Physics is one of the most important subjects in 12th standard and students who want to excel in the subject should be aware of the latest Marking Scheme of CBSE Class 12 Physics. The marking scheme provides general guidelines of the marks weightage for the board exam. The marking scheme is a proper division of the marks according to the Units or Chapters. It includes the typology of questions that will come from an individual unit/chapter and how much marks each unit/chapter will carry.
For the academic year 2020-21, the board has reduced the Class 12 Physics syllabus by 30%. Based on the latest syllabus, the board has released the CBSE Class 12 Physics Sample Paper and marking scheme to give students an idea of the actual question paper. So, they must solve the sample papers and then check their answers by comparing it with the marking scheme. It will help them prepare effectively for the exam.
The CBSE Class 12 Physics Marking Scheme is designed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) following certain guidelines. The marking scheme plays a very important role in the exam preparation of students. The marking scheme helps students to analyse the question pattern, the difficulty level, and the question weightage.
CBSE Class 12 Physics Marking Scheme
Students can have a look at the question paper design of CBSE Class 12 Physics Paper for the academic year 2020-21. The Theory paper of Physics is of 70 marks and 3 hours of time duration.
| Typology of Questions | Total Marks | Approximate Percentage |
| Remembering: Exhibit memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers. Understanding: Demonstrate understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions, and stating main ideas |
27 | 38% |
| Applying: Solve problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way. | 22 | 32% |
| Analysing: Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations Evaluating: Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas, or quality of work based on a set of criteria. Creating: Compile information together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions. |
21 | 30% |
| Total Marks | 70 | 100 |
Note:
- Internal Choice: There is no overall choice in the paper. However, there will be at least 33% internal choice.
- The above template is only a sample. Suitable internal variations may be made for generating similar templates keeping the overall weightage to different form of questions and typology of questions same.
CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam Pattern 2021 – Question Paper Design
Here, students can have a look at the section-wise marks distribution of CBSE Class 12 Physics Question Paper 2021.
| Section | Type of Questions | No. of Questions | Marks per Question |
| A | Short Answer Question and Assertion Reasoning MCQs | 14 | 1 Mark |
| B | Case Based Questions | 2 | 4 Marks |
| C | Short Answer Questions | 9 | 2 Marks |
| D | Short Answer Questions | 5 | 3 Marks |
| E | Long Answer Questions | 3 | 5 Marks |
Weightage to Different Topics/Content Units of Physics Class 12
The unit-wise marks distribution of Physics subject is provided below.
| Unit No. | Name of Unit | Marks |
| Unit–I | Electrostatics | 16 |
| Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields | ||
| Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | ||
| Unit-II | Current Electricity | |
| Chapter–3: Current Electricity | ||
| Unit-III | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | 17 |
| Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism | ||
| Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter | ||
| Unit-IV | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | |
| Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction | ||
| Chapter–7: Alternating Current | ||
| Unit–V | Electromagnetic Waves | 18 |
| Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves | ||
| Unit–VI | Optics | |
| Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | ||
| Chapter–10: Wave Optics | ||
| Unit–VII | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 12 |
| Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | ||
| Unit–VIII | Atoms and Nuclei | |
| Chapter–12: Atoms | ||
| Chapter–13: Nuclei | ||
| Unit–IX | Electronic Devices | 7 |
| Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits | ||
| Total | 70 |
CBSE Class 12 Physics Practical: Evaluation Scheme
The total time allocated to students will be of 3 hours and the practical exam will be of 30 marks.
| Two experiments one from each section | 8+8 Marks |
| Practical Record [Experiments and activities] | 7 Marks |
| Viva on experiments and activities | 7 Marks |
| Total | 30 Marks |
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