AP SSC Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25: Check AP SSC Social Science Blueprint Here

AP SSC Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25: The Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh (BSEAP) will release the AP SSC Social Science blueprint for the academic year 2024-25. The AP 10th Social Science exam will be of 100 marks, and there will be no internal assessment. The board scrapped any practicals or internal assessment of 20 marks from the academic session 2019-2020. AP SSC Social Science is divided into 4 sub subjects - Geography, History, Civics, and Economics. The BSEAP SSC Social Science paper 2024-25, will have two parts, i.e, Paper One and Paper Two, where students have to acquire a minimum of 18 marks in each part for passing. In AP SSC Social Science examination, students will find objective type, very short answer type, short answer type, and essay type questions. There will be 4 sections in the AP SSC Social Science Question Paper 2025, where internal choice will be available in Section IV only. Along with the exam pattern, students appearing for the upcoming 10th board exam can go through the AP SSC Social Science syllabus 2024-25 .

The AP SSC Time Table 2025 will be released in December 2024 on the official website. The BSEAP SSC exam is in March 2025. Read the complete article to learn more about the AP SSC Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25.

AP SSC Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25

The AP SSC Social Science Exam Pattern 2024-25 will be divided into 4 sections. The marks evaluation of the BSEAP SSC Social Science exam 2025 has been provided below.

AP SSC Social Science Blueprint Section I (Objective Questions)

Number of questions (1-12)	Syllabus	Marks
6	Paper I (Lessons 1 -12)	6 X 1 = 6 Marks
6	Paper II (Lessons 13 -22)	6 X 1 = 6 Marks
TOTAL	-	12 x 1 = 12 Marks

AP SSC Social Science Blueprint Section II (Very Short Answer Questions)

Number of questions (13-20)	Syllabus	Marks
4	Paper I (Lessons 1 -12)	4 X 2 = 8 Marks
4	Paper II (Lessons 13 -22)	4 X 2 = 8 Marks
TOTAL	-	8 x 2 = 16 Marks

AP SSC Social Science Blueprint Section III (Short Answer Questions)

Number of questions (21-28)	Syllabus	Marks
4	Paper I (Lessons 1 -12)	4 X 4 = 16 Marks
4	Paper II (Lessons 13 -22)	4 X 4 = 16 Marks
TOTAL	-	8 x 4 = 32 Marks

AP SSC Social Science Blueprint Section IV (Essay Type Questions)

Number of questions (29-33)	Syllabus	Marks
2	Paper I (Lessons 1 -12)	2 X 8 = 16 Marks
2	Paper II (Lessons 13 -22)	2 X 8 = 16 Marks
1 (map pointing) (Q 33A & 33 B)	Paper I & Paper II (LESSONS 1 – 12 & 13 - 22)	4 + 4 = 8 Marks
TOTAL		5 X 8 = 40 Marks

AP SSC Social Science Blueprint Section-wise Questions and Marks Weightage

Section	Question No.	Marks
I	1 - 12	12 X 1 = 12 M
II	13 - 20	8 X 2 = 16 M
III	21 - 28	8 X 4 = 32 M
IV	29 - 33	5 X 8 = 40 M
Total	33 Questions	100 Marks

Also Check AP SSC Social Science Model Paper 2024-25

AP SSC Social Science Syllabus 2024-25

The BSEAP 10th Social Science exam 2025 will be conducted for a total of 3 hours. An extra 15 minutes will be given for reading the question paper. Students must obtain a minimum pass marks of 36 which was earlier 35. Meaning, candidates are required to score a minimum of 18 marks in each paper (paper One and Paper Two) which will add up to a score of 36. The chapters and important topics that are included in the AP SSC social science syllabus 2024-25 are tabulated below:

AP SSC Geography Syllabus 2024-25

Chapters	Topics
1	Types and Description of Special Industries
2	Transport- Utility and Types
3	India Resources
4	Natural Calamities

AP SSC History Syllabus 2024-25

Chapters	Topics
1	First Struggle for Freedom
2	Important events of the Indian Struggle for Independence

AP SSC Civics Syllabus 2024-25

Chapters	Topics
1	Kashmir problem and India's relation with neighboring countries
2	Federal system

AP SSC Economics Syllabus 2024-25

Chapters	Topics
1	The ancient and modern concepts of economic development
2	Service sector
3	Consumer awareness
4	Economic system
5	Increase in population, unemployment, communalism, terrorists and drug addiction

Also Check AP SSC Social Science Previous Year Question Papers

AP SSC Social Science Question Paper Pattern 2024-25

The duration of the exam will be 3 hours, 15 minutes. An additional 15 minutes of time will be allotted to reading the question paper. The BSEAP introduced some changes in the Class 10 exam pattern. Students can go through the new AP SSC social science exam pattern to be followed by BSEAP in this AY 2024-25:

• Students need to answer all the questions in the answer booklet only.
• The BSEAP SSC Social Science question paper consists of 4 Sections and 33 Questions.
• Students will find the internal choice in Section IV only.
• The AP SSC Social Science question paper will carry 100 marks.
• The AP 10th Board Social Science will consist of 2 papers namely Paper One and Paper Two.
• Students are required to acquire a minimum of 18 marks in each paper to pass the exam.
• The Internal assessment used to be conducted earlier is completely scrapped. There will not be any internal assessment of 20 marks in this academic session 2024-25 as well.
• The minimum pass marks are 36 combining two papers (Paper One - 18 + Paper Two - 18). Earlier, the passing mark was 35. If any candidate can not score 18 marks will be announced fail.
• The AP Board 10th social science Question paper will consist of four sections namely: Objective Type, Very Short Answer Type, Short Answer Type, and Essay Type questions.

Refer to the table below to have a clear idea of the question paper pattern of the AP SSC Social Science exam based on the previous year's paper pattern:

Academic Standard	Weightage	Marks
I (Conceptual understanding)	40%	40
II (Interpretation)	10%	10
III (Information Skills)	15%	15
IV (Current issues)	10%	10
V(Mapping skills)	15%	15
VI (Appreciation and Sensitivity)	10%	10
Total	100%	100 Marks

Students are advised to analyze the AP SSC Social Science exam pattern and syllabus 2024-25 to have clear idea. This will help them prepare and score well in the AP SSC Result 2025 .