CBSE Class 12 Accountancy Exam 2025: The paper was based on NCERT syllabus and aligned with NEP 2020, as per subject experts.
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NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the Class 12 accountancy exam 2025 today, March 26. According to teachers, the CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper was 'moderate'. According to subject experts' feedback, the CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper 2025 was conceptual and application-based. CBSE Class 12 Exam 2025 Live
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The CBSE Class 12 accountancy question paper 2025 aligned with NERT syllabus. The duration of CBSE Class 12 accountancy 2025 was 3 hours. As per subject experts, questions were asked from debentures, partnership act, and issue of shares. in the CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper 2025. The CBSE Class 12 exams 2025 on April 4.
As per subject experts, the CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper assessed students' conceptual understanding, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Alignment with NEP 2020
As per Ankur Agrawal, PGT commerce at JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bengaluru, the CBSE Class 12 accountancy exam aligned with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper 2025 focused on higher-order thinking, and most questions were application-based.
New question format
Agarwal said, “The introduction of a new six-mark question format in ‘Issue of Shares’ further enhanced the assessment, allowing the evaluation of analysis and synthesis skills.’’ The CBE Class 12 accountancy paper 2025 was structured clearly, with adequate choices in each section, and maintained a balanced approach, integrating conceptual clarity, critical thinking, and factual knowledge, as per the subject expert.
Lakshay Aggarwal, a student of Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, found the CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper 2025 'neither too easy nor too difficult'. "The Accountancy exam was neither too easy, nor too difficult. One required conceptual understanding to crack it. This was tested particularly in the MCQs that required lengthy calculations to arrive at answers," said Aggarwal.
'MCQ section lengthy'
According to Meenu Chandhok, HOD – Commerce at Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad, the CBSE Class 12 Accountancy paper 2025 was conceptual but not difficult. MCQs were lengthy and required detailed calculations and competency-based questions on ‘Issue of Shares’ were also time-consuming, as per Chandok.
Meenu said, ''Those who had conceptual understanding of each topic, right from journal entries to the preparation of ledger accounts, would have been able to attempt the exam with ease. ''
The CBSE Class 12 accountancy question paper 2025 carried 80 marks. The practical assessment carried 20 marks. So far, there are no reports on CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper leak 2025. The CBSE Class 12 accountancy paper 2025 included a total of 24 questions.
Part | Question numbers | Details |
Part A | 1-26 | Compulsory for all candidates |
Part B | 27-34 | Two options: (i) Analysis of Financial Statements, (ii) Computerised Accounting |
1 Mark Questions | 1-16, 27-30 | - |
3 Mark Questions | 17-20, 31-32 | - |
4 Mark Questions | 21, 22, 33 | - |
6 Mark Questions | 23-26, 34 | - |
According to the CBSE Class 12 passing marks 2025, students are required to secure 33% in total to clear the board exams. Additionally, students will be required to score 33% separately in practical as well as theory papers to pass the CBSE Class 12 exams 2025.
The board will hold the CBSE Class 12 board exams 2026 once a year, following the existing format. Approximately 20 lakh students are expected to appear for the CBSE Class 12 exams 2026. The CBSE Class 12 exams 2026 will be held from February 17 to April 4.
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