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CBSE English Paper Generator — Code 184 (X) & 301 (XII)

Setting an English paper means matching the blueprint exactly. A whole evening — or a few minutes to Code 184.

This is the English subject generator — it builds to the real CBSE codes, Class 10 Code 184 and Class 12 English Core Code 301: the reading passage, the writing and grammar sections, and the literature extracts, in the board's weightage, with an answer key.

For CBSE English teachers · Code 184 (Class 10) + Code 301 (Class 12 Core) · reading · writing · grammar · literature · Hindi-medium support.

See the Code 184 blueprint →
In plain English

This is the English subject generator within SchoolDeck's AI question-paper feature — the page that produces a CBSE English paper to the actual board blueprint. What makes it the English page is that it builds to the verified English codes: Class 10 English (Language & Literature) Code 184 and Class 12 English Core Code 301. It owns the structure unique to an English paper — the unseen-passage reading section, the writing formats, the grammar section, and the literature extract-based questions on the prescribed texts — in the board's weightage, with an answer key and Hindi-medium support. The sibling subjects own their own codes: Maths (041/241/065), Science (086), Social Science (087). The scheme and grading are the examinations feature.

Code 184
Class 10 English
Language & Literature
Code 301
Class 12
English Core
4 sections
reading · writing
grammar · literature
Hindi-medium
bilingual paper
support built in
A real paper · CBSE Class 10 English · Code 184 blueprint

The four sections an English paper actually has — and what makes each one English.

An English paper isn't a question bank you draw from like Maths. Each section behaves differently, and the generator builds each to the Code 184 blueprint. Here's the structure it produces — and why English needs its own generator, not a generic one.

English paper blueprint · Class 10 · Code 184 To the board structure
SectionBuilt to codeWhat makes it English-specific
Reading184 · Section Aan unseen passage with comprehension questions — generated from a passage, not pulled from a bank
Writing184 · Section Bprescribed formats (letter, notice, analytical paragraph) in the board's style
Grammar184 · Section Bediting, gap-fill, transformation — the board's question types
Literature184 · Section Cextract-based + reference-to-context questions tied to the prescribed texts
Full paperCode 184 weightage→ assembled with answer key, Hindi-medium optional
The reading and literature rows are the point: English can't be generated like a numerical subject. The reading section is built from a passage, and literature is tied to the set texts a class has studied — which is exactly why English has its own generator built to Code 184/301, distinct from the Maths and Science generators. (Section-to-code mapping is illustrative of structure; the live generator follows the current board blueprint.)
Where setting an English paper goes wrong

Four ways a hand-built English paper misses the blueprint.

An evening per paper

Finding a fresh unseen passage, framing comprehension questions, picking literature extracts and balancing the sections to the board weightage is an evening's work — repeated for every set and every class.

The weightage drifts

Built by hand, the section proportions slip — too much literature, too little grammar — and the paper no longer matches what Code 184 or 301 actually specifies, so it doesn't prepare students for the real one.

The same passages recycled

Under time pressure, the same comprehension passages and extracts come round again, students recognise them, and the paper stops testing anything.

A generic tool that isn't English

A one-size generator treats English like a question bank, missing that reading is passage-based and literature is tied to set texts — so the output isn't really a CBSE English paper at all.

How the English generator works

Pick the code, build each section, generate the paper.

1

Pick the class and code

Choose Class 10 English Language & Literature (Code 184) or Class 12 English Core (Code 301). The generator builds to that code's blueprint rather than a generic English template, so the paper matches what the board actually sets.

2

Set the reading section

The reading section is built on an unseen passage with comprehension questions in the board's style — because an English paper's reading section is generated from a passage rather than pulled from a fixed bank like a Maths sum.

3

Set writing and grammar

The writing section is assembled in the prescribed formats and the grammar section in the board's question types, in the weightage the code specifies, so the proportions match the real paper rather than an arbitrary mix.

