Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Physics (Classes IX and X): syllabus, papers and marking

A 60-mark theory paper in each year: 12 MCQs, three sets of five-from-eight short answers and two-from-three detailed questions, built chapter by chapter to the Punjab 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 Physics: where the marks go

Matric Physics in Punjab is 150 marks across two years: 60 for Class IX, then 60 theory and a separate 30-mark practical in Class X. All nine boards (Lahore to Sahiwal) set it from one scheme issued through the Punjab Boards Committee of Chairpersons. From the 2025-26 session Class IX runs on the new SLO-based textbook with nine chapters, including a Nature of Science chapter, and the 2026 pairing scheme says how many MCQs and short questions each chapter may carry.

Marks are won in the two-mark short answers, where a definition needs its condition and one exact point, and in the nine-mark detailed question that pairs a derivation or explanation with a numerical. Our papers copy the pairing scheme chapter by chapter, and each lost mark in a marked script is traced back to the concept behind it.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Class IX · MCQs — Multiple Choice (Class IX)15 min128%12 MCQs on a bubble sheet, 1 mark each: two each from chapters 3, 4 and 6, one from every other chapter
Class IX · Subjective — Short and Detailed Answers (Class IX)1 h 45 min4832%Q2–Q4: any 5 of 8 short answers each, 2 marks (30). Q5–Q7: any 2 of 3 detailed questions, 9 marks each, part (a) 4 and part (b) 5 (18)
Class X · MCQs — Multiple Choice (Class X)15 min128%12 MCQs on a bubble sheet, 1 mark each
Class X · Subjective — Short and Detailed Answers (Class X)1 h 45 min4832%Q2–Q4: any 5 of 8 short answers each, 2 marks (30). Q5–Q7: any 2 of 3 detailed questions, 9 marks each, part (a) 5 and part (b) 4 (18)
Class X · Practical — Practical (Class X)—3020%Practical examination sat at the centre, marks added to the theory total

Syllabus outline

  1. Class IX, chapter 1: Physical Quantities and Measurements
  2. Class IX, chapter 2: Kinematics
  3. Class IX, chapter 3: Dynamics
  4. Class IX, chapter 4: Turning Effects of Forces
  5. Class IX, chapter 5: Work, Energy and Power
  6. Class IX, chapter 6: Mechanical Properties of Matter
  7. Class IX, chapter 7: Thermal Properties of Matter
  8. Class IX, chapter 8: Magnetism
  9. Class IX, chapter 9: Nature of Science
  10. Class X (current book): simple harmonic motion and waves, sound, geometrical optics, electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, basic electronics, information and communication technology, atomic and nuclear physics

How each paper is marked here

Where Punjab Matric Physics candidates lose marks

  1. Unit missing or wrong in the final answer — A numerical answer such as 12 instead of 12 m s⁻² usually loses the last mark even when the working is right. Prefixes (milli, micro, femto, kilo) are tested directly.
  2. A definition without its defining condition — Short answers such as uniform acceleration, moment of a force or Pascal’s law need the quantity, the condition and the unit. The loose everyday version scores half.
  3. A derivation that skips an assumption — In derivations (second law, kinetic energy, simple pendulum, hydraulic press) marks are split by step, and an unstated starting condition costs a mark even when the algebra is correct.
  4. Graphs described in words, not drawn — Gradient and area questions on distance-time and velocity-time graphs expect a labelled sketch with axes, not a paragraph.
  5. Free-body diagram with a force missing — Dynamics and equilibrium answers lose everything after the diagram if weight, normal reaction, tension or friction is left out or drawn in the wrong direction.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for Punjab Matric Physics

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Questions teachers ask

Is Class X already on a new book and pattern?
For Class IX the board has published the new-book pairing scheme for Annual 2026. For Class X we use the structure of the latest published Punjab model paper (12 MCQs and 48 subjective marks) and will switch when a new Class X pairing scheme is issued.
Is the practical marked here?
No. Class X carries a separate 30-mark practical sat at the centre; we generate and mark theory papers.
Do all nine Punjab boards use the same papers?
They follow one scheme issued through the Punjab Boards Committee of Chairpersons, and the same pairing schemes and model papers appear on the Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala and Sahiwal board sites.
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 Physics. 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).

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