MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern 2024: The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) releases the MPBSE 12th board exam pattern on its official website. Candidates can download the exam pattern in PDF format from the MPBSE official website. The exam pattern consists of the marking scheme and the marks distribution as per chapter or unit, as well as the question type. Students are advised to go through the exam pattern to create an informed preparation strategy for themselves.
The MPBSE 12th board exam has a theory section and a practical or project-based component. For several subjects, the theory exam is worth 80 marks and the project work accounts for 20 marks. For subjects with a practical component, the theory section is worth 70 marks and the practical examination accounts for 30 marks.
The duration of the examination is 3 hours. The various question types in the examination are objective type questions, very short answer type, short answer type and long answer type questions. The exam pattern gives the marks weightage allotted to each type of question. The sample question papers available on the MPBSE official website have been designed according to the latest exam pattern.
MPBSE 12th Board Exam Pattern
The MPBSE 12th board exam pattern is available on the official website of MPBSE. The exam pattern can be downloaded in PDF format and gives an overview of the marking scheme for each question type, total marks, chapter-wise marks distribution, and exam duration. Students will benefit from going through the MPBSE 12th syllabus and exam pattern as they will get an understanding of the chapters and question types which are important from an examination point of view.
MPBSE 12th Board Marks Distribution
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Subject
|
Theory
|
Project
|
Total Marks
|
|
Hindi
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
English
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Sanskrit
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Urdu
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Marathi
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
History
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Political Science
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Economics
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Sociology
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Accounting
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Business Studies
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Mathematics
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
History of Indian Art (Fine Arts)
|
80
|
20
|
100
|
|
Subject
|
Theory
|
Practical
|
Total Marks
|
|
Geography
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Psychology
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Informatics Practice
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Home Science
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Agriculture
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Physics
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Chemistry
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Biology
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Science and Maths Useful for Agriculture
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Crop Production and Horticulture
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Animal Husbandry, Diary, Poultry and Fisheries
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Home Management, Nutrition and Textile
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Anatomy, Physiology and Health
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Elements of Science
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Biotechnology
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
|
Physical Education
|
70
|
30
|
100
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - English
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Section A : Reading Skills
|
|
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Unseen Passage
|
10
|
|
Note Making
|
4
|
|
Section B : Writing Skills
|
|
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Notice/Advertisement/Poster
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4
|
|
Letter Writing (Formal/Informal)
|
4
|
|
Long Composition (Article/Report/Speech/Debate/Paragraph)
|
4
|
|
Section C : Grammar
|
|
|
Sentence Corrections/Fill ups
|
5
|
|
Do as directed
|
5
|
|
Section D : Textbooks
|
|
|
Extract from prose (Flamingo)
|
5
|
- Extract from Poetry (Flamingo)
- Extract from Supplementary Reader (Vistas)
|
3
4
|
|
Short Answer Type Questions from Prose (Flamingo)
|
10
|
|
Short Answer Type Questions from Poetry (Flamingo)
|
6
|
|
Short Answer Type Questions from Supplementary Reader (Vistas)
|
4
|
|
Long Answer Type Questions from Prose (Flamingo)
|
6
|
|
Long Answer Type Questions from Poetry (Flamingo)
|
3
|
|
Long Answer Type Questions from Supplementary Reader
(Vistas)
|
3
|
|
Total Marks
|
80
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Mathematics
