HPBOSE 12th Exam Pattern for Humanities

HPBOSE 12th exam pattern for Humanities shares the marking scheme, types of questions asked in exam, duration, etc for subjects covered under the stream.  Know the complete exam pattern here to prepare better for the exams.

The Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (HPBOSE) is a state-level board of education that prescribes course curriculum, syllabus, and textbooks for school education in the state of Himachal Pradesh. HPBOSE conducts Class 12 board exams for Science, Humanities and Commerce streams.

The HPBOSE Class 12 Humanities stream includes several prominent subjects, namely English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Sociology, Geography, Psychology, etc. For Humanities stream, English is a compulsory subject, and students have to select four elective subjects from the list of options mentioned in the table below. Each paper carries 100 marks.

The scheme of examination for the HPBOSE Class 12 Humanities Group is as follows

Subject	Theory Marks	Practical Marks	Internal Assessment Marks
English	85	-	15
Combination of four subjects to be offered from the options below:
Modern Indian Language (Any one of the following)
Hindi	85	-	15
Urdu
Mathematics	85	-	15
Human Ecology and Family Science	60	25	15
Any one of the following:
i) Computer Science	60	25	15
ii) Yoga
iii) Phy. Education
Geography	60	25	15
Economics	85	-	15
History	85	-	15
Political Science	85	-	15
Psychology	60	25	15
Sociology	85		15
Public Administration	85	-	15
Sanskrit	85	-	15
Music (Any one)	25	60	15
i) Hindustani Vocal
ii) Hindustani Instru. Melodic
iii) Hindustani Instru. Percussion
Dance (Any one)	25	60	15
i) Kathak
ii) Bharat Natyam
Philosophy	85	-	15
Fine Art	25	60	15
French	85	-	15

Knowledge of HPBOSE 12th syllabus and exam pattern is crucial to prepare for board exams and gives an extra edge to the students. The students should refer to the HPBOSE Class 12 Syllabus for Humanities stream and practice previous years’ questions papers to have a clear understanding of the exam pattern. This article discusses the exam pattern and the marks distribution for HPBOSE Class 12 for Humanities.

HPBOSE 12^th Exam Pattern and Grading for Humanities stream

According to the HP Board 12^th exam pattern, the duration of each examination is three hours. The marks distribution among different chapters in History, Political Science, Geography, Economics, Sociology, and Psychology are given below: 

History 

The total marks allocated for HPBOSE Class 12 History examination are 100 — 85 marks for the theory paper and 15 marks for the internal assessment. The unit-wise break of marks is tabulated below: 

Unit	Topics	Marks
	Part I	25
Unit 1	The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology	5
Unit 2	Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions Tell a Story	8
Unit 3	Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata	3
Unit 4	A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa	5
	Part II
Unit 5	Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari	4
Unit 6	The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles	8
Unit 7	New Architecture: Hampi	5
Unit 8	Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition	5
Unit 9	Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts	4
	Part III
Unit 10	Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports	3
Unit 11	Representations of 1857	8
Unit 12	Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports	5
Unit 13	Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes	8
Unit 14	Partition through Oral Sources	4
Unit 15	The Making of the Constitution	5
	Part IV
Unit 16	Map work on units 1-15	5
	Total	85

Psychology

The total marks allocated for HPBOSE Class 12 Psychology examination is 100 — 60 marks for the theory paper, 25 marks for the practical assessment, and 15 marks for the internal assessment.

Unit	Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Variation in Psychological Attributes	7
Unit 2	Self and Personality	8
Unit 3	Meeting Life Challenges	6
Unit 4	Psychological Disorders	7
Unit 5	Therapeutic Approaches	6
Unit 6	Attitude and Science Cognition	7
Unit 7	Social Influence and Group Processes	6
Unit 8	Psychology and Life	7
Unit 9	Developing Psychological Skills	6
	Total	60

Practical assessments Psychological Testing (Profile)

 The students shall be required to prepare one case profile and conduct five practical assessments related to the topics covered in the course. The case profile will include the development history of the subject, using both qualitative (observation, interview, rating scale, etc.) and quantitative (Psychological Testing) approaches. Practical assessments would involve using standardised psychological assessment devices in different domains (intelligence, personality, aptitude, adjustment, attitude, self-concept, and anxiety).