4

Set the literature section

The literature section draws extract-based and reference-to-context questions from the prescribed texts for that class — which is what makes literature distinct from a generic comprehension question: it's tied to the set books, not any passage.

5

Generate the paper, key and bilingual version

The full paper is produced in the board section weightage with an answer key, and with Hindi-medium support where a school needs a bilingual paper. The scheme and grading behind it are owned by the examinations feature; this page produces the English paper to its code.

The blueprint this builds to

Anchored to the real English codes — not a generic worksheet.

CBSE Code 184 — Class 10

English Language & Literature, Code 184: the reading-writing-grammar-literature structure in the current CBSE Class 10 scheme, built to the section weightage the board specifies rather than an arbitrary arrangement.

CBSE Code 301 — Class 12

English Core, Code 301: the Class 12 English Core blueprint, with its reading, writing and literature sections in the prescribed proportions, drawing literature from the Class 12 set texts.

Each subject, its own code

Building to the code is what keeps the subject generators distinct: English to 184/301, Maths to 041/241/065, Science to 086, Social Science to 087. No two subject pages cover the same ground, because each is tied to its own board codes.

Framework references: CBSE subject codes — English Language & Literature Code 184 (Class 10), English Core Code 301 (Class 12); the Class 10 80+20 scheme and 9-point grading. The exam scheme and grading rules are owned by the examinations feature; the paper-generation engine and the NEP section split are owned by the parent AI question-paper feature. Section-to-code mapping shown is illustrative of structure; the live generator follows the current board blueprint and prescribed texts.

English-by-code vs sibling subjects vs the scheme vs the engine · what this page owns

The English generator ≠ the other subject generators ≠ the exam scheme ≠ the parent engine.
This page owns English to Code 184/301; the rest are their own pages.

SchoolDeck keeps each subject generator on its own page, tied to its own board codes, on purpose — so the English page ranks for CBSE English papers and never competes with the Maths, Science or Social Science generators for the same query.

This page owns

  • CBSE English papers to Code 184 (Class 10) and Code 301 (Class 12 Core).
  • The unseen-passage reading section, generated from a passage.
  • The writing and grammar sections in the board's formats.
  • The literature section — extracts from the prescribed texts.
  • Hindi-medium / bilingual English paper support.

This page defers to

Three English-paper moments

The same generator, three classes.

The blueprint shifts with the class and code; the section logic stays English.

Class 10 · Code 184

Board-pattern practice

A Class 10 teacher generates fresh Code 184 papers for practice through the year — new unseen passages each time, literature tied to the Class 10 set texts — so students see the real pattern, not the same recycled paper.

Class 12 · Code 301

English Core pre-boards

A Class 12 teacher builds English Core (Code 301) pre-board papers to the exact blueprint, with the literature section drawn from the Class 12 prescribed texts, so the pre-board mirrors the board.

Hindi-medium school

Bilingual English papers

A Hindi-medium school still sets the same Code 184 / 301 English paper, and the Hindi-medium support produces a bilingual version suited to its classrooms without changing the English content.

From the field

CBSE school · English department · senior teacher.

"Anyone who has set a Class 10 English paper knows it's not like setting a Maths paper — you can't just pull questions from a bank. You need a fresh unseen passage, comprehension questions framed properly, the writing and grammar sections balanced to the Code 184 weightage, and a literature section that actually comes from the texts the class has read. Doing all that by hand, for every set, was an evening each time. What I value about this is that it's built for English specifically — it knows the reading section comes from a passage and the literature comes from the prescribed texts, and it builds to Code 184 for my Class 10s and Code 301 for the Class 12 Core students. It's a strong draft I still read through and tweak, not something I'd set blind — but it gets me to a blueprint-correct paper in minutes. And it's clearly the English tool; my colleagues use the separate Maths and Science generators for theirs, which is right, because those papers work completely differently."
CBSE English department Senior English teacher · CBSE school, India
CBSE English paper generator · Class 10 Code 184 + Class 12 English Core Code 301 · unseen-passage reading · writing & grammar · literature from prescribed texts · answer key · Hindi-medium support
Quick answers

CBSE English paper generator, asked and answered.

