CBSE Board Exam 2026 LIVE: Class 10 Computer Applications analysis; IT, AI exams 'easy, well-balanced'

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the CBSE Board 2026 Class 10 Computer Applications, Information Technology, and Artificial Intelligence exams from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. As per subject experts, in CBSE 10th Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence exams, questions were "easy and well-balanced." CBSE Class 12 exam 2026 live

CBSE Class 10 students can access CBSE 10th Computer Applications unofficial answer keys and question papers with solutions, shared by subject experts, to calculate their expected marks.

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CBSE 2026 Class 10 Computer Applications Question Paper Analysis

Students can download unofficial answer keys for all sets, which will help them evaluate their expected marks in the CBSE 2026 Class 10 Computer Application exam available on YouTube.

CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications theory paper carries 50 marks, and the remaining 50 marks are allotted for practical and internal assessments. To pass the CBSE board exams 2026, students must score atleast 33% marks in each subject.

The CBSE Class 10th Computer Application exam pattern is shown in the table below.

CBSE Board Exams 2026 for Class 10

From this year onwards, the CBSE board will conduct Class 10th exams twice a year, as per NEP recommendations. CBSE board exams 2026 for Class 10 phase will end on March 11, and the second phase will be held from May 15 to June 1, as an improvement exam.

CBSE board exams 2026 for Class 12 will end on April 10 for all stream students. As per the board’s guidelines, students must carry their CBSE board admit card 2026 along with their school ID for verification at the centre. More than 25 lakh students have registered for the Class 10 exam, of whom 16 lakh are boys and 10.9 lakh are girls.

Students will be given a 15-minute reading time, from 10:15 am to 10:30 am, to allow them read the question paper before writing the time begins. CBSE authorities have stated that students will not be allowed to enter the exam centre after 10 am.