CBSE Circular on subject wise marks Bifurcation of Class X/XII Examination 2025-26

CBSE Circular on subject wise marks Bifurcation of Class X/XII Examination 2025-26

CBSE Circular on subject wise marks Bifurcation of Class X/XII Examination 2025-26

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organisation under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

No. CBSE/Coord/ Marks distribution/163685/2025

17.11.2025 

CIRCULAR

The Practical Examinations/ Project/ Internal Assessment for class X and XII is scheduled to start w.e.f. 01/01/2026 till 14/02/2026.

It has been observed that schools sometimes make mistakes while uploading the marks in respect of Practical/Project/Internal Assessment. To aid and assist the schools in smooth conduct of Practical/Project/Internal Assessment and conduct of Theory Examinations, a list of subjects for Classes X and XII containing the following details is annexed with this circular for information with the thought that schools will read this circular and strictly comply instruction and not make a request later on to correct the mistake committed by them by giving various excuses.

S. No.Details
1Class
2Subject Code
3Subject Name
4Maximum Marks Theory Examination
5Maximum Marks Practical Examination
6Maximum Marks Project Assessment
7Maximum Marks Internal Assessment (IA)
8Whether External Examiner will be appointed for practical/project assessment
9Whether Practical Answer-book will be provided by the Board
10Type of Answer Book that will be used in Theory Examinations

Maximum marks allotted to each subject is 100 (One Hundred) with marks distribution among theory, practical, project and IA components given in the annexure.

It is expected that all may complete the conduct of Practical Exam/ Project / IA correctly within the scheduled time frame to avoid any inconvenience to the students at later stages.

Sd/-
(Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj)
Controller of Examinations

Subject wise marks Bifurcation of Class
X Examination

Class-X

Examination: 2025-26

S. No.Subject CodeSubject NameDuration of the Theory Examination (Hours)Maximum MarksI.AWhether External Practical Examiner will be appointedWhether Practical A/B will be suppliedType of A/B for Theory
TheoryPracticalProject
12HINDI COURSE-A38020NONO32 PAGES
23URDU COURSE-A38020NONO32 PAGES
34PUNIABI38020NONO32 PAGES
45BENGALI38020NONO32 PAGES
56TAMIL38020NONO32 PAGES
67TEUIGU38020NONO32 PAGES
78SINDHI38020NONO32 PAGES
89MARATHI38020NONO32 PAGES
910GUJARATI38020NONO32 PAGES
1011MANIPURI38020NONO32 PAGES
1112MALAYALAM38020NONO32 PAGES
1213ODIA38020NONO32 PAGES
1314ASSAMESE38020NONO32 PAGES
1415KANNADA38020NONO32 PAGES
1516ARABIC38020NONO32 PAGES
1617TIBETAN38020NONO32 PAGES
1718FRENCH38020NONO32 PAGES
1820GERMAN38020NONO32 PAGES
1921RUSSIAN38020NONO32 PAGES
2023PERSIAN38020NONO32 PAGES
2124NEPALI38020NONO32 PAGES
2225LIMBOO38020NONO32 PAGES
2326LEPCHA38020NONO32 PAGES
2431CAR. MUSIC (VOCAL)2305020NONO20 PAGES
2532CAR. MUSIC MEL. INS.2305020NONO20 PAGES
2633CAR. MUSIC PER. INS.2305020NONO20 PAGES
2734HIND. MUSIC (VOCAL)2305020NONO20 PAGES
2835HIND. MISIC MEL. INS.2305020NONO20 PAGES
2936HIND. MUSIC PER. INS.2305020NONO20 PAGES
3041MATHEMATICS (STANDARD)38020NONO40 (GRAPH PAGES)
3149PAINTING2305020NONO20 PAGES
3264HOME SCIENCE37030NONO32 PAGES
3376NATIONAL CADET CORPS (NCC)37030NONO32 PAGES
3485HINDI COURSE-B38020NONO32 PAGES
3586SCIENCE38020NONO32 PAGES
3687SOCIAL SCIENCE38020NONO32 PAGES
3788BHOTI38020NONO32 PAGES
3889TELUGU-TELANGANA38020NONO32 PAGES
3991KORBOROK38020NONO32 PAGES
4092BODO38020NONO32 PAGES
4193TANGKHUL38020NONO32 PAGES
4294JAPANESE38020NONO32 PAGES
4395BHUTIA38020NONO32 PAGES
4496SPANISH38020NONO32 PAGES
4597KASHMIRI38020NONO32 PAGES
4698MIZO38020NONO32 PAGES
4799BAHASA MELAYU38020NONO32 PAGES
48101ENGLISH (COMMUNICATIVE)38020NONO32 PAGES
49119SANSKRIT (COMMUNICATIVE)38020NONO32 PAGES
50122SANSKRIT38020NONO32 PAGES
51131RAI38020NONO32 PAGES
52132GURUNG38020NONO32 PAGES
53133TAMANG38020NONO32 PAGES
54134SHERPA38020NONO32 PAGES
55136THAI38020NONO32 PAGES
56154ELEM. OF BUSINESS37030NONO32 PAGES
57165COMPUTER APPLICATIONS25050NONO20 PAGES
58184ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE38020NONO32 PAGES
59241MATHEMATICS (BASIC)38020NONO40 (GRAPH PAGES)
60254ELEMENTS OF BOOK KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY37030NONO32 PAGES
61303URDU COURSE-B38020NONO32 PAGES
62401RETAIL25050NONO20 PAGES
63402INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY25050NONO20 PAGES
64403SECURITY25050NONO20 PAGES
65404AUTOMOTIVE25050NONO20 PAGES
66405INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MARKETS25050NONO20 PAGES
67406INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM25050NONO20 PAGES
68407BEAUTY &WELLNESS25050NONO20 PAGES
69408AGRICULTURE25050NONO20 PAGES
70409FOOD PRODUCTION25050NONO20 PAGES
71410FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS25050NONO20 PAGES
72411BANKING & INSURANCE25050NONO20 PAGES
73412MARKETING & SALES25050NONO20 PAGES
74413HEALTH CARE25050NONO20 PAGES
75414APPAREL25050NONO20 PAGES
76415MULTIMEDIA25050NONO20 PAGES
77416MULTI SKILL FOUNDATION COURSE25050NONO20 PAGES
78417ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE25050NONO20 PAGES
79418PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER25050NONO20 PAGES
80419DATA SCIENCE25050NONO20 PAGES
81420ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE25050NONO20 PAGES
82421FOUNDATION SKILLS FOR SCIENCES25050NONO20 PAGES
83422DESIGN THINKING & INNOVATION25050NONO20 PAGES

