Board of Secondary Education Odisha Class 10 Exam

BSE Odisha 2024 Class 10 Exam Pattern: Subject-Wise Marking Scheme & Paper Pattern

BSE Odisha class 10 exam pattern is released by the Odisha board. Candidates can check the exam pattern on the official website of the education board. The exam pattern gives insight into the mode of exam, duration of exam and other details,

Twinkle GuptaUpdated on : Feb 15 2024 11:39 IST

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern 2024

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern 2024: The BSE Odisha Class 10 exam pattern has changed according to the BSE Odisha board. Students were recently informed of the exam pattern modification via an official notification. The BSE Odisha 10th exam 2024 will take place with a new assessment pattern.

According to the exam pattern laid out by the Odisha board, the exam pattern has two types of papers. While one is an MCQ based the other is a subjective paper. The total marks are set as 100. As per the new exam pattern, 50/40 of the 100/75 marks are MCQs, while 50/35 are subjective questions.

Candidates must know that the question in both the terms (SA - I & II) will be asked from the syllabus laid out by the education board. The syllabus is further outlined in the term-wise break of the syllabus given by the education board. Also, candidates should be aware that the set of syllabus from term 1 will not be included in term II.

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern 2024

The BSE Odisha class 10 exam pattern is set by the Odisha board. The main aim of the exam pattern is to enlighten the students with the marks given to each subject, the mode of the exam, whether the exam is conducted in the MCQ or descriptive format and other such details. This will help the students who are preparing for the examination.

According to the new exam pattern, the question paper will have 4 objective question sets instead of 3. On the other hand, earlier, the General Science and Social Science has a distribution of 7 and 8 marks which has now been changed into 5 and 10 marks respectively. In order to qualify for the exam, candidates need to score a minimum of 15 marks in objective as well as subjective portions on a separate basis. Students can take a look at the detailed BSE Odisha HSC exam pattern down below.

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for English Language

There are two types of questions - Objective and subjective paper

The total marks for the exam are set as 100
The subjective paper is of 50 marks
The exam will have 50 MCQs and rest 50 will be 50 subjective questions.
As per the new exam pattern, 50/40 of the 100/75 marks are MCQs, while 50/35 are subjective questions.

Questions Name

Number of Questions

Marks

Alternative Questions from Prose

And

Alternative Questions from Poetry

1 question from each topic

1x5 = 05

Letter Writing (About 100 words with two alternatives)

And

Application writing (About 100 words with two alternatives)

1 question from each topic

1x5 = 05

Unseen Passage (answer to be in one or two sentences )

And

Report writing with alternatives

5 questions from the topic I

1 question from II

5x1 = 05

1x5= 05

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Hindi Language

The time duration of the exam is 2 hours and even this subject as well as objective and subjective paper

The exam has 80 marks in total
The objective paper has 50 questions and each question is of 1 mark making the total marks of the exam 50
The subjective type questions have 3 questions with 10 marks each

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
Alternative Questions from Prose And Alternative Questions from Poetry	1 question from each topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05
Letter Writing (About 100 words with two alternatives) And Application writing (About 100 words with two alternatives)	1 question from each topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05
Unseen Passage (answer to be in one or two sentences ) And Translation from the mother language	5 questions from each topic	5x1 = 05 5x1= 05

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Sanskrit Language

Similar to the other language, the total marks of the exam is 80 marks

There are two papers - objective and subjective papers.
While the objective paper has 50 questions wherein 1 mark is dedicated to each question
In the subjective paper, there are three questions with 10 marks

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
Alternative Questions from Prose And Alternative Questions from Poetry	1 question from each topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05
Anuchheda (Answer to be in one or two sentences) And Anuchheda (Answer to be in one or two sentences)	1 question from each topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05
Translation And Sentence Formation	5 questions from each topic	5x1 = 05 5x1= 05

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Odia Language

The duration of the exam is 2 hours and the total of marks of the exam is 80 mark

