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CBSE Class 10 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

CBSE Class 10 2025 question paper: official PDFs (4 papers) with the marking scheme, every question tagged by chapter (most from Metals and Non-metals).

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14 official PDFs from CBSE

The 7 official CBSE Class 10 2025 question papers and 7 answer keys are on this page as PDFs from CBSE, with the original source linked beside each file. The CBSE Class 10 exam covers subject-wise board papers such as Mathematics (Standard and Basic), Science, Social Science, English and Hindi (Course A and B). Download them below, then sit the paper under exam timing with the attempt plan and error-log routine on this page.

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Download the paper

Download the official CBSE Class 10 2025 question paper (PDF), hosted on this site with the official source linked.

Why this year matters

CBSE Class 10 2025 is your calibration paper: same-day review matters more than chasing a vanity score. Sit one full subject paper at a stretch. Mark against the board marking scheme when you can.

Write down one selection rule you will reuse on exam day: what you attempt first, and what you abandon after a fixed time box.

Paper analysis

Snapshot of CBSE Class 10 2025

Second-newest Class 10 board set on this hub, after 2026. Sit full subject papers; mark with the latest marking scheme when available.

2025 sits one year behind the CBSE Class 10 2026 paper, so it is a close difficulty benchmark. Score it cold, then rebuild confidence with a slightly older year rather than jumping into random mocks.

What this paper stresses

  • Competency / case-style items that need structured writing.
  • Time leaks on long answers early in the paper.
  • Subject papers practised only as outlines, never as full scripts.
  • Step-marking losses on otherwise correct finals.

What to extract before you move on

  • Chapters where you lose step marks.
  • A realistic per-section time box for the next full paper.
  • One model answer rewritten to marking-scheme language.
  • Question verbs that need diagrams, steps, or definitions.

How 2025 sits next to other years

After you log 2025, move to CBSE Class 10 2024, CBSE Class 10 2023, CBSE Class 10 2022 to see which weaknesses were paper-specific versus systemic.

Looking for another shift, set or language? Check the official archive.

Chapter-wise analysis

We tagged every question in the 4 official 2025 papers on this page by chapter: 125 questions (2 Reading comprehension, 1 Grammar, 15 Long answer, 2 Extract-based, 25 Short answer, 52 MCQ, 8 Assertion-Reason, 9 Very short answer, 10 Case-based, 1 Map-based). The chapters with the most questions:

No chapter moved by 4 or more questions against CBSE Class 10 2024.

All 4 official CBSE Class 10 2025 papers we host (English Language and Literature (2/1/1); Mathematics Standard (30/1/1); Science (31/1/1); Social Science (32/1/1)), tagged question by question: 125 questions (2 Reading comprehension, 1 Grammar, 15 Long answer, 2 Extract-based, 25 Short answer, 52 MCQ, 8 Assertion-Reason, 9 Very short answer, 10 Case-based, 1 Map-based). Counts are totals across those papers.

ChapterQuestionsvs 2024
Mathematics38
Real Numbers4+1
Polynomials30
Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables2-1
Quadratic Equations1-1
Arithmetic Progressions20
Triangles3+1
Coordinate Geometry3-1
Introduction to Trigonometry40
Some Applications of Trigonometry2+1
Circles4+1
Areas Related to Circles3+2
Surface Areas and Volumes2-1
Statistics2-1
Probability3-1
Science39
Chemical Reactions and Equations3-1
Acids, Bases and Salts30
Metals and Non-metals6+2
Carbon and its Compounds1-1
Life Processes40
Control and Coordination2-1
How do Organisms Reproduce4+2
Heredity and Evolution2-1
Light: Reflection and Refraction4+1
The Human Eye and the Colourful World1-2
Electricity3+1
Magnetic Effects of Electric Current2-1
Our Environment4+1
Social Science37
History: Rise of Nationalism in Europe2-2
History: Nationalism in India20
History: Indo-China, Global World, Industrialisation, Print Culture, Novels4+2
Geography: Resources and Development10
Geography: Forest, Wildlife and Water Resources4+3
Geography: Agriculture2+1
Geography: Minerals and Energy20
Geography: Manufacturing Industries and Lifelines10
Map Work10
Political Science: Power Sharing and Federalism4-1
Political Science: Democracy and Diversity; Gender, Religion and Caste1-1
Political Science: Political Parties and Popular Struggles20
Political Science: Outcomes of and Challenges to Democracy10
Economics: Development2-2
Economics: Sectors of the Indian Economy3+1
Economics: Money and Credit30
Economics: Globalisation and Consumer Rights20
Disaster Management0-1
English Language and Literature11
Reading Comprehension20
Writing Skills20
Grammar10
Literature: First Flight / Literature Reader40
Supplementary Reader and Novel20

Chapters with no question in 2025 or 2024 are left out. Every question, by chapter: CBSE Class 10 chapter-wise PYQs.

How to sit CBSE Class 10 2025

  1. From the CBSE archive, pick the subject PDF or zip for 2025 and sit it end to end.
  2. Write as you would in the board hall: complete answers, not outline-only shortcuts.
  3. When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
  4. Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
  5. Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.

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FAQ

Where can I download the official CBSE Class 10 2025 question paper?

Download it from this page: the official PDF is here, with a link to the conducting body’s original.

What does the CBSE Class 10 2025 paper analysis include?

A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2025 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.

How should I practise the CBSE Class 10 2025 previous year paper?

Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.

Is CBSE Class 10 2025 still useful if I finished newer papers?

Yes. Recent years sharpen timing; stack them after a same-day review of each attempt.

Are memory-based CBSE Class 10 2025 papers reliable?

Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.

Where is the CBSE Class 10 syllabus and pattern for this paper?

See the CBSE Class 10 syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.