CBSE 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Check Updated Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
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CBSE 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Check Updated Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

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CBSE Board Exams 2024 - The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the CBSE supplementary result 2024 on 2nd August 2024. The Board released the supplementary result 2024 on the official website- cbse.gov.in. Students can check their CBSE compartment result 2024 using their roll number and other details as mentioned in the admit card. The Board conducted the CBSE supplementary exams 2024 between July 15 and 22, 2024. 

CBSE released the CBSE Rechecking/Revaluation Result 2024 on June 27, 2024. Students can check their CBSE result 2024 official website-  results.cbse.nic.in using the roll number, admit card number, and school number as mentioned on the admit card.  

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revised its exam pattern. The class 12th Board exams are scheduled to be conducted from  February to April 2025. The weightage of questions, such as multiple-choice questions (MCQ), has increased from 40% to 50% by the new exam pattern. However, the weightage of long and short-answer questions has been dropped to 30%. Moreover, questions in the MCQ format have a weightage of 20%. 

CBSE Class 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

As per the new exam pattern, the students who will be appearing for their class 12th Board exams can have a total of 5 or 6 subjects. The exams will have objective, very short, short and long-type questions. The highlights of the CBSE class 12th Board exams are provided in the table below:  

Particulars

Details

Conducting Body 

Central Board of Secondary Education 

Question Paper Pattern 

Competency-based questions in the form of MCQs, case-based questions, source-based questions, or any other types - 40-50%

Select response type or MCQs – 20%

Short answer/long answer type questions- 30-40%

Duration 

3 Hours 

Medium 

English / Hindi

Mode 

Offline

Number of subjects 

5 or 6 (as elected by the student)

Maximum Marks 

100 (theory + practical)

80 marks theory + 20 marks Project works for Commerce subjects (Accountancy, Business Studies & Economics) 

70 marks theory + 30 marks practical for Physics, Chemistry & Biology 

80 marks Maths written exam + 20 marks internal assessment 

Passing marks for each subject 

33%

Passing marks for the overall exam 

Aggregate 33%

CBSE Class 12th Subject-Wise Marking Scheme And Exam Pattern 2025

The table provided below contains the marking scheme and the exam pattern of all the subjects that the students opt for in their class 12th Board exams. 

Subject

Marks in Theory

Marks in Practical

Physics

70

30

Chemistry

70

30

Biology

70

30

Computer Science

70

30

Mathematics

80

20

English

80

20

Sociology

80

20

Political Science

80

20

History

80

20

Geography

80

20

Economics

80

20

Business Studies

80

20

Accountancy

80

20

CBSE Class 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Marks Distribution

As per the new exam pattern, the different types of questions that will be present in the question paper are Paragraph Based Questions, Case Studies, Image Based Questions, Image Based Questions, Assertion-Reason, Statement Based Questions, MCQ-based Questions, Short and Long-Answer Questions. The table presented below contains the types of questions, difficulty level and the marks distribution of the 80-mark theory paper. 

Question Type

Assigned Marks

Difficulty Level

 

Paragraph Based Question

 

 

Case Study

 

 

Image Based Question

 

 

Assertion-Reason

 

 

Statement Based Question

 

40 Marks 2 MCQ Questions Mandatory

Easy to Moderate

MCQ-Based Direct Questions

16 Marks

Easy

Short and LongAnswer Questions

24 Marks Questions

Easy to Moderate

CBSE Class 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Subject-Wise

The tables provided below consist of the subject-wise exam pattern. Students can check these tables to have a general idea of exam patterns and marks distribution of each subject. 

CBSE Class 12th Maths Exam Pattern 2025

The theory portion of the CBSE Class 12 Math exam has a weightage of a total of 80 points, and the internal assessment is of 30 marks. The table presented below tells about the exam pattern of Maths subject. 

Topic

Marks

Relations & Functions

08

Calculus

35

Algebra

10

Vectors & 3-Dimensional Geometry

14

Linear Programming 

05

Probability 

08

CBSE Class 12th Science Exam Pattern 2025

The table presented below tells about the exam pattern of the Science subject.  Students can check these tables to have a general idea of exam patterns and mark distribution of all subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 

CBSE Class 12th Physics Exam Pattern 2025: Chapter-Wise

The table presented below consists of the chapter-wise topics and the number of marks they carry. Students can check the table for marks distribution against the names of the topics of class 12th Physics subject.