This subject also consists of objective and subjective papers.
While the objective paper has 50 questions of 1 mark each, the subjective paper has three questions with 10 marks each

Questions Name

Number of Questions

Marks

Alternative Questions from Prose

And

Alternative Questions from Poetry

1 question from each topic

1x5 = 05

Anuchheda (Answer to be in one or two sentences)

And

Anuchheda (Answer to be in one or two sentences)

5 questions from the topic I

2 questions from the topic II

5x1 = 05

2x2.5 = 05

Translation

And

Sentence Formation

5 questions from each topic

5x1 = 05

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Mathematics

The maths exam is for 2 hours 15 minutes and the full marks for the exam have 80
There are two types of papers - Objective and Subjective
The objective paper has 50 MCQ questions with one mark each making the total marks 50
On the other hand, the subjective paper has three questions of 10 marks each.

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
One question will be asked from Algebra with alterative And One question will be asked from Algebra with alterative	1 question from each topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05
One question will be asked from Algebra with alterative And One question will be asked from Geometry (Deduction with an alternative from theorem)	1 question from the topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05
One question will be asked from the Trigonometry alterative And One question will be asked from Mensuration alterative from geometrical construction	1 question from each topic	1x5 = 05 1x5 = 05

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for General Science

The general science exam is for 2 hours and the full mark is 80 marks. The subject is divided into two sub-topics. While the first one is physical science, another one is life science.

Physical Science Exam Pattern Details

Like other subjects, the physical science exam is divided into two types - Objective and Subjective
The objective paper has 25 multiple-choice questions which are of one mark each
The subjective type paper has two questions. While the first question is of 8 marks, the second question is of 7 marks

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
Alternative questions will have three-bit questions which will carry 3, 3, and 2 marks	3 Questions	3+3+2 = 8
Alternative questions will have two-bit questions which will carry 4 and 3	2 Questions	4 +3 = 7

Life Science Exam Pattern Details

The objective paper of life science gas 25 multiple choice questions with one mark each
On the other hand, the subjective paper has two questions.
While the first subjective question paper is of 8 marks, the second one is of 7 marks

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
Alternative questions will have three-bit questions which will carry 3, 3, and 2 marks	3 Questions	3+3+2 = 8
Alternative questions will have two-bit questions which will carry 4 and 3	2 Questions	4+3 = 7

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Social Science

The social science exam is of two-hour duration and the full mark is 80. Further, the exam is divided into two sub-topics including History and Political Science and Geography and Economics.

History and Political Science

The subject is divided into two papers - Objective and Subjective.
While the objective has 25 MCQ questions with each question having 1 mark.
On the other hand, the subjective paper which is a cumulative of History and Civis has two questions.
The history subject consists of 10 marks, whereas the civics subject consists of 5 marks

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
Alternative questions will have three-bit questions which will carry 4, 2 and 2 marks	3 Questions	4+2+2 = 8
Alternative questions will have three-bit questions which will carry 3, 2 and 3	2 Questions	3+2 +2 = 7

Geography and Economics

This part of the social science subject has objective and subjective paper
The objective paper has 25 MCQ questions of 1 mark each, whereas the subjective paper combines Geography and Economics.
Geography paper is of 10 marks and Economics is of 5 marks.

Questions Name	Number of Questions	Marks
Alternative questions will have three-bit questions which will carry 4, 2 and 2 marks	3 Questions	4+2+2 = 8
Alternative questions will have three-bit questions which will carry 3, 2 and 3	2 Questions	3+2 +2 = 7

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Where can candidates find the BSE Odisha class 10 exam pattern?

Candidates can find the BSE Odisha class 10 exam pattern from the official website.

What is the mode of the BSE Odisha class 10 exam?

The mode of the BSE Odisha class 10 exam is offline which means that the candidate has to appear for the exam in pen-and-paper mode.

What is the duration of the BSE Odisha class 10 exam?

Usually, the time duration of the BSE Odisha class 10 exam is 2 hours. However, for BSE Odisha class 10 maths paper, the duration is set as 2 hours 15 minutes.