Latest Updates: The GSEB HSC exam pattern 2024 has been revised. The class 12 exam pattern has been revised keeping in mind the National Education Policy 2020. The new exam pattern will be applicable from academic session 2023-24. The details are given below in this article.
GSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2024: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) releases the exam pattern of the GSEB 12th board examinations. The exam pattern consists of marks distribution, total marks, exam duration, and other factors. For most subjects, the theory examination consists of two parts: Part A and Part B, each having a weightage of 50 marks. The exam pattern is provided by GSEB as per skill objective, type of question, and chapter-wise weightage. Also Check: GSEB 12th Question Papers
The total marks of the theory examination is 100 and the time duration of the examination is 3 hours. Students need to score at least 33% in the GSEB HSC examination to clear it. There is no negative marking in the examination. Read More: GSEB HSC Exam 2024
There are various objectives that are assessed in the GSEB higher secondary examination such as knowledge, understanding, application, and higher-order thinking skills. There are various types of questions asked in the examination such as multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. Each of the objectives and question types has its own marks weightage. Also Check: GSEB 12th Syllabus 2024
GSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2024 Revised
The various changes introduced in the GSEB HSC exam pattern 2024 are as follows:
- More objective questions, less descriptive questions: Objective questions will now carry 30% weightage, up from 20%. Descriptive questions to carry 20% weightage, down from 30%.
- For the Class 12 Science Stream, 50 percent of MCQs were retained but changes were announced in descriptive questions: Students will be given general options from within the question paper, instead of internal options within questions.
- Class 12 Science Stream students can take supplementary exams in all subjects: Earlier, students could only take supplementary exams in two subjects
- Class 12 General Stream students can take supplementary exams in two subjects: Previously, students could only take supplementary exams in one subject.
GSEB 12th Physics Exam Pattern 2024
Weightage According to Objective
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Objectives
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Knowledge
|
Understanding
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Application
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Synthesis/Analysis
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Inference/Evaluative
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Total
|
|
Part A
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6
|
15
|
16
|
13
|
- |
50
|
|
Part B
|
6
|
15
|
16
|
8
|
5
|
50
|
|
Total Marks
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12
|
30
|
32
|
21
|
5
|
100
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Weightage According to Question Type
Part-A
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Question Type
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Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Multiple Choice Questions
|
50
|
50
|
Part- B
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Question Type
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Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-I)
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8
|
16
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-II)
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6
|
18
|
|
Long Answer Type (LA)
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4
|
16
|
|
Total
|
18
|
50
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Chapter-wise Marks Distribution
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Chapter Name
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Marks
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Electric Charges and Fields
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7
|
|
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
|
8
|
|
Current Electricity
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9
|
|
Moving Charges and Magnetism
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8
|
|
Magnetism and Matter
|
5
|
|
Electromagnetic Induction
|
5
|
|
Alternating Current
|
8
|
|
Electromagnetic Waves
|
5
|
|
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
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9
|
|
Wave Optics
|
11
|
|
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matters
|
6
|
|
Atoms
|
7
|
|
Nuclei
|
5
|
|
Semiconductor Electronics : Materials, Devices
|
7
|
GSEB 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern 2024
Weightage According to Objective
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Objectives
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Knowledge
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Understanding
|
Application
|
Higher Order Thinking Skill
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Total Marks
|
|
Part-A
|
5
|
13
|
17
|
15
|
50
|
|
Part-B
|
5
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
50
|
|
Total Marks
|
10
|
28
|
32
|
30
|
100
|
Weightage According to Question Type
Part-A
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Question Type
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Multiple Choice Questions
|
50
|
50
|
Part-B
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Question Type
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-I)
|
8
|
16
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-II)
|
6
|
18
|
|
Long Answer Type (LA)
|
4
|
16
|
|
Total
|
18
|
50
|
Chapter-wise Marks Distribution
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Chapter Name
|
Marks
|
|
The Solid State
|
7
|
|
Solutions
|
7
|
|
Electrochemistry
|
8
|
|
Chemical Kinetics
|
8
|
|
Surface Chemistry
|
6
|
|
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
|
5
|
|
The p-block Elements
|
7
|
|
The d- and f- block elements
|
6
|
|
Coordination Compounds
|
8
|
|
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
|
6
|
|
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
|
6
|
|
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
|
6
|
|
Amines
|
6
|
|
Biomolecules
|
6
|
|
Polymers
|
5
|
|
Chemistry in Everyday Life
|
3
|
GSEB 12th Biology Exam Pattern 2024
Weightage According to Objective
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Objectives
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Knowledge
|
Understanding
|
Application
|
Synthesis/Analysis
|
Inference/Evaluative
|
Total
|
|
Part A
|
5
|
15
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
50
|
|
Part B
|
5
|
15
|
15
|
9
|
6
|
50
|
|
Total Marks
|
10
|
30
|
30
|
17
|
13
|
100
|
Weightage According to Question Type
Part-A
|
Question Type
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Multiple Choice Questions
|
50
|
50
|
Part-B
|
Question Type
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-I)
|
8
|
16
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-II)
|
6
|
18
|
|
Long Answer Type (LA)
|
4
|
16
|
|
Total
|
18
|
50
|
Chapter-wise Marks Distribution
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Chapter Name
|
Marks
|
|
Reproduction in Organisms
|
5
|
|
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
|
5
|
|
Human Reproduction
|
6
|
|
Reproduction Health
|
4
|
|
Principle of Inheritance and Variation
|
9
|
|
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
|
8
|
|
Evolution
|
7
|
|
Human health and disease
|
8
|
|
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
|
7
|
|
Microbes in Human welfare
|
7
|
|
Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
|
8
|
|
Biotechnology and its Applications
|
6
|
|
Organisms and Populations
|
6
|
|
Ecosystem
|
4
|
|
Biodiversity and conservation
|
6
|
|
Environmental Issues
|
4
|
GSEB 12th English Exam Pattern 2024
Weightage According to Objective
|
Objectives
|
Part-A
|
Part-B
|
Total
|
|
Knowledge
|
11
|
2
|
13
|
|
Understanding
|
13
|
6
|
19
|
|
Application
|
17
|
13
|
30
|
|
Synthesis/Analysis
|
6
|
12
|
18
|
|
Evaluative/Inference
|
3
|
17
|
20
|
Weightage According to Question Type
Part-A
|
Question Type
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Multiple Choice Questions
|
50
|
50
|
Part-B
|
Question Type
|
Number of Questions
|
Total Marks
|
|
Essay Type
|
4
|
20
|
|
Long Answer Type
|
1
|
4
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-I)
|
6
|
6
|
|
Short Answer Type (SA-II)
|
10
|
20
|
|
Total
|
21
|
50
|
Section-wise Weightage
|
Section
|
Marks
|
|
Reading Skill
|
5
|
|
Writing Skill
|
15
|
|
Grammar
|
10
|
|
Literature and Supplementary Reader
|
20
|
|
Total
|
50
|
