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 two papers: 

Paper 1: English Language;

Paper 2: Literature in English.

Each of these papers will be two hours duration.

Paper 1: English Language 80 marks

              Internal Assessment (20 Marks) 

Paper 2: Literature in English (80 Marks)

              Internal Assessment (20 Marks)  

PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Two hours) - 80 Marks

Five questions will be set, all of which will be compulsory.

Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300 – 350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: Organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, and present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.

The subjects will be varied and may be suggested by language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The subjects will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their imagination.

With one subject, a number of suggestions about the content of the composition will be given, but the use of the suggestions will be optional and a candidate will be free to treat the subject in any way that he/she chooses.

The organization of subject matter, syntax, punctuation, the correctness of grammatical constructions, and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the mode of treatment required by the subject.

Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or an informal mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the content of the letter may be given. The layout of the letter with its address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment. Special attention must be paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on vocabulary appropriate to the context.

Question3: Candidates will be given a specific situation and will be required to:

(a) Write the text for a notice based on given directions.

(b) Write an e-mail with the same content as the notice.

Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about 450 words will be given. Uncommon items of vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. One question will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be required to show an understanding of the words/phrases in the context in which they have been used.

A number of questions requiring short answers will also be asked in the passage. These questions will test the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit content and organization of the passage and to infer information, intention, and attitudes from it.

The last question will consist of a summary that will test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas from supporting details and to extract salient points tore-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates will be given clear indications of what they are to summarise and of the length of the summary.

Question 5: There will be a number of short answer questions to test the candidates' knowledge of functional grammar, structure, and use of the language.

All the items in this question will be compulsory. They will consist of correct use of prepositions, verbs, and transformation of sentences.

PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (Two hours) - 80 Marks

Candidates will be required to answer five questions from the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose (Short Stories), and Poetry.

Drama and Prose (Short Stories)

The questions set will be central to the text. Candidates will be required to show that they have understood the passage and are able to clearly give their interpretation of the questions set, which should be in their own words and relevant to the text.

Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts leading to questions on the specific book.

Poetry

A poem, or passages from poems, will be given and questions will be set to test the candidates’ responses to the poem. The questions will focus on the content, understanding, and personal response of candidates to the poem as a whole.

NOTE: The Class X examination will be conducted on the portion of this syllabus that is to be covered during the academic year.

Syllabus to be covered in Class X

1. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity)

Drama: (Complete Play)

TREASURE TROVE - A collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)

2. POETRY: All poems to be studied

(i) The Heart of the Tree – Henry Cuyler Bunner

(ii) The Cold Within – James Patrick Kinney

(iii) The Bangle Sellers – Sarojini Naidu

(iv) After Blenheim – Robert Southey

(v) Television – Roald Dahl

(vi) Daffodils – William Wordsworth

(vii) I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou

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 two papers: 

Paper 1: English Language;

Paper 2: Literature in English.

Each of these papers will be two hours duration.

Paper 1: English Language 80 marks

              Internal Assessment (20 Marks) 

Paper 2: Literature in English (80 Marks)

              Internal Assessment (20 Marks)  

PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Two hours) - 80 Marks

Five questions will be set, all of which will be compulsory.

Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300 – 350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: Organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, and present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.

The subjects will be varied and may be suggested by language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The subjects will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their imagination.

With one subject, a number of suggestions about the content of the composition will be given, but the use of the suggestions will be optional and a candidate will be free to treat the subject in any way that he/she chooses.

The organization of subject matter, syntax, punctuation, the correctness of grammatical constructions, and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the mode of treatment required by the subject.

Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or an informal mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the content of the letter may be given. The layout of the letter with its address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment. Special attention must be paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on vocabulary appropriate to the context.

Question3: Candidates will be given a specific situation and will be required to:

(a) Write the text for a notice based on given directions.

(b) Write an e-mail with the same content as the notice.

Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about 450 words will be given. Uncommon items of vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. One question will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be required to show an understanding of the words/phrases in the context in which they have been used.

A number of questions requiring short answers will also be asked in the passage. These questions will test the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit content and organization of the passage and to infer information, intention, and attitudes from it.

The last question will consist of a summary that will test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas from supporting details and to extract salient points tore-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates will be given clear indications of what they are to summarise and of the length of the summary.

Question 5: There will be a number of short answer questions to test the candidates' knowledge of functional grammar, structure, and use of the language.

All the items in this question will be compulsory. They will consist of correct use of prepositions, verbs, and transformation of sentences.

PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (Two hours) - 80 Marks

Candidates will be required to answer five questions from the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose (Short Stories), and Poetry.

Drama and Prose (Short Stories)

The questions set will be central to the text. Candidates will be required to show that they have understood the passage and are able to clearly give their interpretation of the questions set, which should be in their own words and relevant to the text.

Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts leading to questions on the specific book.

Poetry

A poem, or passages from poems, will be given and questions will be set to test the candidates’ responses to the poem. The questions will focus on the content, understanding, and personal response of candidates to the poem as a whole.

NOTE: The Class X examination will be conducted on the portion of this syllabus that is to be covered during the academic year.

Syllabus to be covered in Class X

1. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity)

Drama: (Complete Play)

TREASURE TROVE - A collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)

2. POETRY: All poems to be studied

(i) The Heart of the Tree – Henry Cuyler Bunner

(ii) The Cold Within – James Patrick Kinney

(iii) The Bangle Sellers – Sarojini Naidu

(iv) After Blenheim – Robert Southey

(v) Television – Roald Dahl

(vi) Daffodils – William Wordsworth

(vii) I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou

(viii) The Patriot – Robert Browning

(ix) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt

(x) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth

3. PROSE (Short Stories):(short stories): All short stories to be studied.

(i) Chief Seattle’s Speech

(ii) Old Man at the Bridge – Ernest Miller Hemingway

(iii) A Horse and Two Goats –R.K. Narayan

(iv) Hearts and Hands – O. Henry

(v) A Face in the Dark – Ruskin Bond

(vi) An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur

(vii) The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian Andersen

(viii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke

(ix) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens

(x) All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas Bradbury

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Paper 1 - English Language

1. Schools will prepare, conduct and record assessments of the Listening and Speaking Skills of candidates as follows:

Two assessments in the course of the year.

2. Pattern of Assessment

(a) Listening Skills

A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by the examiner twice, the first time at normal reading speed (about 110 words a minute) and the next time at a slower speed. Candidates may make brief notes during the readings. They then answer an objective type test based on the passage, on the paper provided.

The recommended number of candidates at a sitting is 30.

(b) Speaking Skills

Each candidate is required to make an oral presentation for about two minutes, which will be followed by a discussion on the subject with the examiners, for about three minutes.

Subjects for presentation may include narrating an experience, providing a description, giving directions on how to make or operate something, expressing an opinion, giving a report, relating an anecdote, or commenting on a current event.

A candidate may refer to brief notes in the course of the presentation but reading or excessive dependence on notes will be penalized.

It is recommended that candidates be given an hour for preparation of their subject for presentation and that they be given a choice of subject, on a common paper.

EVALUATION

The assessment will be conducted jointly by the subject teacher and the external examiner who will each assess the candidate. (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 English of Class VIII may be deputed to be an External Examiner for Class X).

Award of marks  20 Marks

Listening Skills:   10 Marks

Speaking Skills:   10 marks 

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. Schools are required to maintain a record of all assessments conducted in Listening and Speaking Skills for candidates of Class X. These include copies of the assessment tests, topics for presentation, and marks awarded. The record will be maintained for a period of 2 months after the ICSE (9) examinations of the candidates concerned.

Paper 2 - Literature in English

Schools will set, assess and record written assignments by the candidates as given below:

Two or three assignments of reasonable length (not exceeding 1500 words in total).

SUGGESTED ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments should be based on the prescribed textbooks on the following lines:

(i) Character / thematic analysis;

(ii) Socio-economic, cultural, and historical relevance/background;

(iii) Summary/paraphrase.

(iv) Appreciation of literary qualities.

(v) Identifying with a character. Putting oneself in the place of a character in given circumstances and explaining one’s actions.

(vi) Imagine alternative outcomes or endings in the literary piece and the effect on all concerned

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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 - ENGLISH

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 - ENGLISH

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 of Pupil Performance

ICSE English Analysis 2022

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022 Paper has been successfully conducted on April 25, 2022. Experts Says that the Paper Difficulty Level was "Easy"

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022: Exam highlights

Exam Date: Monday, April 25, 2022

Total Exam Timing: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Total Exam Duration: 1.5 hours

Total Marks: 40

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022:  Exam Analysis Facts

1. The paper wasn’t too lengthy.

2. Few students pointed out some questions were predictable.

3. Students also stated that the Specimen papers offered by CISCE Helped them to answer the final exam paper.

4. Some Students stated "We are happy with the paper. It wasn't too lengthy and they were confident while writing the answers. They expected tougher questions on Composition but they guess, the board wants all of us to do well."

