MP Board 12th Exam Pattern 2025 for Humanities

MPBSE 12th exam pattern mentions the marking scheme, duration, etc. Students must get familiar with the exam pattern to formulate their answering strategy. MPBSE Class 12 Syllabus for Humanities stream is based on NCERT textbooks. The core subjects of Humanities stream are History, Geography, Political Science and Economics. Read the complete exam pattern 2025 for MPBSE 12th Humanities stream below.

The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) is a state-level board of education responsible for conducting board examinations in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The three prominent streams offered by the MPBSE are Commerce, Humanities, and Science. Humanities is one of the streams for students preparing for HSC board exams. MPBSE Class 12 Syllabus for Humanities stream is based on NCERT textbooks. The MPBSE 12th board question papers are set in English, Hindi and Urdu medium, and candidates have to exercise their choice of language while filling the examination form. The core subjects of Humanities stream are History, Geography, Political Science and Economics.

The MPBSE has divided the syllabus of Class 12 Humanities 2025 into compulsory and optional subjects. The details of these subjects are given below.

The first and second language options are to be exercised by students from all streams

First Language (Special) (Any one of the following):

Code	Subjects
001	Hindi
002	English
003	Sanskrit
005	Urdu

Second Language (General) (Any one of the following subject not already offered as First Language):

Code	Subjects
051	Hindi
052	English
053	Sanskrit
054	Marathi
055	Urdu

Humanities Group

Group CODE – I

A (At least two or three subjects shall be offer from the following)

Code	Subjects
110	History
120	Geography
130	Political Science
140	Economics

 B (Any one of the following if only two subjects offered from Set-A mentioned above)

Code	Subjects
150	Mathematics
151	Informatic Practices
161	Indian Music
162	Drawing & Designing
165	Agriculture
166	Sociology
167	Psychology
168	Home Science (Anat. Phys. & Hygins)

The students need to know the MPBSE 12th exam pattern, as it is considered the foundation for every examination. To commence the preparation in an organised manner, the students should know the MPBSE 12th syllabus as well as the exam pattern in advance. The exam pattern includes subject-wise/ topic-wise marks distribution, duration of the exam and so on. This article discusses the MPBSE Class 12 Humanities Exam Pattern in detail.

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MPBSE Class 12 Humanities Exam Pattern and Scheme of Examination

The students should know the weightage of every topic in the syllabus for the preparation of Class 12 board examination. The exam duration for MPBSE Class 12 board exam 2025 is three hours. The unit-wise marks distribution for core subjects of MPBSE Class 12 Humanities stream is given below.

History

History is one of the important subjects of MPBSE Class 12 Humanities stream. The syllabus of MPBSE Class 12 History is divided into three parts. The total marks allocated for History examination is 100. The unit-wise marks distribution of MPBSE Class 12 History is given below:

Units	Topics	Marks
	Themes in Indian History Part-I (units 1-4)	30
Unit 1	The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology
Unit 2	Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story
Unit 3	Social Histories: using the Mahabharata
Unit 4	A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa
	Themes In Indian History Part- II (units 5-9)	32
Unit 5	Medieval Society through Travellers' Accounts
Unit 6	Religious Histories: The Bhakti - Sufi Tradition
Unit 7	New Architecture: Hampi
Unit 8	Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari
Unit 9	The Mughal Court: Reconstruction Histories through Chronicles
	Themes in Indian History Part - Ill (units 10-15)	32
Unit 10	Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports
Unit 11	Representations of 1857
Unit 12	Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports
Unit 13	Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes
Unit 14	Partition through Oral Sources
Unit 15	The Making of the Constitution
	Map Work	6
	Total	100

Political Science

The syllabus of MPBSE Class 12 Political Science has a total of 18 units which are further divided into two parts. The total marks allocated for Political Science examination is 100. The unit-wise marks distribution for MPSE Board Class 12 Political Science exam is given below:

Units	Topics	Marks
Part A	Contemporary World Politics
Unit 1	Cold War Era	15
Unit 2	The End Of Bipolarity
Unit 3	US Hegemony in World Politics	15
Unit 4	Alternative centres of power
Unit 5	Contemporary South Asia
Unit 6	International Organisations	10
Unit 7	Security in Contemporary World
Unit 8	Environment and Natural Resources	10
Unit 9	Globalisation
Part B	Politics in India since Independence
Unit 10	Challenges of Nation Building	15
Unit 11	Era of One-Party Dominance
Unit 12	Politics of Planned Development
Unit 13	India's External relations	8
Unit 14	Challenges to the Congress System	12
Unit 15	Crisis of the Democratic Order
Unit 16	Rise of Popular Movements	15
Unit 17	Regional aspirations
Unit 18	Recent Developments in Indian Politics
	Total	100

Psychology

The total marks allocated for Psychology examination is 100 – 70 marks for the theory paper and 30 marks for the practical assessment. The unit-wise marks distribution for MPBSE Board Class 12 Psychology exam is given below:

Units	Topics	Marks
Unit 1	Variations in Psychological Attributes-	09
Unit 2	Self and Personality	10
Unit 3	Meeting Life Challenges	07
Unit 4	Psychological Disorders	10
Unit 5	Therapeutic Approaches	07
Unit 6	Attitude and Social Cognition	08
Unit 7	Social Influence and Group Processes	07
Unit 8	Psychology and Life	06
Unit 9	Developing Psychological Skills	06
	Total	70

 Geography

The syllabus of MPBSE Class 12 Geography is divided into two parts. The total marks allocated for Geography examination is 100—70 marks for the theory paper and 30 marks for the practical assessment. The unit-wise marks distribution for MPBSE Board Class 12 Geography exam is given below:

Units	Topics	Marks
A	Fundamentals of Human Geography	35
Unit 1	Human Geography	30
Unit 2	People
Unit 3	Human Activities
Unit 4	Transport, Communication and Trade
Unit 5	Human Settlements
	Map Work	5
B	India: People and Economy	35
Unit 6	People	30
Unit 7	Human Settlements
Unit 8	Resources and Development
Unit 9	Transport, Communication and International Trade
Unit 10	Geographical Perspective on Selected Issues and Problems
	Map Work	5
	Total	70

Economics

The syllabus of MPBSE Class 12 Economics is divided into two parts. The total marks allocated for Economics examination is 100. The unit-wise marks distribution for MPBSE Board Class 12 Economics exam is given below:

Units	Topics	Marks
Part A	Introductory Macroeconomics
Unit 1	National Income and Related Aggregates	12
Unit 2	Money and Banking	8
Unit 3	Determination of Income and Employment	14
Unit 4	Government Budget and the Economy	8
Unit 5	Balance of Payments	8
	Sub-total	50
Part B	Indian Economic Development
Unit 6	Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991	15
Unit 7	Current Challenges facing Inian Economy	27
Unit 8	Development Experience of India*- A Comparison with Neighbours	08
	Sub-total	50
	Total	100

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