All India Secondary School Examination
All India Secondary School Examination or AISSE or Known as Secondary School Examination or SSE it is also commonly known as the class 10th board exam, is a centralized public examination that students in schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, primarily in India but also in other Indian-patterned schools affiliated to the CBSE across the world, taken at the end of Class 10 .
| Acronym | AISSE, SSE |
|---|---|
| Type | Pen-Paper-based standardized test |
| Administrator | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Skills tested | Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Skill Subjects, General Studies, Health and Physical Education, Work Experience |
| Purpose | Secondary School Completion (Class 10) |
| Duration | 3 hours per subject (Normal Subjects) 2 hours per subject (A few selected subjects) |
| Score range | 165-500 (600 if 6 subjects taken) |
| Offered | Yearly, between February and April (Note: Practical Exams are usually conducted between December and February) |
| Restrictions on attempts | Once. In case of failure, supplementary or compartment exams are usually allowed. |
| Regions |
Foreign:
(Most of the Examination are conducted by CBSE with the help of Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Education of India and The Respective Countries ) |
| Languages | English , Hindi and Languages Choosen to Study in Class 10 |
| Annual number of test takers | Registered Students(2025): 23,85,079
Appeared Students(2025): 23,71,939 Passed Students(2025): 22,21,636 Registered Students(2024): 21,86,940 Appeared Students(2024): 21,65,805 |
| Prerequisites | Intended for Class 10 students in CBSE-affiliated institutions |
| Fee | Usually paid by Students based on Subjects Taken for Conducting of Examination by CBSE |
| Used by | Senior Secondary Schools (for Class 11 admission) and Higher education institute |
| Qualification rate | 93.66%(2025) 93.60% (2024) |
| Website | www |
The board conducts the examination during the period of February–March. Previously it was taken in March to April every year. In this exam, mathematics, science (physics, chemistry, biology Combined in One), and social science (history, geography, political science, economics Combined in One) are compulsory, with any two languages (official language of medium and foreign/schedule languages). Students can also opt skill subject such as information technology, painting, yoga, music or artificial intelligence. Successful candidates are awarded earlier the Secondary School Completion Certificate, a statement of marks, and Currently a migration certificate and Marks Statement Cum Certificate and stating that the candidate has completed secondary schooling and can pursue higher education. For the academic year 2016–17, the Central Board of Secondary Education has revived the old system of syllabus and marking scheme (complete syllabus for All India Secondary School Examination and marks out of 500. India has state exams which done by Various State Examination Board and central exams such As CBSE and CISCE.