ICSE Answer Key 2026: Download Previous Year Answer Key PDFs!

ICSE Board Exams are usually on the easier side of the spectrum but it totally depends on your preparation level and how the board is going to set the paper. It also depends on the checking. You have to prepare well in your board exams for scoring well.

It is advised that you complete the ICSE syllabus 2026 and know the exam pattern well. You must also solve the previous years' question papers for better preparation of the exam.

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 in their schools.

ICSE Class 10 result 2026 will be released online on the official website cisce.org. The results can also be checked via SMS and  DigiLocker app. To check the ICSE result 2026 via SMS, students need to send a message in the format-

• SMS format: ICSE send the same to this number: 09248082883.

• SMS Example: ICSE 1786257

Students must note that they will need to collect the original marksheet from school after a few days of the announcement of the result.

Yes, CISCE prints the statement of marks and hands it over to students after a few days of the announcement of results.

Here's the screenshot of the marksheet-

Some of the Popular Vocational Courses after 10th in India are:

1. ITI (Industrial Training Institute) Courses - Electrician/Fitter/Mechanic/Welder/Plumber
2. Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA)
3. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT)
4. Know in Business Management
5. Diploma in Fashion Design
6. Diploma in Hotel Management
7. Diploma in Web Design
8. Diploma in Agriculture

Know more about their eligibility criteria, admission process, scope and career prospects here

CISCE is expected to release the ICSE answer key 2026 in December 2025 in case the Council decides to conduct the ICSE 10th exams 2026 twice a year. The Semester 1 exams will be objective in nature and the answer key will contain all the correct answers to those questions. Students can use the ICSE 10th answer key to calculate their probable score. 

Students are keen to know their ICSE result before it is released officially. This eagerness is specifically seen in students who have done well in ICSE 10th board exams. So, if you're the one searching for the result, congratulations, know that you have really performed well. However, please note that it isn't possible to know your marks before the result is announced officially by the board. 

CISCE is expected to release the ICSE 10th result 2026 in May 2026. Students can check their result using the roll number as mentioned in the admit card.

Class 10 students often take a lot of stress thinking about how to choose stream after 10th or which stream is the best after 10th. There are three broader types of streams available, namely Science, Commerce anf Arts. Science includes subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology; Commrce stream includes subjects like Accountacy, Economics, Business Studies, Mathematics etc. and Arts incolve Geography, History, Political Science and more. Students should select a stream which has subjects of their interests. They can decide on a stream after considering the points such as your interests, strengths and weaknesses, future career opportunities and more. Click on the link below to read more on How to decide an academic stream after Class 10?

No, the Council will conduct the ICSE 10th exams 2026 only once in February/March 2026. The questions will be mostly subjective in nature and thus, no answer key will be required. 

In case the Council decides to conduct the examinations twice in 2025-26, the Semester 1 exams, which will likely be objective in nature, will be held in October-November 2025 and the ICSE answer key 2026 shall be released in December 2025. If released, students will be able to check the answer key and calculate their probable score by clicking on the link provided.  

Students must note the subject-wise ICSE passing marks in ICSE. To acquire the pass certificate, students must score at least 35% in 5 subjects out of 6 and achieve an aggregate mark of 33% as the passing marks out of 100 in ICSE. The ICSE passing marks out of 80 is 26.

The Ministry of Education plans to conduct all national and state board exams including ICSE board exam twice a year from the session 2025-26. Both the terms will be conducted offline or in pen and paper format. However, there is a possibility that term 1 exams will objective in nature while Term 2 exam will be subjective in nature. 

The Board will release an official notification regarding the same very soon on the official website.