Karnataka Board Exam 2025: Karnataka SSLC, 2nd PUC Date Sheet, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Admit Card, Exam Pattern, PYQP, Result

Samarpita Goswami

Updated On: August 29, 2024 02:06 PM

Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2024 will be held thrice from the AY 2025-26. The new National Education Policy has been introduced to reduce academic stress among students. Students can check out details regarding registration, dates, admit card and result here.
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Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board and Department of Pre-University Education will conduct the 10th, 12th Board exams thrice a year from the academic session 2025-26. This new ‘three annual examinations’ policy has been launched to lessen the academic stress among students. Students will get to retain the best score from the three board exams namely Exam 1, Exam 2 and Exam 3. These three three annual exams for SSLC and PUC II will replace the previous system of main and supplementary exams. The board will release the Karnataka SSLC Syllabus 2024 , and Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus 2024-25 soon on its websites.

KSEAB will release the final Karnataka SSLC, 2nd PUC exam 2025 dates for Exam 1 in January 2025 tentatively. The Karnataka SSLC 2025 Exam 1 will most probably held from March to April 2025. Karnataka SSLC 2024 exam 2 is likely to be held in June 2025. SSLC exam 3 will be held in July 2025 tentatively. Whereas, the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam 1 will be held in March 2025, exam 2 from April to May 2025, and exam 3 in July 2025 tentatively. The Karnataka 2nd PUC practical exams will be held in February 2025. The registration for Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025 exams will begin soon after all the three exam are over. The board will release the Karnataka 10th 12th admit card 2024 in February 2024. Read the article further for more information on Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Overview 2025

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board was renamed in 2022 as Karnataka School Assessment and Examination. Established in 1966, KSEAB conducts examinations for the 10th class. Higher secondary or intermediate education concerns the Department of Pre-University, which oversees the examinations. Every year lakhs of students take the Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination from the 31 districts of the state. In the last academic session, 6 lakh students appeared for the 2nd Pre-University Certificate (PUC) examination. Students should download the SSLC and PUC syllabus to understand the relevant mark distribution. The exam pattern and the previous year's question papers can be important in students' success. Students should make the best use of resources and time to effectively prepare for the board exams.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Highlights 2025

The Karnataka board exam 2025 highlights have been arranged in the table below to aid students in getting a clear idea about the 10th and 12th exams:

Name of the Board

SSLC: Karnataka School Assessment and Examination Board (KSAEB)

2nd PUC: Department of Pre-University

Level of Recognition

State Level

Exams Administered

Karnataka SSLC 10th board, Karnataka 2nd PUC 12th board

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Karnataka Board Exam Dates

Karnataka 10th Board: TBU

Karnataka PUC 12th Board: TBU

Mode of Exam

Offline mode

Full Marks

100

Karnataka Board Exam Duration

3 hours and 15 minutes

Karnataka Board Admit Card

Karnataka 10th board: March 2025

Karnataka 12th board: March 2025

Karnataka Board Results

Karnataka 10th board: May 2025
Karnataka 12th board: April 2025

Negative Marking

No

Official Websites

SSLC 10th board: sslc.karnataka.gov.in

2nd PUC 12th board: pue.karnataka.gov.in

Contact Details

SSLC 10th board: 080-23445579

2nd PUC 12th board: 080-23562033

Karnataka 10th, 12th Time Table 2025

Both the Karnataka SSLC date sheet 2025 and the Karnataka 2nd PUC date sheet 2025 will be released online. The date sheet will be available in PDF format on the boards’ official website. The examination will be conducted annually at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

Karnataka SSLC Time Table 2025

The Karnataka SSLC Time Table will be available on the official website to download. According to the latest update, The tentative dates for the conduct of 3 annual exams are March 3 to April 15, 2025, June 12 to 19, 2025, and July 29 to August 25, 2025, respectively. Students can also check the tentative Karnataka SSLC board exam dates 2025 in the table given below.

