The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th 2025 on its official portal. All the latest updates and important information regarding ICSE Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 025 are discussed in this blog post. All the students who want to know all the information related to ICSE passing marks criteria 2025 should read this blog post till the end so that they can get complete information.
CISCE Board has declared different passing marks for theory and practical exams. This means that students who score marks in theory papers and practical papers as per the different passing mark criteria will be considered as passed.
Check ICSE Class 10 Result 2025 Updates
The ICSE passing marks criteria for Class 10th is 35 percent for each subject. Students of ICSE Class 10 are required to score a minimum of 35 percent marks in 5 out of 6 subjects to pass the ICSE exam. Also, students of the tenth class must note that they must score at least 33 percent marks in the overall aggregate.
ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th 2025 Highlights
Candidates are advised to refer to the table given below for important details regarding ICSE Class 10 Exam 2025 and ICSE 10th Passing Marks 2025:
| Name of Board | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Total Number of Students Enrolled | 15 Lakhs |
| Main Subjects | Hindi, English, Science, Social Science, Mathematics, etc. |
| ICSE Class 10 Exam Dates | 18 Feb to 27 March 2025 |
| Exam Types | Theory and Practical |
| ICSE Class 10 Result Date | May 2025 |
| Official Website | cisce.org |
Subject-wise ICSE Passing Marks For Class 10 2025
To get a pass certificate, students of class 10 must secure at least 35% marks in 5 out of 6 subjects and 33% overall passing marks out of 100 in ICSE. 26 marks out of 80 are required to pass in ICSE.
Students must note the subject-wise ICSE 10th passing marks criteria for each exam from the following section.
| Subject | Theory Exam % | Internal Assessment/Practical Exam % | ICSE Passing Marks for Class 10th |
| Group I Passing Marks Criteria – (All Compulsory Subjects) | |||
| English | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Second Language | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| History, Civics, and Geography | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Group II Passing Marks Criteria – (Any 2 or 3 Subjects) | |||
| Mathematics | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Physics, Chemistry, Biology | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Economics | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Commercial Studies | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Modern Foreign Language | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Classical Language | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Environmental Science | 80% | 20% | 35% |
| Group III Passing Marks Criteria – ( Any 1 Subject) | |||
| Computer Applications | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Economic Applications | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Commercial Applications | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Art | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Performing Arts | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Home Science | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Cookery | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Fashion Designing | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Physical Education | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Yoga | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Technical Drawing Applications | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Environmental Applications | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| A Modern Foreign Language | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| Aggregate ICSE 10th Passing Marks | 33% | ||
ICSE Class 10 Grading System of External Examination
In external exams/theory exams, students’ performance in a subject is assessed by grades, with grade 1 being the highest and grade 9 being the lowest. However, only marks from grades 1 to 7 will be recorded on the candidate’s mark sheets and certificates, with distinctions given for higher performance.
| Grade | Standard |
| 1 | Excellent |
| 2 | Very Good |
| 3 | Good (Pass with Credit) |
| 4 | Credit (Pass with Credit) |
| 5 | Credit (Pass with Credit) |
| 6 | Pass |
| 7 | Pass |
| 8 | Fail |
| 9 | Fail |
How to Check ICSE Result 2025 Class 10 Online?
Students who want to download ICSE Board Result 2025 through the official website should follow the steps given below so that they can check their ICSE Class 10th Board Exam Result easily.
- Visit the official Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations website at cisce.org result 2025.
- Towards the right upper corner of the official website homepage, the ICSE board class 10 result link is shown.
- Click on the link showing ICSE Class 10 Result 2025.
- Now, the login window for ICSE 10th Class Result 2025 will be opened on the screen.
- Enter all the details asked on the login window like the Index number, UID, and the Captcha code, and click on ‘show result’
- The result for the ICSE Class 10 Board Exam 2025 will be displayed on the screen.
- Take a print of the ICSE Board result 2025 Class 10 in PDF format and keep it safe for future use.
We hope that all the students who want to know about ICSE passing marks for class 10th will have all the important information after reading this blog post and they will know how many marks a class 10th student has to score to pass the ICSE board exam.
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