ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

Official Syllabus

There will be one paper of two and a half hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment of 20 marks.

The paper will be divided into two sections, Section I (40 marks), Section II (40 marks).

Section I : Will consist of compulsory short answer questions.

Section II : Candidates will be required to answer four out of seven questions.

1. Commercial Mathematics

(i) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Computation of tax including problems involving discounts, list-price, profit, loss, basic/cost price including inverse cases. Candidates are also expected to find price paid by the consumer after paying State Goods and Service Tax (SGST) and Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) - the different rates as in vogue on different types of items will be provided. Problems based on corresponding inverse cases are also included.

(ii) Banking 

Recurring Deposit Accounts

(iii) Shares and Dividends

a) Face/Nominal Value, Market Value, Dividend, Rate of Dividend, Premium.

b) Formulae

• Income = number of shares x rate of dividend x FV.

• Return = (Income / Investment) x 100.

2. Algebra

(i) Linear Inequations

Linear Inequations in one unknown for x element for N, W, Z, R. Solving

- Algebraically and writing the solution in set notation form.

- Representation of solution on the number line.

(ii) Quadratic Equations in one variable

(a) Nature of roots

- Two distinct real roots if b² – 4ac > 0

- Two equal real roots if b² – 4ac = 0

- No real roots I b² – 4ac < 0

(b) Solving Quadratic equations by:

- Factorisation

- Using Formula.

(c) Solving simple quadratic equation problems

(iii) Ratio and Proportion

(a) Proportion, Continued proportion, mean proportion

(b) Componendo, dividendo, alternendo, invertendo properties and their combinations.

(iv) Factorisation of polynomials:

(a) Factor Theorem.

(b) Remainder Theorem.

(c) Factorising a polynomial completely after obtaining one factor by factor theorem.

Note: f (x) not to exceed degree 3.

(v) Matrices

(a) Order of a matrix. Row and column matrices.

(b) Compatibility for addition and multiplication.

(c) Null and Identity matrices.

(d) Addition and subtraction of 2×2 matrices.

(e) Multiplication of a 2×2 matrix by

- a non-zero rational number

- a matrix.

(vi) Arithmetic and Geometric Progression

- Finding their General term

- Finding Sum of their first ‘n’ terms.

(vii) Co-ordinate Geometry

(a) Reflection

(i) Reflection of a point in a line: x = 0, y = 0, x = a, y = a, the origin.

(ii) Reflection of a point in the origin.

(iii) Invariant points.

(b) Co-ordinates expressed as (x, y), Section formula, Midpoint formula, Concept of slope, equation of a line, Various forms of straight lines.

(i) Section and Mid-point formula (Internal section only, co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle included).

(ii) Equation of a line:

- Slope – intercept form y = mx + c

- Two- point form (y - y₁) = m (x - x₁) Geometric understanding of ‘m’ as slope/ gradient/ tan theta where theta is the angle the line makes with the positive direction of the x- axis. Geometric understanding of ‘c’ as the y-intercept/the ordinate of the point where the line intercepts the y axis/ the point on the line where x = 0

- Conditions for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular.

Simple applications of all the above.

3. Geometry

ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

Official Syllabus

There will be one paper of two and a half hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment of 20 marks.

The paper will be divided into two sections, Section I (40 marks), Section II (40 marks).

Section I : Will consist of compulsory short answer questions.

Section II : Candidates will be required to answer four out of seven questions.

1. Commercial Mathematics

(i) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Computation of tax including problems involving discounts, list-price, profit, loss, basic/cost price including inverse cases. Candidates are also expected to find price paid by the consumer after paying State Goods and Service Tax (SGST) and Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) - the different rates as in vogue on different types of items will be provided. Problems based on corresponding inverse cases are also included.

(ii) Banking 

Recurring Deposit Accounts

(iii) Shares and Dividends

a) Face/Nominal Value, Market Value, Dividend, Rate of Dividend, Premium.

b) Formulae

• Income = number of shares x rate of dividend x FV.

