ISC 2026 Telugu Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Telugu paper, code 815, from the 2026 CISCE board examination. It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes extra for reading only, and it has 15 questions. Section A (Language, 40 marks) is compulsory: a composition of about 400 words in Telugu, a comprehension to be answered in Telugu, and grammar with sentence rewriting and idioms. Section B (Literature, 40 marks) asks for any four questions from any three of Gadya Mandaram, Padya Mandaram, Varasatvam and Dharma Vijayam. Each book has an extract and two long answers. One essay topic is online business and the harm it can do. This copy has the questions only. Telugu questions below are translated.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Telugu

Year

2026

Paper code

815

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

11

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A (Language)

  40 marks

  Questions 1–3, all compulsory: a composition of about 400 words (15 marks), a comprehension to be answered in Telugu, and grammar with sentence rewriting and idioms

• Section B (Literature)

  40 marks

  Any four of Questions 4–15, ten marks each, from any three of Gadya Mandaram, Padya Mandaram, Varasatvam and Dharma Vijayam. Each book has one extract (1 + 2 + 2 + 5) and two long answers

Topics covered

• Online business
• Students and national development
• Presence of mind in a crisis
• A favourite poet or writer
• Social festivals
• Old-age homes
• Reading comprehension
• Sentence rewriting and idioms
• Gadya Mandaram
• Padya Mandaram
• Varasatvam
• Dharma Vijayam

Questions from this paper

1. Explain what conveniences online business, now common in society, gives people, and illustrate with an example any harm it can cause.
2. Write an essay on the role of today's students in the development of the nation, and explain how they can contribute.
3. When an unexpected danger comes, one should think quickly and find a way out. Write an essay explaining this.
4. Prove the saying that a thieving friend is worse than an open enemy, by writing either a story or an incident.
5. Write about a poet or writer you like, with a few examples and the reasons you like their work.
6. Choose one and write on its main points: social festivals, or old-age homes, their causes, and the changes society needs.