Haryana HBSE Class 10 Exam Pattern 2025: Check Subject Wise Pattern, Marking Scheme, Best Books

Exam Conducting Body

Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH)

Category

HBSE Class 10th Exam Pattern

Exam Level

Matriculate

Mode of Exam

Offline

Exam Duration

3 Hours

Official Site

bseh.org.in

Hindi (First Language)

80

—–

20

100

English (Second Language)

80

—–

20

100

Mathematics

80

—–

20

100

Social Science

80

—–

20

100

Science

60

20

20

100

Anyone of the following :

A) Third Language (anyone out of Sanskrit/ Punjabi/ Urdu)

80

—

20

100

B) Home Science

60

20

20

100

C) Agriculture

60

20

20

100

D) Animal Husbandry

60

20

20

100

E) Drawing

60

20

20

100

F) Music

20

60

20

100

G) Dance

20

60

20

100

H) Physical and Health Education

60

20

20

100

I) Computer Science

0

40

20

100

J) Any one of the following subjects:

• ITES,
• Automobile
• Security Services,
• Retail Industry Business
• Beauty and Wellness
• Physical Education and Sports
• Patient Care Assistance
• Agri-Paddy Farming
• Tourism-Hospitality-Travel
• Media-Animation
• Banking & Finance Services
• Banking Insurance
• Apparel Designing
• Vision Technician

30

50

20

Section A- Reading skills

Unseen Passages

MCQs (10) & Very Short Answer Type(10)

2

1

20

Section B Grammar

Punctuation Marks, Tenses, Articles, Reported Speech, Modals, Sentences(Simple, Compound, Complex), Clauses, Non-Finites, Idioms, Figures Of Speech & Phrasal Verbs

Attempt any 10 out of 12 MCQs

1

1

10

Section C Writing skills

a) Applications/Letters (with internal choice)

b) Story Writing/Report Writing/Paragraph Writing/Advertisement/Interview/Conversation (with internal choice)

Both Questions Essay Type

1

1

5

5

10

Section D

Literature

First Flight(Main Reader):

Lessons (1 to 9)- Seen Extract (Very Short Answer Type)

Short Answer Type

Essay Type Question

Poems(1 to 10)- Seen Extract (Very Short Answer Type)

Short Answer Type

Footprints Without Feet(Supplementary):

Lessons(1 to 9)- Short Answer Type

Essay Type Question

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

5

3

6

5

3

3

6

40

Essay Type

5

5

25

Short Answer

9

2

18

Very Short Answer

5

5 (1 x 5)

25

Objective

12

1

12

Knowledge

33

Understanding

25

Application

12

Synthesis

10

I

Number system

CHAPTER-1:Real Numbers

6

II

Algebra

CHAPTER-2: Polynomials

CHAPTER-3: Pair of Linear Equations in Two

Variables

CHAPTER-4:Quadratic Equations

CHAPTER-5:Arithmetic Progressions

20

III

Coordinate Geometry

CHAPTER-7:Coordinate Geometry

6

IV

Geometry

CHAPTER-6:Triangles

CHAPTER-10:Circles

15

V

Trigonometry

CHAPTER-8:Introduction to Trigonometry

CHAPTER-9:Some Applications of Trigonometry

12

VI

Mensuration

CHAPTER-12:Areas Related to Circles

CHAPTER-13:Surface Areas and Volumes

10

VII

Statistics and probability

CHAPTER-14:Statistics

CHAPTER-15:Probability

11

Total

80

Internal Assessment

20

Total

100

Essay Type

4

5

20

Short Answer

8

4

32

Very Short Answer

6

2

12

Objective

16

1

16

Knowledge

36

Understanding

24

Application

12

Synthesis

8

1

Chemical Substances Nature And Behaviour

20

2

World of Living

18

3

National Phenomena

10

4

Effects of Current

10

5

Natural Resources

2

-

Total

60

-

Practical Examination

20

-

Internal Assessment

20

-

Total

100

Essay Type

3

6

18

Short Answer

3

4

12

Very Short Answer

9

2

18

Objective

12

1

12

Knowledge

24

Understanding

18

Application

12

Synthesis

6

Bharat and The World

Unit-1

1) Sarasvati - Sindhu Civilization

2) Major Civilizations Of The Ancient World

3) Major Philosophies Of The World

Unit-2

4) Medieval Society : Europe And India

5) Christianity And Islam : Rise And Conflict

6) Foreign Invasions on India

Unit-3

7) Colonialism and Imperialism

8) Movement against British Colonialism in India

9) 50 years of Independence

7

7

9

Democratic Politics

Unit-1

1) Power sharing

2) Federalism

3) Gender, Religion and Caste

Unit-2

4) Political parties

5) Outcomes of Democracy

12

9

Contemporary India II

Unit-1

1) Resource and Development

2) Forest and Wildlife Resources

3) Water Resources

Unit-2

4) Agriculture

5) Mineral and Energy Resources

Unit-3

6) Manufacturing Industries

7) Lifelines of National Economy

8

7

6

Understanding of Economic Development

Unit-1

1) Development

2) Sectors of Indian Economy

3) Money and Credit

Unit-2

4) Globalization and the Indian Economy

5) Consumer Rights

8

7

-

Total

80

-

Internal Assessment

20

-

Grand Total

100

Essay Type

4

5

20

Short Answer

7

3

21

Very Short Answer

8

2

16

Objective

16

1

16

Map

2

4+3

7

Knowledge

40

Understanding

27

Application

6

Synthesis

7

90% to 100%

9

Outstanding

A+

80% to 89%

8

Excellent

A

70% to 79%

7

Very Good

B+

60% to 69%

6

Good

B

50% to 59%

5

Above Average

C+

40% to 49%

4

Average

C

30% to 39%

3

Marginal

D+

20% to 29%

2

Need Improvement

D

Below 20%

1

Need Improvement

E

Science for Class 10th Biology

Lakhmir Singh/ Manjit Kaur

Science for Class 10th Physics

Lakhmir Singh/ Manjit Kaur

Science for Class 10th Chemistry

Lakhmir Singh/ Manjit Kaur

Fundamental Of Physics

Pradeep Publication

Principles of Physics

N.K. Chowdhary

Xam Idea Complete Course for class 10th

V.K. Goyal

English Communicative

Oswal School Books

HBSE All In One Language and Literature Class 10th

Arihant

High School English Grammar and Composition Book

Wren and Martin for Grammar

Comprehensive CEE Question Bank

Lakshmikant Publication

Golden Guide For Social Science

Sudha Rastogi, S.A. Siddiqui,

Gulshan Rai and J.P. Singhal

All In One Social Science

Arihant

S’Chand For Social Science

N.K. Chowdhary

Xam Idea for Social Science

Editorial Board

Hindi

80

-

20

33

100

English

80

-

20

33

100

Mathematics

80

-

20

33

100

Science

60

20

20

33

100

Social Science

80

-

20

33

100