CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam 2023 | Exam Date (2nd January)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released class 12 practical exam dates for regular and winter-bound schools. Regular schools will conduct the CBSE class 12 practical exams, projects, and internal assessment exams from 2nd January 2023 to 14th January 2023. For winter-bound schools, the CBSE class 12 practical exams commenced on 15th November 2022 and concluded on 14th December 2022. Check toppers time table for class 12th here.

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Latest Updates

• 29th December 2022: CBSE released the class 12 date sheet 2023. Read more
• 27th December 2022: Central Board of Secondary Education announced CBSE class 12 practical exam dates.

Table of Contents

• CBSE Class 12  Practical Exam - Highlights
• CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam 2022-23 Date Sheet
• CBSE Class 12  Practical Exam 2022-23 - Important Guidelines
• CBSE Class 12  Practical Exam 2022-23 Marking Scheme
• CBSE Class 12 Passing Criteria

CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam 2023 Highlights

In the table given below, find the major the highlights for CBSE class 12 practical exam 2022-23.

CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam Highlights

Conducting authority	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Category	Class 12th examination 2022-23
Exam level	National
Mode of application	Online
Mode of conducting exams	Offline
Official website	cbse.gov.in

CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam 2023 Date Sheet

The table below comprises of the CBSE class 12 practical exam commencement date and the end date. Candidates can refer to the same for clear understanding.

CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam Datesheet

Event	Date
Practical exam start date (winter-bound schools)	15th November 2022
Practical exam end date (winter-bound schools)	14th December 2022
Practical exam start date (regular schools)	2nd January 2023
Practical exam end date (regular schools)	14th January 2023

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CBSE Class 12  Practical Exam - Important Guidelines

CBSE also announced guidelines for how practical exams, projects, and internal assessments should be conducted for winter-bound schools. Candidates can refer to the following instructions released by the board.

A) Schools are responsible for creating the final list of applicants and ensuring that students from the schools can only take the CBSE class 12 practical exam, project, or internal assessment if their name has been submitted to the board in the online LOC.

B) The board has instructed CBSE schools to contact the regional office to schedule appointments for external examiners and observers, ensure that exams are finished on time, and send answer books and award lists to regional offices. 

Students can refer to the following instructions released by the CBSE board:

Instructions for Winter-bound Schools	Details
Dates for uploading the marks	From the date when the practical examinations began, the marks for each practical examination, project, and internal assessment must be uploaded at the same time. The board shall not consider extending the deadlines.
Ensuring error-free uploading	While uploading the marks, the school, the internal examiner and the external examiner shall ensure that the correct marks are uploaded as no correction in the marks will be allowed once marks are uploaded.
Unfair means	Students will be considered to have used or attempted to use unfair means if they are caught talking to or trying to talk to examiners with the intent of influencing them in any way.
Regular students at winter-bound schools	For regular students sponsored through L.O.C. of class 12, based on the eligibility/bonafide status of the student(s), Practical Examinations/Project/Internal Assessments shall be conducted in the school.
Ensuring the presence of external examiners	Following the board's requirement for the appointment of an external examiner, the school shall ensure the presence/availability of external examiners and observers on all days of the conduct of practical examinations/project assessments.
Inspection by the external examiner	External examiners must visit the school's lab at least one day before the day of the practical test or assessment to confirm that the necessary apparatus, equipment, chemicals, and other materials are available and make other arrangements.

Note: The guidelines are only subject to winter-bound schools and not regular schools.

CBSE Class 12  Practical Exam 2023 Marking Scheme

In the table below CBSE class 12 practical exam 2022-23 marking scheme is explained. Candidates can refer to the below-mentioned table for the same. Check out the CBSE exam pattern here.

CBSE Class 12 Practical Exam Marking Scheme

Category	Marks
Practical file	4
Practical examination	12
Viva-voice	4
Total marks	20

Check: CBSE Class 12 Books

CBSE Class 12  Theory Exam 2023 Marking Scheme

There will be only one term or one board examination this academic year (as was the norm earlier). The final examination will cover the syllabus (as per the CBSE Curriculum 2023). The CBSE class 12 exam pattern, however, has changed.

For CBSE class 12 board exams 2023, question papers would comprise -

• 20% MCQs or objective questions.
• 30% would be competency-based questions.
• The remaining 50% would constitute the subjective or short/long answer questions.

CBSE Class 12 Passing Criteria

The passing criteria for CBSE class 12 are the same as before. A student has to score 33% marks separately in theory and practical papers. Check CBSE passing marks here.

• The aggregate marks scored also have to be 33% of the total.
• If a student obtains 33% marks in aggregate but does not score 33% in one of the subjects, they will have to sit for the compartment exam.
• The total consists of marks obtained in both theory and practical papers.
• Grace marks are awarded on a scale of two to five.

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