CBSE Board 12th Pattern 2025

The exam pattern and marking scheme of CBSE 12th major subjects is given in the following tables:

CBSE Class 12th Physics & Chemistry Marking Scheme

Exam duration	3 Hours
Practical Marks	30 Marks
Theory marks	70 marks
Total no. of questions	37
Very short answer type questions (1 mark each)	20
Short answer type questions (2 marks each)	7
Long answer type -I questions (3 marks each)	7
Long answer type -II questions (5 marks each)	3

Exam duration	3 Hours
Internal Marks	20 Marks
Theory marks	80 marks
Total no. of questions	36
Very short answer type questions (1 mark each)	20
Short answer type questions (2 marks each)	6
Long answer type-I questions (4 marks each)	6
Long answer type-II questions (6 marks each)	4

Exam duration	3 Hours
Practical Marks	30 Marks
Theory marks	70 marks
Total no. of questions	27
Very short answer type questions (1 mark each)	5
Short answer type-I questions (2 marks each)	7
Short answer type-II questions (3 marks each)	12
Long answer type questions (5 marks each)	3

Exam duration	3 hours
Maximum marks	100 marks (80 Marks for Theory + 20 Marks for assessment of listening and speaking skills)
Total number of questions	33
MCQ and objective type questions (1 mark each)	20
Short Answer type-I questions (2 marks each)	5
Short Answer type -II questions (4 marks each)	3
Long Answer type questions (6 marks each)	3
Very Long Answer type questions (10 marks each)	2

Exam duration	3 hours
Theory marks	80
Practical marks	20
Total number of questions	32
MCQ and objective-type questions (1 mark each)	20
Short answer I type questions (3 marks each)	2
Short answer II type questions (4 marks each)	5
Long answer I type questions (6 marks each)	3
Long answer II type questions (8 marks each)	2

Exam duration	3 hours
Theory marks	80
Internal marks	20
Total number of questions	34
MCQ and objective-type questions (1 mark each)	20
Short answer I type questions (3 marks each)	5
Short answer II type questions (4 marks each)	3
Long answer I type questions (6 marks each)	3
Long answer II type questions (8 marks each)	3

Exam duration	3 hours
Total marks	100 marks
Theory marks	80 marks
Project work	20 marks
Total number of questions	31
MCQ and objective-type questions (1 mark each)	20
Short answer type questions (3 marks each)	4
Source-based questions (6 marks each)	3
Long answer type questions (8 marks each)	3
Map Work (6 marks)	1