CBSE 10th Maths Question Paper 2026: ‘Lengthy, concept-based’ MCQs; overall ‘moderate’ in difficulty
Vaishnavi Shukla | February 17, 2026 | 03:21 PM IST | 1 min read
CBSE Board Exams 2026: Class 10th exam was held from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Most of the questions were asked from the NCERT.
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Check NowThe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the CBSE Class 10 Maths paper 2026 today. According to the subject experts, the Basic Maths section was “moderate” in difficulty, while MCQs were “lengthy”, whereas the Maths standard section was more "time-consuming." CBSE held the Maths 10th paper from 10:30 am to 1:30 across the country. CBSE board exam 2026 live updates
The CBSE 10th Maths Question Paper 2026 had MCQs for which students required time-management skills to quickly “analyse and calculate.” In contrast, the case study questions were mostly “direct.”
Notably, Maths paper had more NCERT-based questions , with nearly 70% of the questions based directly on textbook exercises and familiar formats, making it easy for students who have practised NCERT and textbook examples and exercises thoroughly.
CBSE Maths Paper Review 2026
CBSE 10th standard Maths paper had several "direct and straightforward" questions from:
- Proportionality Theorem (BPT)
- Properties of cyclic quadrilaterals
- Concepts related to tangents and radii
- Finding the median and mode of grouped data
Overall, the Standard Maths paper maintained a "balanced mix" of conceptual and application-oriented questions.
As per the subject experts, the CBSE 10th Basic Maths paper was more time-consuming and required time management skills. Questions from Quadratic Equations, Areas Related to Circles, and the Arithmetic Progressions case-study were "lengthy" and required detailed working and conceptual clarity.
CBSE Maths Question Paper 2026
The CBSE Maths paper review for Basic and Standard Maths questions, along with marks allotted for each section, is given below.
|
Question Type |
Difficulty level, analysis |
Marks per question |
Number of questions |
Total marks |
|
MCQs and Assertion-Reason |
Mostly lengthy, concept-based |
1 |
20 |
20 |
|
Case-Based Questions |
- |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
Very Short Answer |
Easy and direct |
2 |
5 |
10 |
|
Short Answer |
Balanced, moderate |
3 |
6 |
18 |
|
Long Answer |
Straigtforward |
5 |
4 |
20 |
|
Total |
|
|
38 |
80 |
The CBSE Board also conducted the Class 12th Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, and Shorthand papers today. The board will conduct the Class 12 physical education and 10th home science exams tomorrow.
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