HPBOSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Students need to score a minimum of 33 percent marks in every subjects and in aggregate too to clear the HPBOSE Class 10 exams. The exams will be held in pen and paper format in February/March 2026. The board released the HPBOSE 10th syllabus 2026 and exam pattern 2026 on the official website. Students must also solve the HP Board 10th sample papers 2026 and previous years question papers to score well. 

No, HP Board will conduct the HPBOSE 10th exams 2026 only once a year between March and April 2026 in pen and paper format. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that it will conduct every board exam twice a year. Students will be allowed to retain the best score. However, HP Board is yet to release any official notification for the same.

Around 90,000 students write their HPBOSE 10th board exam every year. Last year, nearly 95,000 students appeared for their matriculation exam from the state.

For Class 10th, it is considered to be strict. However, it is said that the checking done by evaluators is lenient in comparison to the checking done by them in Class 9 and 11 in their schools.

So, if you have covered the entire HPBOSE 10th syllabus and your preparation is on point, then you must not worry about strict checking.

HPBOSE 10th exams are conducted between 9:45 am and 1 pm. The duration of exams is 3 hours and students get 15 minutes extra to read question paper. 

HP Board Class 10 Maths syllabus 2026 includes:

• Real Numbers
• Polynomials
• Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables
• Quadratic Equations
• Arithmetic Progressions
• Triangles
• Coordinate Geometry
• Introduction to Trigonometry
• Circles
• Areas Related to Circles
• Surface Areas and Volumes
• Statistics
• Probability

To check all topics, click on HPBOSE Class 10 Mathematics syllabus 2026.

Students can have a look at the HPBOSE 10th English syllabus 2026 below for literature-

First Flight
1. A Letter to God (G.L.FUENTES)
Dust of Snow (ROBERT FROST)
Fire and Ice (ROBERT FROST)
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA)
A Tiger in the Zoo (LESLIE NORRIS)
3. Two Stories about Flying
I. His First Flight (LIAM O’ FLAHERTY)
II. Black Aeroplane (FREDERICK FORSYTH)
How to Tell Wild Animals (CAROLYN WELLS)
The Ball Poem (JOHN BERRYMAN)
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank (ANNE FRANK)
 Amanda! (ROBIN KLEIN)
5. Glimpses of India
I. A Baker from Goa (LUCIO RODRIGUES)
II. Coorg (LOKESH ABROL)
III. Tea from Assam (ARUP KUMAR DATTA)
The Trees (ADRIENNE RICH)
6. Mijbil the Otter (GAVIN MAXWELL)
Fog (CARL SANDBURG)
7. Madam Rides the Bus (VALLIKKANNAN)
The Tale of Custard the Dragon (OGDEN NASH)
8. The Sermon at Benares
For Anne Gregory (WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS)
 9. The Proposal (ANTON CHEKOV)
Footprints Without Feet
1. A Triumph of Surgery (JAMES HERRIOT)
2. The Thief’s Story (RUSKIN BOND)
3. The Midnight Visitor (ROBERT ARTHUR)
4. A Question of Trust (VICTOR CANNING)
5. Footprints without Feet (H.G. WELLS)
6. The Making of a Scientist (ROBERT W. PETERSON)
7. The Necklace (GUY DE MAUPASSANT)
8. Bholi (K.A. ABBAS)
9. The Book That Saved the Earth (CLAIRE BOIKO) 

To download the complete English syllabus 2026, click here. 

HP board is strictly against the practice of using any unfair means during the examinations. The board is actively working to prevent and discourage any malpractice during board examinations every year. 

So, you are advised to go through the HPBOSE 10th syllabus and solve as many previous years' question papers and sample papers to avoid cheating during the HP Board 10th board exams.

Check the preparation plan below.

• Complete the whole syllabus:
• Cover NCERT Books thoroughly
• Utilise HPBOSE 10th date sheet 
• Focus on Revision
• Practice HPBOSE 10th Sample Papers 

Students can have a look at the HPBOSE 10th English syllabus 2026 below for literature-

First Flight
1. A Letter to God (G.L.FUENTES)
Dust of Snow (ROBERT FROST)
Fire and Ice (ROBERT FROST)
2. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA)
A Tiger in the Zoo (LESLIE NORRIS)
3. Two Stories about Flying
I. His First Flight (LIAM O’ FLAHERTY)
II. Black Aeroplane (FREDERICK FORSYTH)
How to Tell Wild Animals (CAROLYN WELLS)
The Ball Poem (JOHN BERRYMAN)
4. From the Diary of Anne Frank (ANNE FRANK)
 Amanda! (ROBIN KLEIN)
5. Glimpses of India
I. A Baker from Goa (LUCIO RODRIGUES)
II. Coorg (LOKESH ABROL)
III. Tea from Assam (ARUP KUMAR DATTA)
The Trees (ADRIENNE RICH)
6. Mijbil the Otter (GAVIN MAXWELL)
Fog (CARL SANDBURG)
7. Madam Rides the Bus (VALLIKKANNAN)
The Tale of Custard the Dragon (OGDEN NASH)
8. The Sermon at Benares
For Anne Gregory (WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS)
 9. The Proposal (ANTON CHEKOV)
Footprints Without Feet
1. A Triumph of Surgery (JAMES HERRIOT)
2. The Thief’s Story (RUSKIN BOND)
3. The Midnight Visitor (ROBERT ARTHUR)
4. A Question of Trust (VICTOR CANNING)
5. Footprints without Feet (H.G. WELLS)
6. The Making of a Scientist (ROBERT W. PETERSON)
7. The Necklace (GUY DE MAUPASSANT)
8. Bholi (K.A. ABBAS)
9. The Book That Saved the Earth (CLAIRE BOIKO) 

To download the complete English syllabus 2026, click here.