ICSE Class 10 English Answer Key 2026: Download ICSE Class 10 Answer Key PDFs Here

ICSE 10th English exam will be conducted in February 2026 (tentatively) for the 2026-26 academic session. The board will release the ICSE 10th English answer key 2026 once the exam is over. The answer key for the English exam will consist of the correct answers to questions asked in the exam.

Students can use the answer keys to calculate their expected score in the exam. The board will release the ICSE 10th English Answer Key 2026 a few days later. Meanwhile, we will update here the unofficial keys for ICSE 10th English that students can refer to.

ICSE 10th English Answer Key 2026

Once available, we will update below the link to download the ICSE 10th English Answer Key 2026 and question paper: 

Steps to download the Official ICSE Class 10 English Answer Key 2025 

After the board releases the ICSE Class 10 answer key 2026 for all subjects, students can access it in the PDF format. The step-by-step procedure to download the ICSE class 10 English answer key 2025 is given below. 

• Step 1: Students are required to visit the official website of ICSE at cisce.org. 
• Step 2: Students then need to navigate and visit the ‘Examination’ section under the 'Menu' on the homepage.
• Step 3: Students then need to select the ‘ICSE Examination’ option. 
• Step 3: Students then need to scroll to the ‘Important Download’ section and check for the link mentioning the ‘ICSE Class 10 answer key’.
• Step 4: Students then need to select 'English'. 
• Step 5: Students now need to select Paper I or Paper II, and the answer key will be visible in the PDF format. 
• Step 6: The final step is to download the answer key for future reference.

Refer to the image below, which illustrates the downloading process in detail.

ICSE Class 10 English Answer Key 2025

The ICSE exam 2025 for English comprises two papers. Paper I was on the English Language and was held on 21st Feb 2025, from 11 AM to 1 PM. Paper II was completed on 23rd Feb 2025, from 11 AM to 1 PM and included questions on English Literature.

The official ICSE class 10 English answer key 2025 will be released shortly on the board’s website. Candidates can refer to the table below for the unofficial answer key. 

ICSE Class 10 English Exam Analysis 2025

The ICSE exam 2025 for Paper I contained 5 questions, and students were required to attempt all questions. The question paper under Paper II was divided into four sections. Refer to the table below for a detailed analysis of the exam. 

ICSE Class 10 English Exam 2025: Reviews

Students who appeared in the ICSE exam 2025 for English (Paper I) reported that the overall difficulty level of the exam ranged from easy to moderate. Check the exam reviews for Paper I given below which were collected from the students and subject experts. 

Paper I

• The question paper contained objective, subjective, and descriptive questions.
• Students found that the MCQ portion was easy to answer.
• All topics of the questions were well-allocated from the syllabus. 
• The question paper wasn’t lengthy.
• Most of the questions were direct and knowledge-based.

Paper II

• The overall exam difficulty can be considered moderate. 
• The MCQ portion was quite challenging.
• The exam wasn't too lengthy.
• None of the topics of the questions were out of the syllabus. 
• Students found a similar question paper pattern to the specimen paper.

Download ICSE Class 10 English Answer Key 2023

ICSE class 10 English exam 2023 was held on 27th Feb and 1st March 2023 for papers I and II. The ICSE Class 10 English answer key 2023 was released shortly after the exam. The table below contains the answer key for the ICSE English exam 2023, which candidates can download in PDF format.

ICSE Class 10 English Exam Analysis 2023

Students should review the answer key to assess the overall difficulty level of the exam and the ICSE exam pattern. The answer key will also help students to get a clear insight into the marking allocation. 

Students can also practice the ICSE previous years’ question papers to get detailed information regarding the section-wise analysis and the pattern of each question. Check the table below to get an overview of the ICSE exam for English from the previous academic year.