CBSE 10th, 12th Sample Papers 2025-26: The Central Board of secondary Education has released the CBSE Sample Papers for the academic year 2025-26.The CBSE board has also released the marking scheme for each of the question papers on its website. Students appearing for the upcoming board exams can download their CBSE sample papers class 10, 12 at cbseacademic.nic.in.
CBSE 10th, 12th board exams 2026 are expected to be scheduled in February-March 2026. Students appearing for the class 10, 12 exams are advised to practice as many SQPs as possible. It helps them in understanding the exam pattern and the types of questions asked in the board exams. CBSE Sample Question Papers 2025-26 along with the marking scheme are also available at education.indianexpress.com. Students can visit the official IE Education website to download the latest CBSE question papers as well as the CBSE board previous year question papers.
| CBSE 10th Sample Paper 2025-26 | CBSE 12th Sample Paper 2025-26 |
CBSE 10th, 12th Sample Papers 2025-26: Steps to Download
Students can follow the steps given below to download the CBSE class 10, 12 sample papers 2026.
- Visit the official website of CBSE Academic – cbseacademic.nic.in
- Find the Sample Question Paper and go to SQP 2025-26
- Click on the link for Class XII/ Class X
- The CBSE Sample paper PDF list along with marking scheme will be available on the screen
- Download the subject-wise question paper pdf links and save for later use
CBSE Class 10 Sample Papers 2025-26: Download PDF
Check the CBSE 10th Sample Question Papers 2025-26 for important subjects from the table below:
| Subjects | Sample Question Papers (2025-26) | Marking Scheme |
| Science | Download | Download |
| English (Language & Literature) | Download | Download |
| English (Communicative) | Download | Download |
| Hindi A | Download | Download |
| Hindi B | Download | Download |
| Home Science | Download | Download |
| Computer Application | Download | Download |
| Mathematics (Basic) | Download | Download |
| Mathematics (Standard) | Download | Download |
| Social Science | Download | Download |
CBSE Class 12 Sample Papers 2025-26: Download PDF
The CBSE 12th Sample paper 2025-26 PDF files for some of the important subjects are tabulated below:
| Subjects | Sample Question Paper (SQP) 2025-26 | Marking Scheme (MS) 2025-26 |
| Accountancy | Download | Download |
| Biology | Download | Download |
| Business Studies | Download | Download |
| Chemistry | Download | Download |
| Computer Science | Download | Download |
| Economics | Download | Download |
| English Core | Download | Download |
| English Elective | Download | Download |
| Geography | Download | Download |
| Hindi Elective | Download | Download |
| Hindi Core | Download | Download |
| History | Download | Download |
| Home Science | Download | Download |
| Physical Education | Download | Download |
| Physics | Download | Download |
| Political Science | Download | Download |
| Psychology | Download | Download |
| Sociology | Download | Download |
