CBSE Class 10th Exam Pattern 2025, Check Topic Wise Weightage and Bifurcation Marks
The Latest Class 10th Exam Pattern 2025 has been released by CBSE Board at the official website https://www.cbse.gov.in/. The Exam Pattern with Topic Weightage for the Subjects (Science, Commerce, Hindi, English and Social Science) discussed here.
The Central Board of Secondary Education has released the latest CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2025 on its official website. All the students who are going to appear in the final exams to be conducted by the CBSE Board for Class 10th from February 15, 2025, must now go through the official exam pattern with topic wise weightage to plan their preparations accordingly.
The students can go through the CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2024-25 by visiting the official website of CBSE at https://www.cbse.gov.in/. Also, the students can read the complete article below to check the CBSE Exam Pattern of major subjects of class 10th like Science, Mathematics, English, Hindi, and Social Science.
CBSE Class 10 Exam Pattern 2025 Out
As per the latest and updated exam pattern released by the CBSE, it is to be noted by the students that they are required to score a minimum of 33% score from every subject to pass their final result. To help students better understand the CBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2024-25, we have added the subject-wise exam pattern, bifurcation marks, and topic-wise weightage in the article below:
CBSE Class 10th Maths Exam Pattern 2024-25
The mathematics examination will be conducted for total of 38 questions marking 80 questions. The distribution of questions among the different sections is added below:
The CBSE Class 10 exam paper is divided into 5 sections separating different types of questions from each other. The table below details the CBSE 10th Science Exam Pttern 2025:
The CBSE board has divided the English exam paper into 3 sections namely Section A, Section B, and Section C. Check the table below for Class 10th English Exam Pattern 2024-25:
CBSE 10th English Exam Pattern 2024-25
Section
Title
Weightage
Period
A
Reading Skills
20
40
B
Writing Skills and Grammer
20
40
C
Language through Literature
40
50
Total
80
CBSE Class 10th English Topic Wise Weightage
CBSE 10th English Exam Topic Wise Weightage 2024-25
Unit and Topic
Weightage (in terms of marks)
Section A: Reading
20
Section B: Writing and Grammar
20
Section C: Literature
40
Total Marks (Theory)
80
Total Marks (Internal Assessment)
20
Grand Total
100
CBSE Class 10th Hindi Exam Pattern 2024-25
The Hindi question paper will contain 15 questions divided into 4 sections. Students can check the table below to identify the section-wise marking of questions.
CBSE 10th Hindi Exam Pattern 2024-25
Sections
No. of Questions
Section wise Marks
A
2
14
B
4
16
C
5
30
D
4
20
Total
80
CBSE Class 10th Hindi Exam Topic Wise Weightage
CBSE 10th Hindi Exam Topic Wise Weightage 2024-25
Unit and Topic
Weightage (in terms of marks)
Reading (Unseen Passages)
10
Writing and Grammar
16
Literature
14
Descriptive Answers
20
Writing
20
Total Marks (Theory)
80
Total Marks (Internal Assessment)
20
Grand Total
100
CBSE Class 10th Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25
There are a total of 6 sections among which a total of 37 questions are divided. Students can check the table for detailed explanation of CBSE 10th Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25.
CBSE 10th Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25
Sections
Number of questions
Question wise marks
A
20
1
B
4
2
C
5
3
D
4
5
E
3
4
F
1
5
CBSE Class 10th Social Science Topic Wise Weightage
CBSE 10th Social Science Exam Topic Wise Weightage 2024-25
Unit and Topic
Weightage (in terms of marks)
Unit 1: India and Contemporary World II
20
Unit 2: Contemporary India II
20
Unit 3: Democratic Politics II
20
Unit 4: Understanding Economic Development
20
Total Marks (Theory)
80
Total Marks (Internal Assessment)
20
Grand Total
100
CBSE 10th Exam Paper 2025 Percentage-Wise Categorization
The CBSE 10th Exam Paper 2024-25 is to be categorized into 3 categories namely the competency-based questions, response-type questions, and constructed response questions. The table below shows the percentage-wise categorization of the class 10th exam paper:
CBSE 10th Exam Paper 2024-25 Percentage-Wise Categorization
Question Type
Percentage
Competency Focused Questions – MCQs/Case Based Questions, Source-based Integrated Questions, or any other type
50%
Response Type Questions – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
20%
Constructed Response Questions – Short Answer/Long Answer type Questions (as per existing pattern)
30%
CBSE Class 10th Marks Bifurcation 2025
The CBSE Board has released the 10th Marks Bifurcation 2025 at its official website defining the distribution of marks among the practical and theory examinations of all the major subjects. The board has released the bifurcation for a total of 83 subjects including the major ones like Hindi Course-A, Punjabi, Bengali, English, Science, Social Science, Home Science, etc. The CBSE 10th Marks Bifurcation 2025 PDF has been uploaded by the CBSE at its official website, i.e., https://www.cbse.gov.in/, or can also be accessed by clicking on the direct link added below.
CBSE 10th Marks Bifurcation 2025
Subject
Theory Marks
Practical Marks
Internal Assessment
Hindi Course A
80
–
20
Mathematics Standard
80
–
20
Home Science
70
30
–
Science
80
–
20
Social Science
80
–
20
English Communicative
80
–
20
Computer Applications
50
50
–
Information Technology
50
50
–
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Q1. What is the pattern of the 10th exam in 2025?
Ans. The CBSE Board has announced that the 50% of questions will be competency based including MCQs, source based and case study based questions. Additionally, a total of 20% questions will comprise of MCQ form questions while the remaining 30% will contain short and long answer questions.
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