CBSE Letter Writing class 10 | Formal Letter Format 2023-24

Letter writing is one of the effective ways of one-way communication. Letter writing class 10 prescribed format for Letters to the Editor, Letters of Job Applications, Official Letters, Business Letters, and Letters of Complaints.

Table of Contents–

Elements of Formal Letter

Main Elements of Letter	Example
Sender’s Address	SA-20/198 S.M. Ashok Nagar New Delhi-110092
Date	16th January, 20XX
Receiver’s Address	Mr. Bhatiya Digital Consultant SLC Enterprises 59/1786, Mehmurganj Baghpat- 250609
Salutation	To Close Relatives– Dear Friend To acquaintances– Dear Mr. Bhatiya To Unknown Persons– Respected Sir/Madam
Subject	(Should be short and to the point) Application for the Post of Web Developer
The Body	1. Introductory Paragraph 2. Informative Paragraph 3. Concluding Paragraph
Complimentary Close	The ending part of the Letter. Must have an emotional tone matching with the “Salutation”
Name	(Sender’s Name) Your’s Sincerely Ak Chaturvedi Web Developer

NOTE– Don’t forget to leave a line after every element of the formal Letter.

Today the digital Media and communication network has nearly abolished the use of “Informal Letters”, but Formal Letters are still in use. From Commerce, Trade, Transactions, and communication in the business world, Formal Letters still have an important role. For Different purposes, there are different kinds of Letters having different conventions.

Types of Formal Letters in Class 10

Formal Letters have a Pre-defined set of rules and format. These types of Letters are written for Official Purposes having serious issues. This type of Letter usually has written in the way of “Matter-fo-fact”, having simple words and point to point and facts while avoiding any unnecessary expressions.

• Formal Letter
  1. Business Letters- Making Enquiries, Asking for Information, and Placing an Order.
  2. Official Letters- Making requests, Registrations, and Enquiries
  3. Letters to Editor- Giving suggestions on the Issue of Social Welfare, For publications in a daily column
  4. Letters of Job Application- Application for Job including CV and Resume

Class 10 letter writing format 2023

As per CBSE letter writing format 2023, Formal letters have the following important elements as- Sender’s Address, Date, Receiver’s Address, Salutation, Subject, Body, Complimentary close, and Sender’s Name.

In class 10 board exams, the writing section consists of 20 marks, under which the Letter writing has 5 marks. The marking scheme of Letter writing is as follows:

Since CBSE Letter Writing consists of 5 marks as- 2+2+1, 1 mark can be deducted for grammatical mistakes.

CBSE 2023-24 Marking Scheme for Class 10.

CBSE Class 10 Formal Letter Examples

Letter to Editor

Question– Lack of jobs, under-wage payments, and unemployment has led to immigration on a larger scale from villages to cities. Hence each and every city have a rural slum area. Write a letter to the National Daily to publish your views in their column in 120 words. You are Amrita/ Aman Singh, S113, Industrial Area, Delhi.

Letter of Complaint

There are the following types of complaint letters:

• Complaint for Business
• Complaint for Public works, & utilities
• Complaint for office law and order
• Complaint (student-related)

Question 1– Letter on Public Welfare: You are Sarita/ Subham Jain of Block 13-M.S. Colony, Chennai. Write a complaint Letter to the Municipal Corporation Commisionarate Chennai about the worsening condition of your locality because of Mosquito related diseases. Give some useful suggestions to improve the condition.

Letter of Job Application

Job Applications are different from other formal applications. In a job application, you may be asked for a CV, Resume, and Bio-data along with the Job application.

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Question– Wanted, experienced Sales Person required to market Garments for a Famous Fashion Designer. Employer: New Styles, 182 Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi-11107. Write an Application for this Job Advertisement along with Bio-data.

Note: If asked for CV and Resume, then you have to make them also along with the Job Application. If there is no information regarding Sender’s Address, then use any imaginary Address.

Bio-data for Job Application

Name	Mayank
Residential Address	42, Central Park Venue Ishwar Road Delhi-28290
Mobile. No	884039XXXX
Email	[email protected]
Qualifications	1. Studied in the Intermediate commerce stream 2. BA in Home science
Some Extra Qualification	Diploma in fashion design
Experience	Worked for 5 years at “Sky Tailoring Agency”
Age	28
Personal Detail	Frank mind person
Hobbies	Embroidery and Fashion Design
Reference	Arun Pal Manager at FSB .co

Official Letter

Question– Write a letter to the Regional Transport Office on the issue of harsh driving by Bus drivers on busy roads. Provide valid information and convince the Manager of the Transport authority to take the necessary steps. You are Rajesh Chauhan.

A Specimen of Official Letter Writing:

Business Letter

Question– You have couriered a set of books to your parents living in Mumbai through “Flyset Courier Service Private Limited“, but your parents just told you that they haven’t received the books yet. The regional office of the courier service is not responding to your verbal complaint. Write a letter to the managing director of the courier company. You are Arpita/ Arun of New Delhi SA-20/175.

Class 10 Formal Letter Topics

The formal Letter topics are categorized on the following basis:

• Letter on a Given Situation
• Letter on Public Works, Public Utilities, and Law & Order
• Letter on Student related complaints
• Letter on Enquiries
• Letter on Placing orders
• Letter to Editor

Question for Letter writing for CBSE class 10th

1. You are Head Boy/Girl Amit/Akanksha of Maharaja Garden Public School, Saharanpur. You were assigned to plan a trip for comping, but later you found that the travel agency is making false promises as they are providing fewer services than what they have promised. Write a complaint letter to the Managing Director of the Agency to ask for a refund or to match up with the standard tourism package.
2. Write a letter to the Director of Good stuff .co for complaining about the faulty Washing MAchine you purchased from them. Provide the necessary details and ask them for replacement or servicing.
3. Write a Letter to the Editor of the Hindustan Times for publishing your article in their column about the topic “Minimum wage must be guaranteed”. You are Karan/ Karuna of Mahatma Nagar Block-13.
4. You want to place an order for 15 water geysers from Electron .incl. Write a Formal Letter for placing your order and provide the information of the model name and water capacity of the Geyser.
5. Write an Enquiry Letter for the “Sanitary conditions and steps taken by Municipal Corporation to eliminate the poor Sanitary conditions”. You are Amitab/ Kanchan for Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi.