The Central Board of Secondary Education has already released all the details related to the CBSE class 10 passing marks criteria 2025, that is, how many marks a class 10th student has to score in each subject to pass the board exam. All the candidates who want to know the complete information related to CBSE Class 10 passing mark criteria 2025. Such candidates should read this blog post completely to get information about the passing mark criteria for both theory and practical papers.
The CBSE Class 10 board exam started from 15 February 2025 and the board Class 10 exam was completed on 18 March 2025. As soon as the board exam is completed, students now want to know about the passing mark criteria and they will get complete information related to the passing mark criteria in this blog post.
CBSE Board has set different passing marks criteria for both theory paper and practical paper and to pass the board exam, students have to pass both theory paper and practical paper separately only then they will be considered to pass the board exam.
CBSE Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 Overview
If we talk about the overall passing marks criteria of the CBSE board exam, then according to the board, only those students who are able to score at least 33% marks in the board exam will be considered to have passed the board exam.
| Name of Exam | CBSE Board Exam 2025 |
| Name of Board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CBSE 10th Board Exam Date 2025 | 15 Feb to 18 March 2025 |
| Mode of Exam | Pen Paper Mode |
| Maximum Marks in Each Subject | 100 Marks |
| Passing Marks in Each Subject | 33 Marks |
| Overall Passing Percentage Marks | 33% |
| CBSE Passing Marks Criteria | Check Here |
To know the complete details related to CBSE Class 10 passing marks criteria 2025, students should know the subject-wise passing mark criteria and you will get complete information about it at the bottom of this blog post.
CBSE Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 Subject-Wise
Now we will know about the subject-wise passing marks criteria of CBSE Class 10. That is, how many marks a student has to score in which subject to be considered passed in the CBSE board exam. So, without any delay, let us know in detail about the passing marks criteria of CBSE Class 10.
Subject-Wise CBSE Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 for Practical Exam
CBSE Education Board has set different passing mark criteria for theory papers and practical papers and now we will know the subject-wise passing mark criteria for theory exams. So any student who wants to know in detail about the passing marks criteria of the theory exam, check the table given below.
| Subjects | Maximum Marks | Passing Marks |
| Mathematics | 80 | 27 |
| Science | 80 | 27 |
| Social Science | 80 | 27 |
| English | 80 | 27 |
| Hindi | 80 | 27 |
| Computer Application | 80 | 27 |
| Other Subject | 80 | 27 |
Subject-Wise CBSE Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 for Practical Exam
Above we have discussed in detail the passing marks criteria for the theory paper. Now we will know in detail about the passing marks criteria set by the board in the practical exam, for which all the candidates should understand the table given below carefully so that they can get all the information related to the passing marks criteria of the practical exam.
| Subjects | Maximum Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exams | Passing Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exams |
| Mathematics | 20 | 6 |
| Science | 20 | 6 |
| Social Science | 20 | 6 |
| English | 20 | 6 |
| Hindi | 20 | 6 |
| Computer Application | 70 | 23 |
| Other Subject | 20 | 6 |
Subject-Wise Overall CBSE Passing Marks Criteria for Class 10
We have seen the separate passing marks criteria for both the theory paper and practical paper of CBSE Class 10 above, now by combining the theory paper and practical paper, now we will know the complete information related to the overall CBSE Class 10 Passing Mark Criteria 2025, for which the candidate must check the table given below once.
| Subjects | Maximum Marks | Passing Marks |
| Mathematics | 100 | 33 |
| Science | 100 | 33 |
| Social Science | 100 | 33 |
| English | 100 | 33 |
| Hindi | 100 | 33 |
| Computer Application | 100 | 33 |
| Other Subject | 100 | 33 |
FAQs
1. What are the passing marks criteria for the CBSE Class 10th theory exam?
Those class 10 student who wants to pass the board exams will have to score at least 27 marks out of 80 to pass the theory exam.
2. What are the passing marks criteria for the CBSE Class 10th practical exam?
Any class 10 student who wants to pass the CBSE practical exam will have to score at least 6 marks in the practical exam which is 20 marks.
3. What is the minimum percentage of marks required to pass the CBSE Board Exam 2025?
Any student who wants to pass the CBSE Board Exam 2025 will have to score at least 33% marks only then he/she will be able to pass the board exam.
4. When will the board release the CBSE Board Exam 2025 result on its official website?
Although no official update has been given about when the board will release the result on its official website, but according to the latest update, the board can release the result of the CBSE Board Exam 2025 on its official website in early May 2025.
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