Tamil Nadu Board Passing Marks Criteria 2025 - Check TN 10, 12 Passing Marks Criteria

Tamil Nadu Board Passing Marks Criteria 2025 is 35%. For classes 10th and 12th, you are required to achieve 35 marks out of a total of 100 in each subject to pass. Check details here.

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Tamil Nadu Board Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 2025
Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025
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Tamil Nadu Board Passing Marks Criteria 2025 is 35%. You are required to score a minimum of 35% marks in each subject to pass successfully in classes 10 and 12. For 10th class, the theory paper for each subject is conducted for 100 marks, except for Science, in which the theory paper is conducted for 75 marks and the practical is conducted for 25 marks. Out of 75 marks, you are required to score 20 marks, and in practicals, you are required to score 15 marks to pass. For 12th, you must achieve 35% marks in each subject to pass; however, for language papers, you are required to score 25 out of 90 to pass. If you are unable to secure the passing marks, you can appear for the compartment exam. The passing criteria for the compartment exams are also similar to the main exams. Check out more information about the Tamil Nadu Board Passing Marks Criteria 2025 below:

Tamil Nadu Board Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria 2025

To pass 10th class, you are required to score a minimum of 35 marks out of 100 in each subject. In Science subjects comprising a practical paper, you must score 20 marks out of 75 in theory and 15 marks out of 25 in the practical paper to pass. Check the Tamil Nadu 10th Passing Marks Criteria 2025 here:

Part	Subject	Paper	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks to be Obtained for Pass
Part I	Tamil (Compulsory)	Paper I	100	-
Part I	Tamil 035 (Compulsory)	Paper II	100	-
Part II	English	Paper I	100	-
Part II	English	Paper II	100	35
Part III	Mathematics	-	100	35
	Science	-	100	35
	Social Science	-	100	35
Part IV	Optional Language (Telugu, Arabic, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, French, Urdu)	-	100	Not Prescribed

Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025

In class 12th, the minimum passing marks are 35%. You must score 25 out of 90 marks for languages and subjects without practical papers to pass. For the subjects consisting of theory and practical, you must have secured a minimum of 15 out of 70 marks in theory and must have appeared for the practical to pass. Lastly, for vocational subjects, you must score at least 20 out of 75 marks and practical to pass. Check the subject-wise Tamil Nadu 12th Passing Marks Criteria 2025 :

Exam	Minimum Passing Marks
Theory Papers	35%
Subjects with Practical Theory – 70 marks Practical – 20 marks Internal – 10 marks	15 marks in the theory exam and a total of 35 marks No minimum marks for practical, but attendance is compulsory
For Languages and Subjects with no practical paper	A minimum of 25 out of 90 marks
For vocational subjects consisting of practicals only	A minimum of 20 marks out of 75 marks in the practical.

You are required to score the minimum passing marks in each subject to pass successfully. If you fail to do so, you will be required to apply for the compartment exams. Make sure to achieve the minimum passing marks in both theory and practical papers, or as per the rules and regulations published by DGE Tamil Nadu.

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FAQs

What are the passing marks for Tamil Nadu 12th practicals?

There are no minimum marks for practical papers, but it is compulsory to appear for the practical papers to pass.

What are the passing marks for Tamil Nadu 12th English?

You must score 25 out of 90 marks for languages and subjects without practical papers to pass. Similarly, for Tamil Nadu 12th English, you must score 25 marks in theory to be declared pass.

What are the pass marks for Tamil Nadu 10th?

The pass marks for Tamil Nadu 10th are 35%. You are required to score a minimum of 35% marks out of 100 to pass; however, for science subjects, out of 75 marks, you are required to score 20 marks, and in practicals, you are required to score 15 marks to pass.

What are the Tamil Nadu Board Passing Marks out of 100?

Tamil Nadu Board Passing Marks out of 100 are 35%. You are required to achieve 35 marks out of a total of hundred to successfully pass and obtain the marksheet.

What are the total marks for Tamil Nadu 12th?

There are two language papers followed by 3 electives and one additional subject included in the curriculum for Tamil Nadu 12th which makes the total number of marks for the curriculum around 500 or 600.

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Midterm blue print of maths 2025-26

-milanaUpdated on November 09, 2025 05:22 PM

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Do you also send answer sheet

-Sonali beheraUpdated on November 06, 2025 12:46 PM

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Dear Student,

Please specify the entrance exam name for which you seek the answer sheet.

Blueprint me questions kese kese aayege chote bde

-ramesh meenaUpdated on November 10, 2025 10:09 AM

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Nikkil Visha, Content Team

Dear Student,

The RBSE Class 12 Blueprint provides information about the marking scheme and types of questions for all the subjects. You can check the blueprint to get detailed information. You can also go through the previous year's question paper and model papers to understand the format of the paper.