UP Board 12th Exam Pattern for Humanities

UP 12th 2025 ( UP 12th )

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Exam On: 11 Jan '25 - 21 Jan '25

Updated on Jun 1, 2020 13:54 IST

Students preparing for 12th examinations from Arts stream must go through the UP Board 12th exam pattern for Humanities.  The pattern mentions the marking scheme, duration of the exam, types of questions asked, and more. Read more below.

Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) is a state-level board of education responsible for conducting Class 10 and 12 board examination in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Out of various streams, Humanities is one of the popular streams offered by it. Some of the important subjects of UP Board Class 12 Humanities are Psychology, Home Science, History, Geography, and so on. Students need to select any four subjects from the list of optional subjects mentioned below. The syllabus for UP board 12th Humanities stream has been divided into the subjects below:

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Every student preparing for board exams must know the exam pattern to devise a plan. Solving UP Board Class 12th previous year question papers is extremely important to understand the pattern of the exam completely. Each paper in UP Board Class 12 examination carries 100 marks. This article discusses the exam pattern and the marks distribution for some of the popular subjects in UP Board Class 12 Humanities stream.

UP Board 12th Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme for Humanities

 According to the UP Board 12th exam pattern, the duration of each examination is three hours and fifteen minutes. The marks distribution among different chapters of various subjects of Humanities stream is given below: 

Geography

The total marks allocated for UP Board Class 12 Geography examination are 100 — 70 marks for the theory paper and 30 marks for the practical assessment. Check the unit-wise break-up of marks for Class 12 Geography exam.

Psychology

The total marks allocated for UP Board Class 12 are 100. The unit-wise marks for UP Board Class 12 Psychology is given below:

Sociology

The total marks allocated for UP Board Class 12 Sociology examination are 100. The distribution of marks among various units is mentioned below:

History

The syllabus of UP Board Class 12 History is divided into three parts. The total marks allocated for UP Board Class 12 History examination are 100. The unit-wise break of marks is tabulated below:

Home Science

The total marks allocated for UP Board Class 12 Home Science examination are 100 — 70 marks for the theory paper and 30 marks for the practical assessment. The unit-wise marks distribution of Home Science is given below:

Civics

The syllabus of UP Board Class 12 Civics is divided into three parts. The total marks allocated for UP Board Class 12 Civics examination are 100. The unit-wise break of marks is tabulated below:

Economics

The syllabus of UP Board Class 12 Economics is divided into two parts. The total marks allocated for Economics examination are 100. The distribution of marks among various units is mentioned below:

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