Then are the crucial changes introduced in the CBSE Class 10 syllabus and test structure for the 2025 board examinations( academic session 2024 – 25), according to sanctioned reports and CBSE notices
- Syllabus Reduction
- The board reduced the syllabus by about 15 to ease pupil cargo and ameliorate manageability. still, CBSE latterly clarified that this was part of a vindication process, not a endless
- Internal Assessment Weightage Increase
- Internal assessments now contribute 40 of the total marks( vs former 20), leaving 60 for the board examinations. This includes systems, periodic tests, practical work, and assignments.
- Shift to Competency Grounded Question Pattern
- Roughly 50 of test questions concentrate on faculty- grounded chops( e.g. MCQs, case- grounded, real- life operation questions) rather than rote recall. Constructed- response questions have been reduced.
- Reports from West Bengal indicate this led to bettered issues, with 94.9 passing rate thanks to advanced- order assessment strategies.
- Digital Assessment & Open Book Examinations
- CBSE expanded digital evaluation of answer wastes in select subjects for bettered translucency and fairness.
- Open- book test formats were introduced in subjects like English Literature and Social Science, emphasizing logical thinking over memorization.
- Passing Criteria & Subject Negotiation Inflexibility
- Minimal end grade is 33 per subject.
- If a pupil fails a core subject (Science, Mathematics, Social Science, or language) but passes a skill grounded subject or an voluntary language, the passing score in the ultimate can substitute the failed subject in grade
- preface of Skill- Grounded Subjects
- CBSE now authorizations the option to elect one skill- grounded subject, similar as
- Computer Applications( Code 165)
- Information Technology( Code 402)
- Artificial Intelligence( Code 417)
This aligns with NEP 2020’s drive for practical, operation- acquainted education.