Sample Paper Analysis for CBSE Class 12 with New Marking Scheme
CBSE is one of the most progressive education Boards in India. CBSE has a reputation for introducing radical changes that is sure to reform the prevailing education system. More often than not, the changes introduced by CBSE are welcomed by parents, students, school authorities and tuition teachers alike.
This time, CBSE has introduced yet another change. The Board has announced that there will be 33% increase in internal choice in the question papers in some subjects for Class12. The increase will be applicable to all sections in the question paper, and to all question types.
How will the change affect Class 12 students?
Class 12 is the year of Board exam. And while, Board exam preparation is at its peak, it is a common practice for students to refer to past year papers. Now that CBSE has introduced a new marking scheme, previous year papers have become redundant. Referring to them won’t be of much use for students.
However, there is no need for students to get worked up! CBSE has introduced a set of sample papers for Class 12 students. By referring to these sample papers, the students will get a fair idea about how the new marking scheme works and what kind of questions (with internal choices) can they expect to come for the Board Exam.
Links to Sample Papers released by CBSE for Class 12
Given below are the links to Sample Papers uploaded by CBSE:
Links to Additional Sample Papers for CBSE Class 12
For further reference, students may also refer to the sample papers put together by TopperLearning experts, keeping in mind the marking scheme which has been newly introduced by CBSE.
The New Marking Scheme Introduced by CBSE Class 12
Class 12 students may refer to the table given below to glance through the changes introduced by CBSE under this new marking scheme.
Class XII Biology
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Previous (2018) |
Now (2018-19) |
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Section A, B, C, D and E (Includes Value based) |
Section A, B, C and D (No Value based question) |
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No Internal choice in 1 mark |
Internal choice in 2 questions of 1 mark (Section A) |
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Internal choice in 1 question of 2 mark |
Internal choice in 2 question of 2 mark (Section B) |
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Internal choice in 1 questions of 3 mark |
Internal choice in 4 question of 3 mark (Section B) |
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Internal choice in 3 questions of 5 mark |
No changes |
Class XII Chemistry
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Previous (2018) |
Now (2018-19) |
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Section A, B, C, D and E (Includes Value based) |
Section A, B, C and D (No Value based question) |
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No Internal choice in 1 mark |
Internal choice in 2 questions of 1 mark (Section A) |
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Internal choice in 1 question of 2 mark |
Internal choice in 2 question of 2 mark (Section B) |
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Internal choice in 1 questions of 3 mark |
Internal choice in 4 question of 3 mark (Section B) |
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Internal choice in 3 questions of 5 mark |
No changes |
Class XII Physics
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Previous (2018) |
Now (2018-19) |
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Section A, B, C, D and E (Includes Value based) |
Section A, B, C and D (No Value based question) |
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No Internal choice in 1 mark |
Internal choice in 2 questions of 1 mark (Section A) |
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Internal choice in 1 question of 2 mark |
Internal choice in 2 question of 2 mark (Section B) |
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Internal choice in 1 questions of 3 mark |
Internal choice in 4 question of 3 mark (Section B) |
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Internal choice in 3 questions of 5 mark |
No changes |
Class XII Mathematics
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Previous (2018) |
Now (2019) |
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This question paper contains 29 questions. Questions 1 – 4 in Section A are very short-answer type questions carrying 1 mark each Questions 5 – 12 in Section B are short-answer type questions carrying 2 marks each Questions 13 – 23 in Section C are long-answer I type questions carrying 4 marks each Questions 24 – 29 in Section D are long-answer II type questions carrying 6 marks each |
same |
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No internal choice in section A |
Internal choice for 1 question of (Section A) |
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No internal choice in section B |
Internal choice for 3 questions (Section B) |
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3 Internal choice in section C |
Internal choice in 3 questions (Section C) |
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2 Internal choice in section D |
Internal choice in 3 questions (Section D) |
Class XII Commerce
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XII Economics |
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2018 |
2019 |
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Total Marks |
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80 |
80 |
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Section A |
1 Mark |
Q: 1-4 |
0 |
2 |
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3 Mark |
Q: 5-6 |
1 |
1 |
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4 Mark |
Q: 7-9 |
1 |
2 |
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6 Mark |
Q: 12-12 |
1 |
1 |
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Section B |
1 Mark |
Q: 13-16 |
0 |
1 |
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3 Mark |
Q: 17-18 |
1 |
1 |
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4 Mark |
Q: 19-21 |
1 |
1 |
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6 Mark |
Q: 22-24 |
1 |
1 |
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Total no. of questions |
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24 |
24 |
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XII Business Studies |
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2018 |
2019 |
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80 |
80 |
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Section A |
1 Mark |
Q: 1-8 |
0 |
3 |
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Section B |
3 Mark |
Q: 9-13 |
0 |
2 |
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Section C |
4 Mark |
Q: 14-19 |
0 |
2 |
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Section D |
5 Mark |
Q: 20-22 |
0 |
1 |
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Section E |
6 Mark |
Q: 23-25 |
0 |
1 |
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25 |
25 |
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XII Accountancy |
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2018 |
2019 |
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80 |
80 |
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Section A |
1 Mark |
Q: 1-6 |
0 |
3 |
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3 Mark |
Q: 7-12 |
0 |
1 |
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4 Mark |
Q: 11-12 |
0 |
0 |
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6 Mark |
Q: 13-15 |
0 |
1 |
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8 Mark |
Q: 16-17 |
2 |
2 |
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Section B |
1 Mark |
Q: 18-19 |
0 |
0 |
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4 Mark |
Q: 20-22 |
0 |
1 |
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6 Mark |
Q: 23 |
0 |
0 |
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23 |
23 |
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