Subjects

Dates

Timings

First Language (English, Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu)

March 2025

10:30 AM- 1:45 PM

Math/Sociology

April 2025

10:30 AM- 1:45 PM

Second Language (Kannada, English)

April 2025

10:30 AM- 1:30 PM

Elements of Electrical Engineering- IV, Elements of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering- 2,

Elements of Mechanical Engineering- IV, Engineering Graphics- 2, Elements of Electronics Engineering- IV,

Elements of Electronics Engineering, Elements of Computer Science, Economics

April 2025

10:30 AM- 1:45 PM

Core Subject (Science, Pol Science)

April 2025

10:30 AM-1:45 PM

Hindustani Music, Karnataka Music, Karnataka Music/ Hindustani Music

April 2025

02:00 PM- 05:15 PM

Third Language (Hindi, English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Konkani, Tulu)

April 2025

10:30 AM- 1:30 AM

Social Science

April 2025

10:30 AM- 1:45 PM

Karnataka 2nd PUC Time Table 2025

KSEAB has provided the potential exam schedule based on which exams 1, 2, and 3 will be held between March 1 to 25, 2025, May 15 to June 5, 2025, and July 12 to 30, 2025 respectively. Karnataka 2nd PUC Time Table 2025 is also given here:



Exam Date

Subject Name

March 2025

Kannada, Arabic

March 2025

Mathematics, Education

March 2025

Economics

March 2025

Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, Psychology, Chemistry, Basic Maths.

March 2025

Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marati, Urdu, Sanskrit, French

March 2025

Logic, Business studies

March 2025

Information Technology, Retail, Automobile, Healthcare Beauty and wellness

March 2025

Geography, Biology

March 2025

History, Physics

March 2025

Hindi

March 2025

English

March 2025

Political Science, Statistics

March 2025

Optional Kannada, Accountancy, Geology, Home Science

March 2025

Sociology, Electronics, Computer Science

Registration Form for Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025

To appear for the Karnataka SSLC and the 2nd PUC exams, students must register themselves first. The registration form is released every year on the board’s official website. Students can download the forms directly from the websites, or the schools can print them. It is mandatory to provide correct personal information while filling up the forms. Examinees can get assistance from their parents or teachers if they are confused about filling out the form. This information will help them to sit for the 10th and 12th examinations.

Students should ensure to write all the registration-related details on a separate paper and copy them onto the registration form to avoid making mistakes. An application fee has to be paid with the registration form. Submitting the registration after the due date will attract a late fee. The schools must guide the students in form fill-up and recheck the details before following the online registration process. The errors will have a ripple impact on admit cards, mark sheets, and other documents provided by the education board.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Hall Ticket 2025

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board will release the Karnataka SSLC Hall Ticket 2025 in February 2025 on the official website, sslc.karnataka.gov.in. The school authorities can download the Karnataka SSLC hall ticket 2025 through school login by entering the username, password, and captcha. In February 2025, the Department of Pre-University Education in Karnataka will also announce the PUC hall ticket on the official website. The Karnataka 2nd PUC Hall Ticket 2025 will be downloaded by schools and given to students. The school principals are instructed to contact the appropriate branch officers of the Karnataka School Examination and Valuation Board to rectify the errors in the admit card.

Admit card is extremely important to enter the exam hall. Private students can directly download the admit cards from the websites. The date of birth and application number are required to download the admit cards. To appear for the Karnataka board examinations, students must carry the admit cards on their examination days. They must also abide by the exam instructions printed on the admit card and strictly follow any exemptions. Apart from the exam instructions, there will be names of the candidates, registration number, roll number, photograph, gender, date of birth, father’s name, mother’s name, school’s name, examination center’s name and code, and exam schedule.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025 Exam Pattern

The final format of the Karnataka board class 10 and class 12 examinations has been uploaded on the boards’ websites. The exam pattern provides students with all the necessary details about the format, marking scheme, and technique of writing answers. Students will gain insight into the important sections as the marks allotment for each topic is also provided in the exam pattern. Students interested in knowing more about the Karnataka Class 10 Exam Pattern 2023-24 and the Karnataka 2nd PUC Exam Pattern 2023-24 can refer to the following section.

