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The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has released the ICSE Class 10 board exam dates 2024 on its official website. The ICSE board exam for Class 10th will start on February 21, 2024.
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ICSE 10th Exam 2024: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) conducts the ICSE Class 10 exam every year in an offline mode. These exams are conducted in order to determine the eligibility of the student for higher secondary education.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) releases the ICSE 10th admit card at least 20-30 days before the scheduled exam date. The ICSE 10th date sheet 2023-24 will be announced by CISCE tentatively by December 2023. The board also releases the subject-wise exam pattern & syllabus on its official website.
ICSE Class 10 Exam 2024
The ICSE 10th board exam 2024 will be administered in an offline mode by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). Candidates' exam subjects will vary depending on what they choose. To avoid any form of issue, candidates must follow the guidelines for the exam day that are listed on their ICSE 10th admit card 2024. Registration is the first step in the examination process. Registration for the ICSE Class 10 of 2023–24 is most likely to begin in October 2023.
ICSE Class 10 Registration 2024
Interested candidates can check the table below to know the highlights of the ICSE 10th registration:
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Particulars
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Details
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Conducting Authority
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Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
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Official Website
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cisce.org
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Name of Exam
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ICSE Class 10 Board Exam
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Registration Form
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October 2023 (Tentative)
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Exam Date
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February 2024 - March 2024 (Tentative)
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The school administration must provide students with their registration forms. The registration form must be properly completed with all requested personal information. Students must submit their personal information to the school administration along with any necessary documentation and passport-size photos within the allotted time limit.
ICSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2023-24
The ICSE 10th Date Sheet 2023–24 has been released by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). When the dates are made public, students may confirm them on the official website. Candidates are urged to carefully cross-check the dates with the subject for which they must appear in the examination.
| DAY & DATE |
TIME |
SUBJECT |
DURATION |
Wednesday
February 21 |
11.00 a.m. |
English Language - ENGLISH Paper 1 |
2 hrs. |
Friday
February 23 |
11.00 a.m. |
Literature in English - ENGLISH Paper 2 |
2 hrs. |
Monday
February 26 |
11.00 a,m. |
History & Civics - H.C.G. Paper 1
History & Civics (Thailand) - H.G.T. Paper 1 |
2 hrs, |
| Wednesday February 28 |
11.00 a.m. |
Geography - H.C.G. Paper 2
Geography (Thailand) - H.G.T. Paper 2 |
2 hrs. |
Thursday
February 29 |
09.00 a.m. |
Art Paper 1 (Still Life) |
3 hrs. |
| Friday March 01 |
11.00 a.m. |
Second Languages:
Ao-Naga, Assamese, Bengali, Dzongkha, Garo, Gujarati, Kannada, Khasi, Lepcha, Mizo, Malay alam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tami|, Tan khul, Telu u, Urdu
Modern Foreign Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Modern Armenian, Portuguese,
Spanish, Thai, Tibetan |
3 hrs. |
Monday
March 04 |
11.00 a.m. |
Physics - SCIENCE Paper 1 |
2 hrs. |
Wednesday
March 06 |
11.00 a.m. |
Economics (Group II Elective) |
2 hrs. |
Thursday
March 07 |
09.00 a.m. |
Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing/ Painting) |
3 hrs. |
Monday
March 11 |
11.00 a.m. |
Chemistry - SCIENCE Paper 2 |
2 hrs. |
Wednesday
March 13 |
11.00 a.m. |
(Group III-Elective)
Carnatic Music, Commercial Applications, Computer Applications, Cookery, Drama, Economic Applications, Environmental Applications, Fashion Designing, French, German, Hindustani Music, Home Science, Hospitality Management, Indian Dance, Mass Media & Communication, Physical Education, Spanish, Western Music, Yoga
Technical Drawing Applications |
2 hrs.
3 hrs, |
Friday
March 15 |
11.00 a.m. |
Mathematics |
2/ hrs. |
Saturday
March 16 |
09.00 a.m. |
Art Paper 3 (Original Composition) |
3 hrs. |
Monday
March 18 |
11.00 a.m. |
Biology - SCIENCE Paper 3 |
2 hrs. |
Wednesday
March 20 |
11.00 a.m. |
Hindi |
3 hrs. |
Friday
March 22 |
11.00 a.m. |
Environmental Science (Group \I Elective) |
2 hrs. |
Wednesday
March 27 |
11.00 a.m. |
Commercial Studies (Group II Elective)
French (Group II Elective) |
2 hrs. |
Thursday
March 28 |
09.00 a.m. |
Art Paper 4 (Applied Art) |
3 hrs. |
ICSE Class 10 Admit Card 2024
Once the registration process is successfully completed, candidates will receive their admit cards. The admit card can be collected by candidates from the school administration. It must be noted that admit card is an important document that must be carried by candidates failing which they will not be allowed to take the examination.
