It's Sunday evening. Two Maths teachers have a question paper due tomorrow.

Yes. The CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 question paper blueprint effective 2025-26 (confirmed unchanged for 2026 by CBSE circular) splits marks across 50% competency-based questions (case-based, source-based, application MCQs), 20% objective MCQs (select-response), and 30% constructed response (short and long-answer). NEP 2020 aligned to reduce rote memorization. SchoolDeck applies this blueprint automatically for CBSE Class 9-12 papers — teachers don't manually calculate proportions. For Class 1-8 the platform uses CBSE-recommended formats appropriate to age.

Typically under 2 minutes for any exam type — CBSE, ICSE, State Board, JEE, NEET, UPSC, or SSC. Select the exam, subject, chapters, difficulty ratio, and question count. The AI assembles the complete paper with OMR sheet, answer key, and step-by-step solutions automatically. Bottleneck is usually the teacher reviewing the blueprint before generation, not the AI rendering — actual generation completes in seconds for typical paper lengths.

Yes. For schools — CBSE (Class 1-12 with 50/20/30 NEP blueprint for Classes 9-12), ICSE, major State Boards including NEP 2020 competency-based question types. For coaching — JEE Mains & Advanced, NEET UG, UPSC Prelims (GS + CSAT), SSC CGL/CHSL, IBPS/SBI banking patterns with OMR sheets and negative marking pre-configured per exam. Schools with attached coaching wings (CBSE day school + JEE/NEET coaching evening batches) get both workflows on one license.

Yes. JEE Mains follows NTA's exact format — 20 MCQs + 10 Integer Type per subject with +4/-1 marking for MCQs and no negative marking for Integer Type. JEE Advanced supports all section types — Single Correct (with negative marking), Multiple Correct (with partial marking), Matrix Match (List I-II), Paragraph-Based, Integer Type — with the section-specific marking schemes JEE Advanced uses. Both with full solutions including step-by-step working.

NEP 2020 competency-based questions test application of knowledge rather than rote recall. CBSE requires 50% of Class 9-12 papers to be in this category. The platform pulls from a curated bank of case-based questions (real-world scenarios followed by sub-questions), source-based questions (extracts followed by analytical questions), Assertion-Reasoning questions, and competency MCQs. Questions tagged to the specific competency tested — useful for post-test weakness analysis. The platform won't generate a paper that violates the 50/20/30 blueprint for CBSE Class 9-12.

Yes. CBSE introduced Skill Subjects including Artificial Intelligence, Financial Literacy, Cybersecurity, and IT for Class 10 onwards, in addition to traditional core subjects. The platform supports paper generation for these following CBSE syllabus and the same competency-based blueprint structure.

Yes. Select specific chapters — Rotational Motion + Work and Energy — and generate a 10 or 20 question Daily Practice Problem sheet quickly. Fresh questions daily without repeating from previous DPPs. This is the most common workflow for coaching institutes running concept-by-concept revision in the final 3 months before JEE/NEET.

Yes. Question papers generate in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali using full Unicode rendering — essential for vernacular medium schools and state board institutions. Math equations and science diagrams render identically across languages. Mixed-language papers (English with Hindi translation alongside) also supported for transition-medium schools.

Yes. Upload institute name and logo once — appears on every paper generated, including OMR sheet and solution booklet. Students see your branding, not SchoolDeck's. Multi-branch coaching institutes can configure a primary brand with branch-specific sub-headers (e.g., "Apex Academy — Kota Centre") for paper traceability across centres.

Continuously. JEE and NEET numerical problems refreshed regularly. UPSC and SSC current affairs questions updated based on recent events so tests don't go stale between exam cycles. CBSE question types updated whenever NCERT revises syllabi or CBSE issues blueprint amendments — most recently when the 50/20/30 NEP-aligned format was confirmed unchanged for 2026 board exams.

Yes. PDF is default for print-ready output. DOCX export available for teachers who need to add last-minute questions or make manual edits before printing. Math equations render correctly in the Word file using native Word equation objects (not images), so they remain editable.