The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Board Class 12th Physics Exam 2026 wrapped up today, February 20, 2026. It was a three-hour-long exam that started at 10:30 AM and ended at 1:30 PM. Exams 2026 officially began on February 17, 2026 and will continue till April 10, 2026, for Class 12th, across 7,574 centres for 18.5 lakh students. The CBSE Class 12th Physics Question Paper PDF has been provided further in the article, after the conclusion of the exam.
The CBSE Class 12 Exam 2026 will be marked as one of the most important stepping stones for students’ careers. The conduction of the CBSE Class 12th Physics Exam 2026 today meant the conclusion of one of the most important exams of the Science stream. There have been valuable exam reviews from teachers and students from all over the country based on the CBSE Class 12th Physics Question Paper. Students can check out the exam analysis 2026 and the exam review mentioned further in the article.
CBSE Class 12th Physics Question Paper 2026: Download PDF
The students can find the link for the CBSE Class 12th Physics Question Paper 2026 below. They can review the question paper and prepare in accordance with the question paper pattern. Refer to the table mentioned below for the same.
| Exam Level | CBSE Class 12th Physics Question Paper 2026 PDF |
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CBSE Class 12th Physics Question Paper 2026: Exam analysis & review
The CBSE Class 12th Physics paper has been successfully concluded. Candidates can check the exam analysis and difficulty level for the Physics paper below:
- By Thilak M. – PGT Physics, JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bengaluru, the difficulty level of the CBSE Class 12th Physics paper 2026 ranged between easy to moderate level. The overall exam was scoring and had conceptual questions to test the understanding of students in selected areas. All the questions in the Physics paper were from the prescribed syllabus, and no question was outside the syllabus.
CBSE Class 12th Physics Paper 2026: Section-Wise Analysis
| Section | Analysis |
| Section A (MCQs & Assertion-Reason) | Section A was overall moderate and manageable for students who had prepared well. Most of the MCQs were straightforward, whereas some of them tested the conceptual clarity of students. |
| Section B (2 Marks) | Each question in Section B consisted of 2 marks, and questions from the chapters Nuclei, Dual Nature and Wave Optics were easy. However question from Moving Changes were a little tough and tricky for below-average students. |
| Section C (3 Marks) | This section consisted of a mix of theory and numerical questions, and the overall difficulty level of this section was easy. Those who practised the previous year’s question paper could easily answer all the questions confidently. |
| Section D (Case-Based Questions) | Section D was of a moderate level; it tested the conceptual understanding of the students. Those who prepared well was this section for them; it was manageable. The questions in Section D required interpretation and application of theory, but it was not unexpected. |
| Section E (5 Marks – Long Answer Type Question) | This section was scoring, and most of the expected questions were asked from Electrostatics, Ray Optics, EMI & AC. From previous years, this section was high scoring. |
Overall, the CBSE Class 12th Physics paper was entirely from the syllabus and was rated as an easy-to-moderate level in difficulty. Those who prepared well for the paper found the paper easy and highly scoring.
