CBSE Class 12th Marking Scheme 2025 Out, Check Subject wise Exam Pattern

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued an official statement announcing the CBSE Class 12th Marking Scheme 2025 for the forthcoming board exam. The detailed CBSE Marking Scheme 2024-25 Class 12th subjects define the weightage assigned to each topic, allowing students to organize their studies carefully. You can download the CBSE Class 12 Marking Scheme 2025 Notice pdf from the official website or by clicking the link provided below in this post.

CBSE Class 12th Marking Scheme 2025 Out

According to the tentative CBSE Date Sheet, the CBSE Class 12 examination for the academic year 2024-25 would be held in pen and paper format between February and April 2025. Whereas the practical tests are slated to begin on January 1, 2025. In this critical moment, the CBSE Class 12th Marking Scheme is an invaluable resource that will help you align your studies with exam preparations and steer your academic achievement in the proper way.

Along with the CBSE Class 12 Marking Scheme, students are recommended to completely review and comprehend the most recent CBSE 12th Exam Pattern for their respective subjects to approach the real exam with the proper strategy.

CBSE Marking Scheme 2024-25 Class 12th Overview

In the CBSE Class 12 Exams, each subject will carry a total of 100 marks, which will be divided into written and practical exams. The written/theory test lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes, with the first 15 minutes serving as the cooling-off period. To qualify for the CBSE 12th exams 2025, students must score at least 33% in each subject and overall. Check the key highlights of the CBSE Class 12 Exam pattern and marking scheme.

Particulars	Details
Examination Name	CBSE Class 12 Annual Examination 2024-25
Exam conducting Body	Central Board Of Secondary Education
Streams	Science, Arts, Commerce
Frequency	Once in a Year
Level of the Examination	National Level
CBSE Class 12 Exam Date	February – march 2025
Mode of the Examination	Offline (Pen paper mode)
Duration	3 hours
Medium	English / Hindi
Maximum Marks	100 (theory + practical) Arts Subjects:80 marks Maths written exam + 20 marks internal assessment Commerce Subjects:80 marks theory + 20 marks Project works for Commerce subjects (Accountancy, Business Studies & Economics) Science subjects:70 marks theory + 30 marks practical for Physics, Chemistry & Biology
Number of subjects	5 or 6 (as elected by the student)
Passing marks	for each subject as well as the overall exam aggregate 33% of Total marks

CBSE Class 12th Marking Scheme 2024-25 for all Subjects

The CBSE has released a detailed CBSE Class 12th Marking Scheme 2025 for each subject, allowing pupils to identify high-weightage themes. Understanding the mark distribution allows students to better manage their study time and emphasize critical topics. Download the official Notice mentions the latest CBSE Class 12th Marking scheme by clicking the link below.

The CBSE has upload the notification regarding the mark distribution for the Class 12 board exams in 2024-35 on its official portal. Students who are preparing for the exam can download the CBSE 12th Marking scheme PDF by Clicking the link given below

CBSE Class 12th Exam Pattern 2024-25 Subject wise

According to the new Class 12 exam Pattern 2024-25, the weightage of competency-based questions, such as MCQ, has increased from 40% to 50%. However, the weightage of short-answer and long-answer questions has been reduced to 30%. Additionally, MCQ-based ‘Select Response Type’ questions are weighted at 20%. Check out the subject-specific Class 12 exam pattern for major subjects one by one.

