ICSE Board Exam 2023-24: Time Table, Syllabus, Specimen Paper & Pattern

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that it will conduct Board exams twice a year from the session 2024 and students will be allowed to retain the best score. The New curriculum framework as per the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) is ready and textbooks will be developed for the 2024 academic session. It said that students of Class 11 and 12 need to study two languages, and at least one of them must be an Indian language. As per the updated curriculum framework, the choice of subjects in classes 11 and 12 will not be restricted to streams such as arts, science, and commerce to give students flexibility to choose.

CISCE, however, is yet to release any official notification on this. Thus, ICSE board exams twice a year from 2024 is not confirmed yet. Check this page regularly to stay updated.

CISCE conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE board exams every year for students studying in Class 10. The ICSE examinations are usually conducted in February/March every year. All students who have cleared class 9th from schools affiliated with the CISCE board can apply for the ICSE 10th exams. The Council prescribes the ICSE syllabus and exam pattern. Students must also download and practice the ICSE previous years' question papers for better preparation of exams. The ICSE admit card is issued to students 15-20 days before the beginning of examinations.

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CISCE is expected to release the ICSE 10th time table 2024 in December 2023. The ICSE time table 2024 will be released on the official website- cisce.org. The ICSE Board exams 2023-24 will be held between February 10 and March 31, 2024, tentatively. Students can click on the ICSE time table link provided here to check the detailed exam schedule and plan their studies accordingly. The ICSE time table mentions the exam dates and timings for all subjects.

Last year, CISCE released the ICSE 10th Time Table 2023 on December 1. The exams were conducted between February 27 and March 29, 2023. The Council released the ICSE compartment time table 2023 on June 28. The compartment exams were held between June 12 and 19 in pen and paper mode. 

It is important to know the complete syllabus of different subjects before beginning with the preparation of the ICSE 10^th examinations. The board has released the ICSE 10th syllabus 2024 for all on the official website. Click on the link provided to download it. The ICSE syllabus mentions all the chapters and topics to be covered for the exam. Students must try and cover the entire syllabus of ICSE to obtain good marks. After finishing the syllabus, the students must also keep time for revision. 

Students must go through the ICSE class 10 exam pattern. It makes one familiar with the marking scheme, duration of the exam, chapter-wise distribution of marks, types of questions asked in the exam, etc. One can plan on 'which questions to answer first and 'complete the paper timely' upon knowing the exam pattern of ICSE 10th. The ICSE 10th board exams will be held ONCE in February-March 2024.

The Council released the ICSE specimen question papers of the current and previous years' on its official website. It is important that students solve, practice, and analyze the ICSE specimen question papers 2024 as it gives an idea of the kind of questions asked in the exam, the difficulty level of the paper, etc. It is suggested that students solve the ICSE question papers within the stipulated time for better practice.

Students preparing to appear for the ICSE 2024 examinations must be thorough with the syllabus and exam pattern. They must make notes of all the important points while studying. These can be referred to during revision. It is important to get all the doubts cleared as early as possible to get all the basics clear. For more on ICSE preparation, click on the link provided.

The Council releases the hall tickets for ICSE 2024 on the official website 15-20 days before the exams. Students appearing for the board exams must collect their ICSE admit cards from school and secure them till the announcement of the ICSE 10th result 2024. It is advised that they get 2-3 photocopies of the admit card. It is important to carry the ICSE hall ticket on all exam days. No student is allowed to sit for the exam without it. 

CISCE is expected to release the ICSE 10th result 2024 in May on the official website. Students can check their ICSE 10th result using their UID and Index number. 

The ICSE result and mark sheet mention the marks scored in different subjects by the student. Here are the steps to check the ICSE Result 2023-24:

• Visit the official website or click on the link provided above
• Click on ICSE Result 2023
• Enter the Course Code, Candidate UID, Index number, and the Captcha Code
• Submit details
• The result will appear on the screen
• Save and download it

Earlier, CISCE released the ICSE Result 2023 on May 14, 2023 at 3 pm. The Council released the ICSE compartment result 2023 on the official website- cisce.org on August 10. Students can check their compartment result 2023 using their UID and Index number.