CBSE Question Papers 2026 Class 10, 12: Download PDFs

Central Board of Secondary Education 2026 ( CBSE )

Anangsha Patra
Updated on May 3, 2026 19:32 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

Overview

CBSE Question Paper 2026 - The Central Board of Secondary Education releases CBSE question papers for classes 10 & 12. The subject-wise CBSE question papers are made available on this page. Students can download CBSE question paper PDFs for practice purpose. Solving the question papers helps students to understand the pattern of the exam. Students can know the type of questions asked in the exam. Read below for more details on CBSE question paper 2026.

Table of contents
  • CBSE Sample Papers 2026 - Important Points
  • How to download CBSE Sample Question Paper 2026?
  • CBSE Question Paper 2026 Class 10 PDF Links for All Subjects
  • CBSE Question Paper 2025 Class 12 PDF Links for All Subjects
  • CBSE Class 10, 12 Previous Year Question Papers 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
  • FAQs on CBSE Sample Question Paper 2026
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CBSE Sample Papers 2026 - Important Points

  • The CBSE sample papers 2026 class 12 or 10 are created based on the latest syllabus and exam pattern.
  • Practicing them will help students become familiar with high-weightage topics, levels of difficulty, etc.
  • Students must practice the CBSE sample papers 2026 class 10 and CBSE sample paper 2026 class 12 within the given time.
  • Students must start solving the CBSE board sample question papers 2026 at least two months before the beginning of the examinations.
  • The CBSE question paper 2026 will encompass diverse formats, including case-based, situation-based, open-ended, short-answer, and long-answer-type questions.
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Will the questions be of similar nature as in sample question papers in the CBSE 10th board exams?
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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.

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How to download CBSE Sample Question Paper 2026?

  • Go through the following tables and click on the relevant link of the latest CBSE board sample papers for Class 10, 12.
  • After clicking on the download button, the model paper PDF will begin to download automatically.
  • Students can then open and use the CBSE sample papers 2026 PDF anytime after saving them on their device.

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CBSE Question Paper 2026 Class 10 PDF Links for All Subjects

CBSE released the CBSE Class 10 sample papers 2026 on the official website. Given below are the previous years' CBSE 10th question papers 2025. Class 10 students can click on the links provided below to download and save the CBSE sample paper 2025 Class 10 for different subjects. Scroll below to download the CBSE sample papers 2025 Class 10 for all subjects. To check the CBSE sample question papers Class 10 for earlier years for all subjects, click on the link provided.

CBSE Question Papers 2025 Class 10

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Where can I download the CBSE 10th sample papers 2026?
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CBSE 10th Sample Question papers 2026 are released officially and can be downloaded from the official website- cbseacademic.ac.in. The CBSE Class 10 SQPs for previous years are available on this page too. Students can download the same from the links below.

These sample question papers will help students know the difficulty level of the exam. These will also help them manage time while answering paper. 

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CBSE Question Paper 2025 Class 12 PDF Links for All Subjects

Class 12 students can click on the links provided below to download and save the CBSE question paper 2025 Class 12 for major subjects. To check the previous years' CBSE sample question papers Class 12 2024, 2023, 2022 for all subjects, click on the link provided.

CBSE Sample Papers 2025 Class 12

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Where can I download CBSE 12th sample question papers 2026?
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CBSE released the CBSE 12th sample papers 2026 on the official website- cbseacademic.nic.in. You can download CBSE Class 12 sample question papers 2026 from the official website or from this page too. Students must solve and practice the CBSE 12th question papers of previous years' to know the marking scheme, the types of questions asked in the exam, gauge the difficulty level and more. 

It is advised that students solve and practice the CBSE sample papers to ace the board examinations.

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CBSE Class 10, 12 Previous Year Question Papers 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

CBSE released the CBSE previous years' question papers on the official website. Students can download them by clicking on the links provided below and solve them to know the different types of questions asked in the exam, questions that do rounds in board examinations every year, the difficulty level and more.

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 10

CBSE Previous Year Question Papers Class 12

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FAQs on CBSE Sample Question Paper 2026

Students can check below the important FAQs on CBSE sample papers -

Q:   Should I download and practice CBSE Class 10 previous years' question papers? How will they help me?
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Hi, Yes you should definitely download and practice as many CBSE 10th previous year's question papers as possible. These will help you get familiar with the exam pattern, marking scheme, and with the types of questions that are frequently asked. Students are suggested to solve the complete question paper within the stipulated time as this will help them learn time management. The CBSE 10th question papers can be downloaded from the link https://www.shiksha.com/boards/cbse-10th-board-question-papers.
Q:   Where can I download CBSE 10th, 12th sample papers 2025 directly?
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CBSE 10th, 12th Sample Question papers 2025 can be downloaded from the official website- cbseacademic.ac.in. The CBSE Class 10 SQPs and CBSE 12th sample papers 2025 are available on this page too. Students can download the same by clicking on the links provided.

These sample question papers will help students know the difficulty level of the exam. These will also help them manage time while answering paper. They help make one familiar with the exam pattern. The type of questions asked in the exam and more. It is advised that students download, solve and pratice them to score well.

Q:   When will CBSE release the CBSE 10th sample papers 2026? Where can I download them?
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CBSE released the CBSE Class 10 sample papers 2026 on the official website - cbseacademic.nic.in. Students must download and practice them for better preparation of the exam. The sample papers makes students familiar with the exam pattern, marking scheme etc. Students are advised to solve the sample papers within the stipulated time to learn the time management skills. Students can download the CBSE 10th subject-wise sample papers 2026 by clicking on the link provided.

Q:   How will solving CBSE sample papers 2025 help me?
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CBSE sample papers 2025 are very useful. Students can download them by clicking on the links provided on this page. The CBSE board sample papers 2025 and CBSE previous years question papers make students familiar with the type of questions asked in the exam, the difficulty level of paper. the marking scheme, timings etc. 

Practicing the CBSE sample papers thoroughly will help students score good marks. So it is advised that students practice the sample papers and previous years question papers as much as possible. 

Q:   What if the answers I write to the questions in CBSE sample question papers are incorrect? How do I check?
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You must answer all the questions given in the CBSE sample papers within the stipulated time. Once answered, take the sheet to your teacher or peers to get them checked. This will help you know your weak areas and work on them. Practicing the CBSE sample question paper also will help you know the marking scheme, the types of questions that are asked in the exam, the difficulty level and more. Along with the CBSE sample papers, you must also download and answer the CBSE previous years question papers. Click on the links below to know more:

CBSE 10th Sample Papers 2023 24

CBSE 12th Sample Papers 2023 24

Q:   Can I get the CBSE 12th sample papers 2025 only online?
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The CBSE Class 12 sample papers 2025 are released on the official website- cbse.nic.in only. Students can click on CBSE 12th sample question papers 2025 to download them. To get them offline, they can take a printout of the question papers and start solving them for better preparation of the exams. 

Solving the CBSE 12th sample question papers will help students know their weak areas and work on them. 

Q:   Where can I download CBSE question papers 2025 Class 10, 12 for all subjects?
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CBSE released CBSE question papers 2025 Class 10, 12 on its website. Students can download them for free by clicking on: 

CBSE 10th Question papers 2025

CBSE 12th Question papers 2025

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