cbse-circular

Subject wise marks Bifurcation of Class XII Examination

Class-XII

Examination: 2025-26

S. No.Subject CodeSubject NameDuration of the Theory Examination (Hours)Maximum MarksWhether External Practical Examiner will be appointedWhether Practical A/B will be suppliedType of A/B for Theory
TheoryPracticalProjectI.A
11ENGLISH ELECTIVE038020NONO32 PAGES
22HINDI ELECTIVE038020NONO32 PAGES
33URDU ELECTIVE038020NONO32 PAGES
422SAMSKIRT ELCTIVE038020NONO32 PAGES
527HISTORY038020YESNO32 PAGES
628POLITICAL SCIENCE038020YESNO32 PAGES
729GEOGRAPHY037030YESYES32 PAGES
830ECONOMICS038020YESNO32 PAGES
931CAR. MUSIC (VOCAL)02305020YESYES20 PAGES
1032CAR. MUSIC (MEL. INS.)02305020YESYES20 PAGES
1133CAR. MUSIC PER. INS. MRIDANGAM02305020YESYES20 PAGES
1234HIND. MUSIC (VOCAL)023070YESYES20 PAGES
1335HIND. MUSIC (MEL. INS.)023070YESYES20 PAGES
1436HIND. PER. INS. PSYCHOLOGY023070YESYES20 PAGES
1537SOCIOLOGY037030YESYES32 PAGES
1639MATHEMATICS038020YESNO40 (GRAPH PAGES)
1741PHYSICS037030YESYES32 PAGES
1943CHEMISTRY037030YESYES32 PAGES
2044BIOLOGY037030YESYES32 PAGES
2145BIOTECHNOLOGY037030YESYES32 PAGES
2246ENGG. GRAPHICS037030YESYESDrawing Sheet, 32 Pages Answer Book (if required)
2348PHYSICAL EDUCATION037030YESYES(ifrequired)32 PAGES
2449PAINTING023070YESYES20 PAGES
2550GRAPHICS023070YESYES20 PAGES
2651SCULPTURE023070YESYES20 PAGES
2752APP./COMMERCIAL ART023070YESYES20 PAGES
2854BUSINESS STUDIES038020YESNO32 PAGES
2955ACCOUNTANCY038020YESNO32 PAGES
3056KATHAK-DANCE023070YESYES20 PAGES
3157BHARATNATYAM-DANCE023070YESYES20 PAGES
3258KUCHIPUDI-DANCE023070YESYES20 PAGES
3359ODDSI-DANCE023070YESYES20 PAGES
3460MANIPUBI-DANCE023070YESYES20 PAGES
3561KATHAKALI-DANCE023070YESYES20 PAGES
3664HOME SCIENCE037030YESYES32 PAGES
3765INFORMATICS PRACTICE037030YESYES32 PAGES
3866ENTERPRENEURSHIP037030YESNO32 PAGES
3973KNOWLEDGE TRADITION & PRACTICES OF INDIA037030YESNO32 PAGES
4074LEGAL STUDIES038020NONO32 PAGES
4176NATIONAL CADET CORPS (NCC)037030YESYES32 PAGES
4283COMPUTER SCIENCE037030YESYES32 PAGES
43104PUNJABI038020NONO32 PAGES
44105BENGALI038020NONO32 PAGES
45106TAMIL038020NONO32 PAGES
46107TEUUGU038020NONO32 PAGES
47108SINDHI038020NONO32 PAGES
48109MARATHI038020NONO32 PAGES
49110GUJARATI038020NONO32 PAGES
50111MANIPURI038020NONO32 PAGES
51112MALAYALAM038020NONO32 PAGES
52113ODIA038020NONO32 PAGES
53114ASSAMESE038020NONO32 PAGES
54115KANNADA038020NONO32 PAGES
55116ARABIC038020NONO32 PAGES
56117TIBETAN038020NONO32 PAGES
57118FRENCH038020NONO32 PAGES
58120GERMAN038020NONO32 PAGES
59121RUSSIAN038020NONO32 PAGES
60123PEISIAN038020NONO32 PAGES
61124NEPALI038020NONO32 PAGES
62125LIMBOO038020NONO32 PAGES
63126LEPCHA038020NONO32 PAGES
64188BHOTI038020NONO32 PAGES
65189TELUGU-TELANGANA038020NONO32 PAGES
66191KOKBOROK038020NONO32 PAGES