CBSE Class 12 Maths Marking Scheme and Exam Pattern

Written Examination
Sections	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Marks	Total Marks
A	Question no. 1 to 18 are MCQs and question no. 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason Based Questions	20	1 Mark Each	20
B	Very Short Answer Type Questions	5	2 Marks Each	10
C	Short Answer Type Questions	6	3 Marks Each	18
D	Long Answer Type Questions	4	5 Marks Each	20
E	Source-Based/ Case-Based/ Passage-Based/ Integrated Units of Assessment	3	4 Marks Each	12
Total Marks				80
Internal Assessment
	Periodic Tests (2 out of 3 tests conducted)			10 Marks
	Mathematics Activities			10 Marks
Total Marks				20

CBSE Class 12 Accounts Marking Scheme and Exam Pattern

Sections	Topics	Weightage
Part A: Accounting For Partnership Firms And Companies (Compulsory For All)	Accounting For Partnership Firms	36
	Accounting For Companies	24
Part B (Contains Internal Choice, Students Must Attempt Either Of The Two Options)	Option (I) Financial Statement Analysis – Analysis Of Financial Statements – Cash Flow Statement Or Option (Ii) Computerized Accounting – Computerized Accounting	20
Total Marks (Theory)		80
Total Marks (Internal Assessment)		20
Grand Total		100

CBSE Class 12 Physics Marking Scheme and Exam Pattern

Written Examination
Sections	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Marks	Total Marks
A	MCQs and Assertion-Reason Based Questions	16	1 Mark Each	16
B	Very Short Answer Type Questions	5	2 Marks Each	10
C	Short Answer Type Questions	7	3 Marks Each	21
D	Case-Study Based Questions	2	4 Marks Each	8
E	Long Answer Type Questions	3	5 Marks Each	15
Total		33		70
Practical Examination
1	Two Experiments, one from each section			7 + 7 Marks
2	Practical Record (Experiments & Activities)			5 Marks
3	One Activity from any section			3 Marks
4	Investigatory Project			3 Marks
5	Viva on Experiments, Activities and Project			5 Marks
Total Marks				30

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Marking Scheme and Exam Pattern

Written Examination
Sections	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Marks	Total Marks
A	MCQs	16	1 Mark Each	16
B	Very Short Answer Type Questions	5	2 Marks Each	10
C	Short Answer Type Questions	7	3 Marks Each	21
D	Case-Study Based Questions	2	4 Marks Each	8
E	Long Answer Type Questions	3	5 Marks Each	15
Total Marks		33		70
	Practical Examination			30

CBSE Class 12 Biology Marking Scheme and Exam Pattern

Theory/Written Examination
Sections	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Marks	Total Marks
A	MCQs and Assertion-Reason Based Questions	16	1 Mark Each	16
B	Very Short Answer Type Questions	5	2 Marks Each	10
C	Short Answer Type Questions	7	3 Marks Each	21
D	Case-Study Based Questions	2	4 Marks Each	8
E	Long Answer Type Questions	3	5 Marks Each	15
Total Marks				70
Practical Examination
1	One Major Experiment (5)			5 Marks
2	One Minor Experiment (2 & 3)			4 Marks
3	Slide Preparation (1 & 4)			5 Marks
4	Spotting			7 Marks
5	Practical Record and Viva Voce			4 Marks
6	Investigatory Project and its Project Record + Viva Voce			5 Marks
Total Marks				30

Class 12 English Marking Scheme and Exam Pattern

Section	Topics	Marks
Section A (Reading Skills)	Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage Discursive passage Case-based factual passage	12 + 10 Marks
Section B (Writing Skills)	Notice (up to 50 Words)	4 Marks
	Formal/ Informal Invitation & Reply (up to 50 Words)	4 Marks
	Letter Writing (120-150 Words) Application for Job/ Bio Data/ Resume/ Letter to the Editor	5 Marks
	Article/ Report Writing (120-150 Words)	5 Marks
Section C (Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text)	One extract out of two from Poetry (Flamingo)	6 Marks
	One extract out of two from Prose (Vistas)	4 Marks
	One extract out of two from Prose (Flamingo)	6 Marks
	Short Answer Type
	Prose & Poetry [Flamingo (5 out of 6 questions)]	2×5 = 10 Marks
	Prose [Vistas (2 out of 3 questions)]	2×2 = 4 Marks
	Long Answer Type
	Pros/Poetry [Flamingo (1 out of 2 Questions)]	5 Marks
	Vista (1 out of 2 Questions)	5 Marks