ICSE Class 10 Mathematics Question Paper 2026 with Solutions

About this paper

This is the ICSE Class 10 Mathematics paper for the 2026 board examination, code T26 511. It is set for 80 marks, with three hours to write after 15 minutes of reading time. Section A is compulsory and worth 40 marks, beginning with fifteen one-mark multiple-choice questions, followed by structured questions. Section B is worth 40 marks, and any four of Questions 4 to 10 are to be attempted. Topics run from GST, shares and recurring deposits to circles, similarity, statistics and mensuration. The school provides mathematical tables and graph paper, and all working must be shown. The pages are questions only, with no solutions.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

Maths

Year

2026

Paper code

T26 511

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

10

Pages

16

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  40 marks

  Questions 1–3, all compulsory. Question 1 has 15 one-mark multiple-choice items; Questions 2 and 3 are structured questions

• Section B

  40 marks

  Questions 4–10; attempt any four

Topics covered

• Ratio and proportion
• GST
• Recurring deposits
• Shares and dividends
• Arithmetic and geometric progressions
• Quadratic equations
• Circles and tangents
• Similarity of triangles
• Mensuration
• Statistics, histograms and ogives
• Probability
• Heights and distances

Questions from this paper

1. (x + 3), 1, (3x − 7) and −5 are in proportion. Find x.
2. The marked price of a refrigerator is ₹12000 and the GST paid by the customer is ₹2160. Find the rate of GST.
3. The fourth and seventh terms of an A.P. are 60 and 114. Find the first term, the common difference and the sum of the first 10 terms.
4. Prove that (sec θ − cos θ)(cosec θ − sin θ) = sin θ cos θ.
5. A TV set of cost price ₹20000 is marked at ₹24000 and sold at a 10% discount. For an intra-state sale with GST at 12%, find the discounted price and the amount the customer pays.
6. From a point 100 m away, the angles of elevation of the top and the foot of a flagpole on a building are 33° and 31°. Find the height of the flagpole to the nearest metre.