Overview
- The March 7 paper ran in a single nationwide shift with a 10:15–10:30 am reading period and the 10:30 am–1:30 pm main exam.
- All four sections—History, Geography, Political Science and Economics—were represented in a format mirroring CBSE sample papers and competency-based assessment.
- Experts across outlets described the difficulty as easy to moderate, noting direct wording and heavy reliance on NCERT that favored well-prepared students.
- Case- and map-based questions were widely called straightforward and scoring, though a few MCQs were described as tricky.
- Minor issues flagged by reviewers included an error in a map item, incorrect options in one MCQ, and a picture not in the textbook, while most students finished on time despite some demanding long-answer prompts such as body mass index and soil formation.