• Return = (Income / Investment) x 100.

2. Algebra

(i) Linear Inequations

Linear Inequations in one unknown for x element for N, W, Z, R. Solving

- Algebraically and writing the solution in set notation form.

- Representation of solution on the number line.

(ii) Quadratic Equations in one variable

(a) Nature of roots

- Two distinct real roots if b² – 4ac > 0

- Two equal real roots if b² – 4ac = 0

- No real roots I b² – 4ac < 0

(b) Solving Quadratic equations by:

- Factorisation

- Using Formula.

(c) Solving simple quadratic equation problems

(iii) Ratio and Proportion

(a) Proportion, Continued proportion, mean proportion

(b) Componendo, dividendo, alternendo, invertendo properties and their combinations.

(iv) Factorisation of polynomials:

(a) Factor Theorem.

(b) Remainder Theorem.

(c) Factorising a polynomial completely after obtaining one factor by factor theorem.

Note: f (x) not to exceed degree 3.

(v) Matrices

(a) Order of a matrix. Row and column matrices.

(b) Compatibility for addition and multiplication.

(c) Null and Identity matrices.

(d) Addition and subtraction of 2×2 matrices.

(e) Multiplication of a 2×2 matrix by

- a non-zero rational number

- a matrix.

(vi) Arithmetic and Geometric Progression

- Finding their General term

- Finding Sum of their first ‘n’ terms.

(vii) Co-ordinate Geometry

(a) Reflection

(i) Reflection of a point in a line: x = 0, y = 0, x = a, y = a, the origin.

(ii) Reflection of a point in the origin.

(iii) Invariant points.

(b) Co-ordinates expressed as (x, y), Section formula, Midpoint formula, Concept of slope, equation of a line, Various forms of straight lines.

(i) Section and Mid-point formula (Internal section only, co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle included).

(ii) Equation of a line:

- Slope – intercept form y = mx + c

- Two- point form (y - y₁) = m (x - x₁) Geometric understanding of ‘m’ as slope/ gradient/ tan theta where theta is the angle the line makes with the positive direction of the x- axis. Geometric understanding of ‘c’ as the y-intercept/the ordinate of the point where the line intercepts the y axis/ the point on the line where x = 0

- Conditions for two lines to be parallel or perpendicular.

Simple applications of all the above.

3. Geometry

(a) Similarity

Similarity, conditions of similar triangles

(i) Comparison with congruency, keyword being proportionality.

(ii) Three conditions: SSS, SAS, AA. Simple applications (proof not included).

(b) Loci

Loci: Definition, meaning, Theorems and constructions based on Loci.

(i) The locus of a point at a fixed distance from a fixed point is a circle with the fixed point as centre and fixed distance as radius.

(ii) The locus of a point equidistant from two intersecting lines is the bisector of the angles between the lines.

(iii) The locus of a point equidistant from two given points is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points.

(c) Circles

(i) Angle Properties

- The angle that an arc of a circle subtends at the centre is double that which it subtends at any point on the remaining part of the circle (without proof).

- Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal (withoutproof).

- Angle in a semi-circle is a right angle (without proof).

(ii) Cyclic Properties:

- Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary (without proof).

- The exterior angle of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to the opposite interior angle (without proof).

(iii) Tangent and Secant Properties:

• The tangent at any point of a circle and the radius through the point are perpendicular to each other.

• If two circles touch, the point of contact lies on the straight line joining their centres.

• From any point outside a circle, two tangents can be drawn, and they are equal in length.

• If two chords intersect internally or externally then the product of the lengths of the segments are equal.

• If a chord and a tangent intersect externally, then the product of the lengths of segments of the chord is equal to the square of the length of the tangent from the point of contact to the point of intersection.

• If a line touches a circle and from the point of contact, a chord is drawn, the angles between the tangent and the chord are respectively equal to the angles in the corresponding alternate segments.

Note:

• Proofs of all Theorems EXCLUDED.

• Only application of all Circle Theorems in solving numerical problems are included.

