What is the NIOS 12th Class Exam Pattern?

For NIOS 12th exam, each subject paper will be conducted for 100 Marks. This 100 marks involve theory, internal, and practical components. The internal assessment will have a weightage of 10 marks, and the practical exam will carry 30 marks. The time duration of the NIOS board exam is 3 Hours. Students should understand the NIOS exam pattern and prepare accordingly. The grading of subjects is made of two parts, Tutor Marked Assignments, or TMAs and the final examinations.

How many groups are there for NIOS 12th subjects?

NIOS has divided the subjects for class 12 into six groups namely Group A, B, C, D, E and F. Group A consists language subjects. Other groups include subjects from Science, Commerce, Humanities and others. Each student has to select a minimum 5 subjects in total while applying for NIOS admission 2023. It is mandatory to choose one language subject from group A and other subjects can be chosen from any group.

What are the mediums of studies available in NIOS?

The NIOS offers a choice in the medium of studies at the secondary level in English Hindi Urdu, Marathi, Odia, Telugu, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam and Punjabi medium. Students can choose accordingly at the secondary level. The learner is free to choose any one of these mediums for studies. At Class 12 level, the course is offered only Hindi English Urdu mediums. The learner is free to choose any one of these mediums for studies.

How many subjects are compulsory in NIOS 12th exam?

NIOS has divided the subjects for class 12 into six groups namely Group A, B, C, D, E and F. Group A consists language subjects while other groups include subjects from Science, Commerce, Humanities and others. Each student has to select a minimum 5 subjects in total while applying for NIOS admission 2023. It is mandatory to choose one language subject from group A and other subjects can be chosen from any group. At the Senior Secondary level, the subjects are divided into Group A and Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E and Group F.

Is it mandatory to go through the NIOS 12th exam pattern?

Students are advised to go through the NIOS 12th pattern and syllabus. This will help them to get an idea on the topics to be learned. It will also help them to know the marking scheme. Understanding the NIOS pattern helps students to plan accordingly. This will help students to be familiar with the type of questions asked for the exam.

NIOS 12th Exam Pattern 2025: Get Latest Pattern & Marking Scheme

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Updated on Jan 2, 2025 09:17 IST

NIOS 12th Exam Pattern 2025: National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) releases the NIOS 12th Exam Pattern every year. Students must go through the NIOS Class 12 Exam Pattern 2025 to have an insight into the type of questions and the marking scheme. They are advised to understand the NIOS pattern 2025 Class 12 and prepare accordingly. Students must also go through the entire NIOS Class 12 Syllabus and ensure that they cover the whole syllabus well in time.

The board will release the NIOS Class 12 exam 2025 date sheet April session in March 2025, on the official website. Students can download the NIOS 12th admit card 2025 from the official website. The NIOS 12th result 2024 October session will be released in January 2025. Students are advised to practice the previous year NIOS 12th question papers and boost their preparation for the NIOS Class 12 exam.

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NIOS Exam Pattern Class 12 2025

The NIOS Class 12 Exam Pattern will help the students in chalking out their NIOS 12^th preparation strategy as well. They can divide the time according to the weightage of subjects. Following table shows

Subjects	Marks	Time duration
Commerce (Business studies)	100	3 hours
Home Science	100	3 hours
Accountancy	100	3 hours
Sociology	100	3 hours
Chemistry	80	3 hours
Geography	80	3 hours
English	100	3 hours
History	80	3 hours
Mass Communication	80	3 hours
Painting	30	1 hour and 30 minutes

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Subject-wise Exam Pattern for NIOS Class 12

Provided below is the subject-wise exam pattern for NIOS Class 12:

NIOS Exam Pattern for Class 12 English

Sections	Marks
Prescribed texts	20 Marks
Functional Grammar	15 Marks
Functional writing skills	25 Marks
Comprehension (unseen passages)	20 Marks
Optional module	20 Marks

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NIOS Exam Pattern for Class 12 Physics

S No.	Topics	Marks
Core Module
1	Motion, force and Energy	14
2	Electricity and Magnetism	14
3	Properties of Matter	8
4	Optics and Optical Instruments	8
5	Atoms and Nuclei	7
6	Semiconductors and their Applications	7
7	Heat and Thermodynamics	6
Optional Module
8	Astrophysics	10
9	Electronics	10
10	Photography and Audio-Videography	10
11	Physics in Medical Sciences	10

NIOS Exam Pattern for Class 12 Mathematics

S.No	Chapters	Marks
1	Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations	10
2	Determinants & Matrices	10
3	Permutations & Combinations	8
4	Sequences & Series	8
5	Trigonometry	10
6	Coordinate Geometry	10
7	Differential Calculus	17
8	Integral Calculus	17
Optional Modules
1 2 3	Statistics & Probability (or) Vectors & Analytical Solid Geometry (or) Linear Programming	10

NIOS Exam Pattern for Class 12 Chemistry

S.No	Chapters	Marks
1	Atom Molecule and Chemical Arithmetics	7
2	Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding	12
3	States of Matter	12
4	Chemical Energetics	8
5	Chemical Dynamics	8
6	Chemistry of Elements	10
7	Chemistry of Organic Compounds	12
Optional Modules
1 2	Environmental Chemistry (or) Chemistry and Industry	15

NIOS Exam Pattern for Class 12 Biology

S.No	Chapters	Marks
1	Diversity and evolution of life	6
2	Cell, Cell functions and Tissues	10
3	Functional morphology and Life processes in plants	11
4	Functional morphology and Life processes in animals	11
5	Reproduction and Development	10
6	Heredity and Genetics	10
7	Population Explosion and Family Planning	4
8	Environmental Biology	8
Optional Modules
1 2 3 4	Tools and Techniques in Biology (or) Economic Biology (or) Health Science (or) Emerging Areas in BiologyBiochemistry, Biotechnology and Immunobiology	10

NIOS Exam Pattern for Class 12 Business Studies

S.No	Chapters	Marks
1	Introduction to Business	16
2	Business as a Career	8
3	Trade and Service Activities	16
4	Management of Business	16
5	Financing of Business	12
6	Marketing	12
Optional Modules
	Office procedures and Practices (or) Practical Banking (or) Introduction to Factory Set-up (or) Agency Services	20