Karnataka 10th Exam Pattern 2025

The particulars of Karnataka 10th board exam pattern 2025 are given below:

  • The first language paper is of 100 marks.
  • Other papers are of 80 marks. Internal assessments are of 20 marks in such cases.
  • There is no negative marking for wrong answers.
  • There are three language papers and three core subjects.
  • The weightage of each topic is given on the exam pattern.

Karnataka 12th Exam Pattern 2025

The detailed Karnataka 12th board exam pattern 2025 is given below:

  • There will be a theoretical portion of 70 marks and practicals of 30 marks.
  • Some optional questions have been introduced in the paper.
  • The question paper will be set based on the skills, knowledge, understanding, and application abilities of the students.
  • The types of questions that will be asked are multiple-choice, short, long, and very long.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025 Syllabus

KSEAB Board publishes the Karnataka 10th Syllabus 2025, and the Department of Pre-University Education notifies students of the Latest Karnataka PUC All Subjects Syllabus PDF . The syllabus is the guiding light for students to prepare for the examination. Karnataka boards' syllabus is also available on their websites. Students can visit the "students corner" and download the syllabus of each subject separately and start their preparation. Keeping a printed copy of the syllabus handy will boost their examination preparations.

Downloading the syllabus will enable students to strategize their lessons accordingly and study from their textbooks. All the high-weightage topics from the class 10th syllabus should be covered in depth. Students must utilize the school-conducted examinations to prepare for the existing topics well and score excellent results. Karnataka's 2nd PUC syllabus for science, commerce, and arts streams can be downloaded separately.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025 Question Paper

Referring to Karnataka 2nd PUC Previous Year Question Papers is an integral step that can give students an edge while preparing for their exams. Students can gather question papers from the board websites and find insights regarding the types of questions asked in the exam. They will also get a better idea to write answers to those questions.

Students can enhance their performance by practicing with the Karnataka SSLC Previous Year Question Paper . Moreover, they can also attempt mock tests published by different publishers and solidify their preparation levels. After completing the syllabus, students must concentrate on practicing the previous year's papers.

Karnataka SSLC Previous Year Question Papers

For easy reference, students can check out the question papers below:

Subject

Question Paper

Mathematics

Download PDF

Science

Download PDF

Social Science

Download PDF

Karnataka 2nd PUC Previous Year Question Papers

The students can scan the previous year's question papers below:

Subjects

Download

Kannada

Click Here

English

Click Here

Hindi

Click Here

Home Science

Click Here

Tamil

Click Here

Telugu

Click Here

Malayalam

Click Here

Marathi

Click Here

Urdu

Click Here

Sanskrit

Click Here

Arabic

Click Here

French

Click Here

History

Click Here

Economics

Click Here

Geography English

Click Here

Geography Kannada

Click Here

Music-Hindustani

Click Here

Business Studies English

Click Here

Business Studies Kannada

Click Here

Sociology(EM)

Click Here

Political Science

Click Here

Accountancy

Click Here

Statistics

Click Here

Psychology

Click Here

Psychology English

Click Here

Physics

Click Here

Chemistry

Click Here

Mathematics

Click Here

Biology

Click Here

Biology Kannada

Click Here

Geology

Click Here

Electronics

Click Here

Computer-Science

Click Here

Education

Click Here

Home Science

Click Here

Basic Maths

Click Here

Beauty And Wellness

Click Here

Automotive

Click Here

Retail Business

Click Here

IT

Click Here

Logic (KM)

Click Here

Sociology(KM)

Click Here

Statistics

Click Here

Logic (EM)

Click Here

Optional Kannada

Click Here

Karnataka 10th, 12th Result 2025

Apart from conducting the examinations, waiting for the results is the most anxious task for the students. Once the evaluation process concludes, the results are announced on the official website and other result portals. The subjects, internal marks, external marks, total marks, and grades of each subject are mentioned in the online results. Students can analyze the performances through the results and get their percentages and grades. The final date of declaring results is announced a few days prior with a specific date and time.