4. Mensuration

Area and volume of solids – Cylinder, and Cone.

Three - dimensional solids - right circular cylinder, right circular cone: Area (total surface and curved surface) and Volume. Direct application problems including cost, Inner and Outer volume and melting and recasting method to find the volume or surface area of a new solid. Combination of solids included.

Note: Problems on Frustum are not included.

5. Trigonometry

(a) Using Identities to solve/prove simple algebraic trigonometric expressions

sin² A + cos² A = 1

1 + tan² A = sec² A

1 + cot² A = cosec² A; 0 less than or equal to A less than or equal to 90°

(b) Heights and distances: Solving 2-D problems involving angles of elevation and depression using trigonometric tables.

Note: Cases involving more than two right-angled triangles are excluded.

6. Statistics 

basic concepts, Mean, Median, Mode. Histograms and Ogive.

(a) Computation of:

- Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, median, mode for raw and arrayed data. Mean*, median class and modal class for grouped data. (both continuous and discontinuous).

* Mean by any one of the following methods:

- Direct:

- Short-cut

- Step-Deviation

(b) Graphical Representation. Histograms and Less than Ogive.

- Finding the mode from the histogram, the upper quartile, lower Quartile and median etc. from the ogive.

- Calculation of inter Quartile range.

7. Probability

• Random experiments

• Sample space

• Events

• Definition of probability

• Simple problems on single events

SI UNITS, SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Agreed conventions

(a) Units may be written in full or using the agreed symbols, but no other abbreviation may be used.

(b) The letter ‘s’ is never added to symbols to indicate the plural form.

(c) A full stop is notwritten after symbols for units unless it occurs at the end of a sentence.

(d) When unit symbols are combined as a quotient, e.g. metre per second, it is recommended that it should be written as m/s, or as ms^-1.

(e) Three decimal signs are in common international use: the full point, the mid-point and the comma. Since the full point is sometimes used for multiplication and the comma for spacing digits in large numbers, it is recommended that the mid-point be used for decimals.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

The minimum number of assignments: Two assignments as prescribed by the teacher.

Suggested Assignments

- Comparative news paper coverage of different items.

- Survey of various types of Bank accounts, ratesof interest offered.

- Planning a home budget.

- Conduct asurvey in your locality to study the mode of conveyance / Price of various essential commodities / favourite sports. Represent the data using a bar graph / histogram and estimate the mode.

- To use a news paper to study and report on shares and dividends.

- Set up a dropper with ink in it vertical at a height say 20 cm above a horizontally placed sheet of plain paper. Release one ink drop; observe the pattern, if any, on the paper. Vary the vertical distance and repeat. Discover any pattern of relationship between the vertical height and the ink drop observed.

- You are provided (or you construct a model as shown) - three vertical sticks (size of a pencil) stuck to a horizontal board. You should also have discs of varying sizes with holes (like a doughnut). Start with one disc; place it on (in) stick A. Transfer it to another stick (B or C); this is one move (m). Now try with two discs placed in A such that the large disc is below, and the smaller disc is above (number of discs = n = 2 now). Now transfer them one at a time in B or C to obtain similar situation (larger disc below). How many moves? Try with more discs (n = 1, 2,3, etc.) and generalise.

- The board has some holes to hold marbles, red on one side and blue on the other. Start with one pair. Interchange the positions by making one move at a time. A marble can jump over another to fill the hole behind.  The move (m) equal 3.  Try with 2 (n = 2) and more. Find the relationship between n and m.

- Take a square sheet of paper of side 10 cm. Four small squares are to be cut from the corners of the square sheet and then the paper folded at the cuts to form an open box. What should be the size of the squares cut so that the volume of the open box is maximum?

- Take an open box, four sets of marbles (ensuring that marbles in each set are of the same size) and some water. By placing the marbles and water in the box, attempt to answer the question: do larger marbles or smaller marbles occupy more volume in a given space?

