CBSE Class 10 Exam Date 2020 is announced officially. So, students check and download your date sheet through the link given below. As per CBSE Date Sheet 2020 class 10 exams are going to begin from February 15, 2020. Exams are going to start with the skill subjects. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the class 10th date sheet on its official website- cbse.nic.in. While students can also download the date sheet directly through a link provided here. According CBSE 10th Date Sheet 2020 exam timings are from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. For more scroll down the page.
CBSE Class 10 Exam Date 2020
CBSE Class 10 Exam Date 2020 has released around 6 days early than before. Last year the dates were announced on December 23. This year a total 21,64,367 students have registered for class 10 exams. Pre- board exams have been started at the school level. Meanwhile the practical exams are instructed to conduct between January 01 to February 07, 2020. Now, to know the important dates of upcoming events check the table below.
CBSE Class 10 Exam Date 2020 | Important Date |
Avalabilty of the Date sheet | 17 Dec 2019 |
Start Date of Exam | 15 Feb 2020 |
End Date of Exam | 20 Mar 2020 |
Date Sheet: To check and download CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2020 Click Here
How To Check CBSE Class 10 Exam Date 2020
Students can follow the easy steps given below for downloading the CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2020.
1st Step – Firstly, click on the link of the date sheet available on this page.
2nd Step – As you click on the link a new page opens on your screen.
3rd Step – On this page, you able to see your CBSE Class 10 Date Sheet 2020 in a pdf format
4th Step – Check your exam dates, timings carefully.
5th Step- Download your date sheet and take the print out of it for future reference.
CBSE 10th Date Sheet 2020 – Past 5 Years Release Date
CBSE released the class 10th date sheet for the year 2020 earlier as expected. On December 17 board has uploaded the date sheet online on its official website. Now, here we are with the past 5 years release date of the date sheet. Check the table below.
Year | Date Sheet Release Date | Exam Date |
2019 | 23 Dec 2018 | 21 Feb- 29 Mar |
2018 | 10 Jan 2018 | 05 Mar- 04 Apr |
2017 | 09 Jan 2017 | 09 Mar – 28 Mar |
2016 | 03 Jan 2016 | 01 Mar – 28 Mar |
2015 | 07 Jan 2015 | 02 Mar – 26 Mar |
CBSE Class 10th List of Subjects
The list of the main subjects a student have in class 10th is given below. So, have a look at the names of subjects mentioned.
- Info Technology
- Languages
- Mathematics
- Science
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- English
- Home Science
- Foundation of It
- info. and Comm. Tech
- Social Science
CBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2020
Syllabus plays an important part while preparing for the exams. So, students noted down your important topics as prescribed by CBSE. Class 10th syllabus for the academic year 2019-20 is available on its official website in a pdf format. In addition, CBSE has noticed that in the NCERT books the content in the box has mentioned not applicable for assessment/ exams. However, CBSE has cleared this out that student going for 2020 exams need to prepare content topics also. As the questions also get framed from them.

Class 10th Sample Paper and Marking Scheme 2020
Before appearing in the exam, the students should be aware of the marking scheme and the type of questions which come in the exam. CBSE has released the sample papers and marking scheme for the students appearing in class 10th exams. You can follow simple steps given below to download the sample papers and marking scheme.
Step.1- Firstly, click on the link given on the page to download the sample papers and marking scheme.
Step.2- After this, you will be redirected to a new page with a list of sample papers and marking scheme for all the subjects.
Step.3- The students need to click on the SQP and MS of the desired subject.
Step.4- Once you will click on the link, a new page with the desired pdf will appear on the page.
Step.5- You can check and download the same for future purposes.
Who Can Appear For CBSE 10th Exams 2020?
CBSE 10th exams Feb/ Mar/ Apr 2020 are not only valid for the freshly appeared students. But also for those students who
- Declared fail in 2019
- Got Compartment In July 2019
- Got Compartment in main exams 2019 and not appear for compartment exams in 2019
- passed in 2019 and want to improve their performance in two or three subjects.
- passed in 2014 and want to appear for the exam in Additional Subject.

CBSE Class 10 Exam Pattern 2020
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to make slight changes in the pattern of the board exams. From this year CBSE has included the practical exams in all subjects from this year. Hence the practical exams will be of 20 marks each while the theory paper will be of 80 marks. Along with this, there would be more objective type questions. it means that the descriptive type questions have been reduced this year. Previous year most of the students found their paper easy but at the same time lengthy. Thus, from this year CBSE plans to include more MCQs in the entire paper.
How to Prepare for the Board Examination
Time Table – After the release of the dates its time to buckle up and start the preparation. Starting with a time table which can help you in utilizing and dividing your time in between the subjects. arrange your time table keeping in mind two things, subjects you have stronghold and subjects that have less time to prepare during the examinations.
Start with the Curriculum – NCERT books are the first choice that comes to mind while preparing for the examination. students can take the help of the other books but after finishing the assigned CBSE books. finish the subjects according to the syllabus issued by the CBSE.
Help Books – Students likes to take help of the Help books there is no hiding. But in this there are some help books that are way better the others. this small bunch of good books help students to prepare for the examination as well in practice check some of those books below:
- Maths – by the RD Sharma
- Science – by Lakhmir Singh and Manjit Kaur
- English – Golden guide
- Hindi- Golden guide
- S.S.T- by Dwarka Nath Kundra and B.S. Bawa.
Healthy Diet and Rest– Students needs to take of themself while preparing the examination. Remember you can only appear in the exam if you are alright and for that students need to maintain a healthy diet with lots of green food and proteins. Students need to take breaks in between their studying schedule as well as an 8-hour sleep.
Revision- Students need to also look into the previous year exam paper as well as the sample papers for the revision of the subjects. It happens that the questions from the previous year get repeated.
Official Website – cbse.nic.in
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