67192BODO038020NONO32 PAGES
68193TANGSHIUL038020NONO32 PAGES
69194JAPANESE038020NONO32 PAGES
70195BHUTIA038020NONO32 PAGES
71196SPANISH038020NONO32 PAGES
72197KASHMIRI038020NONO32 PAGES
73198MIZO038020NONO32 PAGES
74241APPLIED MATHEMATICS038020NONO40 (GRAPH PAGES)
75301ENGLISH CORE038020NONO32 PAGES
76302HINDI CORE038020NONO32 PAGES
77303URDU CORE038020NONO32 PAGES
78322SANSKRIT CORE038020NONO32 PAGES
79801RETAIL036040YESYES32 PAGES
80802INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY036040YESYES32 PAGES
81803WEB APPLICATION036040YESYES32 PAGES
82804AUTOMOTIVE036040YESYES32 PAGES
83805FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT036040YESYES32 PAGES
84806TOURISM036040YESYES32 PAGES
85807BEAUTY & WELLNESS036040YESYES32 PAGES
86808AGRICULTURE036040YESYES32 PAGES
87809FOOD PRODUCTION036040YESYES32 PAGES
88810FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS036040YESYES32 PAGES
89811BANKING036040YESYES32 PAGES
90812MARKETING036040YESYES32 PAGES
91813HEALTH CARE036040YESYES32 PAGES
92814INSURANCE036040YESYES32 PAGES
93816HORTICULTURE036040YESYES32 PAGES
94817TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION036040YESYES32 PAGES
95818GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY036040YESYES32 PAGES
96819ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY036040YESYES32 PAGES
97820ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY036040YESYES32 PAGES
98821MULTIMEDIA025050YESYES20 PAGES
99822TAXATION036040YESYES32 PAGES
100823COST ACCOUNTING036040YESYES32 PAGES
101824OFFICE PROCEDURES & PRACTICES036040YESYES32 PAGES
102825SHORTHAND (ENGLISH)036040YESYES32 PAGES
103826SHORTHAND (HINDI)036040YESYES32 PAGES
104827AIR-CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION036040YESYES32 PAGES
105828MEDICAL DIAMOSTICS036040YESYES32 PAGES
106829TEXTILE DESIGN036040YESYES32 PAGES
107830DESIGN025050YESYES20 PAGES
108831SALESMANSHIP036040YESYES32 PAGES
109833BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION036040YESYES32 PAGES
110834FOOD NUTRITION & DIETETICS036040YESYES32 PAGES
111835MASS MEDIA STUDIES036040YESYES32 PAGES
112836LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE036040YESYES32 PAGES
113837FASHION STUDIES036040YESYES32 PAGES
114841YOGA025050YESYES20 PAGES
115842EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION025050YESYES20 PAGES
116843ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE025050YESYES20 PAGES
117844DATA SCIENCE025050YESYES20 PAGES
118845PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER025050YESYES20 PAGES
119846LAND TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATE025050YESYES20 PAGES
120847ELECTRONIC HARDWARE036040YESYES32 PAGES
121848DESIGN THINKING & INNOVATION025050YESYES20 PAGES

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