CBSE Class 10 Paper Analysis 2025 (Maths): Expected Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level & Weightage

According to the initial students' reaction, the overall level of difficulty of the paper was medium. About 55-60% of the students found that the paper was well-balanced, whereas 20-25% found it to be easy.

Around 15-20% of the students struggled with Algebra, Trigonometry, and Case Study-based questions, as they were more time-consuming and demanded greater conceptual analysis and time management.

CBSE Class 10 Science Exam 2025 Analysis: Section-Wise Breakdown & Difficulty Level

The February 20 CBSE Class 10 Science exam 2025 is over. Based on initial student feedback and expert opinion, the paper was of a moderate difficulty level.

While Biology was easy, Physics contained challenging number-type questions and Chemistry had reaction-type and formula-type questions. The section-wise analysis is as follows:

CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2025 Analysis: Section-Wise Breakdown & Difficulty Level

The CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2025 has been completed, as predicted with a combination of reading comprehension, writing skills, grammar, and literature-based questions.

The paper was largely NCERT-based with 80% direct questions. Although the reading section demanded good comprehension skills, the literature and writing sections were moderate and scoring.

• 80% of the paper was NCERT-based, so it was scoring.
• The reading section needed analytical and inference abilities, with a slightly rising difficulty.
• Grammar & Writing were easy, with 60-70% direct questions.
• The section of literature was even, with some factual and analysis questions.

CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2025 have a systematic format with 20-30% MCQs, 35-40% short-answer, and 40-50% long-answer questions. Maths and Science deal with 30-40% application-based questions, and Social Science contains 35% case studies. English, Hindi, and IT are scoring 80% NCERT-based and direct questions.

CBSE Class 10th Subject-wise Difficulty level

CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2025 have a well-defined pattern with different levels of difficulty in various subjects. Maths and Science are moderate to difficult because of application-based and numerical questions, but English and Hindi are scoring with direct, NCERT-based questions. Social Science examines analytical abilities through case studies, and IT is the simplest with simple, concept-based questions.

Expected Difficulty Level of CBSE Class 10th Board Exam

• Mathematics: 30-40% numerical & application-based questions render it moderate to difficult. Algebra and geometry have more than 50% weightage.
• Science: 60% theory and 40% practical/application-based questions. Physics numericals are 30-35% of the paper, rendering it moderate.
• Social Science: 35% case-study-based questions, History & Civics have 50% of long-answer questions. Moderate difficulty due to concept-based content.
• English: 80% of questions NCERT-based, of which 50% is reading comprehension & grammar. Easy to moderate in nature.
• Hindi: 30% short-answer & 45% MCQs, so it's scoring with a moderate level of difficulty.
• Computer Science/IT: 40% short-answer, 40% MCQs, and 20% practical-based, thus being the easiest subject.

CBSE Class 10 Paper Analysis 2024

Check the difficulty level and question paper 2024 link for each exam here:

CBSE Class 10 Subject-Wise Paper Analysis 2024

The detailed paper analysis for each subject along with the question paper pattern can be checked below.

CBSE Class 10 Maths Paper Analysis 2024

CBSE conducted Mathematics Standard and Mathematics Basic exams on March 11, 2024. Students reported the paper to be easy to moderate in difficulty level.

• The question paper had 38 questions divided into 5 sections.
• The difficulty level of the exam was easier than the Maths sample paper released by CBSE.
• The paper was not lengthy and could be completed on time. However, section E of the exam was a little time-consuming.
• Case-study based questions were easy.
• The questions were based on the NCERT book.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Paper Analysis 2024

CBSE Class 10 Social Science paper held on March 7, 2024, was reported easy to moderate. The difficulty level of the exam was comparatively easier than the sample paper and the previous year’s papers.

• The paper was not lengthy as well. Students were able to complete the paper on time.
• Most of the questions were asked directly from the NCERT books.
• There were many questions repeated from the sample paper and the previous year’s paper.
• The map-based questions were very easy. However, students found the case-study-based questions a little difficult.

CBSE Class 10 Science Paper Analysis 2024

CBSE Class 10 Science Paper was successfully held on March 2, 2024. As per the students, Science paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level.

• There were no questions out of the syllabus.
• About 70% of the questions were direct from the NCERT book.
• MCQs were moderately difficult and required conceptual understanding.
• Case-based questions were also easy to moderate.
• Students called the paper to be easier than previous year question paper.

CBSE Class 10 English Paper Analysis 2024

CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature paper conducted on February 26, 2024, was reported to be easy by the students. Though the paper was a bit lengthy, but students were able to complete it on time.

• The writing part of the paper was time-consuming.
• The passages in Section A were easy to understand.
• Direct questions were asked in the Literature section of the paper. The difficulty level for this section was almost the same for different sets.
• Students also found the Grammar section of the paper to be easy.

