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

National Institute of Open Schooling 12th 2025 ( NIOS 12th )

Salviya Antony
Updated on Feb 3, 2025 14:19 IST

By Salviya Antony, Senior Executive - Content

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 was 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.

Table of content
  • NIOS Exam Pattern Class 12 2025
  • Subject-wise Exam Pattern for NIOS Class 12
  • FAQs on NIOS 12th Exam Pattern
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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 12th 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

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FAQs on NIOS 12th Exam Pattern

FAQs on NIOS 12th Exam Pattern

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Commonly asked questions

Q:   What is the NIOS 12th Class Exam Pattern?

A: 

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.

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Q:   How many groups are there for NIOS 12th subjects?

A: 

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 2025. It is mandatory to choose one language subject from group A and other subjects can be chosen from any group.

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

A: 

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. 

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Q:   How many subjects are compulsory in NIOS 12th exam?

A: 

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.

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Q:   What are the mediums of studies available in NIOS?

A: 
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.
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  1. Age Requirement: You must be at least 15 years old as of 31st July in the year you're applying.

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