What every English teacher and exam coordinator asks before they generate a board-pattern paper.

What does the English question paper generator do?
It produces a CBSE English paper to the actual board blueprint — Class 10 English (Language & Literature) Code 184 and Class 12 English Core Code 301 — rather than a generic worksheet. It builds the reading section on an unseen passage, the writing and grammar sections in the board's formats and weightage, and the literature section from extract-based and reference-to-context questions on the prescribed texts, with an answer key and Hindi-medium support. It is the English subject page; the other subjects each have their own generator built to their own codes.
Which CBSE codes does it cover?
Class 10 English Language & Literature, Code 184, and Class 12 English Core, Code 301 — the current CBSE subject codes for English. Building to the code specifically is what makes this the English page rather than a generic English worksheet tool: a paper to Code 184 has the section structure and weightage the board sets for that code, not an arbitrary arrangement. The codes are also how this page stays distinct from the other subject generators, which build to their own codes.
How is the reading section generated?
From an unseen passage with comprehension questions in the board's style. This is the part of an English paper that works unlike a Maths or Science paper: rather than drawing a sum or a numerical from a bank, the reading section presents a passage the student has not seen and asks questions on it. The generator assembles that passage-plus-questions block to the code's reading weightage, so the section behaves the way the board's reading section does.
What about the literature section — is it tied to the set texts?
Yes. The literature section draws extract-based and reference-to-context questions from the prescribed texts for that class, which is exactly what separates literature from generic comprehension — it is tied to the set books a class has actually studied, not to any passage. So a Class 10 Code 184 literature section is built around the Class 10 prescribed texts, and a Class 12 Code 301 section around the Class 12 ones, in the weightage the code specifies.
How is this different from the Maths or Science generators?
By subject and by code, deliberately. The Maths generator builds to Codes 041/241/065 and renders equations in LaTeX; the Science generator builds to Code 086 with diagrams and balanced equations; the Social Science generator builds to Code 087 with map-based and source-based questions. This English generator builds to Codes 184 and 301 with reading passages, writing formats and literature extracts. Each subject child owns its own board code and its own paper structure, so they cover different ground and do not overlap.
Does it support Hindi-medium or bilingual papers?
Yes — Hindi-medium support is built in for schools that need a bilingual English paper or that teach in a Hindi-medium environment. The English subject content stays English, but the paper can be produced to suit a bilingual classroom. This matters for the many CBSE schools across India that run Hindi-medium or mixed-medium sections and still set the same Code 184 or Code 301 English paper.
Does it follow the CBSE marking scheme and grading?
The paper is built to the code's section weightage and comes with an answer key, but the exam scheme and grading rules themselves — the Class 10 80+20 split, the 9-point grading, the passing rules — are owned by the examinations feature, not this generator. This page produces the English paper to its blueprint; the examinations feature is where the scheme and grading are configured for the school. The two work together: the generator makes the paper, the examinations module runs the assessment.
Is the paper ready to print and use?
Yes — the output is a complete English paper in the board section structure, with an answer key, ready to review and print. A teacher would still read it through and adjust as they see fit, because a generated paper is a strong draft to refine rather than something to set unseen, but the work of assembling a blueprint-aligned paper from scratch is done. The generator gets a teacher to a near-final Code 184 or 301 paper in minutes instead of an evening.
How does it fit with the rest of the AI question paper generator?
This is one subject child within the AI question-paper feature. The parent feature owns the overall paper-generation engine and the NEP section split applied across subjects; each subject — English, Maths, Science, Social Science — has its own child page built to that subject's codes and structure. So you come to this page for an English paper to Code 184 or 301, and to a sibling page for that subject's paper. The parent is the engine; each child is a subject built on it.

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