CBSE Class 10 Hindi A and B Paper Analysis 2024

CBSE Class 10 Hindi Paper was successfully conducted on February 21, 2024. As per the students who took the exam, both Hindi A and Hindi B papers were easy. However, the paper was a little lengthy.

• Hindi paper was divided into two sections – A and B.
• Section A had objective questions. Overall, this section was easy to do.
• Section B had subjective questions. Since the questions in this section were descriptive type, students felt this part to be lengthy.
• In terms of difficulty, the section B of CBSE Class 10 Hindi paper was moderate.
• In the complete paper, there were no questions from any deleted topics or chapters.

CBSE Class 10 Sanskrit Paper Analysis 2024

CBSE conducted class 10 Sanskrit exam on February 19, 2024. The paper was considered overall scoring and easy by the students.

• The questions were from the prescribed textbooks.
• MCQs were reported to be easy.
• The paper pattern was the same as the official CBSE sample papers released this year.

CBSE Class 10 Paper Analysis 2023

You can check the previous years’ CBSE Class 10 Exam Analysis for Maths, Science, English, Hindi, and Social Science here.

CBSE Class 10 Science Paper Analysis 2023

CBSE conducted the class 10 Science exam on March 4, 2023. According to the students, the paper was of average difficulty level. Science question paper carried a total of 39 questions divided into 5 sections. Internal choices were provided to students in some questions.

• Section A – It contains 20 objective-type questions each carrying 1 mark.
• Section B – This section contains 6 very short answer-type questions for 2 marks each.
• Section C – In this section, 7 short answer type questions each carrying 3 marks are included.
• Section D – It contains 3 long answer-type questions. Each question is of 5 marks.
• Section E – This section includes 3 case-based or source-based questions for 4 marks each. The questions also contain sub-parts.

Students who did not prepare from the NCERT book found the paper tricky. The questions from the Chemistry part were a little difficult. MCQ questions were straight and easy.

CBSE Class 10 English Paper Analysis 2023

The theory exam of English was held on February 27, 2023. Maximum marks for the English theory paper are 80. The question paper contained 3 sections:

• Section A (Reading Skills) – This section carries 20 marks. The section contains 2 unseen passages carrying 10 marks each.
• Section B (Writing and Grammar) – This section contains questions on writing skills like letter writing, paragraph writing, notice, etc. The writing section also carries 20 marks.
• Section C (Literature) – The total marks for this section are 40. It includes questions based on extracts, short answer type (3 marks) questions, and long answer type (6 marks questions).

Overall, the paper was rated easy but lengthy by the students. The questions in the literature section were direct and simple. Reading section was a bit lengthy for students. For sets 2 and 3, grammar questions were easy but a little trickier in set 1.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Paper Analysis 2023

CBSE Class 10 Social Science exam was easy and balanced. The paper was scoring and nothing was asked out of the syllabus. Though easy, the paper was lengthy as per the students. There were 37 questions in the paper divided into 6 sections – A, B, C, D, E, and F.

• Section A had 20 MCQs for 1 mark each.
• Section B contained 4 very short answer-type questions for 2 marks each.
• Section C had 5 short answer type questions. Each question carried 3 marks.
• Section D included 4 questions of long answer type. Each question was of 5 marks.
• Section E contained case-study based questions. There were 3 questions in this section.
• Section F had one map-based question for 5 marks.

CBSE Class 10 Maths Paper Analysis 2023

The exam for CBSE Class 10 Maths was conducted on March 21, 2023. As per the students, the difficulty level of the Mathematics Basic exam was easy while Mathematics Standard paper was comparatively difficult. The question paper was divided into 5 sections:

• Section A had 20 MCQs for 1 mark each.
• Section B included 5 very short answer questions for 2 marks each.
• Section C had short answer questions. There were 6 questions for 3 marks each.
• In Section D, there were 4 long answer questions each carrying 5 marks.
• Section E had 3 case-study based questions each for 4 marks.

Students found Mathematics Basic paper a bit lengthy. Standard Mathematics question paper contained a mix of easy and tricky problems. There were many questions from NCERT book.

CBSE Class 10 Hindi Paper Analysis 2023

CBSE conducted Class 10 Hindi Paper A and B on March 17, 2023. Students reported the Hindi paper to be moderately easy. The paper was not lengthy and could be completed on time.

• Hindi Course A paper had 17 questions divided into two sections - A and B.
• Hindi Course B paper included 18 questions divided into two sections - A and B.
• Section A had MCQ-type questions and Section B included writing part.

Questions from Hindi Literature syllabus were direct and simple. The question paper pattern was the same as the sample papers released by the board.

Download CBSE Class 10 Question Papers for Other Years

You can download and check CBSE Class 12 Question Papers for different years to know the average difficulty level and types of questions for CBSE 10th board exams: