Maharashtra HSC English Exam 2026 has taken place today, February 10, and the student reviews on the question paper from an exam centre in Pune have been provided here, along with the subject expert analysis and answer key.
Maharashtra HSC English Exam 2026 Student ReviewsCollegeDekho News Desk, Pune: Maharashtra HSC English Exam 2026 has been conducted today, February 10, from 11 AM to 2 PM, and almost 15 lakh students appeared for the exam in various districts. The CollegeDekho team got in touch with a few students who appeared for the exam in Pune to understand the difficulty level of the question paper, a detailed comparison to previous years' difficulty level and their opinion on the exam. As these are reviews of just a few students, the difficulty level analysis might vary. However, the subject expert analysis on the HSC English question paper 2026 provided here shall give a detailed insight into the exact difficulty level and syllabus coverage.
Maharashtra HSC English Question Paper Student Reviews 2026
The detailed student reviews of the HSC English question paper 2026 are as follows. These reviews are collected from several locations of Pune that include Baner, Ambegaon, Hadapsar and Chandannagar. We are not naming the exact exam centre names, considering the privacy of students.- Ashok from an exam centre located in Baner, Pune expressed, 'I did well in the exam and am hoping to score 65+ marks. I might get full marks in Section 1 as grammar-based questions asked from prose were easy'
- Ravindra from an exam centre located in Chandannagar, Pune, said that 'the paper was okay, but Section 4 Literary Genre seemed tough. I might lose marks in this section, but can score well in all other sections, such as prose, poetry and writing skills. I am expecting to score around 60+ marks'
- Nandini as student from Ambegaon, said in Hindi that 'mera paper bahut acha gaya aaj ka and mai kush hu' (my exam went well today and I am happy). This student is expecting to score over 70 marks
- Prajwal from an exam centre in Baner said in Hindi that 'mujhe paper lengthy nahi laga and chance of 75 marks' (according to him, the paper was not lengthy and he is expecting to score 75 marks'
- Another student (who does not want to share his name) said, 'The paper was easy compared to last year. I felt that the Novel part (section 4) was easy'
- Vandana, a student from a school in Pune, indicated that the paper was tough for her, and her performance was average
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Subject Expert Analysis on Maharashtra HSC English Question Paper 2026
The English question paper of HSC Exams 2026 seemed 'Easy' and not challenging, specifically for students who have mastered the prose and poetry parts along with basic grammar skills. Section I, which consists of prose, had comprehension and grammar-based questions. The grammar-based questions asked in the comprehension were pretty direct from the textbook and lessons. Therefore, solving this section was not challenging for students. Section 2 questions were direct and from important lessons (that were already predicted by English teachers). There were questions from previous years' question papers as well. Here are some of the key takeaways by the subject expert -- Questions asked on the Indian Weavers poem appreciation (Chapter 2.2 in the English Textbook) were pretty doable and easy
- Only the first passage asked in Section 1 was lengthy and time consuming
- The paper was not at all suprising and it was on the expected lines in comparison to previous years' papers
- A few questions asked in the grammar part were directly from the textbook
- Students mastering direct-indirect speech and vocabulary given in the textbook shall score full marks in Section I
- Students who practised writing skills based on the questions/ examples given in the textbook shall fare well in the exam
- Overall, the difficulty level of the paper can be considered easy, similar to the last 2 years' difficulty level
- Questions related to the documentary review were slightly confusing for students
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