CBSE Class 10 Hindi Weightage 2026 Unit and Chapter-Wise Marks Distribution

CBSE Class 10 Hindi Weightage 2026 : CBSE offers 2 courses in CBSE Class 10 Hindi (Hindi A and Hindi B). Hindi A is the first language, while Hindi B is the second or elective language. The CBSE 10th Hindi exam will carry 80 marks for the theory paper and 20 marks for internal assessment, totaling 100 marks. The theory exam is divided into 4 sections, including reading comprehension/अपठित बोध, practical grammar/व्यावहारिक व्याकरण, textbook and supplementary literature/पाठ्यपुस्तक एवं पूरक पाठ्यपुस्तक, and creative writing/रचनात्मक लेखन. The 20 marks internal assessment includes components such as periodic tests, notebook submissions, projects, portfolios, and listening and speaking skills. You can also check CBSE Class 10 Hindi Syllabus 2025-26 which is structured to assess your proficiency in Hindi through multiple components. Continue reading the article to have more details on the CBSE Class 10 Hindi Weightage 2026 Unit and Chapter-Wise Marks Distribution.

CBSE Class 10 HindI Weightage 2026 Theory Exam

The detailed unit-wise and chapter-wise marks distribution for both Hindi Course A and Course B is given below:

CBSE Class 10 HindI Weightage 2026 Course B

Section	Topics	Weightage	Total Marks
Section A: अपद्वठत बोध	अपठित गद्यांश (Unseen Prose)	7 marks	14 marks
	अपठित काव्यांश (Unseen Poetry)	7 marks
Section B: व्यावहारिक व्याकरण	शब्द और पद (Words and Phrases)	2 marks	16 marks
	अनुस्वार (Anuswar)	2 marks
	उपसर्ग (Prefixes)	4 marks
	स्वर संधि (Vowel Combination)	3 marks
	विराम चिह्न (Punctuation)	2 marks
	अर्थ की दॄष्टि से वाक्य भेद (Types of Sentences by Meaning)	3 marks
Section C: पाठ्यपुस्तक एवं पूरक पाठ्यपुस्तक	गद्य खंड (Prose)	11 marks (5+6)	30 marks
	काव्य खंड (Poetry)	11 marks (5+6)
	पूरक पाठ्यपुस्तक (कॄतिका भाग -1)	8 marks
Section D: कृतिका भाग - 2	गद्य खंड (Prose)	6 marks	20 marks
	काव्य खंड (Poetry)	6 marks
	कृतिका भाग 2	8 marks
Section E: रचनात्मक लेखन	अनुच्छेद लेखन (Paragraph Writing)	5 marks	20 marks
	औपचारिक एवं अनौपचारिक पत्र (Formal & Informal Letter)	5 marks
	चित्र लेखन (Picture Composition)	5 marks
	संवाद लेखन (Dialogue Writing)	5 marks
Total Marks	-	-	80 Marks

CBSE Class 10 Hind Weightage 2026 Course A

Sections	Parameter	Weightage	Total Marks
Section A: Unseen Passage and Poem	अपठित गद्यांश	5 marks	10 marks
	अपठित काव्यांश	5 marks
Section B: Grammar	रचना के आधार पर वाक्य भेद	4 marks	16 marks
	वाच्य	4 marks
	पद परिचय	4 marks
	अलंकार (शब्दालंकार : श्लेष) (अर्थालंकार : उत्प्रेक्षा, अतिशयोक्ति, मानवीकरण)	4 marks
Section C: क्षितिज भाग - 2	गद्यांश के आधार पर	5 marks	14 marks
	गद्य पाठों के आधार पर	2 marks
	काव्यांश के आधार पर	5 marks
	कविताओं के आधार पर	2 marks
Section D: कृतिका भाग - 2	गद्य खंड	6 marks	20 marks
	काव्य खंड	6 marks
	कृतिका भाग – 2	8 marks
Section E: Writing	सामासिक एवं व्यावहारिक जीवन से	6 marks	20 marks
	औपचारिक एवं अनौपचारिक पत्र	5 marks
	ओपचारिक ईमेल अथवा स्ववृत लेखन	5 marks
	विज्ञापन लेखन अथवा संदेश लेखन	4 marks
Total Marks			80 Marks

Also Check CBSE Class 10 Hindi Exam Pattern 2026

CBSE Class 10 Hindi Weightage 2026 Internal Assessment

The CBSE Class 10 Hindi weightage distribution for internal assessment for Hindi A and Hindi B is as follows:

Parameters	Weightage
सामयिक आकलन (Periodic Test)	5 marks
बहुविध आकलन (Notebook Submission)	5 marks
श्रवण तथा वाचन (Subject Enrichment Activities)	5 marks
पोर्टफोलियो (Portfolio)	5 marks
Total Weightage	20 marks

CBSE Class 10 Hindi Question Paper Blueprint 2026

The CBSE Class 10 Hindi question paper pattern for 2026 includes three main types of questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Short Answer Questions, and Long Answer Questions. Here is a breakdown of the CBSE 10th Hindi question paper pattern:

Sections	Type of questions	Topics	Weightage
Section A	Objective Type Questions	Reading Comprehension: Two unseen passages, one prose and one poetry, with multiple-choice questions (14 marks). Grammar: Multiple-choice questions (16 marks). Topics include sentence types based on structure (Rachna ke Aadhar par Vakya Bhed), voice (Vachya), rhetoric (Ras), figures of speech (Alankar), and grammatical profile (Pad Parichay). Literature: Multiple-choice questions from the prescribed textbook, Kshitij Part 2 (10 marks)	40 marks
Section B	Descriptive Questions	Literature: Short and long answer questions from the textbooks, Kshitij Part 2 (Prose and Poetry) and Kritika Part 2 (28 marks). Creative Writing: Various writing tasks, such as paragraph writing, formal or informal letter writing, and short story or email writing (12 marks).	40 marks
Total			80 marks

Given the distribution, the Literature section will contain the highest marks, so it is important to focus on understanding the prose and poetry from the textbooks to improve your vocabulary and grammar naturally. Also, you must have regular practice of writing and grammar, as if you can build conceptual clarity, it will help you to excel in the exam.