CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

OFFICIAL SYLLABUS

ENGLISH CORE (CODE NO 301)

SECTION A

READING COMPREHENSION

Section A will have two passages.

A. One unseen passage with a variety of Objective Type Questions,  including Multiple Choice questions and Short Answer Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, and inference. Vocabularies such as word formation and inference of meaning will also be assessed.

The total length of the passages will be between 800 - 900 words. Five Multiple Choice type questions and Seven Objective Type Questions shall be asked from this passage. The passage will include one of the following:

(a) Factual passages, e.g., instructions, descriptions, reports.

(b) Descriptive passages involving opinion, eg., argumentative, persuasive, or interpretative text.

(c) Literary passages, e.g., extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay, or biography.

B. The second passage will be 400-500 words. Note-making and Abstraction will be assessed.

1. Note making
2. Summary

SECTION B

WRITING SKILLS

a. Advertisements and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies. One question out of the two Short Answer Questions is to be answered in 50 words.

b. Letters based on verbal/visual input - One question out of the two Long  Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words:

Letter types include

1. Business or official letters (for making inquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders, and sending replies)
2. Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinions on issues of public interest). Provide realistic context in the form of a newspaper report/article to which the students may respond.
3. Application for a job

SECTION C 

Literature Textbooks

I. Eight Objective Type Questions – 4  from one poetry and 4 from one prose extract to assess comprehension and appreciation. Avoid direct questions. Refer to the lines to answer questions based on the given extract.

II. Five out of Seven Short Answer Questions based on prose/drama/poetry from both texts. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.

III. One out of two Long Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluating and analytical responses using incidents, events, and themes as reference points. (Flamingo)

IV. One out of two Long Answer Que

CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

OFFICIAL SYLLABUS

ENGLISH CORE (CODE NO 301)

SECTION A

READING COMPREHENSION

Section A will have two passages.

A. One unseen passage with a variety of Objective Type Questions,  including Multiple Choice questions and Short Answer Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, and inference. Vocabularies such as word formation and inference of meaning will also be assessed.

The total length of the passages will be between 800 - 900 words. Five Multiple Choice type questions and Seven Objective Type Questions shall be asked from this passage. The passage will include one of the following:

(a) Factual passages, e.g., instructions, descriptions, reports.

(b) Descriptive passages involving opinion, eg., argumentative, persuasive, or interpretative text.

(c) Literary passages, e.g., extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay, or biography.

B. The second passage will be 400-500 words. Note-making and Abstraction will be assessed.

1. Note making
2. Summary

SECTION B

WRITING SKILLS

a. Advertisements and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies. One question out of the two Short Answer Questions is to be answered in 50 words.

b. Letters based on verbal/visual input - One question out of the two Long  Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words:

Letter types include

1. Business or official letters (for making inquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders, and sending replies)
2. Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinions on issues of public interest). Provide realistic context in the form of a newspaper report/article to which the students may respond.
3. Application for a job

SECTION C 

Literature Textbooks

I. Eight Objective Type Questions – 4  from one poetry and 4 from one prose extract to assess comprehension and appreciation. Avoid direct questions. Refer to the lines to answer questions based on the given extract.

II. Five out of Seven Short Answer Questions based on prose/drama/poetry from both texts. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.

III. One out of two Long Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluating and analytical responses using incidents, events, and themes as reference points. (Flamingo)

IV. One out of two Long Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension along with analysis and extrapolation beyond the texts. Questions to elicit creative responses and the ability to form opinions. (Vistas)

Prescribed Books

1. Flamingo: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

2. Vistas: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

Flamingo:

Prose

1. The Last Lesson

2. Lost Spring

3. Deep Water

4. The Rattrap

5. Indigo

6. Poets and Pancakes

7. The Interview

8. Going Places

Poetry:

1. My Mother at Sixty Six

2. An  Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

3. Keeping Quiet

4. A Thing of Beauty

5. A Roadside Stand

6. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

Vistas:

1. The Third Level

2. The Tiger King

3. Journey to the End of the Earth

4. The Enemy

5. Should Wizard Hit Mommy

6. On the Face of It

7. Evans Tries an O-Level

8. Memories of Childhood

9. The Cutting of My Long Hair

10. We  too  are  Human

ENGLISH ELECTIVE (Code No. 001)

PART A

Reading

Two unseen passages and a poem

1. 12 out of 15 multiple choice questions from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 words.