- An eccentric artist says that the best paintings have the same area as their perimeter (numerically). Let us not argue whether such sizes increase the viewer’s appreciation, but only try and find what sides (in integers only) a rectangle must have if its area and perimeter are to be equal (Note: there are only two such rectangles).

- Find by construction the centre of a circle, using only a 60-30 set square and a pencil.

- Various types of “cryptarithm”.

EVALUATION

The assignments/project work are to be evaluated by the subject teacher and by an External Examiner. (The External Examiner may be a teacher nominated by the Head of the school, who could be from the faculty, but not teaching the subject in the section/class. For example, a teacher of Mathematics of Class VIII may be deputed to be an External Examiner for Class X, Mathematics projects.)

The Internal Examiner and the External Examiner will assess the assignments independently.

Award of marks                                        (20 Marks)

Subject Teacher (Internal Examiner) :  10 marks

External Examiner:                                   10marks

The total marks obtained out of 20 are to be sent to the Council by the Head of the school.

The Head of the school will be responsible for the online entry of marks on the Council’s CAREERS portal by the due date. 

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ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

TIME TABLE - MATHEMATICS

TIME TABLE - ALL SUBJECTS

ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

TIME TABLE - MATHEMATICS

TIME TABLE - ALL SUBJECTS

TO KNOW MORE

For Official Website: click here

For Time Table: click here

ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

Official ICSE Analysis 

ICSE Mathematics Analysis 2022

ICSE Mathematics Semester II Exam 2022 has been conducted on May 2, 2022.  Experts Says that the Paper's Difficulty Level was "Moderate"

ICSE Mathematics Semester II 2022: Exam highlights

Exam Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Total Exam Timing: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Total Exam Duration: 1.5 hours

Total Marks: 40

ICSE Mathematics Semester II 2022:  Exam Analysis Facts

1. The paper of the ICSE Mathematics Exam 2022 Semester II has been described by the students as tricky.

2. Students said that the exam paper was long and time-consuming.

3. The paper was divided into different sections – A, and B.

4. Section A was compulsory consisting of short answer type questions.

5. In Section B, the internal choice was given in which out of  7 questions only 4 questions were to be answered.

ICSE Maths 2022 Semester II Exam Analysis - Expert & Teacher Feedback

Some experts have said that the Mathematics paper was doable if the students would have solved the Specimen papers of the ICSE.  Experts have said that the paper was moderate and doable. A teacher shared that students can get 30 - 32 marks out of 40 marks in the ICSE Class 10 Maths exam if they put in a good effort.

ICSE/ISC X Analysis From Other Resources

ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

Official ICSE Analysis 

ICSE Mathematics Analysis 2022

ICSE Mathematics Semester II Exam 2022 has been conducted on May 2, 2022.  Experts Says that the Paper's Difficulty Level was "Moderate"

ICSE Mathematics Semester II 2022: Exam highlights

Exam Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Total Exam Timing: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Total Exam Duration: 1.5 hours

Total Marks: 40

ICSE Mathematics Semester II 2022:  Exam Analysis Facts

1. The paper of the ICSE Mathematics Exam 2022 Semester II has been described by the students as tricky.

2. Students said that the exam paper was long and time-consuming.

3. The paper was divided into different sections – A, and B.

4. Section A was compulsory consisting of short answer type questions.

5. In Section B, the internal choice was given in which out of  7 questions only 4 questions were to be answered.

ICSE Maths 2022 Semester II Exam Analysis - Expert & Teacher Feedback

Some experts have said that the Mathematics paper was doable if the students would have solved the Specimen papers of the ICSE.  Experts have said that the paper was moderate and doable. A teacher shared that students can get 30 - 32 marks out of 40 marks in the ICSE Class 10 Maths exam if they put in a good effort.

ICSE/ISC X Analysis From Other Resources

ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD EXAM

TIME TABLE

ICSE EXAM CLASS 10TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD EXAM

TIME TABLE

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. In addition to the duration indicated on the timetable for writing the paper, 15 minutes time is given for reading the Question Paper.

2. The reading time of the Question Papers for the examinations scheduled to begin at 11:00 A.M., will start at I0 :45 A.M.