The Karnataka SSLC Result will tentatively be released in May 2025, keeping a few days of gap before releasing the Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2024 . The students can check the result online, via SMS, or through DigiLocker. Students must also collect their original mark sheets from their schools. Any student who feels unsatisfied with scores can apply for a re-evaluation of the papers. The re-evaluation forms will be available from the school office a few days after the result distribution.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Marksheet 2025

The provisional Karnataka 10th, 12th Marksheet 2025 will be made available on the official websites of the Karnataka Board, at kseab.karnataka.gov.in/, and karresults.nic.in after the results are released. However, it must be noted that the online Karnataka SSLC marksheet 2024 and Karnataka 2nd PUC marksheet 2025 will be for the immediate reference only. The original Karnataka 10th, 12th Marksheet 2025 will be handed over by the respective schools after a few days of the result announcement. After receiving the marksheets, students must verify the accuracy of all the details mentioned over there. In case of any discrepancy, they must inform their school authorities.

Karnataka 10th, 12th Board 2025 Supplementary Exams

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has announced significant changes to the Class X and XII examination system. The supplementary examination concept has been removed, and from the academic year 2023-24, annual exams will be conducted thrice a year. The new system will provide three opportunities for students to improve their overall performance and attitude. The supplementary examination will be replaced by annual examinations 1, 2, and 3. The three-annual exam system will be implemented from March/April 2025. Under the new system, students will no longer have the option of a supplementary exam. Instead, they can take up the second and third annual exams to improve their marks if they are not satisfied with their performance in the first exam.

Regular students are required to appear for Exam 1, while repeater and private candidates can take Exam 2 and Exam 3. Even if students write the same subjects in different exams, only the scores from the best of the three exams will be used while issuing the final marksheet. It's important to mention that there will be no indication of the exam taken on the marks card.

FAQs

When will the KSEAB SSLC date sheet 2025 be announced?

The board is expected to release the KSEAB SSLC date sheet 2025 in January 2025. The board will mention all the details of subjects and exam dates in the date sheet. 

What happens if a student fails Karnataka 2nd PUC Exam 2025?

The supplementary examination concept has been removed, and from the academic year 2025-26, annual exams will be conducted thrice a year so if you fail the first exam then you can appear in the 2nd or even the 3rd exam.

How to score above 90 marks in KSEAB Class 10th exams 2025?

Students must thoroughly complete the syllabus for class 10th. In addition, try to solve the questions from the previous year's question papers. Getting introduced to various questions helps them score good marks in board exams. 

How can students check the KSEAB result for class 12th?

Students can visit the board's official website and check for the KSEAB 2nd PUC result 2025. The board will provide an activated link to check the result online.

Can students download the KSEAB SSLC admit card online?

For regular students, school authorities will download the KSEAB admit card and provide it to students. The private candidates can download it on their own. When appearing for the board exams, students must carry the KSEAB SSLC admit card. 

When will the practical exams for Karnataka class 12th in 2025?

The Karnataka board will organize the practical exams for Karnataka class 12th in January or February 2025. Students will receive the official notification for the practical exams in advance. All exam dates will be mentioned in the practical exam schedule for 2025. 

How can students check the Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 online?

Students can download the Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 from the board's official website. The board provides a syllabus for each of the subjects in PDF format. 

When will the KSEAB SSLC exams 2025 be conducted?

For this academic year, the Karnataka government has approved the conduct of three annual exams for SSLC and PUC II. The tentative dates for the conduct of 3 SSLC annual exams are March 3 to April 15, 2025, June 12 to 19, 2025, and July 29 to August 25, 2025, respectively. 2nd PUC  exams 1, 2, and 3 will be held between March 1 to 25, 2025, May 15 to June 5, 2025, and July 12 to 30, 2025 tentatively.

 

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