BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern 2025: Subject-Wise Marking Scheme & Paper Pattern

BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern 2025: The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has specified the Odisha Class 10th exam pattern. Last year, the board notified the students about the modification in the exam pattern through an official notification. The BSE Odisha 10th exam  will take place with a new assessment pattern.

According to the exam pattern laid out by the Odisha board, the exam will consist of two papers. While one paper will be MCQ based, the other will be a subjective paper. The total marks for the exam will be set as 100. As per the new exam pattern, 50 marks will be allocated to MCQs, while 50 marks will be allocated to 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. Students can download the BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern from the link provided below. 

BSE Odisha 10th Paper Pattern - Download 

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern 2025

The BSE Odisha class 10 exam pattern is set by the Odisha board. The main aim of the exam pattern is to provide information regarding the marks allocated to each section, mode of the exam, whether the exam is conducted in the MCQ or descriptive format and other details. Students can take a look at the detailed BSE Odisha HSC exam pattern below. 

BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern for First Language 

First Language subjects include Odia/Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Telugu/English. The time duration for the exam will be 2 hours 30 minutes.

• The exam will be conducted for 100 marks. 
• Objective paper will have 50 MCQs for 1 mark each. 
• Check the pattern for Subjective paper below.

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Second Language (Hindi)

Time duration for the exam will be 2 hours 30 minutes.

• The exam will be conducted for 100 marks. 
• Objective paper will have 50 MCQs for 1 mark each.
• Check the pattern for Subjective paper below.

BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern for Third Language (Sanskrit)

Time duration for the exam will be 2 hours 30 minutes.

• The exam will be conducted for 100 marks. 
• Objective paper will have 50 MCQs for 1 mark each.
• Check the pattern for Subjective paper below.

BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern for Third Language (Odia/Persian/Hindi)

Time duration for the exam will be 2 hours 30 minutes.

• The exam will be conducted for 100 marks. 
• Objective paper will have 50 MCQs for 1 mark each.
• Check the pattern for Subjective paper below.

BSE Odisha Class 10 Exam Pattern for Mathematics

Time duration for the exam will be 2 hours 45 minutes.

• The exam will be conducted for 100 marks. 
• Objective paper will have 50 MCQs for 1 mark each.
• Check the pattern for Subjective paper below. 

BSE Odisha Class 10th Exam Pattern for General Science

The General Science exam is conducted for a duration of 2 hours 30 minutes. The subject is divided into two sub-topics. While the first one is Physical Science, another one is Life Science. The exam will be conducted for a total of 100 marks. 

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 of one mark each 
• The pattern for subjective type paper is given below.  

Life Science Exam Pattern Details

• The objective paper consists of 25 multiple choice questions of one mark each. 
• Check the pattern of Subjective paper below.  

BSE Odisha 10th Exam Pattern for Social Science 

The Social Science exam is conducted for a duration of 2 hours 30 minutes Further, the exam is divided into two sub-topics including History and Political Science, Geography and Economics. The total marks for the exam are 100 marks. 

History and Political Science 

Geography and Economics