PSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Check Subject-Wise Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme

Punjab School Education (PSEB) provides the exam pattern of PSEB 12th board examination on its official website. The PSEB 12th board exam pattern consists of the marking scheme and marks distribution as per the question type and the chapter or unit.

Twinkle GuptaUpdated on : Dec 09 2024 11:20 IST

PSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2025: The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) releases the PSEB 12th board exam pattern on its official website. Students can easily download the PSEB 12th exam pattern from the PSEB website in PDF format. The exam pattern will help the students to get an understanding of the marking scheme of the question paper and the marks distribution as per chapter or unit.

The total marks of the PSEB Class 12 exam is 100 marks, which is divided into theory section, internal assessment, and practical exam. For Science exams, the theory examination is worth 70 marks whereas for the rest of the subjects, the theory section accounts for 80 marks.

PSEB 12th Scheme of Studies

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The exam question paper consists of objective questions, very short answer and short answer type questions, long answer type questions, and source-based questions. The PSEB 12th board exam pattern gives the marks weightage of each chapter as well as the weightage of different objectives such as knowledge, understanding, and application.

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The exam pattern or the structure of the question paper is available in PDF format on the official website of PSEB. Candidates need to go to the structure of the question paper under the important links section on the homepage. Further, they need to select Class 12 and the subject for which they require the exam pattern. The exam pattern will be displayed on the screen for the selected subject and students can refer to it for an understanding of the marking scheme. Knowing the PSEB Class 12 syllabus and exam pattern will help students make a more informed preparation strategy in accordance with the relative importance of different chapters and question types.

PSEB 12th Exam Pattern - Mathematics

Exam Duration	3 Hours
Marks in Theory Exam	80 Marks
Marks in Internal Assessment	20 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks

Unit-Wise Weightage

Chapter/Unit	Marks Weightage
Relations and Functions	2
Inverse Trigonometric Functions	6
Matrices and Determinants	13
Continuity and Differentiability	9
Applications of Derivatives	3
Integrals	10
Applications of the Integrals	2
Differential Equations	7
Vectors	5
Three Dimensional Geometry	9
Linear Programming	7
Probability	7

PSEB 12th Physics Exam Pattern 2025

Exam Duration	3 Hours
Marks in Theory Exam	70 Marks
Marks in Practical Exam	25 Marks
Marks in Internal Assessment	5 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks

Chapter/Unit	Marks Weightage
Electrostatics	9
Current Electricity	7
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism	10
Electromagnetic Induction and Current	7
Electromagnetic Waves	4
Optics	14
Dual Nature of Matter	5
Atoms and Nuclei	7
Electronics Devices	7

Exam Duration	3 Hours
Marks in Theory Exam	70 Marks
Marks in Practical Exam	25 Marks
Marks in Internal Assessment	5 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks

Chapter/Unit	Marks Weightage
Solid State	5
Solutions	5
Electro-chemistry	4
Chemical Kinetics	5
Surface Chemistry	5
General principles & process of isolation of elements	2
p-block elements	7
d &f-block elements	7
Coordination Number	4
Haloalkanes & Haloarenes	5
Alcohol, Phenols & Ether	4
Aldehyde, Ketons & Carbooxalic acids	5
Organic compounds containing Nitrogen compounds	3
Biomolecules	3
Polymers	4
Chemistry in Everyday Life	2

Exam Duration	3 Hours
Marks in Theory Exam	70 Marks
Marks in Practical Exam	25 Marks
Marks in Internal Assessment	5 Marks
Total Marks	100 Marks

Chapter/Unit	Marks Weightage
Reproduction	14
Genetics and Evolution	18
Biology and Human Welfare	14
Biotechnology and its Applications	10
Ecology and Environment	14

Chapter/Unit	1 Mark Questions	2 Marks Questions	4 Marks Questions
Section-A (Part 1)
Financial Statements of Not-For-Profit Organizations	3	1	1
Accounting for Partnership Firms	3	1	1
Change in the profit-sharing ratio	3	2	—
Admission of a partner	3	1	1
Retirement and Death of Partner	3	2	—
Dissolution of Partnership Firms	3	1	1
Section-B (Part 2)
Accounting for share capital	3	2	1
Accounting for debentures	3	2	1
Analysis of Financial Statements	3	2	—
Cash Flow Statements	3	1	1
Section-C(Part 3)
Our view of computerized accounting system	3	2	1
Using computerised accounting system	3	2	1
Accounting using DBMS	3	2	1
Accounting application electronic spreadsheet	3	1	1

Chapter/Unit	Section-A(1 Mark Question)	Section-B (2 Marks Question)	Section-C (4 Marks question)
Nature and Significance of Management	2	1	1
Principles of Management	3	2	1
Business Environment	2	1	–
Planning	2	1	–
Organization	3	1	1
Staffing	2	2	1
Directing	3	1	1
Controlling	2	2	1
Coordination	2	2	—
Business Finance	2	1	1
Financial Markets	2	1	1
Marketing	3	1	1
Consumer Protection	2	1	1