CBSE Sample Paper 2025 Class 10 Science, Marking Scheme and Important Teacher & Topper Tips

Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE is currently conducting the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Examinations 2025. Ahead of the exams, the board releases a sample question paper for each of the subjects to give a basic idea of how the question papers would be modelled. Check out the CBSE Sample Paper 2025 Class 10 Science subject below along with marking scheme for quick practice.

Marking scheme, also available along with sample paper on the official website cbseacademic.nic.in lists out the points that need to be mentioned in the respective questions for scoring marks. Parents and students are hence advised to carefully go through the marking scheme for the same.

CBSE Sample Paper 2025 Class 10

Class 10 Science Sample Paper | Marking Scheme

Please be informed that sample papers also provide a general idea of the number of questions that would be asked, the general nature of the questions and so on. This is, however, only a sample. The questions would obviously be different.

Teachers still advise students to carefully go through the official CBSE Sample Paper ahead of the exam.

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CBSE Class 10 Science Exam: Important Tips from Teachers & Toppers

1. Carefully go through the NCERT before the examination – all questions would be based on NCERT
2. Make sure that you cover all Activities given in the NCERT Text book, at least 3 questions would be asked from the activities
3. Remember to clearly draw the diagrams (where asked) in the answer sheet and label them – unlabelled diagrams are not given full marks
4. Take your time to answer the MCQ portion of the question paper – students usually loose marks in the MCQ section
5. Focus on all the chapters and do not leave any chapters or rely on choices
6. Practice all the chemical equations given in NCERT and remember any physical changes mentioned along with the chemical reactions. Not providing the physical changes (change in colour, form etc.) would lead to loss of marks
7. Remember to explain the reason clearly and stick to word limit provided.

Apart from these tips, teachers also ask students to utilise the reading time of 15 minutes provided at the beginning of the exam. Going through the question paper should give the student a basic idea of how best to manage the time that has been provided.