The UK Class 12th Board exams are conducted yearly in March and the Board exams are organized by the Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE). The UK Board determines the texts, syllabus, and exam pattern for the UK 12th board exams. Every year, more than one lakh students sit for the UK 12th board exams.
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The UK Board Class 12th Board Exams are scheduled to be tentatively conducted from February/March 2025. Before appearing for the exams, the students must have an overview of the exam pattern and the marking scheme. The exam pattern helps the students to understand the weightage of marks of each section from a particular section and the marking scheme helps the students in understanding the distribution of marks in a subject. Depending upon the distribution of marks, the students can allocate and divide their time for better preparation. As per the UK Board 12th Exam Pattern, subjects such as Hindi, Mathematics, etc. will have an overall weightage of 100 marks as they don't have any practicals while subjects such as Biology, Physics, Chemistry, etc. that consist of practicals will have an overall weightage of 70 marks and the remaining 30 marks will be allocated for the practical section.
UK Board Class 12 Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights
As per the new exam pattern, the class 12th Board exams will be conducted in the offline mode. The exams will have objective, very short, short and long-type questions. The highlights of the UK Board Class 12th Board exams are provided in the table below:
Particulars | Details |
Full Exam Name | Uttarakhand Board 12th Examination |
Short Exam Name | UK Board 12th |
Conducting Body | Uttarakhand Board of School Education |
Frequency of Conduct | Once a year |
Exam Level | Intermediate |
Languages | English, Hindi |
Mode of Application | Offline |
Mode of Exam | Offline |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
UK Board Class 12 Subject-Wise Exam Pattern 2025
The subject-wise exam pattern followed in the UK Board for Class 12th is mentioned in the table below:
Subjects | Total Questions | Sections / Questions | Marks |
English | 12 | Section A | 20 |
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| Section B | 20 |
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| Section C | 15 |
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| Section D | 45 |
Biology | 30 | Section A | 8 |
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| Section B | 20 |
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| Section C | 27 |
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| Section D | 15 |
Psychology | 28 | Part A | 10 |
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| Part B | 12 |
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| Part C | 6 |
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| Part D | 8 |
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| Part E | 6 |
Economics | 32 | Section A | 60 |
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| Section B | 40 |
Mathematics | 28 | Question Number: 1-5 | 1 |
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| Question Number: 6-13 | 2 |
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| Question Number: 14-21 | 4 |
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| Question Number: 22-28 | 6 |
Physics (Theory) | 30 | Question Number: 1-8 | 1 |
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| Question Number: 9 - 18 | 2 |
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| Question Number: 19-27 | 3 |
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| Question Number: 28-30 | 5 |
Chemistry (Theory) | 30 | Multiple Markeing Schemes | - |
Political Science | 35 | Questions Number 1-10 | 1 |
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| Questions Number 11 - 18 | 3 |
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| Questions Number 7-15 | 2 |
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| Questions Number 19-28 | 4 |
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| Question Number: 29 | 6 |
Geography | 26 | Questions Number 1-10 | 1 |
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| Questions Number 11 - 20 | 3 |
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| Questions Number 21-25 | 2 |
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| Question Number: 26 | 10 |
Sociology | 25 | Questions Number 1-14 | 2 |
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| Questions Number 15 - 21 | 4 |
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| Questions Number 22-24 | 6 |
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| Question Number: 25 | 6 |
UK Board Class 12 Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme
The marking scheme or pattern that is followed while setting the UK Board Class 12th Board examinations is given in the table below:
Subject | Topics | Marks |
Hindi | Unseen Passage Writing Aroh (Part 2) and Purak Pustak – Vitan (Part 2) Seen Passage Questions based on Literature Book Sentence Formation & Grammar | 15 20 35 10 10 10 |
English | Section A: Reading Skills Section B: Advanced Writing Skills Section C: (Textbooks) | 20 35 45 |
History | Section A: Archaeology & Ancient India Section B: Medieval India Section C: Modern India Unit 16: Map Work | 25 30 35 10 |
Economics | Part A: Introductory Microeconomics Part B: Introductory Macroeconomics | 50 50 |
Geography | A. Fundamentals of Human Geography B. India: People and Economy C. Practical Work | 35 35 30 |
Mathematics | Relations and Functions Algebra Calculus Vector and Three-Dimensional Geometry Linear Programming Probability | 8 10 35 14 5 8 |
Physics | Electrostatics, Current Electricity Magnetic effect of current and magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating current Electromagnetic Waves, Optics Dual Nature of Matter, Atoms and Nuclei Electronic Devices | 16 17 18 12 7 |
UK Board Class 12 Exam Pattern 2025: Grading System
The grading system that is followed while setting the UK Board Class 12th Board examinations is given in the table below:
Grade | Grade Points | Marks |
A1 | 10 | 91-100 |
A2 | 9 | 81-90 |
B1 | 8 | 71-80 |
B2 | 7 | 61-70 |
C1 | 6 | 51-60 |
C2 | 5 | 41-50 |
D | 4 | 0-40 |
