CBSE 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Latest Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

Sections in the question paper

Type and Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Weightage (in terms of Marks)

Section A

18 MCQs and 2 Assertion-Reason Based Questions

1

20

Section B

5 Very short answer type questions

2

10

Section C

6 short answer type questions

3

18

Section D

4 long answer type questions

5

20

Section E

3 Source-based/case-based questions/passage-based/integrated units of assessment

4

12

TOTAL MARKS

80

Unit No. and Name 

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Unit 1: Relations and Functions

8

Unit 2: Algebra

10

Unit 3: Calculus

35

Unit 4: Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry

14

Unit 5: Linear Programming

5

Unit 6: Probability

8

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

80

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

20

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper

Type and Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Weightage (in terms of Marks)

Section A

16 questions

1

16

Section B

5 questions

2

10

Section C

7 questions

3

21

Section D

2 case study-based questions

4

8

Section E

3 long answer questions

5

15

TOTAL MARKS

70

Unit No. and Name

Chapters

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Unit 1: Electrostatics

Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields 

Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

16

Unit 2: Current Electricity

Chapter–3: Current Electricity

Unit 3: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism 

Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter

17

Unit 4: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents 

Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction 

Chapter–7: Alternating Current

Unit 5: Electromagnetic Waves 

Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves

18

Unit 6: Optics

Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments 

Chapter–10: Wave Optics 

Unit 7: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

12

Unit 8: Atoms and Nuclei

Chapter–12: Atoms 

Chapter–13: Nuclei

Unit 9: Electronic Devices

Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

7

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

70

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

30

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper

Type and Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Weightage (in terms of Marks)

Section A

16 MCQs

1

16

Section B

5 very short answer type questions

2

10

Section C

7 short answer type questions

3

21

Section D 

2 case-based questions

4

8

Section E

3 long answer questions

5

15

TOTAL MARKS

70

Unit No. and Name

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Unit II: Solutions 

7

Unit III: Electrochemistry 

9

Unit IV: Chemical Kinetics 

7

Unit VIII: d and f Block Elements 

7

Unit IX: Coordination Compounds 

7

Unit X: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

6

Unit XI: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers 

6

Unit XII: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids 

8

Unit XIII: Amines

6

Unit XIV: Biomolecules 

7

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

70

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

30

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Weightage (in terms of Marks)

Section A

16

1

16

Section B

5

2

10

Section C

7

3

21

Section D 

2 case-based questions

4

8

Section E

3

5

15

TOTAL MARKS

70

Unit No. and Name

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Unit VI: Reproduction

16

Unit VII: Genetics and Evolution

20

Unit VIII: Biology and Human Welfare

12

Unit IX: Biotechnology and its Applications

12

Unit X: Ecology and Environment 

10

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

70

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

30

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper 

Topics covered

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Part A: Accounting for Partnership Firms and Companies

(compulsory for all)

Accounting for Partnership Firms

36

Accounting for Companies

24

Part B (contains internal choice, students must attempt either of the two options)

Option (i) Financial Statement Analysis

- Analysis of Financial Statements

- Cash Flow Statement 

OR

Option (ii) Computerized Accounting

 - Computerized Accounting 

20

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

80

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

20

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper 

Unit No. and Name

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Part A: Introductory Macroeconomics

Unit 1: National Income and Related Aggregates

10

Unit 2: Money and Banking 

6

Unit 3: Determination of Income and Employment 

12

Unit 4: Government Budget and the Economy 

6

Unit 5: Balance of Payments

6

Part B: Indian Economic Development

Unit 6: Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991 

12

Unit 7: Current Challenges facing Indian Economy 

20

Unit 8: Development Experience of India – A Comparison with Neighbours 

8

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

80

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

20

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper

Weightage (in terms of Marks)

Section A: Reading Skills

22

Section B: Creative Writing Skills

18

Section C: Literature

40

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

80

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

20

GRAND TOTAL

100

Sections in the question paper

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Section A - MCQs

12

Section B - very short answer type questions

12

Section C - short answer type questions

20

Section D - passage, cartoon and map based questions

12

Section E - long answer type questions

24

TOTAL MARKS 

80

Part

Chapter No. and Name

Weightage (in terms of marks)

Part A: Contemporary World Politics

Chapter 1: The End of Bipolarity 

6

Chapter 2: Contemporary Centres of Power

12

Chapter 3: Contemporary South Asia

Chapter 4: International Organizations

12

Chapter 5: Security in Contemporary World

Chapter 6: Environment and Natural Resources

10

Chapter 7: Globalisation

Part B: Politics in India since Independence 

Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation-Building 

10

Chapter 2: Era of One-Party Dominance 

Chapter 3: Politics of Planned Development

2

Chapter 4: India’s External Relations 

10

Chapter 5: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Chapter 6: The Crisis of Democratic Order 

10

Chapter 7: Regional Aspirations 

Chapter 8: Recent Developments in Indian Politics 

8

TOTAL MARKS (THEORY)

80

TOTAL MARKS (INTERNAL ASSESSMENT)

20

GRAND TOTAL

100