CBSE 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2023-24: Get Latest Paper Pattern & Marking Scheme Here

CBSE 12th 2025 ( CBSE 12th )

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Jasleen Taneja
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 14:37 IST

By Jasleen Taneja

CBSE 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2025: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon release the CBSE Class 12 Arts Exam Pattern 2025. Students can check the CBSE 12th Arts exam pattern 2025 online on the official website at cbseacademic.nic.in. Apart from the official website, the students can check the same also on this page. We have provided the separate CBSE exam pattern 2025 for each subject of the Arts stream.

Knowing the exam pattern enables a student to prepare for CBSE 12th Arts exams 2025 in a better way by making them aware of important aspects of an exam. Some subjects of CBSE 12th 2025 are common for all stream students. Some subjects that come exclusively under the Arts stream are History, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, etc. A student needs to obtain a minimum of 33 per cent passing marks to qualify. Students should know the complete CBSE 12th syllabus and exam pattern of Arts to prepare well for the exams. 

Table of content
  • CBSE 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2025 - Highlights
  • Subject-wise CBSE 12th Marking Scheme for Arts subjects 2025
  • CBSE Class 12 History Marking Scheme 2025
  • FAQs on CBSE 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2025
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CBSE 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2025 - Highlights

  • This year too, the examinations will cover 100% syllabus
  • Students will get 15 minutes extra time to read the question paper
  • The CBSE 10th board examinations will be conducted for all subjects - Major and Minor 
  • To get a better sneak peak on CBSE 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2025, download CBSE 12th sample papers 

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Subject-wise CBSE 12th Marking Scheme for Arts subjects 2025

CBSE is yet to release the CBSE 12th exam pattern 2024 for Arts subjects. The links below will be updated soon after the board announces it. Till then, students can check the exam pattern and marking scheme of CBSE 12th Arts 2024 subjects in the following table:

Geography History Home Science
Political Science Psychology Sociology
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CBSE Class 12 History Marking Scheme 2025

Type of Questions

No. of Questions

Marks

1 Mark

21

21

3 Marks

6

18

8 Marks

3

24

4 Marks

3

12

5 Marks

1

5

Total

34

80

Students preparing for competitive examinations like CLAT, NIFT etc, can check here the NIFT exam pattern and CLAT exam pattern too. 

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