PSEB 10th Exam Pattern 2026 (Revised): Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Updated on Jun 4, 2026 19:49 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

PSEB 10th Exam Pattern 2026: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) releases the PSEB Class 10 exam pattern. The exam pattern is made available in PDF form. Students can easily download the PSEB 10th Class exam pattern PDF from this page. The exam pattern helps students to get an understanding about the marking scheme. It also helps in getting an idea about the marks distribution as per the chapters and units. The total marks allotted to the theory paper of PSEB 10th 2026 are 80. The marks allotted to the internal assessment are 20. The total time duration of the examination is 3 hours. The paper comprises multiple-choice questions, short-answer type questions, and long-answer type questions. Besides the pattern, students must also check the PSEB Class 10 syllabus 2026 to know the topics for the exam.

Table of contents

PSEB 10th Exam Pattern 2026 Overview
Punjab Board 10th Exam Pattern: Subject-Wise Weightage
PSEB 10th Marking Scheme
PSEB 10th exam sections & Important Topics
FAQs on PSEB 10th Exam Pattern 2026

PSEB 10th Exam Pattern 2026 Overview

The overview of PSEB 10th exam pattern is given below.

Board Name	Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)
Level	10th Grade
Marks	Students are required to take 8 subjects. Each subject carries 100 marks
Papers	Theory and Internal Assessment (80-Mark Theory and 20-Mark Practical)
Exam Duration	3 hour
Passing Marks	33%
Exam Mode	Offline

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is PSEB 10th Exam Pattern Available online?

Yes, students can find the PSEB Class 10 exam pattern 2026 on the official website- cbseacademic.nic.in. They can also check the CBSE 10th exam pattern by clicking on the link provided on this page.

The alterations in the PSEB question paper format involve an increase in the weightage of competency based questions and MCQs. Thus, there will be a lesser number of short and long answer questions as compared to the previous years’ exams.

The Board is initiating potential changes in the Examination and Assessment practices for the academic session 2026 in line with the recommendations mentioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Q: How much percentage should I get to pass the PSEB 10th exam?

Students need to secure a minimum of 33 percent marks separately in practicals and theory and in aggregate to clear the Punjab board 10th exams.

Securing 33 per cent marks is very easy in PSEB 10th exams with a little dedication and focus on studies. Try finishing all the topics and chapters mentioned in the syllabus, know the exam pattern well, and practice sample papers and previous years question papers for better preparation.

Punjab Board 10th Exam Pattern: Subject-Wise Weightage

Students can check below the PSEB 10th exam pattern subject-wise weightage.

Subject	Theory	INA	Total Marks
Punjabi - A	65	10	75
Punjabi - B	65	10	75
Punjab History and Culture - A	65	10	75
Punjab History and Culture - B	65	10	75
English	80	20	100
Hindi	80	20	100
Mathematics	80	20	100
Science	80	20	100
Social Science	80	20	100

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Will the questions be of similar nature as in sample question papers in the PSEB 10th board exams?

Yes, questions are of the same pattern as given in the sample papers. Students must also solve and practice the practice questions and previous years question papers as released by the board.

Q: When should I start solving PSEB Class 10 sample papers and previous year question papers?

Once you finish learning the Punjab Board 10th syllabus, you can start solving the PSEB 10th sample papers and previous year question papers. You can solve the question papers and understand your weaknesses. Thus you can concentrate more on the topics on which you are weak.

PSEB 10th Marking Scheme

The question paper pattern of PSEB 10th is such that it comprises the following:

Competency-based questions (MCQs, case-based, source-based): 50%
Short & Long Answer Questions: 50%
Internal Assessment carries 20 marks

Passing Marks

The passing marks are 33%
The marks are 33 for 100-mark paper
For 75 marks paper, students need to secure 25 marks to pass

The subject-wise passing marks are given below.

Subject Type	Theory Marks	Minimum Theory Passing Marks
English, Hindi, Maths, Science, Social Science	80	26
Punjabi-A/B	65	24
Punjab History & Culture-A/B	65	24

PSEB 10th exam sections & Important Topics

The exam sections and important topics are given below.

English: Determiners, Modals, Voice, Non-finites, and Reported Speech, Paragraph writing, Notices, Messages, and Letters (Personal/Official).

General Science: Light (Reflection and Refraction), Human Eye, Electricity, and Magnetic Effects of Electric Current. In Chemistry, students must check Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids, Bases, and Salts, and Carbon Compounds. In Biology, students must check Life Processes (Nutrition, Respiration, Transportation), Heredity and Evolution, and Our Environment.

Mathematics: Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, and Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles and Circles (Theorems & Proofs), Introduction to Trigonometry and its Applications, Surface Areas, Volumes, Mean, Median, and Mode.

Social Science: Harappan Civilization, Freedom Struggle of India, and Guru Gobind Singh, Resources & Development, Climate, Agriculture, and Manufacturing Industries, Salient features of the Indian Constitution, Working of Democracy, and Central/State Governments, I ndian Economy, Globalisation, and Consumer Awareness.

FAQs on PSEB 10th Exam Pattern 2026

Students can check below the FAQs on Paseb Class 10 exam pattern 2026-

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is PSEB 10th Science marking scheme?

Students can click on PSEB 10th Science exam pattern to know the marking scheme, the diffculty level of exam, the questions asked frequently in exam and more.

Q: Where can I download PSEB 10th syllabus?

Punjab Board released the PSEB 10th syllabus 2026 on the official website- pseb.nic.in. Students can download the PSEB Class 10 syllabus 2026 by clicking on the link provided here. Students must go through the complete syllabus at least a month before the beginning of the exams. They must also know the Punjab board 10th exam pattern to get familiar with the types of questions asked, the difficulty level and more.

Students are also advised to solve the PSEB 10th model question papers or sample papers and the previous years' question papers for better preparaton of the exams.

Q: Will Punjab Board conduct PSEB board exams twice a year?

The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced that Board exams will be conducted twice a year from the next academic session. The main objective behind conducting the Board exams twice is to allow the students to retain the best score in the exam. However, as of now, the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has not confirmed that if PSEB exams 2027 will be conducted Twice a year. As soon as the board provides any update regarding the same, we will update the same here as well.

Q: What is PSEB 10th Homescience exam pattern?

Students can click on PSEB Class 10 Home Science exam pattern 2026 to know the different types of questions asked frequently, the difficuty level of the exam and more.