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The CBSE Exam Pattern 2024-25 for Class 12th has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on its official website. All the students can now visit the official website of CBSE at https://www.cbse.gov.in/ and check the exam pattern to complete their preparation for the final exam.
The CBSE has announced the conduction of class 12th practical exams for winter-bound schools from November 05 to December 05 whereas for other schools the practical exams will be conducted from January 01, 2025. The theory exams of class 12th for the academic session 2024-25 are scheduled to start from February 15, 2025.
CBSE Class 12 Exam Pattern 2025 Out
The latest updated and upgraded exam pattern has been released by the CBSE on its official website. According to the latest announcement made by the board, the competency-based questions will now comprise a 50% ratio while there will be 20% MCQ-based questions and 30% will be constructed response questions (short answer questions/ long answer questions).
In the article below, we have added the subject-wise CBSE Class 12 Exam Pattern 2024-25 making it easier for the students to understand it. Check the complete article below:
CBSE Class 12th Maths Exam Pattern 2025
The table below shows the CBSE 12th Mathematics Exam Pattern 2025, so that students can have better understanding and preparation for their final exam. Check the table:
| CBSE Class 12th Maths Exam Pattern 2025 | ||
| Sections | Category | Marks |
| Section A | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | 1 mark each |
| Section B | Very Short Answers (VSA) | 2 marks each |
| Section C | Short Answers (SA) | 3 marks each |
| Section D | Long Answers (LA) | 5 marks each |
| Section E | Source-based/ Case-based/Passage-based/ Integrated units of assessment | 4 marks each |
CBSE Class 12 Maths Subject Wise Weightage
| CBSE Class 12 Maths Subject Wise Weightage 2025 | |
| Topics | Weightage |
| Unit 1: Relations and Functions | 8 |
| Unit 2: Algebra | 10 |
| Unit 3: Calculus | 35 |
| Unit 4: Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry | 14 |
| Unit 5: Linear Programming | 5 |
| Unit 6: Probability | 8 |
| Total Marks (Theory) | 80 |
| Total Marks (Internal Assessment) | 20 |
| Grand Total | 100 |
CBSE Class 12th English Exam Pattern 2025
The English exam paper has been characterized in three sections namely reading, writing, and literature marking 22 marks, 18 marks, and 40 marks respectively. Check the table below:
| CBSE 12th English Exam Pattern 2024-25 | ||
| Sections | Names | Marks |
| Section A | Reading | 22 marks |
| Section B | Writing | 18 marks |
| Section C | Literature | 40 marks |
CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam Pattern 2025
There are 5 sections among which the 33 questions of the chemistry question paper are divided. The table below shows the complete representation of the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam Pattern 2024-25.
| CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam Pattern 2025 | |||
| Sections | Category | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Section A | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | 16 | 1 mark each |
| Section B | Very Short Answers (VSA) | 5 | 2 marks each |
| Section C | Short Answers (SA) | 7 | 3 marks each |
| Section D | Long Answers (LA) | 2 | 5 marks each |
| Section E | Source-based/ Case-based/ Passage based/ Integrated units of assessment | 3 | 4 marks each |
CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Subject Wise-Weightage 2025
| CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Subject Wise-Weightage | |
| Title | Marks |
| Solutions | 7 |
| Electrochemistry | 9 |
| Chemical Kinetics | 7 |
| d -and f -Block Elements | 7 |
| Coordination Compounds | 7 |
| Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 6 |
| Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 6 |
| Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 8 |
| Amines | 6 |
| Biomolecules | 7 |
| Total | 70 |
CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam Pattern 2025
The table below shows the detailed representation of all the sections, categories, number of questions, and marks denoted to each question of every section. Check the table below:
| CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam Pattern 2024-25 |
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| Sections | Category | Marks | Number of Questions |
| Section A | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | 1 mark each | 16 |
| Section B | Very Short Answers (VSA) | 2 marks each | 5 |
| Section C | Short Answers (SA) | 3 marks each | 7 |
| Section D | Long Answers (LA) | 5 marks each | 2 |
| Section E | Source-based/ Case-based | 4 marks each | 3 |
CBSE Class 12 Physics Subject Wise-Weightage
| CBSE Class 12 Physics Subject Wise-Weightage | ||
| Unit | Title | Marks |
| Unit–I | Electrostatics | 16 |
| Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields | ||
| Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | ||
| Unit-II | Current Electricity | |
| Chapter–3: Current Electricity | ||
| Unit-III | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | 17 |
| Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism | ||
| Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter | ||
| Unit-IV | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | |
| Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction | ||
| Chapter–7: Alternating Current | ||
| Unit–V | Electromagnetic Waves | 18 |
| Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves | ||
| Unit–VI | Optics | |
| Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | ||
| Chapter–10: Wave Optics | ||
| Unit–VII | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 12 |
| Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | ||
| Unit–VIII | Atoms and Nuclei | |
| Chapter–12: Atoms | ||
| Chapter–13: Nuclei | ||
| Unit–IX | Electronic Devices | 7 |
| Chapter–14: Semiconductor, Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits | ||
| Total | 70 | |
CBSE Class 12 Biology Exam Pattern 2025
The Biology exam paper is characterized by multiple sections separating questions like MCQs, VSA, SA, LA, and others from each other. Check the table below:
| CBSE Class 12 Biology Exam Pattern 2024-25 |
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| Sections | Category | Marks | Number of Questions |
| Section A | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | 1 mark each | 16 |
| Section B | Very Short Answers (VSA) | 2 marks each | 5 |
| Section C | Short Answers (SA) | 3 marks each | 7 |
| Section D | Long Answers (LA) | 5 marks each | 2 |
| Section E | Source-based/ Case-based | 4 marks each | 3 |
CBSE Class 12 Biology Subject Wise-Weightage 2024-25
| CBSE Class 12 Biology Subject Wise-Weightage 2024-25 | |
| Title | Marks |
| Reproduction | 16 |
| Genetics and Evolution | 20 |
| Biology and Human Welfare | 12 |
| Biotechnology and its Applications | 12 |
| Ecology and Environment | 10 |
| Total | 70 |
CBSE 12th Marks Bifurcation 2024-25
The CBSE Board has released the CBSE 12th Marks Bifurcation 2024-25 on its official website. All the students who are going to appear in the exams must now check the official notification to check the bifurcation of marks among the theory, practical, and internal assessments. The table below shows the CBSE 12th Marks Bifurcation 2024-25:
| CBSE 12th Marks Bifurcation 2024-25 | ||||
| Subject | Theory Marks | Practical Marks | Project Marks | Internal Assessment |
| English Elective | 80 | – | – | 20 |
| Hindi Elective | 80 | – | – | 20 |
| History | 80 | – | 20 | – |
| Political Science | 80 | – | 20 | – |
| Mathematics | 80 | – | – | 20 |
| Physics | 70 | 30 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 70 | 30 | – | – |
| Biology | 70 | 30 | – | – |
| Accountancy | 80 | – | 20 | – |
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