CGBSE 10th Exam Pattern 2026: Updated Marking Scheme and Paper Format

Question No.

Type of Question

No. of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Internal Choice

1 (A)

Multiple Choice

(Multiple)

1

(Multiple)

No

1 (B)

Fill in the Blanks

(Multiple)

1

(Multiple)

No

1 (C)

True/False

(Multiple)

1

(Multiple)

No

2-6

Very Short Answer

5

2

10

No

7-10

Very Short Answer

4

3

12

No

11-14

Short Answer

4

4

16

Yes

15-16

Short Answer

2

5

10

Yes

17-18

Long Answer

2

6

12

Yes

Sr. No.

Question Type

Word Limit

Marks

(ii)

Question No. 1 Objective (a) Multiple Choice (b) Fill in the Blanks (c) Match the Following. Each question carries 1 mark.

1

(iii)

Questions No. 2 to 6 Short Answer. The word limit for each answer is 30 words. Each question carries 2 marks.

30

2

(iv)

Questions No. 7 to 10 Short Answer. The word limit for each answer is 50 words. Each question carries 3 marks.

50

3

(v)

Questions No. 11 to 15 Long Answer. Word limit for each answer is 75 words. Each question carries 4 marks.

75

4

(vi)

Question No. 16 Unseen Passage. Carries 5 marks.

5

(vii)

Question No. 17 Essay Writing. Word limit: 250-300 words. Carries 8 marks.

250-300

8

(viii)

Question No. 18 Letter Writing. Carries 5 marks.

5

(ix)

Questions No. 11 to 18 have internal choices.

Question No.

Type of Question

No. of Questions

Marks per Question

Maximum Word Limit

1 (A)

Objective (e.g., Multiple Choice)

5

1

N/A

1 (B)

Objective (e.g., Fill in the Blanks)

5

1

N/A

1 (C)

Objective (e.g., True/False)

5

1

N/A

2-6

Very Short Answer

5

2

30 words

7-10

Short Answer

4

3

50 words

11-14

Short Answer

4

4

75 words

15-16

Long Answer

2

5

100 words

17-18

Long Answer

2

6

150 words

Question No.

Type of Question

No. of Questions

Marks per Question

Internal Choice

Maximum Word Limit

1 (A)

Multiple Choice

5

1

No

N/A

1 (B)

Match the Following

5

1

No

N/A

1 (C)

Fill in the Blanks

5

1

No

N/A

2-6

Very Short Answer

5

2

No

30 words

7-10

Short Answer

4

3

No

50 words

11-14

Short Answer

4

4

Yes

75 words

15-16

Long Answer

2

5

Yes

100 words

Subject and code

Project marks

Theory marks

Total

Hindi specific (001)

25

75

100

English specific (011)

25

75

100

Hindi general (401)

25

75

100

English general (411)

25

75

100

Sanskrit general (512)

25

75

100

Mathematics (100)

25

75

100

Science (200)

25

75

100

Social science (300)

25

75

100