Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Mathematics (Classes IX and X): syllabus, papers and marking
A 75-mark paper in each year: 15 MCQs, then 60 subjective marks. Class IX follows the 13-chapter new book and its 2026 pairing scheme.
PECTAA Smart Syllabus and pairing scheme for Annual 2026 (Class IX, new textbook); Class X from the latest published Punjab model paper · First Annual and Second Annual series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)
Punjab Matric Mathematics: where the marks go
Matric Mathematics in Punjab is 75 marks in Class IX and 75 in Class X (Science group). Each paper opens with 15 MCQs in 20 minutes and then 60 subjective marks in 2 hours 10 minutes. Class IX moved to the new 13-chapter textbook in 2025-26, and the 2026 pairing scheme names which chapters supply the MCQs, which supply the six-from-nine short questions and which pair up in the long questions.
Marks are lost on missing method, sign errors that run through a whole line of working and answers not simplified. Our papers copy the chapter allocation, and marked scripts show the exact line where a step failed.
Paper structure and what we mark
| Paper | Time | Marks | Weight | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class IX · MCQs — Multiple Choice (Class IX) | 20 min | 15 | 10% | 15 MCQs from the whole textbook, 1 mark each |
| Class IX · Subjective — Short and Long Questions (Class IX) | 2 h 10 min | 60 | 40% | Q2–Q4: any 6 of 9 short questions each, 2 marks (36). Q5–Q7: any 2 of 3 long questions, 8 marks each in parts a and b (16). Q8–Q9: any 1 of 2, 8 marks (8) |
| Class X · MCQs — Multiple Choice (Class X) | 20 min | 15 | 10% | 15 MCQs from the whole textbook, 1 mark each |
| Class X · Subjective — Short and Long Questions (Class X) | 2 h 10 min | 60 | 40% | Q2–Q4: any 6 of 9 short questions each, 2 marks (36). Q5–Q9: any 3 long questions, 8 marks each, Q9 compulsory (24) |
Syllabus outline
- Class IX, chapter 1: Real Numbers
- Class IX, chapter 2: Logarithms
- Class IX, chapter 3: Sets and Functions
- Class IX, chapter 4: Factorization and Algebraic Manipulation
- Class IX, chapter 5: Linear Equations and Inequalities
- Class IX, chapter 6: Trigonometry
- Class IX, chapter 7: Coordinate Geometry
- Class IX, chapter 8: Logic
- Class IX, chapter 9: Similar Figures
- Class IX, chapter 10: Graphs of Functions
- Class IX, chapter 11: Loci and Construction
- Class IX, chapter 12: Information Handling
- Class IX, chapter 13: Probability
- Class X (current book): quadratic equations, theory of quadratic equations, variation, partial fractions, sets and functions, basic statistics, introduction to trigonometry, and the chapters on chords, tangents and angles in a circle
How each paper is marked here
- The 15 MCQs are scored automatically against the key.
- Short and long questions are marked with method marks and answer marks separately, so a right method with an arithmetic slip still earns most of the credit.
- Geometry and construction answers are marked on stated reasons and on the construction steps, not only the final figure.
Where Punjab 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 Punjab Matric Mathematics
See a real handwritten script marked by eight examiners at admitportfolio.com/examiners.
Questions teachers ask
- Is the Class X paper the same as Class IX?
- The total is the same (75), but Class IX uses the new 2026 layout and Class X the structure of the latest published Class X model paper, where the long questions are three from five with Q9 compulsory.
- Is there a General Mathematics paper?
- The Humanities group sits General Mathematics at 75 marks per year. This page covers the Science-group Mathematics paper.
- Is this official Punjab Boards marking?
- No. Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Punjab marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for Punjab 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 pectaa smart syllabus and pairing scheme for annual 2026 (class ix, new textbook); class x from the latest published punjab model paper, in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
- Which papers are marked?
- None yet are marked question by question; Class IX · MCQs, Class X · MCQs 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?
- First Annual and Second Annual series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).
Other Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) courses
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Physics (Classes IX and X)
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Chemistry (Classes IX and X)
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Biology (Classes IX and X)
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Computer Science and Entrepreneurship (Class IX)
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) English (Class IX)
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Urdu (Class IX)
- Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Islamiyat (Compulsory) (Class IX)
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