- By Anshika Verma
- Thu, 20 Nov 2025 04:05 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
CBSE Board Exam 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the board examination 2026 for English subjects on February 21, 2026 in pen and paper format. The CBSE has officially released the board exam datesheet for academic session 2026 for both classes 10 and 12 on their official website. Students can now not only view the HSC and SSC exam dates from the website, but can also download the board exam timetable in PDF format.
The English Literature paper consists of a total of 100 marks, of which 80 marks are for the theory examination and 20 marks are for the practical examination or internal activities. Students, teachers and parents can easily download the syllabus PDF by visiting the official website of the CBSE.
CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2025-26: Check Section-Wise Weightage
SECTIONS | DETAILS | WEIGHTAGE |
Reading Comprehension | Conceptual understanding, decoding, analysing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary | 20 |
Writing Skills and Grammar | Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriate style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. | 20 |
Language through Literature | Recalling, reasoning, applying literary conventions, illustrating and justifying. Extract relevant information and sub-theme to understand fluency | 40 |
Total Marks | 80 |
S.No | Particulars | Marks Distribution |
1. | Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage | 20 |
2. | Discursive passage of 400-450 words | 10 |
3. | Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart, etc.) of 200-250 words. | 10 |
(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words) | ||
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions, and Short Answer Questions (to be answered in 30-40 words) will be asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and vocabulary. |
CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2026: Section B
S.No | Particulars | Marks Distribution |
4. | Writing Skills and Grammar | 10 |
II Grammar | ||
Determiners, Tenses, Modals, Subject–verb concord, Reported speech, Commands and requests, Statements, Questions | ||
The courses at the secondary level seek to cement a high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar in context will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of 12 questions will have to be attempted. Writing Skills | 10 | |
5. | Writing a Formal Letter based on a given situation, in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answeredGap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of 12 questions will have to be attempted. | 5 |
6. | Writing an Analytical Paragraph in 100-120 words on a given Map/ Chart/ Graph/Cue/s. One out of two questions is to be answered | 5 |
CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2026: Section C
Language through Literature | 5+5=10 Marks |
III. Reference to the Context | |
One extract out of two from Prose section | |
One extract out of two from poetry section | |
MCQ / Objective Type Questions, Very Short Answer Questions, Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary. | |
IV. Short & Very Long Answer Questions | 30 Marks |
Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words | 4x3=12 marks |
Two out of three short-answer type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words each. | 2x3=6 marks |
One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FIRST FLIGHT to be answered in about 100- 120 words each. | 6 marks |
One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET to be answered in about 100-120 words. | 6 marks |
