Confusion, uncertainty prevail as Class X exam blueprint yet to be released in Telangana

A month into the new academic year, the Telangana government is yet to release the Class X examination blueprint. Teachers and students remain uncertain about the question paper pattern, as proposals for revised mark distribution await official approval

Hyderabad: Uncertainty looms over the Class X examination pattern, as the State government is yet to release a question paper blueprint, detailing the structure, such as the number of questions.

In the absence of a blueprint, teachers and students are in the dark about the number of questions, including short and long essay-type questions, and their respective weightage and overall marks, which will be asked in the examination.

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Until the last academic year, the SSC Public Examinations were conducted for a total of 100 marks, with 80 marks for the external examination and 20 for the internal assessments.

However, the Education Department had rolled out a revised structure, doing away with the internal assessment, with the external examination conducted for a total of 100 marks. Although it was announced that internal assessments would continue to be conducted, it was decided not to include the final scores.

As the government announced the scrapping of internal assessment marks for total scores, a new 100-mark question paper has to be developed. However, despite a little over a month into the commencement of the 2025-26 academic year, there has been no blueprint for the question paper so far.

The blueprint should be released well in advance, so that students could be guided and prepared effectively, teachers said, and warned that the last-minute release could lead to confusion and affect students’ performance in the examination.

According to sources in the Education Department, the Class X question paper pattern is likely to change. A proposal — 75 marks for theory-based questions and 25 for objective-type questions, or 80 marks for theory-based questions and 20 for objective questions — is awaiting nod from the State government.

“There were discussions on considering 75 marks for the theory-based questions and 25 marks for objective-type questions. However, no decision has been taken so far,” sources added.