CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2024 – The official release date for the 10th CBSE Board Date Sheet 2024 is expected by December 29, 2023. The exam for CBSE board will start in February 15, 2024. The candidate will be able to check the timetable, this includes exam dates, date wise subject paper, morning or afternoon shifts, and timings, it is made available in PDF format on the official website cbse.gov.in. In the year 2023 a total of 21,09,208 students have registered for the CBSE 10th Board Exam 2024. It is interesting to note that 20,93,978 students appeared for the exam, and 19,76,668 passed. The overall pass percentage stood at an impressive 94.40 per cent.
The CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2024 will conclude in 55 days. It is expected that this year, more than 35 lakh students will appear for CBSE Board Exams 2024.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) yet to release the CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2024 Time Table. The expected dates were in November 2023 but it was not released. It is advisable for the students they keep a watch on cbse website or coordinate with school for this.
CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2024 – Exam Pattern
- Half of the total questions will be competency-based in nature.
- A portion of the question paper will consist of multiple-choice questions, accounting for 20% of the total.
- The question paper will consist of short and long-answer-type questions, accounting for 30% of the total
Theory Marks-80
Internal Assessment-20
Candidate has to secure 33 per cent to pass the 10 board exam
10 Board Papers
| Language I and II | Social Science |
| Science | Mathematics Basic |
| Academic Elective | Skill Elective |
| Art Education | Health and Physical Education |
Question Pattern
| Question | Weightage |
| Competency-based Questions | 50 Per cent |
| Objective-type Questions | 20 Per cent |
| Short/Long Answer-type Questions | 30 per cent |
Competency-based questions may include MCQs, case-based questions, source-based integrated questions, or any other type.
The mathematics theory paper will account for 80 marks, while an internal assessment will be conducted and contribute 20 marks.
The examination will comprise of 38 questions that are categorized into different sections.
The paper will span three hours
Exam Pattern Maths
| Section | Question Type | Number of Question | Marks | Total Marks |
| A | MCQ | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| B | Very Short Question | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| C | Short Answer | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| D | Long Answer | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| E | Case Based Question | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Science Question Pattern
| Section | Question Type | Number of Question | Marks | Total Marks |
| A | MCQ | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| B | Short Question I | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| C | Short Answer II | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| D | Long Answer | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| E | Case Based Question | 3 | 4 | 12 |