Bengali is one of the optional subjects in vernaculars for the students of class 10 as provided by the Jharkhand Board. This subject is preferable for all non-Hindi students studying under the Jharkhand Board.

Division of Paper:

The Bengali paper is primarily divided into three sections viz. Group A, Group B and Group C. The last group is further divided into two subgroups. The paper consists of a total of 20 questions, 10 in the first group, 4 in second and two in each of the subgroup of the third group.There are choices in the questions as in the students are required to answer 15 questions out of all.

Time allotted for the Examination and the marks:

The paper is of 100 marks with allotted time duration of 3 hours.

Paper Pattern:

The first group in the paper consists of ten objective type questions each of which has four alternatives with one right option. All the questions are compulsory carrying 1 mark each. The second group has four questions out of which any two is to be answered with a total of 20 marks. The first subgroup in the last group contains comprehension type questions out of which one are to be attempted. The last subgroup includes two compulsory grammar based questions. The subgroups carry 10 marks each.