2. 8 multiple choice questions to test interpretation and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines.

3. 5 out of 7 multiple choice questions from a case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart, etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation.

Literature Textbook

15 out of 18 multiple-choice questions to test comprehension, and literary appreciation and to draw inferences in poetry and prose.

Part B

Creative Writing Skills

1. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words.

An essay on an argumentative/discursive/reflective/descriptive topic, leading to creative rendering, forming, and defending of opinions.

2. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words. (Article Writing. Contemporary topical issues to be a part of Article writing.)

3. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words. (Speech/Report Writing. Contemporary topical issues to be a part of Speech/Report writing.)

Literature Textbook

Woven Words: The questions can be asked from both Poetry and Prose.

4. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding, analysis, and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.

5. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis, and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.

Arms and the Man- [Drama]

6. Two Long Answer Questions out of three to be answered in 80-100 words to appreciate characters, events, and episodes. Questions to provide analytical responses using incidents, events, and themes as reference points.

Fiction

7. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to critically appreciate characters, events, episodes, and interpersonal relationships and to form their opinions with reference to content, events, and episode. 

8. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis, and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.

9. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words to test literary appreciation and to draw inferences. Questions should elicit creative responses and develop the ability to form opinions.

Seminar

1. Presentation - book review /a play /a short story/a novel/novella (tale, table, and parable) to be followed by a question-answer session.

2. Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on close reading and literary analysis of the text.

3. Critical review of a film/ documentary or a play.

4. Conducting a theatre workshop to be followed by a discussion

Note: Teachers may develop their own rubrics to assess the performance of students objectively. The parameters for assessing Speaking skills as given in the curriculum for English Core may be referred to.

Prescribed Books:

1. Textbook: Woven Words published by NCERT

2. Fiction: The Old Man and the Sea (Novel unabridged) by Ernest Hemingway

3. Drama: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw.

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CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

TIME TABLE - ENGLISH

TIME TABLE - ALL SUBJECTS

CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

TIME TABLE - ENGLISH

TIME TABLE - ALL SUBJECTS

TO KNOW MORE

For Official Website: click here

For Time Table: click here

For Practical & Projects Circulars: click here

CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

CBSE English Analysis 2022

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Class 12 English Term 2 examination was conducted May 13, 2022. The paper was easy and not too lengthy. The English paper is overall balanced and caters to the expected standard of the learners. The comprehension passage as well as the writing sections were easy and students should be able to do them without much difficulty.

1. This question paper contains 60 questions, out of which 50 questions are to be attempted.

2. The question paper consists of three Sections-Section A, B and C.

3. Section A (Reading) - contains 18 questions, attempt any 14 questions from Q. No. 1 to 18.

4. Section B ( Writing Skils) - contains 12 questions, attempt any 10 questions from Q. No. 19 to 130.

5. Section C (Literature) - contains 30 questions, attempt any 26 questions from Q. No. 31 to 60.

6. There is only one correct option for every Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), Marks will not be awarded for answering more than one option.

7. All questions carry equal marks. There is no negative marking.

Major Highlights

1. The difficulty level of the CBSE English paper 2022 is easy and not lengthy at all.

2. The paper was of 40 marks and students were able to solve it on time.

3. The questions were based only on the topics mentioned in the term-2 CBSE Syllabus.

4. Reading and writing sections were easy while a few questions in the literature section were a bit tricky. 

5. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest CBSE syllabus.

CBSE English Analysis, 2020

Analysis has been done of the paper which was conducted in 2020.

Paper Pattern

Paper Analysis

The paper level was Easy to moderate. The writing skills section especially was slightly lengthier when compared to other sections, but with enough practice through CBSE class 12th English sample paper and previous years' papers, students can easily manage their time and finish the paper. Questions given in the textbook of NCERT were easy to answer. The overall paper was good enough for scoring.

