ICSE Computer Applications answer key and paper analysis, from the 2026 paper to exam day 2027.

Two of the six, written our way. Neither is the board's model answer; both are the kind of complete program that earns full marks.

import java.util.Scanner;
class MarkCheck {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        int t = n, sq = 0;
        while (t > 0) {
            int d = t % 10;
            sq = sq + d * d;
            t = t / 10;
        }
        boolean even = sq % 2 == 0;
        boolean sameEnd = sq % 10 == n % 10;
        System.out.println("Sum of squares = " + sq);
        if (even && sameEnd)
            System.out.println(n + " is a Mark number");
        else
            System.out.println(n + " is not a Mark number");
    }
}

Sum of squares = 68
28 is a Mark number

Sum of squares = 98
358 is a Mark number

Sum of squares = 35
135 is not a Mark number

import java.util.Scanner;
class Symbolic {
    static boolean isVowel(char ch) {
        return "AEIOUaeiou".indexOf(ch) >= 0;
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter a word: ");
        String w = sc.next();
        int k = 0;
        while (k < w.length() && isVowel(w.charAt(k)))
            k++;
        String sym = w.substring(k) + w.substring(0, k) + "TR";
        System.out.println("Symbolic word: " + sym);
    }
}

Symbolic word: RWAYSAITR
Symbolic word: TPUTOUTR
Symbolic word: EAUTR
Symbolic word: STRENGTHTR

The digit loop in Question 6 is the same template behind every number check on special number programs in Java, and the zero count in Question 5 is one of the standard tasks on ICSE Class 10 2D array programs.

1. The date, once CISCE publishes it

   When the official 2027 timetable appears on cisce.org, the Computer Applications date goes at the top of this page. Until then we print no date, because the guesses circulating online do not agree.

2. Section A, item by item

   Each of the twenty MCQs and ten short parts is described in our words with its answer and the rule it tested. Anything with code is typed into Java and run before it is posted.

3. Section B, tested outputs

   For all six programs we post test inputs and the exact outputs our own solutions give, including the edge cases, so students can check their memory of what they wrote.

4. Difficulty and changes

   A rating for each part, and a plain note on anything new: a different count of assertion and reason items, a new program family, or a change in layout.

5. The 2026 analysis moves, not disappears

   The 2026 tables stay available lower on the page, so the two papers can be compared side by side.

The class time is settled after the free demo and can move around school exams. Families abroad can read the full arrangement on ICSE Computer Applications classes in the Gulf and abroad.