Central Board of Secondary Education Class 12 Examination

Complete guide to CBSE Class 12 Board Exams 2025: date sheet, syllabus, preparation tips, sample papers, and scoring strategies from SNR Physics.

Conducting Body: CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)
Exam Date: February-March 2025
Total Marks: 500

Important Dates

Practical Exams
January 2025
Theory Exams Start
February 15, 2025
Theory Exams End
March 2025
Results
May 2025

Exam Pattern

Mode
Offline (Pen & Paper)
Duration
3 hours per subject
Total Marks
500
SectionQuestionsMarks
English0100
Physics0100
Chemistry0100
Mathematics/Biology0100
Optional Subject0100

Syllabus

Physics

  • Electric Charges and Fields
  • Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
  • Current Electricity
  • Moving Charges and Magnetism
  • Magnetism and Matter
  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • Alternating Current
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Ray Optics
  • Wave Optics
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
  • Atoms
  • Nuclei
  • Semiconductor Electronics

Chemistry

  • Solutions
  • Electrochemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • d and f Block Elements
  • Coordination Compounds
  • Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
  • Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
  • Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
  • Amines
  • Biomolecules

Mathematics

  • Relations and Functions
  • Inverse Trigonometric Functions
  • Matrices
  • Determinants
  • Continuity and Differentiability
  • Applications of Derivatives
  • Integrals
  • Applications of Integrals
  • Differential Equations
  • Vectors
  • Three Dimensional Geometry
  • Probability

Eligibility Criteria

Students enrolled in Class 12 at CBSE-affiliated schools.

Preparation Tips

1

NCERT is the Bible for CBSE Boards — read every line and solve every exercise

2

Solve CBSE sample papers and previous 5 years' papers

3

Practice answer writing — maintain proper format, diagrams, and derivations

4

Create a revision timetable covering all subjects equally

5

Focus on presentation — neat diagrams and stepwise solutions score better

Frequently Asked Questions

Focus on NCERT thoroughly, practice all derivations and numerical problems, solve sample papers within time limit, draw neat circuit diagrams and ray diagrams, and focus on high-weightage chapters like Current Electricity, Optics, and Electromagnetic Induction.

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