UP 12th Board Exam Pattern 2023: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) releases the UP 12th board exam pattern on its official website. Candidates preparing for the UP Board Class 12 exam must be aware of the subject-wise exam pattern. Understanding exam pattern is important as it helps candidates know the marking scheme and overall exam structure.
The board releases the subject-wise exam pattern in a PDF format describing the marking scheme and topic-wise weightage. The UP 12th board exam pattern for each subject is also given below in the article. Aspiring students must also know the syllabus for each subject to get an idea of topics and sub-topics from where questions are asked in the examination. They can also practise UP 12th model question papers to get an idea of the types of questions asked in the examination. Read More: UP 12th Board Syllabus
As per the UP 12th board exam pattern, theory paper carries 70 marks while practical papers carry 30 marks. However, the English, Hindi & Mathematics papers are of 100 marks each for which no practical exam/internal assessment is conducted.
UP 12th Board Exam Pattern 2023-24
Interested students can check the UP 12th board exam pattern in the table below:
Subjects
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Marks
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Question Type
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English
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Theory - 100 Marks
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The English Paper consists of two Sections for 50 marks each. Section A includes questions from Prose, Poetry, Figure of Speech, Short Stories & Plays.
Section B includes questions from General English, Translation, and Vocabulary.
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Hindi
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Theory - 100 Marks
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The Hindi Paper consists of two Sections for 50 marks each. Section A includes questions from Prose, Poetry, & Passage
Section B includes questions from Translation & Sanskrit Grammar
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Mathematics
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Theory - 100 Marks
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MCQ
Short Answer Questions
Long Answer Type Questions
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Physics
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Theory - 70 Marks
Practical - 30 Marks
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MCQ
Short Answer Questions
Long Answer Type Questions
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Chemistry
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Theory - 70 Marks
Practical - 30 Marks
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MCQ
Short Answer Questions
Long Answer Type Questions
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Biology
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Theory - 70 Marks
Practical - 30 Marks
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MCQ
Short Answer Questions
Long Answer Type Questions
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UP 12th Board Exam Pattern 2023: Subject-wise
Interested candidates can check the subject-wise exam pattern for the UP 12th board exam in the tables below:
UP Board 12th English Exam Pattern
Sections
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Marks
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Reading
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15 marks
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Writing
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20 marks
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Grammar
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25 marks
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Literature
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40 marks
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Total
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100 marks
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UP Board 12th Hindi Exam Pattern
Section
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Sub Section
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Marks
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Section A
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Prose
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50 marks
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Development of Prose
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Poetry
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Literature
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Short Stories
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Section B
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Sanskrit Literature
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50 marks
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Sanskrit Grammar
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Below are the snippets of the UP 12th board exam pattern of Hindi Paper:
UP Board 12th Science Exam Pattern
The UP Board 12th Science exam is divided into three subjects Physics, Chemistry & Biology for which separate papers are conducted. Interested students can check the exam pattern for Physics, Chemistry & Biology below:
Physics Exam Pattern
Question type
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No. of Questions
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Marks per question
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Total marks
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Long answer
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2
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3
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6
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Short answer
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8
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2
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16
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Very Short
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8
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1
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8
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MCQ
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5
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1
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5
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Chemistry Exam Pattern
The chemistry paper is divided into Paper 1 & Paper 2. Paper 1 includes questions from General & Inorganic Chemistry. Paper 2 includes questions from Physical & Organic Chemistry. Below is the UP 12th board chemistry exam pattern:

Biology Exam Pattern
The UP 12th board biology paper is divided into Zoology & Botany both of 35 marks each. Interested candidates can check the exam pattern below:

UP Board 12th Math Exam Pattern
There is no practical exam for UP 12th board Math paper. Hence, the theory paper is of 100 marks. Interested candidates can check the exam pattern for mathematics below:

UP Board 12th Economics Exam Pattern
The UP Board 12th Economics paper is divided into microeconomics & macroeconomics. Interested students can check the exam pattern for the UP 12th board economics paper below:
