ISC Exam Pattern 2025: Know more about latest Exam pattern, Question Types and Marking Scheme

Theory Paper will have four sections

Section-1 (20 marks)

Students need to write a composition which should comprise 400-450 words.

Section-2 

In this section, students need to write an article, review or report on a given point. (15 marks)

Students also need to write a proposal on a given situation. (10 marks)

Section-3

This section will include short questions and grammar & structure based questions.(15 marks)

Section-4

This section will include unseen passages in which questions need to read and give answers. (20 marks)

Project work also will have 2 sections

Section-1

This section will include listening and speaking skills. (10 marks)

Section-2

In this section an examiner will visit the school to test students’ assessment. (10 marks)

Theory Paper

The Theory Paper will have two parts where part-1 will weightage 20 marks and part-2 will weightage 60 marks.

Part-1

Part-1 will include short questions related to fundamental factual knowledge and understanding of Syllabus.

Part-2

Part to will comprise 5 long questions each question will have weightage of 12 marks

Project work

Students have to undergo a project which might include a case study, a local history, Field visit or book review and film review.

Project should be at least 2000 words.

Theory

Theory paper will comprise of 80 Marks which will include short and long questions

Project work

Project work will include of 20 marks

The theory paper will have two sections

Section-1 will weigh 20 marks which will include short questions, testing knowledge and fundamental aspects of all the Subjects.

Section-2 will weigh of 60 marks which will consist of 8 questions and students need to answer any 5 questions, each question will comprise 12 marks

Project work

Students need to make a project on any topic given by teacher which will be assessed by teacher and will comprise of 20 marks

Theory

Section-A will comprise 65 marks students will need to answer following questions from it.
Relations and functions- 10 marks
Algebra- 10 marks
Calculus- 32 marks
Probability- 13

Section-B will comprise 15 marks students will need to answer the following questions
Vectors- 5 marks
Three- dimensional geometry – 6 marks
Application of integrals- 4 marks
Or
Section-C
Application of calculus- 5 marks
Linear regression – 6 marks
Linear programming – 4 marks

Project work

Students have to make 2 projects one from section-A and one either from section-B or from Section-C. Project will be examined by Subject teacher and a visitor. Then, it will be approved by council. Each project will comprise 10 marks.