Marks Distribution

• Reporting file including case profile: Four Marks
• Viva Voice: Five Marks
• Two practical assessments of eight marks; four marks each for accurate conduct and reporting

Political Science

The total marks allocated for HPBOSE Class 12 Political Science examination is 100 — 85 marks for the theory paper and 15 marks for the internal assessment. The distribution of marks among various units is mentioned below:

Unit	Topics	Marks
	PART A: POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE
Unit 1	Era of one-party dominance	5
Unit 2	Nation-Building and its problems	8
Unit 3	Politics of Planned Development
Unit 4	India's External relations	5
Unit 5	Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System	4
Unit 6	Crisis of the Constitutional order	6
Unit 7	Regional aspirations and conflicts	4
Unit 8	Rise of New Social Movements	5
Unit 9	Democratic upsurge and coalition parties	4
Unit 10	Recent issues and challenges	4
	Total	45
	PART B: CONTEMPORARY WORLD-POLITICS
Unit 11	Cold War Era in World Politics	8
Unit 12	Disintegration of the Second World and the Collapse of Bipolarity	10
Unit 13	US Dominance in World Politics
Unit 14	Alternative centres of Economic and Political Power	8
Unit 15	South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era
Unit 16	International organisations in a unipolar world	4
Unit 17	Security in Contemporary World	4
Unit 18	Globalisation and its Critics	6
	Total	40
	Grand Total	85

Geography

In HPBOSE Class 12, the Geography subject is common with Science as well as Humanities stream. The total marks allocated for HPBOSE Class 12 Geography examination is 100 — 60 marks for the theory paper, 25 marks for the practical assessment and 15 marks for the internal assessment. Check the unit-wise break of marks for Class 12 Geography exam.

Unit	Topics	Marks
	A. FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	30
Unit 1	Human Geography	02
Unit 2	People	04
Unit 3	Human Activities	09
Unit 4	Transport, Communication and Trade	09
Unit 5	Human Settlements	04
Unit 6	Map work	02
	B. INDIAN: PEOPLE AND ECONOMY	30
Unit 7	People	04
Unit 8	Human Settlements	04
Unit 9	Resources and Development	12
Unit 10	Transport, Communication and International Trade	06
Unit 11	Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and problems	02
Unit 12	Map Work	02
	Total	60
	C. PRACTICAL WORK
Unit 1	Processing of data and Thematic Mapping	17
Unit 2	Field study of Spatial Information Technology	08

Economics

In HPBOSE Class 12, the Economics subject is common with Commerce stream as well. The total marks allocated for HPBOSE Class 12 Economics examination is 100 — 85 marks for the theory paper and 15 marks for the internal assessment. The table below provides unit-wise weightage for Class 12 Economics:

Unit	Title	Marks
	PART A: INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICS
Unit 1	Introduction	3
Unit 2	Consumer Behaviour and Demand	12
Unit 3	Producer Behaviour and Supply	20
Unit 4	Forms of Market and Price Determination	8
Unit 5	Simple Applications of Tools of Demand and Supply Curves	-
	PART B: INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS
Unit 6	National Income and Related Aggregates	12
Unit 7	Determination of Income and Employment	10
Unit 8	Money and Banking	7
Unit 9	Government Budget and the Economy	7
Unit 10	Balance of Payments	6
	Total	85

 Sociology

The total marks allocated for HPBOSE Class 12 Sociology examination is 100 — 85 marks for the theory paper and 15 marks for the internal assessment. The unit-wise distribution of weightage is tabulated below:

Unit	Topics	Marks
	INDIAN SOCIETY
Unit 1	Structure of Indian Society	7
Unit 2	Social Institutions: Continuity & Change	12
Unit 3	Social inequality & Exclusion	12
Unit 4	The Challenges of Unity in Diversity	12
	CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Unit 5	Process of Social Change in India	8
Unit 6	Social Change and the Polity	8
Unit 7	Social Change & the Economy	10
Unit 8	New Areas of Social Change	8
Unit 9	Social Movements	8

 Now that the students are well aware of the HP Board 12^th syllabus and exam pattern, it is important that they also download and practice the HPBOSE 12^th question papers of previous years’. They should also go through the HPBOSE 12^th preparation tips.

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