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

CBSE 12th 2025 ( CBSE 12th )

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Exam On: 15 Feb '25 - 4 Apr '25

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Updated on Jun 19, 2024 14:35 IST

CBSE 12th Commerce Exam Pattern 2025: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon release the CBSE Class 12 Commerce Exam Pattern 2024. Students preparing for the exams can check the CBSE 12th exam pattern 2025 online on the official website at cbseacademic.nic.in and on this page as well. We have provided the separate CBSE exam pattern 2025 for each subject included in the Commerce stream.

Knowing the exam pattern enables a student to prepare for CBSE 12th Commerce 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 Commerce stream are Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics 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 Commerce to prepare well for the exams. 

 

CBSE 12th Commerce 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 12th board examinations will be conducted for all subjects - Major and Minor 
  • To get a better sneak peak on CBSE 12th Commerce Exam Pattern 2025, download CBSE 12th sample papers 

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

Since the Board is yet to release the CBSE 12th exam pattern 2025 for commerce subjects, students can check the exam pattern and marking scheme of CBSE 12th 2024 major subjects given in the following table. The links for 2024-25 will be updated soon.

Accountancy Business Studies Economics
Mathematics Applied Mathematics

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CBSE 12th Accountancy Exam Pattern 2025

Type of Questions

No. of Questions

Marks

1 Mark

20

20

3 Marks

4

12

4 Marks

6

24

6 Marks

4

24

Total

34

80

CBSE Class 12 Business Studies Exam Pattern 2025

Type of Questions

No. of Questions

Marks

1 Mark

20

20 × 1= 20

3 Marks

6

6× 3= 18

4 Marks

3

3 × 4= 12

6 Marks

5

6 × 5 = 30

Total

34

80

Students preparing for competitive examinations like DU JAT, IPU CET, SET etc, can check here the DU JAT exam pattern and IPU CET exam pattern too. 

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