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Relations and Functions
|
5
|
|
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
|
6
|
|
Matrix
|
6
|
|
Determinants
|
6
|
|
Continuity and Differentiability
|
8
|
|
Applications of Differentials
|
6
|
|
Integration
|
12
|
|
Applications of Integrals
|
3
|
|
Differential Equations
|
6
|
|
Vector Algebra
|
7
|
|
Three-Dimensional Geometry
|
7
|
|
Linear Programming
|
3
|
|
Probability
|
5
|
|
Total Marks
|
80
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Physics
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Static Electricity
|
6
|
|
Current Electricity
|
10
|
|
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
|
6
|
|
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current
|
11
|
|
Electromagnetic Waves
|
4
|
|
Optics (Ray and Wave) and Optical Instruments
|
14
|
|
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
|
5
|
|
Atoms and Nuclei
|
7
|
|
Electronic Devices
|
7
|
|
Total Marks
|
70
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Chemistry
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Solutions
|
7
|
|
Electro-chemistry
|
9
|
|
Chemical Kinetics
|
7
|
|
d and f-block elements
|
7
|
|
Coordination Compounds
|
7
|
|
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
|
6
|
|
Alcohol, Phenol and Ether
|
6
|
|
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
|
8
|
|
Amines
|
6
|
|
Biomolecules
|
7
|
|
Total Marks
|
70
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Biology
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Reproduction
|
16
|
|
Genetics and Evolution
|
16
|
|
Biology in Human Welfare
|
14
|
|
Biotechnology
|
12
|
|
Ecology
|
12
|
|
Total Marks
|
70
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Accountancy
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Accounting of Partnership Firm and Company
|
|
|
Partnership Accounting - Basic Concepts
|
12
|
- Reconstitution of Partnership Firm
B) Admission of partner
|
6
6
|
- Retirement/death of partner
- Dissolution of Partnership Firm
|
8
4
|
- Accounting for Share Capital
- Issue of Debentures
|
16
8
|
|
Financial Statement Analysis
|
|
|
Company’s Financial Statements, Analysis of Financial Statements
|
8
|
|
Accounting Ratio
|
4
|
|
Cash Flow Statement
|
8
|
|
Total Marks
|
80
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Business Studies
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Part 1 : Principles and Functions of Management
|
|
|
Nature and Importance of Management
|
6
|
|
Principles of Management
|
6
|
|
Business Environment
|
5
|
|
Planning
|
8
|
|
Organization
|
6
|
|
Appointment
|
8
|
|
Directing
|
6
|
|
Control
|
5
|
|
Part 2 : Business, Finance and Marketing
|
|
|
Business Finance
|
8
|
|
Financial Market
|
6
|
|
Marketing Management
|
10
|
|
Consumer Protection
|
6
|
|
Total Marks
|
80
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Economics
|
Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Part 1 : Microeconomics
|
|
|
An Introduction to General Economics
|
4
|
|
Theory of Consumer Behaviour
|
15
|
|
Production and Cost
|
10
|
|
Theory of the Firm under Perfect Competition
|
5
|
|
Market Equilibrium
|
6
|
|
Part 2 : Macroeconomics
|
|
|
Introduction
|
2
|
|
Accounting of National Income
|
8
|
|
Money and Banking
|
6
|
|
Determination of Income and Employment
|
12
|
|
Government Budget and Economy
|
6
|
|
Open Economy - Macroeconomics
|
6
|
|
Total Marks
|
80
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Political Science
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Chapter/Unit
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Contemporary World Politics
|
|
|
End of Bipolarity
|
7
|
|
Alternative Centres of Power
|
6
|
|
Contemporary South Asia
|
5
|
|
International Organization
|
7
|
|
Security in the Contemporary World
|
5
|
|
Environment and Natural Resources
|
6
|
|
Globalization
|
4
|
|
Politics in Independent India
|
|
|
Challenges of Nation Building
|
6
|
|
Politics of Planned Development
|
5
|
|
India’s Foreign Relations
|
8
|
|
Congress System-Challenges and Restoration
|
2
|
|
Crisis of Democracy
|
7
|
|
Regional Aspirations
|
8
|
|
Recent developments in Indian Politics
|
4
|
|
Total Marks
|
80
|
MPBSE 12th Exam Pattern - Geography
|
Textbook 1 : Basic Principles of Human Geography
|
Marks Weightage
|
|
Human Geography : Nature and Scope
|
4
|
|
World Population Distribution, Density and Growth,
Human Development
|
9
|
|
Primary Activities, Secondary Activities, Tertiary and Quaternary Activities, Transport and Communication, International Trade
|
17
|
|
World Map
|
5
|
|
Textbook 2 : India’s People and Economy
|
|
|
Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition
|
10
|
|
Human Settlements
|
4
|
|
Land resources and agriculture, water resources, minerals and energy resources, planning and sustainable development with reference to India
|
12
|
|
Transport and Communication, International Trade
|
2
|
|
A geographical perspective on selected issues and problems
|
2
|
|
Map of India
|
5
|
|
Total Marks
|
70
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