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Kerala SSLC Class 10 Exam Pattern 2022-23, Marking Scheme, Evaluation Criteria

PriyankaUpdated On: September 13, 2022 03:24 pm IST

The new Exam Pattern of Kerela SSLC 2022-23 is made available on keralapareekshabhavan.in. Kerala Board of Public Examinations (KBPE) provides the Kerala SSLC Syllabus 2023 in PDF format.

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Kerala SSLC Class 10 Exam Pattern 2022-23: Students should be familiar with the exam structure for the Kerala class 10 board exams after learning about the Kerala SSLC syllabus for 2022–2023. The exam format will acquaint students with the scoring system, time allotted for the exam, total number of questions, and sorts of questions that may be asked. It would assist the students in effectively preparing for the exam and performing well in the Kerala SSLC/ 10th Result 2022-23.

Due to the fact that the Kerala SSLC Exams won't start until March 2022, students still have plenty of time to study. To pass this test with high marks, students must arrange their studies appropriately and start in plenty of time. There are six non-language papers—Science, Mathematics, and Social Science—and three language papers in the Kerala SSLC syllabus 2022-23. The overall score for each language paper will be 100; for all other subjects, each question paper will have a character limit of 50.

To pass the exams, students need to score 35% marks. It will be easier for students to prepare for the exam if they are familiar with the format, amount, and sorts of questions that will be asked. Students can then effectively study for their exam as a result. To improve their accuracy and time management, students taking the Kerala SSLC exams in 2022–2023 could practise previous years' question papers.

Quick Links:

Kerala SSLC Syllabus 2022-23Kerala SSLC Time Table 2023 - Kerala Board 10th Exam Time Table
Kerala SSLC Class 10 Previous Year Question Papers Download PDFsKerala SSLC Result 2023

Kerala Class 10 Exam Pattern 2022-23 Highlights

Kerala Class 10 Exam Pattern highlights are added below:

  • Each subject's 60% of subjects are chosen as focus area topics.
  • 30% of the questions will come from the remaining lessons, with the remaining 70% of the questions coming from the focus area.
  • There should be 50% more questions on the exam to provide students more options. In other words, for a 60-mark exam, 120 questions will be asked, 84 of which will be chosen at random from the target area.

Exam Name

Kerala Class 10 

Conducting Body

Kerala Board of Public Examinations (KBPE)

Category

Exam Pattern

Frequency of Exam

Once in an Academic year

Exam Mode

Offline

Duration of Exam

3 Hours

Question Paper (Marks)

100 marks (Theory marks + Internal Assessments)

Negative Marking

No Negative Marking

Official Website

kbpe.org

Kerala SSLC Exam Pattern 2022-23

Kerala provided detailed information about their Class 10 Exam Pattern for 2022–2023 on their official website. In this area, we've provided information about the exam format, which is listed in the table below.

Subject Name

Number of Marks

Time Duration 

  • First Language
  • Malayalam
  • Tamil
  • Kannada
  • Urdu
  • Gujarati
  • Additional English
  • Additional Hindi
  • Sanskrit (Academic)
  • Sanskrit Oriental (For Sanskrit Schools)
  • Arabic (Academic)
  • Arabic Oriental (For Arabic Schools)

80

2 ½ Hours

  • Second Language
  • Malayalam
  • Tamil
  • Kannada
  • Special English
  • Fisheries Science (Fisheries Technical School)
  • Sanskrit Oriental Paper-II (For Sanskrit Schools)
  • Arabic Oriental Paper-II (For Arabic Schools)

80

2 ½ Hours

English

80

2 ½ Hours

Hindi

40

1 ½ Hours

Mathematics

80

2 ½ Hours

Social Science

80

2 ½ Hours

Physics

40

1 ½ Hours

Chemistry

40

1 ½ Hours

Biology

40

1 ½ Hours

Marks Distribution for SSLC March 2022 (80 Mark Examination)  

Type of Question

Total available Questions from Focus Area

Focus area questions to be attended

Total available Questions from Non-Focus Area

Non-Focus area questions to be attended

1 Mark Questions

6

4

4

4

2 Mark Questions

5

3

3

2

4 Mark Questions

5

3

2

1

6 Mark Questions

4

3

3

2

8 Mark Questions

3

2

Total Marks

84

56

36

24

Marks Distribution for SSLC March 2022-23 (40 Mark Examination)

Type of Question

Total available Questions from Focus Area

Focus area questions to be attended

Total available Questions from Non-Focus Area

Non-Focus area questions to be attended

1 Mark Questions

6

4

3

3

2 Mark Questions

1

1

2

1

3 Mark Questions

4

3

1

1

4 Mark Questions

3

2

2

1

5 Mark Questions

2

1

Total Marks

42

28

18

12

Kerala SSLC Passing Marks 2022-23 Subject-wise

Below table shows subject wise criteria for Kerala board 10th passing marks 2022-23:  

Subjects

Total Score

SSLC passing marks 2022

First Language

100

30

English

100

30

Hindi

50

15

Social Science

100

30

Physics

50

15

Chemistry

50

15

Biology

50

15

Mathematics

100

30

Information Technology (Practical)

40

12

Total

640

192

How Kerala SSLC passing marks 2022 are evaluated for CCE and Written exams?

Candidates taking the class 10 exams for the Kerala Board should be aware of the marking scheme below in order to achieve the KBPE SSLC Passing Marks 2022–23. English, Hindi, and any other native language are the three language subjects offered by the Kerala board of SSLC. There are also six non-language topics (Mathematics, Social science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Information Technology)

Subjects

Score for CCE

Score for Written Examination

First Language

20

80

English

20

80

Hindi

10

40

Social Science

20

80

Physics

10

40

Chemistry

10

40

Biology

10

40

Mathematics

20

80

Information Technology (Practical)

10 + 20 (practical)

10

Kerala SSLC 2022-23 Grading System

Class 10 passing scores for the Kerala board in 2022 are assessed using a 9-point grading scale for the Kerala 10th syllabus in 2023. To understand the grade position and percentage range of the grades, candidates can refer to the grading system below:  

Grade

Range

A+

90%-100%

A

80%-89%

B+

70%-79%

B

60%-69%

C+

50%-59%

C

40%-49%

D+

30%-39%

D

20%-29%

E

Below 20%

How Kerala SSLC Grade Positions 2022-23 are Evaluated?

Similar to the previous table, the following chart demonstrates how the grade position is evaluated for Kerala SSLC passing grades 2022–2023

Grade

Grade Value

Grade Position

A+

9

Outstanding

A

8

Excellent

B+

7

Very Good

B

6

Good

C+

5

Above Average

C

4

Average

D+

3

Marginal

D

2

Needs Improvement

E

1

Needs Improvement

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