CBSE Board Exam 2025 Live: Class 10 social science paper from 10:30 am; passing marks, pattern, weightage

CBSE Class 10 Social Science paper 2025 will end at 1:30 pm. Updates on passing marks, question paper, exam analysis, difficulty level, student’s reaction.

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CBSE Class 10 social science paper 2025 today. (Image: PTI)

Alivia Mukherjee | February 25, 2025 | 09:26 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the Class 10 social science paper 2025 today, February 25. The CBSE Class 10 exam 2025 for social science subject will be conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. A total of 24, 12,072 students will be appearing for CBSE Class 10 social science exam 2025.

Latest: CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2025 PDF

CBSE 2025 Class 10th Paper with Solutions: Science

CBSE 2025 Sample Papers: Math-Basic | Math-Standard | Social Science

CBSE 2025 Sample Papers: English (Language & Literature) | English (Comm.) | Hindi-A | Hindi-B

The CBSE 2025 Class 10 gate closing time is 10 am. Students are required to carry their CBSE Class 10 admit card 2025 and their school ID to the test centre. The CBSE board exams 2025 will be conducted in 7,842 centres.

All CBSE board exam centres 2025 are equipped with CCTV for preventing malpractices, as per official announcement. The Delhi Metro is prioritising CBSE board exam 2025 students in frisking and ticketing, as per PTI.

The CBSE Class 10 board exams 2025 for English, Science, Sanskrit papers have already been conducted. The difficulty level of CBSE Class 10 board exams 2025 were moderate. According to the CBSE date sheet 2025, Class 10 exams are scheduled till March 18. The CBSE board has granted permission to Class 10, 12 students from recently disaffiliated schools to appear for the board exams. In CBSE Class 10 exams 2025, internal assessment carries 20 marks and theory paper is for 80 marks.

CBSE Class 10 passing marks 2025

As per the CBSE Class 10 passing marks 2025, students are required to score 33% in aggregate to clear the board exams and get promoted to next Class. Additionally, students are required to secure 33% separately in practical as well as theory papers to pass the CBSE Class 10 exams 2025.

Rumors surfaced on social media platforms alleging CBSE paper leaks for Class 10 and 12 board exams 2025. However, CBSE refuted these claims, labeling them as 'baseless'.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Question Paper 2025: Pattern

The CBSE Class 10 SST question paper pattern 2025 is given below.

Section	Number of questions	Question-type	Marking scheme per question	Weightage (marks)
A	20	MCQs	1	20
B	4	Very short answer type Questions	2	8
C	5	Short answer type questions	3	15
D	4	Long answer type questions	5	20
E	3	Case-based questions	4	12
F	1	Map based	5	5
Total	37			80 marks

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CBSE Class 10 Exams 2025: The social science paper will be conducted for a duration of 3 hours. Date sheet, passing marks, result date, answer key, question paper, exam analysis updates.

February 25, 2025 | 09:26 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 Board Exam: Marks distribution

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 Board Exam 2025 for social science paper will be conducted today from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. The marks distribution for CBSE Class 10 Board Exam 2025 is given below.

Marks	Grades	Grade points
91-100	A1	10
81-90	A2	9
71-80	B1	8
61-70	B2	7
51-60	C1	6
41-50	C2	5
31-40	D	4
21-30	E1	-
0-20	E2	-

February 25, 2025 | 09:03 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 Social Science paper today

Over 24 lakh students will be appearing for the CBSE Class 10 social science paper today. The exam is scheduled to take place from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Students are advised to reach the exam hall before closing of gates at 10:00 am. They need to present their CBSE Class 10 board admit card and school ID at the exam centre.
CBSE will conduct Class 10 board exam till March 18.

February 25, 2025 | 08:57 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 Board 2025: Paper leak and result manipulation

Yes, there were allegations of paper leaks and result manipulation in 2021 when the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) gave permit to students to appear for board exam in their own schools. However, this was led to mismanagement problems.

February 25, 2025 | 08:52 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 Board Exam: Social science paper from 10:30 am

As per the data shared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), more than 23 lakh students appeared for the CBSE Class 10 board English paper on the first day. The exam was conducted at 7,780 centres.

February 25, 2025 | 08:37 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 Board Exams: What are the passing marks?

The passing criteria for the CBSE 2025 Class 10 board exams is 33%. Students need to obtain at least 33% in aggregate and separately in practical tests, theory papers to pass the Class 10 board exams.

February 25, 2025 | 08:22 AM IST

CBSE Board Class 10 Date Sheet 2024-2025

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is scheduled to conduct the CBSE Class 10 board exam for social science paper today. The board will conduct the Class 10 social science paper from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Students are advised to reach the exam centres before 10:00 am and should carry their CBSE Class 10 board exam admit card and school ID.

February 25, 2025 | 08:18 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 board exams date sheet

So far, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has conducted English, Sanskrit and Science paper for Class 10 Board exams. Students can check the date sheet for upcoming papers from below.

Date	Day	Time	Subjects
25 February, 2025	Tuesday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Social Science
27 February, 2025	Thursday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Urdu Course-A Bengali Tamil Marathi Gujarati Manipuri Urdu Course-B
28 February, 2025	Friday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Hindi Course - A Hindi Course - B
1 March, 2025	Saturday	10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Painting
3 March, 2025	Monday	10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Health Care
5 March, 2025	Wednesday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Elements of Business
5 March, 2025	Wednesday	10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Retail
6 March, 2025	Thursday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Tibetan German National Cadet Corps Bhoti Telugu - Telangana Bodo Tangkhul Japanese Bhutiaa Spanish Kashmiri Mizo Bhasha Melayu
10 March, 2025	Monday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Mathematics Standard Mathematics Basic
12 March, 2025	Wednesday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Telugu Arabic Russian Persian Nepali Limboo Lepcha
		10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Carnatic Music (Vocal) Carnatic Music Mel. Ins. Carnatic Music Per. Ins. Hindustani Music (Vocal) Hindustani Music (Mel Ins)
		10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Thai
13 March, 2025	Thursday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Home Science
17 March, 2025	Monday	10:30 am - 1:30 pm	Punjabi Sindhi Malayalam Odia Assamese Kannada Kokborok
18 March, 2025	Tuesday	10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Computer Applications Information Technology Artificial Intelligence

February 25, 2025 | 08:01 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 board exam

Recently, the Delhi Metro issued a statement stating that the transport facility will prioritise CBSE Board students in frisking and ticketing to ensure a smooth journey. The CBSE Class 10 board exam commenced on February 15 and will be conducted till March 12.
CBSE Class 10 board exam for social science paper will begin at 10:30 am today. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

February 25, 2025 | 07:45 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 social science to begin shortly

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the CBSE Class 10 board exam for social science paper from 10:30 am. The CBSE commenced the Class 10 board exams from February 15 and will be held till March 18. The board has already conducted the Class 10 board exam for English, Science, and Sanskrit paper.

February 25, 2025 | 07:33 AM IST

CBSE Class 10 board: Social science paper

Students need to reach the exam centre before 10 am as the CBSE 2025 Class 10 gate closing time is 10:00 am. They should carry their CBSE Class 10 board exam admit card along with the school id. The exam will be conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.