5. According to the students, the Class 10 English paper was not tough and followed the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)'s a paper pattern.

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022  Exam Analysis - Experts and Teacher feedback

Analyzing the paper, the teacher said that the questions in the long composition section were creative and innovative, while the rest of the paper was simple and not lengthy. "Overall, an easy-to-average paper as far as the difficulty level is concerned". ICSE English Language Paper review by experts suggests that students should be able to get 25-30 marks, out of the total 40. Experts said that "the composition topics in Q 1 were all very straightforward and simple. The questions on letter writing and notification were also simple and uncomplicated."

Paper Analysis English Literature

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 Paper 2022 has been successfully conducted on April 26, 2022. Experts Says that the Paper's Difficulty Level was " Moderate".

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 2022: Exam highlights

Exam Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Total Exam Timing: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Total Exam Duration: 1.5 hours

Total Marks: 40

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 2022:  Exam Analysis Facts

1. The question paper was divided into four sections and students were given questions based on the drama, prose, and poetry from their ICSE Class 10 English Literature syllabus.

2. Students stated that the questions given to them were not as difficult as they were expecting.

3. Students also stated that the Specimen papers offered by CISCE added to their preparation for the exam.

4. Some Students stated, “The paper was not very difficult, but the questions were definitely thinkers. I didn’t have a problem writing for the exam and the questions the board gave were moderate and doable”.

5. According to the initial reactions received from examinees, the En

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 of Pupil Performance

ICSE English Analysis 2022

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022 Paper has been successfully conducted on April 25, 2022. Experts Says that the Paper Difficulty Level was "Easy"

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022: Exam highlights

Exam Date: Monday, April 25, 2022

Total Exam Timing: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Total Exam Duration: 1.5 hours

Total Marks: 40

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022:  Exam Analysis Facts

1. The paper wasn’t too lengthy.

2. Few students pointed out some questions were predictable.

3. Students also stated that the Specimen papers offered by CISCE Helped them to answer the final exam paper.

4. Some Students stated "We are happy with the paper. It wasn't too lengthy and they were confident while writing the answers. They expected tougher questions on Composition but they guess, the board wants all of us to do well."

5. According to the students, the Class 10 English paper was not tough and followed the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)'s a paper pattern.

ICSE English Language Semester 2 2022  Exam Analysis - Experts and Teacher feedback

Analyzing the paper, the teacher said that the questions in the long composition section were creative and innovative, while the rest of the paper was simple and not lengthy. "Overall, an easy-to-average paper as far as the difficulty level is concerned". ICSE English Language Paper review by experts suggests that students should be able to get 25-30 marks, out of the total 40. Experts said that "the composition topics in Q 1 were all very straightforward and simple. The questions on letter writing and notification were also simple and uncomplicated."

Paper Analysis English Literature

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 Paper 2022 has been successfully conducted on April 26, 2022. Experts Says that the Paper's Difficulty Level was " Moderate".

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 2022: Exam highlights

Exam Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Total Exam Timing: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Total Exam Duration: 1.5 hours

Total Marks: 40

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 2022:  Exam Analysis Facts

1. The question paper was divided into four sections and students were given questions based on the drama, prose, and poetry from their ICSE Class 10 English Literature syllabus.

2. Students stated that the questions given to them were not as difficult as they were expecting.

3. Students also stated that the Specimen papers offered by CISCE added to their preparation for the exam.

4. Some Students stated, “The paper was not very difficult, but the questions were definitely thinkers. I didn’t have a problem writing for the exam and the questions the board gave were moderate and doable”.

5. According to the initial reactions received from examinees, the English Literature (Paper 2) was moderately difficult, while it was expected to be easy.

ICSE English Literature Semester 2 2022  Exam Analysis - Experts and Teacher feedback

Experts and Teachers said "the composition topics in Q 1 were all very straightforward and simple. The questions on letter writing and notification were also simple and uncomplicated." ICSE English Literature paper review by experts suggests that since the paper was moderate, students should be able to score an average of 25 to 30 marks out of 40. Overall it was a good and easy paper. Everything asked was from the syllabus only.

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

This year Class 10th ICSE Final exams will be conducted for the following 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.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD EXAM

TIME TABLE

This year Class 10th ICSE Final exams will be conducted for the following subjects:

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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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