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CBSE Class 10 Maths: final exam countdown

A 12-day checklist for the run-up to the exams: the topics Examiner Insights ranks highest, the most common mistakes, then a full timed paper. Tick each day off; your ticks are saved in this browser only.

Start day 1

The Maths board exam: confirmed dates

CBSE had not published the 2027 main board exam timetable when we last checked (5 October 2026). Check your board’s timetable: CBSE timetable · our exam dates page.

Your 12-day checklist

  1. Day 1

    Algebra: quadratics, AP, linear equations, polynomials

    Revise

    Notes · Practise Class 10 chapters · What the examiners say

  2. Day 2

    Triangles and circles (proofs and theorems)

    Revise

    Notes · Practise Class 10 chapters · What the examiners say

  3. Day 3

    Trigonometric identities and heights and distances

    Revise

    Notes · Practise Class 10 chapters · What the examiners say

  4. Day 4

    Grouped-data statistics and probability

    Revise

    Notes · Practise Class 10 chapters · What the examiners say

  5. Day 5

    Surface areas, volumes and areas related to circles

    Revise

    Notes · Practise Class 10 chapters · What the examiners say

  6. Day 6

    Skipping steps the marking scheme rewards

    Check this mistake

    Read the fix on Examiner Insights, then find one question where you made it in My mistakes.

  7. Day 7

    Sign and arithmetic slips

    Check this mistake

    Read the fix on Examiner Insights, then find one question where you made it in My mistakes.

  8. Day 8

    Trigonometric identities: proofs without clear steps

    Check this mistake

    Read the fix on Examiner Insights, then find one question where you made it in My mistakes.

  9. Day 9

    Mensuration: units, π and squaring the radius

    Check this mistake

    Read the fix on Examiner Insights, then find one question where you made it in My mistakes.

  10. Day 10

    Statistics: median class versus modal class

    Check this mistake

    Read the fix on Examiner Insights, then find one question where you made it in My mistakes.

  11. Day 11

    Sit a full sample paper (3 hours, no calculator) under timed conditions

    Full paper

    Sample papers (the Section A answer key is open to everyone; every other marking scheme opens with a free account).

  12. Day 12

    Formula sheet, equipment and an early night

    Last day

    Read the formula sheet once, pack your equipment, and stop revising early.

More for the final weeks

Other plans for CBSE Class 10 Maths: Pre-board prep · Back to school · Results day · 30-day challenge · all exam-season plans