Puducherry Board 9th Class Pattern 2026

Puducherry Board 9th Exam Pattern 2026

The Puducherry Board Class 9 exam consists of a written paper and a practical exam. The written paper carries 80 marks and the practical exam carries 20 marks.

The following is the detailed Puducherry Board 9th Exam Pattern:

1. Written Exam Pattern

Subject	No. of Ques.	Total Marks
Mathematics	20	80
Science	20	80
Social Science	20	80
English	20	80
Other Languages	20	80

• The written exam consists of a total of 100 marks.
• The question paper consists of objective-type questions, short-answer questions, and long-answer questions.
• The duration of the written exam is 3 hours.

2. Practical Exam Pattern

Subject	Total Marks
Mathematics	20
Science	20
Social Science	20
English	20
Other Languages	20

• The practical exam carries a total of 20 marks.
• The practical exam is conducted for a duration of 3 hours.
• The practical exam is based on the syllabus covered in the written exam.

NOTE: The marks obtained in the practical exam are added to the marks obtained in the written exam to calculate the total marks for the Puducherry Board 9th exam.