KPK Boards Matric (SSC) Mathematics (Classes IX and X): syllabus, papers and marking
A 75-mark paper per year: 15 MCQs, a 36-mark short-question section and a 24-mark long-question section.
SLO-based model papers and Tables of Specification for SSC (KPTBB books), BISE Peshawar, 2023–24 · Annual-I and Annual-II series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)
KPK Matric Mathematics: where the marks go
KPK Matric Mathematics is 75 marks in each of Class IX and Class X: 15 MCQs in 20 minutes, a 36-mark short-question section (any 9 questions of 4 marks) and a 24-mark long-question section, together in 2 hours 40 minutes. In Class IX the long section is four questions of 6 marks; in Class X it is three of four questions at 8 marks.
The Class X Table of Specification gives Quadratic Equations, Theory of Quadratic Equations and Introduction to Trigonometry about 10 percent each, and puts the long questions on the geometry units (projection of a side, chords of a circle, angle in a segment, practical geometry). Our papers follow that allocation and mark method and answer separately.
Paper structure and what we mark
| Paper | Time | Marks | Weight | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class IX · Section A — Multiple Choice (Class IX) | 20 min | 15 | 10% | 15 MCQs on a response sheet, 1 mark each |
| Class IX · Section B — Short Questions (Class IX) | 2 h 40 min (B and C) | 36 | 24% | Any 9 short questions, 4 marks each |
| Class IX · Section C — Long Questions (Class IX) | — | 24 | 16% | Any 4 long questions, 6 marks each |
| Class X · Section A — Multiple Choice (Class X) | 20 min | 15 | 10% | 15 MCQs on a response sheet, 1 mark each |
| Class X · Section B — Short Questions (Class X) | 2 h 40 min (B and C) | 36 | 24% | Any 9 of 12 short questions, 4 marks each |
| Class X · Section C — Long Questions (Class X) | — | 24 | 16% | Any 3 of 4 long questions, 8 marks each |
Syllabus outline
- Class IX: matrices and determinants; real and complex numbers; logarithms; algebraic expressions and formulas; factorisation and manipulation; linear equations and inequalities; basic statistics; congruent triangles, parallelograms and related geometry (the Table of Specification lists learning outcomes, not chapter titles)
- Class X, unit 1: Quadratic Equations
- Class X, unit 2: Theory of Quadratic Equations
- Class X, unit 3: Variations
- Class X, unit 4: Partial Fractions
- Class X, unit 5: Sets and Functions
- Class X, unit 6: Basic Statistics
- Class X, unit 7: Introduction to Trigonometry
- Class X, unit 8: Projection of a Side of a Triangle
- Class X, unit 9: Chords of a Circle
- Class X, unit 10: Tangent to a Circle
- Class X, unit 11: Chords and Arcs
- Class X, unit 12: Angle in a Segment of a Circle
- Class X, unit 13: Practical Geometry: Circle
How each paper is marked here
- The fifteen MCQs are scored automatically against the key.
- Short and long questions are marked with separate method and answer marks.
- Geometry answers are marked on reasons and on the construction, not only the figure.
Where KPK Matric Mathematics candidates lose marks
- Method not shown — A bare final answer on a four- or eight-mark question forfeits the method marks; show the formula and each substitution.
- Sign errors when expanding or transposing — A dropped minus sign in factorisation, quadratic or logarithm work carries through every later line and is rarely rescued.
- Constructions and proofs without justification — Geometry answers need the stated reason beside each step (given, theorem, construction), not just the conclusion.
- Wrong form of the answer — Answers left as unsimplified fractions, surds or decimals to the wrong accuracy lose the final mark.
- Graph or diagram without scale and labels — Coordinate geometry, statistics and trigonometry diagrams earn marks for the scale, axes and labelled points.
Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for KPK Matric Mathematics
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Questions teachers ask
- Why are Class IX and Class X long sections different?
- The published model papers set four six-mark questions in Class IX and three eight-mark questions in Class X; we follow each.
- Is General Mathematics covered?
- No. This page covers the Science-group Mathematics paper.
- Is this official KPK Boards marking?
- No. Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for KPK Matric Mathematics. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
- Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
- No. Every Classes IX and X paper here is original and written to the slo-based model papers and tables of specification for ssc (kptbb books), bise peshawar, 2023–24, in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
- Which papers are marked?
- None yet are marked question by question; Class IX · Section A, Class X · Section A are scored instantly. Practical exams sat at the centre are not marked here.
- How is the next paper chosen?
- From the marks a student lost: the concepts behind them are ranked by marks dropped, and the new paper weights those topics. It is the same syllabus and structure, with new questions.
- When are the exams?
- Annual-I and Annual-II series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).
Other KPK Boards Matric (SSC) courses
- KPK Boards Matric (SSC) Physics (Classes IX and X)
- KPK Boards Matric (SSC) Chemistry (Classes IX and X)
- KPK Boards Matric (SSC) Biology (Classes IX and X)
- KPK Boards Matric (SSC) English (Classes IX and X)
- KPK Boards Matric (SSC) Urdu (Class IX)
- KPK Boards Matric (SSC) Computer Science (Class IX)
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