CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 (Revised): Check Latest Paper Pattern & Marking Scheme

CBSE 10th 2026 ( CBSE 10th )

DeskCalelnderExam On - 17 Feb '26 - 11 Mar '26

Jasleen Taneja
Updated on Dec 19, 2025 15:42 IST

By Jasleen Taneja

CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced some important changes in the CBSE Class 10 exam pattern for Science and Social Science subjects. Under the new CBSE 10th pattern, the Science question paper will carry three sections- Biology (A), Chemistry (B) and Physics (C) , while the CBSE Exam Pattern Class 10 Social Science paper will include four sections covering History (A), Geography (B), Political Science (C) and Economics (D). CBSE has asked students to write each answer only in the space meant for that particular section.

CBSE exams 2026 Class 10 will be held between February 17 and March 10, 2026.

Latest Update

The Board released the CBSE 10th marks distribution scheme 2026 that shares the distribution of marks between theory and internal assessment exams for all subjects.

Students can click on the links below to check the detailed CBSE 10th marks distribution scheme 2026.

CBSE 10th Marks Distribution Scheme 2026

The Board also released the guidelines for conducting practical exams. Students can click here to download and read them in detail. 

Table of contents
  • Subject-wise CBSE 10th Marking Scheme 2026 Overview
  • CBSE Assessment Scheme 2026
  • CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for Maths
  • CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for Science (Revised)
  • CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for Social Science (Revised)
  • CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for English (Language and Literature)
  • Subject-wise CBSE 10th Marking Scheme 2026 PDFs
  • FAQs on CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026
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Subject-wise CBSE 10th Marking Scheme 2026 Overview

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CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for Maths

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CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for Science (Revised)

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CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for Social Science (Revised)

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CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026 for English (Language and Literature)

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Subject-wise CBSE 10th Marking Scheme 2026 PDFs

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FAQs on CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026

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