Major Highlights

1. The difficulty level of the CBSE English Paper 2020: Easy to moderate

2. The pattern of the CBSE Class 12 English paper was similar to the latest CBSE Class 12 English Sample Paper 2020 (Issued by CBSE)

3. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest CBSE syllabus and based on NCERT textbooks

4. The average range of expected marks was 70+ (out of 80)

CBSE XII Analysis From Other Resources

CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

CBSE English Analysis 2022

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Class 12 English Term 2 examination was conducted May 13, 2022. The paper was easy and not too lengthy. The English paper is overall balanced and caters to the expected standard of the learners. The comprehension passage as well as the writing sections were easy and students should be able to do them without much difficulty.

1. This question paper contains 60 questions, out of which 50 questions are to be attempted.

2. The question paper consists of three Sections-Section A, B and C.

3. Section A (Reading) - contains 18 questions, attempt any 14 questions from Q. No. 1 to 18.

4. Section B ( Writing Skils) - contains 12 questions, attempt any 10 questions from Q. No. 19 to 130.

5. Section C (Literature) - contains 30 questions, attempt any 26 questions from Q. No. 31 to 60.

6. There is only one correct option for every Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), Marks will not be awarded for answering more than one option.

7. All questions carry equal marks. There is no negative marking.

Major Highlights

1. The difficulty level of the CBSE English paper 2022 is easy and not lengthy at all.

2. The paper was of 40 marks and students were able to solve it on time.

3. The questions were based only on the topics mentioned in the term-2 CBSE Syllabus.

4. Reading and writing sections were easy while a few questions in the literature section were a bit tricky. 

5. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest CBSE syllabus.

CBSE English Analysis, 2020

Analysis has been done of the paper which was conducted in 2020.

Paper Pattern

Paper Analysis

The paper level was Easy to moderate. The writing skills section especially was slightly lengthier when compared to other sections, but with enough practice through CBSE class 12th English sample paper and previous years' papers, students can easily manage their time and finish the paper. Questions given in the textbook of NCERT were easy to answer. The overall paper was good enough for scoring.

Major Highlights

1. The difficulty level of the CBSE English Paper 2020: Easy to moderate

2. The pattern of the CBSE Class 12 English paper was similar to the latest CBSE Class 12 English Sample Paper 2020 (Issued by CBSE)

3. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest CBSE syllabus and based on NCERT textbooks

4. The average range of expected marks was 70+ (out of 80)

CBSE XII Analysis From Other Resources

CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD EXAM

This Year exam will be conducted for the following subject codes & their subjects:

CBSE EXAM CLASS 12TH LATEST UPDATE

Finally, wait is over and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced class 12 Board exams date. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 15 February 2025 and will last upto 04 April 2025, it will take around 49 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 15 February 2025 for Entrepreneurship (Including Vocational Students) subject and the last exam will be held on 04 April 2025 for Psychology subject. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects & the board's annual theory examinations are scheduled to start w.e.f 01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD EXAM

This Year exam will be conducted for the following subject codes & their subjects:

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. All students are required to reach at their exam centres by 9:30 AM in the morning sharp.

2. The practical exams/Internal Assesment/Projects are scheduled to start w.e.f  01th January 2025 and 15th February 2025.

3. Maximum marks allotted to each subjects is 100 with marks distribution among theory, practical, project and Internal assessment components.

HOW TO CHECK TIME TABLE

Students who are planning to appear for the CBSE Class 12th exam can download their complete timetable by following these simple steps:

Step 1: Go to the official website of the Central Board of Secondary Education at www.cbse.gov.in

Step 2: On the homepage, find and click on the link for “CBSE Class 12th Time Table”

Step 3: A new page will open displaying the CBSE exam date sheet in PDF format.

Step 4: Carefully review the date sheet to get all the necessary details regarding the CBSE exam.

Step 5: Download and save the timetable. It is also recommended to take a printout for future reference.

TO KNOW MORE

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For Time Table: click here

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