Manipur HSLC Exam Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Manipur Board High School Leaving Certificate Examination 2026 ( Manipur HSLC )

Md Shahzad
Updated on Nov 21, 2025 11:54 IST

By Md Shahzad, Senior Executive - Content

Manipur HSLC Exam Pattern 2026: The Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BSEM) prescribes the Manipur 10th exam pattern 2026 for the students. The state board releases the Manipur HSLC exam pattern along with the Manipur HSLC syllabus on its official website. Students must go through the subject-wise Manipur Board Class 10 exam pattern 2026 for better preparation for the examinations. For better preparation of the Manipur Board HSLC exam, the students must be aware of the exam pattern. BSEM organises High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Annual Examinations every year in the month of March.

Students should focus on completing the Manipur HSLC syllabus 2026 at least a month before the exam so that they can practice the Manipur BSEB sample paperStudents can refer to the exam pattern given below:

Table of contents
  • Manipur Board HSLC 2026 Exam Pattern
  • Manipur Board HSLC 2026 Marking Scheme
  • Manipur Board HSLC Practical Marks
  • Manipur Board HSLC Passing Criteria
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Manipur Board HSLC 2026 Exam Pattern

The examination pattern of the Manipur Board of Secondary Education comprises the marks distribution along with the pass marks. The total time duration of the Manipur Board HSLC exams is 3 hours.

Subject

Total marks

Pass Marks

First Language

100

30

Social science

100

30

Mathematics

100

30

English

100

30

Science

100

Theory- 80

Practical- 20

30

Optional Subject

100

30

Click here to download the BSEM Manipur HSLC exam pattern

Due to the CCE pattern, tests are divided into two classifications extensively:

  • Periodic Tests: Four tests in each subject in June, July, October, and November
  • Term Tests: Two tests in each subject in September and February

In each subject, 20% of full marks are kept for internal assessments, and 80% of the total marks are held for the final evaluation

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the pattern for Manipur HSLC exams?
A: 

The Manipur Board follow a standard exam pattern in class 10. In Manipur HSLC exams, both objective and subjective type questions are asked. Each paper is of 100 marks (including internal assesment exam in a few paper). The students are given 3 hours in each paper to write the exam. The exams are held in offline mode (pen and paper).

Q:   What is the eligibility to appear for Manipur HSLC exam?
A: 

To appear for the Manipur HSLC exam, a student must be passed in Manipur class 9 exams from a recognised school. The student must have the minimum required percentage in class attendence. Apart from this, the students must be enrolled in class 10 exams in a school recognised by BSEM. Schools are responsible to check eligibility of student. 

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Manipur Board HSLC 2026 Marking Scheme

Subject

Maximum Marks

Duration of Exam

First language or the subject In lieu of the first language 

100

3 hours

English 

100

3 hours

Mathematics

  • Theory
  • Practical

90

10


3 hours

1 hour

Science

  • Theory
  • Practical

90

10


3 hours

1 hour

Social Sciences

100

3 hours

Additional Subject

100

3 hours

Manipur Board HSLC: List of Subjects

First language

Sociology

Optional subject

Mathematics

Science

English

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Q:   Where can students download Manipur HSLC syllabus?
A: 

Manipur Board releases the Manipur HSLC syllabus online on its website. Students should visit the official website to download the subject-wise Manipur 10th syllabus. Apart from the official website, we have also provided the update Manipur HSLC syllabus on this page. Students can download the subject-wise syllabus on this page for free.

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Manipur Board HSLC Practical Marks

Laboratory Notebook

2 Marks

Viva-voce

3 Marks

Experimental Exercise

5 Marks

Total

10 Marks

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Q:   Where can I download the Manipur HSLC model papers?
A: 

Manipur HSLC model papers is released online on board's website. Once released officially, the students can download the subject-wise Manipur HSLC sample papers at bsem.nic.in. Apart from the official website, we also provide direct links to download the Manipur 10th mode papers for each paper on this page. The students can download it for free on this page.

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Manipur Board HSLC Passing Criteria

Students need to score at least 33 marks in each subject separately in order to pass the Manipur Board Class 10 examinations. Clearing the exam is not enough. 

Manipur Board HSLC: Classification Of successful Candidate

III Division

165 marks and above but below 225

II Division

225 marks and above but below 300

I Division

300 marks and above the average

Letter

80% marks or above in a particular subject

 

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Q:   What role do multiple-choice questions (MCQs) play in the board exams?
A: 

Multiple Choice Questions (MSQs) always play a cruicial role in any board exams. Inclass 10, 12 board exams, MCQs are asked in each paper that contain 30% to 40% marks. Through, MCQs, the students are tested for their knoledge and understanding of concepts. Each MCQ usually has one mark, hence, answering them correctly can award boost to your score. These MCQs also take less time to answer if the studtnts are well-prepared.

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