3. The reading time of the Question Papers for the examinations scheduled to begin at 9:00 A.M., will start at 8:45 A.M.

4. Candidates must be seated in the Examination Hall/ Room by 10 :30 A.M. for the examinations scheduled to begin at 11:00 A.M. and by 8:30 A.M. for the examinations scheduled to begin at 9:00 A.M.

ICSE CLASS 10 HIGHLIGHTS

1. The Indian School Certificate Year 2025 Examination results will be declared in the month of May 2025.

2. The results will NOT from the office of CISCE.

3. The results will be made available on the official website of the CISCE.

4. Heads of Schools are advised to take care that their students are carefully drilled to carry out the following directions.

ICSE CLASS 10 PRACTICAL EXAM HIGHLIGHTS

Students can go through the important points related to the ICSE Class 10 practical exam 2025 given below:

1. The maximum marks allotted for the ICSE Class 10 practical exam 2025 will vary depending on the subjects. For a few subjects, the total marks are 30, and for others, it is 20 marks.

2. Students will have to obtain a minimum of 40% marks in every subject to pass the ICSE class 10 exam 2025.

3. It is not necessary to pass separately in the theory and practical exams in ICSE as it is a cumulative score of the theory and practical exams.

4. The final dates for the practical exam for a subject will be decided after the consultation of a visiting examiner with the school head and the supervising examiner.

5. For ICSE, the marks of the Practical/Project work Of the subject, already awarded to the candidate in the main examination, Will be carried forward. However, if the candidate was absent earlier either in Practical or during assessment of Project Work of the subject, then, the candidate, in addition to taking the Theory examination, is permitted to submit the Project Work and/or for Practical. which should then be assessed, and marks awarded and submitted.

LAST DATE FOR RETAINING ANSWER SCRIPTS

CISCE will not retain answer scripts of the candidates later than 60 days from the day of the declaration of results. The same shall be destroyed thereafter.

IMPROVEMENT EXAMINATION

Candidates who wish to improve their marks / grade in the same year of the Examination, may take the Improvement Examination.

1. Eligibility to appear for the ICSE (Class X) Improvement Examination:

a. All candidates who appear for the ICSE Main Examination, are eligible to take the Improvement Examination' conducted in the same year of Examination.

This will include candidates with any one of the following Results:

(i) PCA - Pass Certificate Awarded

(ii) PCNA - Pass Certificate Not Awarded

(iii) SPCA - Supplementary Pass Certificate Awarded

(iv) SPCNA - Supplementary Pass Cenificate Not Awarded

The candidates whose result is declared as ABSENT will not be eligible for the Improvement Examination.

2. Number of Subjects permitted:

The candidates will be permitted to appear in a maximum of any TWO subjects that they would have enrolled themselves for, in the given year of Examination, for the Main Examination.

i. Papers to appear in: The candidates appearing for a particular subject in the Improvement Examination are required to compulsorily appear for the Theory Paper of the subject.

ii. Practical/Project work: For ICSE, the marks of the Practical/Project work Of the subject, already awarded to the candidate in the main examination, Will be carried forward. However, if the candidate was absent earlier either in Practical or during assessment of Project Work of the subject, then, the candidate, in addition to taking the Theory examination, is permitted to submit the Project Work and/or for Practical. which should then be assessed, and marks awarded and submitted.

3. Registration of candidates for Improvement Examination:

Schools will be able to register the candidates, online, for the Improvement Examination, during the month of June / July.

HOW TO CHECK TIME TABLE

Students who are planning to appear for the ICSE Class 10th exam can download their complete timetable by following these simple steps:

Step 1: Visit the official CISCE website: cisce.org

Step 2: On the homepage, find and click on the link for “ICSE Class 10th Time Table”

Step 3: A new page will open displaying the ICSE exam date sheet in PDF format.

Step 4: Carefully review the date sheet to get all the necessary details regarding the ICSE exam.

Step 5: Download and save the timetable. It is also recommended to take a printout for future reference.

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