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BSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2024-25: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) prescribes the Bihar Board 12th exam pattern for students. For the exam 2025, the board will soon announce the BSEB 12th exam pattern 2025 in the form of the BSEB 12th model paper 2025. Students preparing for the BSEB class 12 exams 2024 must be aware of the BSEB class 12 exam pattern 2025 and prepare for the exam accordingly. As per the previous year's BSEB 12th Exam Pattern, the BSEB 12th exams will have 50% multiple-choice questions, carrying 1 mark each. Subjects having both theory and practicals will only have 35 MCQs in the theory paper. The total exam duration is 3 hours and 15 minutes.
Students must be familiar with the BSEB Class 12 Syllabus 2024-25 before preparing for the examinations. They can also check the BSEB Class 12 Preparation to know the tips and tricks for better preparation of the BSEB Class 12 exams. The BSEB marking scheme was revised recently. According to the revised marking scheme released, in case a candidate fails a compulsory subject BSEB Class 12 board exams, the marks obtained in the additional subject will be considered instead. The newly introduced change will enable students to appear for the exams to obtain an aggregate pass mark.
Q: What are the minimum passing marks for the Bihar Board 12th exams?
To clear the BSEB class 12 board exams, one needs to secure the minimum marks as prescribed by the board. As per the BSEB, the students need to score at least 30 marks out of 100 marks in their respective subjects in order to pass the board examinations. The board also conducts practical exams for various subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and more. Hence, the students must note that the marks obtained in practical exams will also be calculated while preparing for the final BSEB class 12 BSEB Board result 2025.
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Q: When will Bihar Board class 12 exam pattern be released?
The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is yet to release the Bihar Board class 12 exam pattern 2025. It is expected to be announced soon. The students must note that the board prescribes the exam pattern in the form of a sample question paper. Also, the board notifies the major changes (if any) in the exam pattern while releasing the time table. As soon as the board releases the BSEB Inter exam pattern for the academic session 2024-25, we will update the same on this page. Students must note that the chances of major changes in the exam pattern are very low.
Upvote BSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2025 Subject-wise
Given below is the exam pattern of the BSEB 12th examinations:
| Subjects |
Theory paper |
|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship, Computer science, Multimedia & Web Technology, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Home Science, Agriculture, Physical Education and yoga | 70 marks |
| English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Urdu and other languages |
100 marks |
| Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics, History, Sociology, Political science, Philosophy |
100 marks |
Number of MCQs in the exam as per the BSEB 12th exam pattern is mentioned below:
| Subjects | Number of MCQs |
|---|---|
| English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Urdu and other languages | 50 |
| Entrepreneurship, Computer science, Multimedia & Web Technology, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Home Science, Agriculture, Physical Education and Yoga | 35 |
| Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics, History, Sociology, Political science, Philosophy | 50 |
Q: Where can I check BSEB 12th exam pattern?
The students must note that BSEB prescribes the Bihar Board class 12 exam pattern in the form of sample paper. The board releases the BSEB Inter sample papers for all subjects on its website. Students can download the subject-wise Bihar Board 12th sample paper from the official website of the board. We also provide direct links to download the BSEB class 12 model/sample paper on our website. In case any major changes made before the exam, the board communicate it while releasing the time table.
Upvote Q: Is there any negative marking for objective type questions in the final BSEB 12th exam?
No, there is no negative marking for objective-type questions in the BSEB 12th final exam. Each objective question carries one mark, and students are awarded marks only for correct answers. Incorrect answers do not lead to any deduction of marks, making it advantageous for students to attempt all questions. This allows students to take educated guesses without the fear of losing marks. It is a beneficial aspect for those aiming to maximize their scores in the objective section of the exam.
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BSEB 12th Marking Scheme 2025 Subject-wise
Bihar Board 12th Marking Scheme for Mathematics
| Unit |
Marking scheme |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Relations and Functions |
10 |
| Unit 2: Algebra |
13 |
| Unit 3: Calculus |
40 |
| Unit 4: Vectors and 3 Dimensional Geometry |
18 |
| Unit 5: Linear Programming |
9 |
| Unit 6: Probability |
10 |
BSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2025 for Science, Commerce and Arts Subjects
Students of the respective Science, Commerce and Arts streams must be thorough with their examination pattern/s to familiarise themselves with the format of the question paper as well as the marking scheme.
How to download BSEB 12th Pattern 2025?
Students can visit the official BSEB website to download the Bihar Board Class 12 exam pattern. Students must be thorough with the Bihar Board Class 12 syllabus as well as the exam pattern to prepare well for the Class 12 examinations. They must start preparing as early as possible to avoid any last-minute hassle.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
The exam routine for the Bihar board 12th class generally gets released in December, just before the exams occur in February.
Their Schedule comprises subjects for both Science, Arts, and Commerce streams, together with both theory and practical examinations.
Most of the exams begin in morning or afte
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