Once candidates have received their admit cards, it is important they verify all the details mentioned on them. Any discrepancy in the admit card must be immediately reported to the school authority.
Read More: ICSE Class 10 Admit Card 2024
ICSE Class 10 Exam Pattern 2024
Any candidate who is preparing for the ICSE 10th board exam 2024 must know the exam pattern. As per the ICSE Class 10 exam pattern, subjects are divided into three groups. All subjects included in Group I are compulsory, while subjects in Group II & Group III are optional. In other words, candidates have to choose the subject of their interest from Group II & Group III.
The table below highlights the subjects in Group I, Group II and Group III:
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Groups
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Subjects
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Marking Scheme
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Group 1
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History, Civics, Geography
English
Second Language (one/two)
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External Exam: 80%
Internal Exam: 20%
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Group 2
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Science (Physics/Chemistry/Biology)
Mathematics
Commercial Studies
Economics
Environmental Science
Classical Language
Modern Foreign Language
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External Exam: 80%
Internal Exam: 20%
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Group 3
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Arts
Performing Arts
Computer Applications
Economic Applications
Commercial Applications
Fashion Designing
Physical Education
Yoga
Cookery
Home Science
Modern Foreign Language
Technical Drawing Applications
Environmental Applications
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External Exam: 50%
Internal Exam: 50%
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Read More: ICSE Class 10 Exam Pattern
ICSE Class 10 Syllabus 2024
The ICSE Class 10 syllabus comprises important topics and sub-topics from where questions are asked in the examination. Students preparing for their 10th board exam must know these topics and study them well in order to ace the exam. It is important that each and every topic must be studied carefully. The table below the important topics of different subjects:
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Subjects
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Topics
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English (01)
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DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
(Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity - Acts 3, 4 & 5
TREASURE TROVE - A collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)
POETRY:
(i) Daffodils – William Wordsworth
(ii) I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou
(iii) The Patriot – Robert Browning
(iv) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt
(v) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth
PROSE (short stories):
(i) An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur
(ii) The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian
Andersen
(iii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke
(iv) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens
(v) All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas
Bradbury
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History & Civics
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HISTORY
The Indian National Movement (1857)
Mass Phase of the National Movement (1915- 1947)
The Contemporary World
CIVICS
The Union Legislature
The Union Executive
The Judiciary
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Geography
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- Interpretation of Topographical Maps
- Map of India
- Location, Extent and Physical features
- Climate
- Soil Resources
- Natural Vegetation
- Water Resources
- Mineral and Energy Resources
- Agriculture
- Manufacturing Industries
- Transport
- Waste Management
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Mathematics
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- Commercial Mathematics (GST & Banking)
- Linear Inequations
- Quadratic Equations in one variable
- Ratio and Proportion
- Factorisation of polynomials
- Matrices
- Arithmetic and Geometric Progression
- Co-ordinate Geometry
- Similarity, conditions of similar triangles
- Loci: Definition, meaning, Theorems and
- constructions based on Loci
- Circles
- Area and volume of solids – Cylinder, Cone and
- Sphere
- Trigonometry
- Statistics
- Probability
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Physics
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- Force, Work, Power and Energy
- Light
- Sound
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Heat
- Modern Physics
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Chemistry
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- Periodic properties and their variations in groups and periods
- Periodicity on the basis of atomic number for elements
- Electrovalent bonding
- Covalent Bonding
- Coordinate Bonding
- Definition of salt; types of salts
- Action of dilute acids on salts
- Ions present in mineral acids, alkalis and salts
- and their solutions; use of litmus and pH paper
- to test for acidity and alkalinity
- Analytical Chemistry
- Mole Concept and Stoichiometry
- Electrolysis
- Metallurgy
- Study of Compounds
- Organic Chemistry
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Biology
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- Basic Biology
- Plant Physiology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Population
- Human Evolution
- Pollution
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Economics
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- The Productive Mechanism
- Theory of Demand and Supply
- Market
- Banking in India
- Inflation
- Consumer Awareness
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Read More: ICSE Class 10 Syllabus
ICSE Class 10 Previous Year Question Paper
Candidates must practise the ICSE Class 10 previous year question paper in order to evaluate their level of preparedness. Candidates can evaluate their strengths and weaknesses by solving the question papers from the previous year and the ICSE Class 10 sample papers made available by CISCE. As a result, they prepare more thoroughly and receive better exam results.
Read More: ICSE Class 10 Question Papers
ICSE Class 10 Result 2024
The ICSE Class 10 Result 2023 will probably be made public by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) around May 2024. The UID & Index Number can be used to check the result on the CISCE official website. The scores obtained by candidates in the topics they took examinations in will be included in the ICSE 10th result 2024.
For students who are dissatisfied with their grades, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) also offers the chance to reevaluate the results. Students who want to have their grades reevaluated must go to the official website and submit a request.
