CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Maths 2026-27 with Answers and Solutions

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• Sample Papers for January
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Start your board exam practice with the first set of four CBSE Class 10 Maths Standard sample papers. Each paper covers the full syllabus, from Real Numbers to Probability, and follows the official 2026-27 pattern. Answers and detailed solutions for Papers 1 to 4 are available now.
Attempt each paper in 3 hours first, then check your answers step by step.

The November set gives you four more full-length papers to test your speed and accuracy. The solution of Paper 5 is available now. Answers for Papers 6, 7 and 8 will be released in November 2026.
Solve these papers first, note the chapters where you lose marks and compare your method with ours once the solutions go live.

By December, most schools have finished the Class 10 Mathematics syllabus, so this is the right time for regular timed practice. Use Papers 9 to 12 to strengthen high-weightage units like Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry.
Answers and step-by-step solutions for this set will be released in December 2026.

Treat these four papers as your pre-board rehearsal. Sit at a table, set a 3-hour timer and attempt each paper without notes or a calculator, just as you will in the exam hall.
Solutions for Papers 13 to 16 will be released in January 2027, so you can check your own score honestly and fix the gaps before the board exam.

The final set is for last-round revision before the Phase 1 board exam. Practise Papers 17 to 20 to build exam-day speed, careful working and confidence across all seven units.
Answers and solutions for this set will be released in February 2027. Revise your error list from the earlier sets alongside these papers.

1. Finish the NCERT chapters first. A sample paper tests your preparation, so attempt it only after you have completed the chapters it covers.
2. Download one paper and set a strict 3-hour timer. Attempt it in one sitting, without a calculator, as calculators are not allowed in the board exam.
3. Start with Section A to secure the 20 marks of MCQs and assertion-reason questions quickly, but do not spend more than 25 to 30 minutes on it.
4. Write complete steps for 3-mark and 5-mark questions. Marks are given for each correct step, not just the final answer.
5. Draw neat, labelled figures wherever required and use π = 22/7 unless another value is given.
6. Read every case study slowly before choosing a method and read both options of an internal choice before you start writing.
7. When the solutions are released, check your answers line by line and note exactly where you lost marks.
8. Keep a chapter-wise error notebook, revise those chapters from NCERT Solutions and re-attempt the questions you got wrong after a week.

• Subject: Mathematics Standard (Code 041) and Mathematics Basic (Code 241), with the same paper structure but different difficulty levels
• Marks and time: 80 marks theory paper plus 20 marks internal assessment; 3 hours
• Total questions: 38 compulsory questions in five sections, A to E
• Section A: 20 questions of 1 mark each (18 MCQs + 2 assertion-reason)
• Section B: 5 very short answer questions of 2 marks each
• Section C: 6 short answer questions of 3 marks each
• Section D: 4 long answer questions of 5 marks each
• Section E: 3 case-study questions of 4 marks each, with sub-parts of 1, 1 and 2 marks
• Internal choice: in 2 questions each in Sections B, C and D, and in the 2-mark sub-part of every case study
• Unit-wise weightage: Number Systems 6, Algebra 20, Coordinate Geometry 6, Geometry 15, Trigonometry 12, Mensuration 10, Statistics and Probability 11
• Two board exams: Phase 1 (expected from mid-February 2027) is compulsory; Phase 2 (expected in May 2027) is optional for improving marks

Sample papers show you where you stand, but your marks are built on the NCERT textbook. Most questions in the CBSE Class 10 Maths board paper are based on NCERT concepts, examples and exercises. So, before you move to the next set, revise the chapters where you lost marks with our NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths, which explain every exercise step by step. Practise one paper a week, check it honestly once its solutions are released and keep shortening your error list. With 20 solved sample papers and steady NCERT revision, you will walk into the 2027 board exam confident, well practised and ready to score your best.