ICSE Class 10 Board Exam
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Conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE Class 10 exam offers general education based on the Education Policy of 1986 in English medium. The ICSE Class 10 Board Exam is likely to begin from 26th February, 2018.
The Class X board exam is conducted for school students who complete 10 years of school education (Class 1 to 10). Private students are not allowed to sit for the exam.
ICSE Class 10 Eligibility Criteria
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Students can appear for Class 10 board exam only if they have 75% attendance at school in Class IX and Class X by February 15 of the academic year. The Chief Executive and Secretary may allow the students to sit for the exam in special cases, if they have at least 60% attendance record in Class IX and Class X.
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There is no lower or upper age limit for students to take the exam.
ICSE Class 10 Syllabus
All students who appear for the exam have to appear for seven papers. The external and internal assessment components of these seven papers as indicated in ICSE 10th result is as follows:
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Subjects |
Board Exam (assessed by external examiners) |
Internal Examinations (assessed by school to promote candidates from Class IX to Class X) |
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Group 1 includes:
All these subjects are compulsory. |
80% |
20% |
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Group 2 includes:
Students have to choose any two of these subjects. |
80% |
20% |
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Group 3 includes:
Students have to choose any one of these subjects. |
50% |
50% |
Besides these, all ICSE students have to compulsorily attain the passing grades in ‘Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service’ to be awarded their board exam result certificate.
Second Language
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Indian students can pursue choose their second language from one of the following - Ao Naga, Assamese, Bengali, Dzongkha, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Kashmiri, Lepcha, Malayalam, Marathi, Manipuri, Mizo, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tangkhul, Telugu, Tenydie, Urdu or any other Indian language approved by the Council.
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Candidates who have studied foreign language abroad for three years may pursue that language as the second language.
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Candidates of other nationalities may choose French, German, Spanish or any other foreign language approved by the Council.
ICSE Class 10 Important Dates 2018
Day & Date |
Time |
Subject/Paper |
Duration |
| Monday, February 26 | 11: 00 A.M. | English Language - English Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
| Tuesday, February 27 | 11: 00 A.M. | Mathematics | 2 hrs. 30 minutes |
| Wednesday, February 28 | 11: 00 A.M. | Commerical Studies (Group II Electrive) | 2 hrs. |
| Monday, March 5 | 11: 00 A.M. | Literatue in English - English Paper 2 | 2 hrs. |
| Wednesday, March 7 | 11: 00 A.M. | History & Civis - H.C.G. Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
| Friday, March 9 | 11:00 A.M. | Second Language: Ao-Naga, Assamese, Bengali, Dzongkha, Garo, Gujrati, Kannada, khasi, Lepcha, Mizro, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tangkhul, Telgu, Urdu Modern Foreign Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Modern American, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Tibetan |
3 hrs. |
| Saturday, March 10 | 09: 00 A.M. | Art Paper 1 (Still Life) | 3 hrs. |
| Monday, March 12 | 11:00 A.M. | Geography - H.C.G. Paper 2 | 2 hrs. |
| Wednesday, March 14 | 11:00 A.M. | Hindi | 3 hrs. |
| Friday, March 16 | 11:00 A.M. | Physics - Science Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
| Saturday, March 17 | 09:00 A.M. | Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/Painting) | 3 hrs. |
| Monday, March 19 | 11:00 A.M. | Chemistry - Science Paper 2 | 2 hrs. |
| Wednesday, March 21 | 11:00 A.M. | Economics (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
| Friday, March 23 | 11:00 A.M. | (Group III- Elective) Carmatic Music, Commerical Applications, Computer Applications, Cookery, Drama, Economic Applications, Environmental Applications, Fashion Designing, French, German, Hindustani Music, Home Science, Indian Dance, Physical Education, Spanish, Western Music, Yoga |
2 hrs |
| Technical Drawing Applications | 3 hrs. | ||
| Saturday, March 24 | 09:00 A.M. | Art Paper 3 (Original Composition) | 3 hrs. |
| Monday, March 26 | 11:00 A.M. | Biology - SCIENCE Paper 3 | 2 hrs. |
| Tuesday, March 27 | 09:00 A.M. | Art Paper 4 (Applied Art) | 3 hrs. |
| 11:00 A.M. | French/ German (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, March 28 | 09:00 A.M. | Environmental Science (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
ICSE Class 10 Books
Class 10 board exam is your first step to your dream career. Many medical and engineering aspirants start preparing for medical entrance exams and engineering entrance exams, right from Class IX.
At askIITians, we offer you foundation courses from Class VI onwards. These courses help you develop a strong conceptual understanding of Science fundamentals and a scientific approach to look at problems – right from the start. One of the unique features of such courses is that they are smoothly aligned with your school curriculum to help you ace your schools exams without over-burdening yourself.
askIITians books for ICSE Class 9 and Class 10 students are especially prepared for students preparing for competitive entrance exams and regional, national and international Science Olympiads.
Subjects |
Books |
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Physics |
Together with Physics for ICSE Students Class-X (Paperback) |
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Chemistry |
Together with Chemistry Class X (Paperback) |
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Biology |
Together with Biology Class X (Paperback) |
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Mathematics |
Together With Mathematics For ICSE Students (Class X Question-Answer) (English) 15th Edition (Paperback) |
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Social Science |
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English |
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Together with Hindi for Class-IX-X 7th Edition (Paperback) |
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Computer Science |
Together with Computer Applications Class X (ICSE Based) (English) 11th Edition (Paperback) |
Check some of the important prescribed books for ICSE Class 10
ICSE Class 10 Papers
Solve previous years’ question papers for the last ten years to get an idea of ICSE exam pattern. Many of the questions are repeated. Model papers based on past year papers are good for practice. Time yourself while solving these papers to enhance your speed and accuracy.
askIITians offers you Previous Years’ Question Papers (2018), ICSE Sample Papers for Class 10, and ICSE guess papers Class 10 designed by academic experts for free. The Pase Year Papers of 2017 are the original Papers of ICSE Class 10th as given by ICSE Board. Detailed solutions of these papers are also available which give you a good idea of how to approach a particular type of question in the exam.
Tips & Tricks
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Make a time table and try following the same on daily basis.
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Create short notes while reading. Summary notes can help you revising the task in a better way.
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Take break from your studies and do something that excites you the most. Do stretching exercises, go for a short walk or play with your friends.
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