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CBSE Class X Board Exam Analysis: ‘Paper was well-balanced, catered to all students’
An Apeejay School, Noida English educator stated that students were satisfied with the paper and attempted all questions
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the Class X English exam on February 15, 2025. The three-hour exam commenced at 10:30 am and concluded at 1:30 pm, marking the completion of this year’s CBSE English Class 10 Board exam. Students were allotted 15 minutes, from 10:15 am to 10:30 am, to thoroughly review the question paper before beginning the test.
The Board initiated the exam process for Classes X and XII on February 15, with Class XII exams concluding on April 4, 2025. The Board had declared the date sheet in November last year. This year, approximately 44 lakh students from 26 countries appeared for the Board exams.
This year the English paper was divided into three sections.
Section A: Reading (20 marks)
· Two unseen passages (factual and discursive) with comprehension and vocabulary questions.
Section B: Writing and Grammar (20 marks)
· Formal/business letters and analytical paragraphs.
· Grammar questions covered the transformation of sentences, error correction, and fill-in-the-blanks.
Section C: Literature (40 marks)
· Reference to the context from prose and poetry each.
· Included short answers, long answers, and value-based questions.
According to Ms Shilpi Singh, TGT, English, Apeejay School, Noida, section-wise, comprehension and grammar were easy. “Writing skills were predictable and covered very relevant topics for letters. As for literature, the chapters were predictable. The students were happy and could attempt all the questions. One or two MCQs and RTCs had tricky framing, but otherwise, the paper was well-balanced and structured. Everything was from the CBSE-prescribed syllabus,” the educator said.
Set 1 and set 2 were almost the same, with only slight variations in the writing section. Overall, I would rate the English paper as well-balanced. “It was neither too easy nor too challenging. It catered to all levels of students and was moderate in difficulty,” Ms Singh shared.
