MBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026: Marking Scheme and Question Format

Sl. No.

Topic

Marks

3.1

Section – A: Reading Skills

16

1. Unseen Passage Type 1

A. Short answer question

2

B. Multiple choice questions

5 x 1 = 5

C. Vocabulary

3 x 1 = 3

2. Unseen Passage Type 2

A. Note-taking

B. Summary

6

(Note: 6 marks may be divided equally between Note-making and Summary)

3.2

Section – B: Writing Skills

24

1. Short composition- Notice and Invitation (50 words)

4 + 4 = 8

(4 marks: Format: 1, Content: 3) + (4 marks: Format: 1, Content: 3)

2. Letter Writing

10

(10 Marks: Format:

3/Content: 7)

3. Article writing or Report writing (120 words)

6

(6 Marks: Format: 1, Content and expression: 5)

3.3

Section – C: Literature

40

Textbook - Flamingo

Poetry Section

08

1. One out of two extracts (objective type)

2 x 1 = 2

2. Three short-answer questions

3 x 2 = 6

Prose Section

16

1. Two multiple-choice questions

2 x 1 = 2

2. Four short-answer questions

4 x 2 = 8

3. One out of two long answer questions

1 x 6 = 6

Textbook – Vistas (Supplementary Reader)

16

1. Three short-answer questions

3 x 2 = 6

2. Four multiple-choice questions

4 x 1 = 4

3. One out of two long answer questions

1 x 6 = 6

Sl. No.

Topic

Marks

3.1

HLA ( Poetry)

Break-up of Marks

15 Marks

(8+2+2++1+1+1)

3.2

THU (Prose)

Suggested Break-up of Marks

15 Marks

(8+2+2+1+1+1)

3.3

LEMCHAN (Drama)

Suggested Break-up of Marks

11 Marks

(4+2+2+1+1+1)

3.4

THAWNTHU (Fiction)

Suggested Break-up of Marks

11 Marks

(4+2+2+1+1+1)

3.5

GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION

Suggested Break-up of Marks

20 Marks

a. Adverb

1+1 = 2

b. Tawng upa (Idioms and phrases)

1+1+2+2 = 6

c. Letter Writing

4

d. Essay Writing

8

3.6

RAPID READER

Suggested Break-up of Marks

8 Marks

(4+2+2 = 8)

Total

80

Unit

Topic

Marks

3.1

Relations and Functions

08

3.2

Algebra

10

3.3

Calculus

34

3.4

Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry

14

3.5

Linear Programming

06

3.6

Probability

08

Total

80

Unit

Sl. No.

Topic

Marks

Part A

Contemporary World Politics

I

3.1

The End of Bipolarity

12

3.2

Contemporary Centres of Power

II

3.3

Contemporary South Asia

06

III

3.4

International Organizations

12

3.5

Security in the Contemporary World

IV

3.6

Environment and Natural Resources

06

V

3.7

Globalisation

04

Sub-Total

40

Units

Part B

Politics in India Since Independence

VI

3.8

Challenges of Nation-Building

10

3.9

Era of One-Party Dominance

VII

3.10

Politics of Planned Development

02

VIII

3.11

India’s External Relations

06

IX

3.12

Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

04

X

3.13

The Crisis of Democratic Order

10

3.14

Regional Aspirations

XI

3.15

Recent Developments in Indian Politics

08

Sub-Total

40

Grand Total

80

Unit

Topic

Marks

I

Electrostatics

10

II

Current electricity

07

III

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

09

IV

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

09

V

Electromagnetic waves

03

VI

Optics

15

VII

Dual Nature of Matter

04

VIII

Atoms and Nuclei

08

IX

Electronic Devices

05

Total

70

Unit

Topic

Marks

1

Solutions

7

2

Electrochemistry

9

3

Chemical kinetics

7

4

d- and f- block elements

7

5

Coordination chemistry

7

6

Haloalkanes and haloarenes

6

7

Alcohols, phenols and ethers

6

8

Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids

8

9

Amines

6

10

Biomolecules

7

Total

70

Unit

Topic

Marks

I

Reproduction

16

II

Genetics and Evolution

20

III

Biology and Human Welfare

12

IV

Biotechnology and its applications

12

V

Ecology and Environment

10

Total

70

Unit

Topic

Marks

Part A: Principles and Functions of Management

1.

Nature and Significance of Management

10

2.

Principles of Management

3.

Business Environment

05

4.

Planning

06

5.

Organizing

08

6.

Staffing

08

7.

Directing

08

8.

Controlling

05

Part B: Business Finance and Marketing

9.

Financial Management

10

10.

Financial Markets

06

11.

Marketing Management

08

12.

Consumer Protection

06

Total

80

Unit

Topic

Marks

PART A: ACCOUNTING FOR PARTNERSHIP AND COMPANIES

1

Introduction to Partnership

10

2

Reconstitution and Dissolution of Partnership

27

3

Accounting for Companies (Accounting for Shares and Accounting for

Debentures)

23

PART B: FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

4

Analysis of Financial Statements

(Financial Statement of a company, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting Ratios)

14

5

Cash Flow Statement

(with Adjustments and Indirect Method only)

06

Total

80

Unit

Topic

Marks

3.1

Computational Thinking and Programming - 2

35

3.2

Computer Networks

15

3.3

Database Management

20

Total

70

Unit

Topic

Marks

PART A: MACRO–ECONOMICS

1

National Income and Related Aggregate

10

2

Theory of Income and Employment

10

3

Money and Banking

06

4

Government Budget and the Economy

08

5

Balance of Payments

06

PART B INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

6

Development Experience (1947 – 1990)

12

7

Economic Reforms since 1991

10

8

Current challenges facing the Indian Economy

14

9

A Comparison with Neighbours

04

Total

80