Topics 

Marks 

Unit 1: Electrostatics
Unit 2: Current Electricity 

16

Unit 3: Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism
Unit 4: Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Currents 

17

Unit 5: Electromagnetic Waves
Unit 6: Optics 

18

Unit 7: Dual Nature of Radiation & Matter
Unit 8: Atoms & Nuclei

12

Unit 9: Electronic Devices 

7

Practicals 

2 experiments 1 from each section 

7+7

Practical record 

5

1 activity from any section 

3

Investigatory project 

3

Viva 

5

CBSE Class 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern 2025: Chapter-Wise

According to the exam pattern, the theory exam of Chemistry has a total weightage of 70 and the practicals have a weightage of 30 marks. To check the topic-wise detailed marks distribution, students can check the following table:

Topics 

Marks 

Solutions 

7

Electrochemistry 

9

Chemical Kinetics 

7

d -and f- block elements 

7

Coordination Compounds 

7

Haloalkaline s & Haloarnes

6

Alcohol, Phenols & Ethers 

6

Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids 

8

Amines 

6

Biomolecules 

7

Practicals 

Volumetric Analysis 

8

Salt Analysis 

8

Content-Based Experiment 

6

Project 

4

Class record & viva 

4

CBSE Class 12th Biology Exam Pattern 2025

As per the exam pattern, the theory exam of Biology has a total weightage of 70 and the remaining 30 marks are assigned to the practicals section. To check the topic-wise detailed marks distribution, students can check the following table:

Topics 

Marks 

Reproduction 

16

Genetics & Evolution 

20 

Biology & Human Welfare 

12

Biotechnology & its Applications 

12

Ecology & Environment 

10

Practical 

1 major experiment 

5

1 minor experiment 

4

Slide preparation 

5

Spotting 

7

Practical record + viva voce 

4

Project record + viva voce 

5

CBSE Class 12th Accountancy Exam Pattern 2025

In the Accountancy subject, Part A has a weightage of 60 marks, while Part B has a weightage of 20 marks. The Theory portion has a total weightage of 80 marks. Part C includes the practical portion, which has a total weightage of 20 marks. To check the topic-wise detailed marks distribution, students can check the following table:

Topic 

Marks 

Part A: Accounting for Partnership Firms & Companies

Unit 1: Accounting for Partnership Firms
Unit 2: Accounting for Companies 

36
24

Part B: Financial Statement Analysis 

Unit 3: Analysis of Financial Statements
Unit 4: Cash Flow Statement 

12
08

OR 

 

Part B: Computerised Accounting 

20

Part C: Project work which includes:
Project file
Written test (1 hour)
Viva voce


04
12
04

CBSE Class 12th Business Studies Exam Pattern 2025

There are two sections in the theory section, each with 40 marks. The final twenty marks are assigned to the project work. To check the topic-wise detailed marks distribution, students can check the following table:

Topic 

Marks 

Part A: Principles & Function of Management

 

 

Nature & Significance of Management 

 

 

Principles of Management 

 

 

Business Environment 

 

16

 

Planning 

 

 

Organising

 

 

Staffing 

 

14

 

Directing 

 

 

Controlling

 

20

Part B: Business Finance & Marketing

 

 

Financial Management 

 

 

Financial Markets

 

15

 

Marketing Management 

 

 

Consumer Protection

 

15

Project 

20 

CBSE Class 12th Economics Exam Pattern 2025

There are two equal components to the 80 marks that make up the theoretical portion. The practical portion is of twenty marks. To check the topic-wise detailed marks distribution of the Economics subject, students can check the following table:

Topic 

Marks 

Part A: Introductory Macroeconomics 

 

National Income & Related Aggregrate 

 

 

Money & Banking 

 

 

Determination of Income & Employment 

 

 

Government Budget & Economy 

 

 

Balance of Payments

 

10
06
12
06
06

Part B: Indian Economic Development 

 

Development Experience (1947-90) & Economic Reforms since 1991

 

 

Current Challenges facing the Indian Economy

 

 

Development Experience of India- A Comparison with Neighbors

 

28
50
12

Project 

20 

CBSE Class 12th English Exam Pattern 2025

The sections included in the class 12th English Board exam are reading comprehension, creative writing, literature etc. To check the topic-wise detailed marks distribution of the English subject, students can check the following table:

Topics 

Marks 

Reading Skills 

20

Creative Writing Skills 

20

Literature Textbooks & Supplementary Reading Texts 

40

Assessment of Listening & Speaking Skills 

10

Internal assessment:

Listening 

Speaking 

Project work 


5
5
10

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