Bihar Board Class 10 Blueprint 2026 - Check BSEB 10th Subject Wise Blueprint, Marking Scheme

Bihar Board Class 10 Blueprint 2026: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has significantly focused on objective-based assessment for the last few years. The BSEB 10th exam includes 50% objective-type questions, while the remaining 50% are subjective questions. The objective questions comprise multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and the subjective portion has short and long questions. Bihar board class 10 exams will be held for 80 marks for some subjects with practical exams or internal assessments and the rest for 100 marks. In class 10 , students will have to appear for a total of 6 subjects: 5 compulsory subjects and 1 optional subject. The compulsory subjects include Hindi, Urdu/Sanskrit, Mathematics, Social Science, and English. It is mandatory to pass all five compulsory subjects. The minimum passing marks that students have to score are 30% in each subject individually and an overall aggregate of 30%. Continue reading the article to know more about the Bihar Board Class 10 Blueprint 2026.

What is the Bihar Board Class 10 Blueprint 2026?

The Bihar Board follows the 50-50 format in the BSEB 10th exam, where objective questions will have 1-mark questions and the subjective questions will comprise short and long answer types. The maximum marks that each subject will carry are 100. In the subjects that have an 80 marks theory paper, there will be 80 objective-type questions in section A, out of which 40 questions are compulsory. Each question will carry 1 mark. In the 100 marks paper, there will be 100 objective-type questions of 1 mark each in section A, out of which 50 questions are to be answered. In section B, there will be 30 short-answer-type questions of 2 marks each, out of which any 15 questions are to be answered. Apart from these, there will be 8 long-answer questions of 5 marks each, out of which any 4 questions have to be answered.

Bihar Board Class 10 Subject wise Blueprint 2026

The Bihar Board class 10th students have to study five compulsory subjects and one optional subject. The 5 compulsory subjects include Hindi, English, Mathematics, Social Science, and Science. While students need to choose an optional subject like Urdu or Sanskrit. In this section, we have provided a subject-wise Bihar Board Class 10 blueprint for the academic year 2025-26.

Bihar Board Class 10 English Blueprint 2026

The Bihar Board Class 10 English Exam Pattern 2026 is usually divided into Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Literature. The English exam includes both subjective and descriptive sections, including MCQs, short-answer questions, and long-answer questions. The paper will be 100 marks with a time limit of 3 hours. The paper will have 111 questions in total. There will be unseen passages to test comprehension skills. The Bihar Board Class 10 English Blueprint 2026 has been tabulated below.

Sections	Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Topics covered	Marks
Section A	Objective type questions	100, out of which 50 are to be answered	Prose Poetry Grammar	50 x 1 = 50
Section B	Descriptive type questions	6 questions (internal choices)	Prose Poetry Unseen passages Composition	50 x 1 = 50
Total	-	-		100

Bihar Board Class 10 Hindi Blueprint 2026

The Bihar Board Class 10 Hindi Exam Pattern 2026 consists of unseen passage, composition, textbook, grammar, and supplementary textbook. The textbook (prose and poetry) will be carrying the maximum weightage of 40 marks in the paper, followed by the unseen passage with 20 marks. The grammar and composition each will carry 15 marks in the exam. There will be 2 sections in the Bihar Board Class 10 Hindi question paper and 106 total questions. The detailed BSEB 10th Hindi Blueprint 2026 is given below in the table:

Sections	Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Topics covered	Marks
Section A	Objective type questions	100, out of which 50 are to be answered	Prose, Poetry, Grammar	50 x 1 = 50
Section B	Descriptive type questions	6 questions (internal choices)	Prose, Poetry, Unseen passages, Composition	50 x 1 = 50
Total	-	-		100

Bihar Board Class 10 Math Blueprint 2026

The Bihar Board Class 10 Math Exam Pattern 2026 includes 7 units, where the highest weightage carrying units include Polynomials, Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progression, and Introduction to Trigonometry. The BSEB Class 10 Math question paper comprises 138 total questions, including objective and descriptive. The Math paper is divided into two sections: section A and section B. Go through the detailed Bihar Board Class 10 Math Blueprint 2026 from the table below:

Sections	Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Topics covered	Marks
Section A	Objective type questions	100, out of which 50 are to be answered	Real Numbers Polynomials Linear Equations Quadratic Equations Arithmetic Progression Coordinate Geometry Introduction to Trigonometry	50 x 1 = 50
Section B	Short answer type questions Long answer type questions	30 out of which 15 are to be answered 8 out of which 4 are to be answered		15 x 2 = 30 4 x 5 = 20
Total	-	-		100

Bihar Board Class 10 Science Blueprint 2026

The Bihar Board Class 10 Science Exam Pattern 2026 comprises 5 chapters where Chemical Compounds will be carrying the highest weightage of 25 marks, followed by The Living World of 20 marks. The Science paper will have 110 total questions, including objective and subjective ones. The paper will be held for 2 hours and 45 minutes and the total marks will be 80. The detailed BSEB Board Class 10 Science Blueprint 2026 is mentioned below:

Sections	Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Marks
Section A	Objective type questions	80, out of which 40 are to be answered	40 x 1 = 50
Section B	Short answer type questions Long answer type questions	8 questions, of which 4 are to be answered, and 1 question of 6 marks 8 questions, of which 4 are to be answered, and 1 question of 5 marks 8 questions, of which 4 are to be answered, and 1 question of 5 marks	14 13 13
Total	-	-	90

Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Blueprint 2026

The BSEB Class 10 Social Science Exam Pattern 2026 will have 112 questions, including 80 objective-type (MCQs) and 32 subjective questions. Students must attempt 40 MCQs and select short and long-answer questions from the subjective section. The exam will be 2 hours and 45 minutes long, where 15 minutes will be given for reading. The blueprint of the paper can be checked from the table below:

Sections	Type of Questions	No. of Questions	Marks
Section A	Objective type questions	100, out of which 50 are to be answered	50 x 1 = 50
Section B	Short answer type questions Long answer type questions	History - 6 Short Answer Type Questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 6), out of which any 3 questions are to be answered. Political Science - 4 Short Answer Type Questions (Q. Nos. 9 to 12), out of which any 2 questions are to be answered. Economics - 4 Short Answer Type Questions (Q. Nos. 15 to 18), out of which any 2 questions are to be answered. Geography - 6 Short Answer Type Questions (Q. Nos. 21 to 26), out of which any 2 questions are to be answered. Disaster Management - 4 Short Answer Type Questions (Q. Nos. 29 to 32), out of which any 2 questions are to be answered.	10 8 8 10 4
Total	-	-	90

How to Download Bihar Board Class 10 Blueprint 2026?

Students can check out the following simple steps to download the Bihar Board Class 10 Social Science Blueprint 2026:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the Bihar Board - biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in.
• Step 2: Now on the homepage, select the "Student Section".
• Step 3: Click on the option available for BSEB Class 10 syllabus/exam pattern.
• Step 4: Bihar Board 10th Syllabus 2026 of all subjects will be available in the PDF format.
• Step 5: Download the PDFs and save them for future references.

It is advisable for all the students to start their preparation from the very beginning of the academic session. Try to complete the entire syllabus 2 months before the board exam and be confident.