CBSE board exams 2025 from February 15; Class 10, 12 subject-wise marks distribution
Vagisha Kaushik | October 24, 2024 | 11:43 AM IST | 1 min read
CBSE Class 10, 12 practical exams 2025 will be held from January 1. Know marks allotted to theory, practical, and internal assessment.
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Enrol NowNEW DELHI : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct Class 10, 12 board exams 2025 from February 15, 2025 and practical exams from January 1, 2025. The board has issued the subject-wise bifurcation of marks to assist schools.
According to CBSE, each subject has been allotted a maximum of 100 marks which is distributed among theory, practical, project, and internal assessment components.
The central exam board has observed that schools make mistakes in uploading of marks of practicals, projects, or internal assessments. To aid schools in smooth conduct of CBSE board exams 2025 and practical exams 2025 , it has issued a list of Class 10, 12 subjects containing the following details:
- Class
- Subject code
- Subject name
- Maximum marks in theory examination
- Maximum marks in practical examination
- Maximum marks in project assessment
- Maximum marks in internal assessment
- Whether external examiner will be appointed for practical or project assessment
- Whether practical answer book will be provided by the board
- Type of answer book to be used in theory exams
Issuing the list, CBSE asked schools to take note and upload correct marks to avoid inconvenience to students. Marks once submitted will not be changed, it added.
CBSE Class 10 Board Exams 2025: Marks distribution
The marks allotted to theory, practical and IA in the main subjects of Class 10 are as follows:
|
Subject Name |
Duration of theory exam |
Maximum Marks |
Whether practical examiner will be appointed |
|||
|
|
|
Theory |
Practical |
Project |
Internal assessment |
|
|
Hindi |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Languages |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Mathematics standard |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Science |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Social Science |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
English (communicative) |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Computer Applications |
2 |
50 |
50 |
- |
- |
No |
|
English Language and Literature |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Mathematics Basic |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Information Technology |
2 |
50 |
50 |
- |
- |
No |
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CBSE Class 12 Board Exams 2025: Marks distribution
The total marks allotted to theory, practical and IA and duration of the main subjects of Class 12 are as follows:
|
Subject Name |
Duration of theory exam |
Theory marks |
Practical marks |
Project marks |
Internal assessment |
Whether practical examiner will be appointed |
|
Hindi |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
English |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
History |
3 |
80 |
- |
20 |
|
Yes |
|
Political Science |
3 |
80 |
- |
20 |
|
Yes |
|
Geography |
3 |
70 |
30 |
- |
|
Yes |
|
Economics |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
Yes |
|
Physics |
3 |
70 |
30 |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Chemistry |
3 |
70 |
30 |
- |
- |
Yes |
|
Biology |
3 |
70 |
30 |
|
- |
Yes |
|
Mathematics |
3 |
80 |
- |
- |
20 |
No |
|
Information Technology |
3 |
60 |
40 |
- |
- |
Yes |
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