high marks in the exam will increase. Students are also advised to practice the Assam HSLC model paper and previous years model paper.

Q: When will the exam pattern for Assam Board class 10 exam be released?

The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) will soon prescribe the exam pattern for the class 10 exams. The students must note that the SEBA exam pattern is prescribed in the Assam HSLC model paper. Students can download the Assam HSLC sample paper online on board's website. Students need to check the exam pattern to be aware of how the final board exams will be conducted.

FAQs on Assam HSLC Exam Pattern 2026

Students can check the FAQs on Assam 10th Exam Pattern 2026 below:

Commonly asked questions

Q: Has Assam Board changed the Assam HSLC exam pattern this year?

As of now, the Assam board has not made any changes in the SEBA HSLC exam pattern. The board will soon prescribe the exam pattern in the form of a model question paper. Last year, the Assam board made some changes in the Assam HSLC exam pattern 2025. An OMR sheet will be given to answer the objective-type questions (50% of total marks) carrying 1 mark each for the core subjects. The chances of making any change in the Assam Board 10th exam pattern this year is very les. However, in case any change made in the exam pattern for the upcoming board exam, we will update the same.

Q: What is the total marks of the Assam HSLC exams?

The exam comprises 6 subjects namely AII Mil, English, English (IL), Mathematics, Science, and Social Science. The total mark of the Assam HSLC Board exam is 600. 100 marks is distributed in each subject in the SEBA 10th board exams. Only Science paper has practical exams. Out of 100, 90 marks are distributed for theory exams. On the other hand, 10 marks are for Internal/practical exams.

Q: What is the timing of HSLC Exams 2025 Assam?

The board will announce the Assam HSLC routine anytime soon in November this year. Students can access the same online on board's website at sebaonline.org. As per the announced dates, the class 10 exams 2025 are expected to be conducted in February and March 2026. The exams will be held in two shifts. The first shift exams will be conducted from 9:00 am to 12:00 and the second shift exams will be conducted from 1:30 pm to 04:30 pm.