The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that there will be no 15% reduction in the syllabus for Class 10 and 12 board exams. The board also confirmed that it will not be conducting open-book exams.
“With reference to the news regarding a 15% syllabus reduction for Class 10 and 12 under the 2025 board examinations by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the conduct of open-book exams in select subjects, which has been published on various online news portals and newspapers, please note that CBSE has not made any changes to its examination system or internal assessment system, nor has any official notification been issued in this regard. Therefore, CBSE refutes the aforementioned news,” The CBSE said in an official statement.
The 2025 board exams will follow the existing rules. Below is an overview of the paper pattern, syllabus, and marking scheme for the Class 12 Biology exam.
The theory section of the CBSE Class 12 Biology paper is worth 70 marks, and students are required to complete it within three hours. According to the sample paper available on the CBSE official website , the exam consists of five sections and a total of 33 questions.
Section 1: 16 questions, each carrying 1 mark.
Section 2: 5 questions, each carrying 2 marks.
Section 3: 7 questions, each carrying 3 marks.
Section 4: 2 case-based questions, each carrying 4 marks.
Section 5: 3 questions, each carrying 5 marks.
There is no overall choice in the paper, but internal choices are provided in some questions, allowing students to select one of the alternatives. Students are also expected to draw neat and properly labeled diagrams where required.
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