BSEB 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern 2025-26 - Check Marking Scheme

Abhishek Joshi

Updated on - Aug 4, 2025

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will be releasing the BSEB 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern on the official website of BSEB at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. The chemistry exam will be conducted for 100 marks, with 70 marks allocated to theory and 30 marks to practicals. You should at least get 30% in each subject to pass the BSEB Class 12th exam 2026.

In accordance with the BSEB 12th Exam Pattern 2026, the theory paper will contain two sections, A and B. Section A will contain objective-type questions worth 35 marks, and Section B will contain long-answer-type and short-answer-type questions also worth 35 marks. As a result, the total for the paper will be 70 marks.

The article below provides all information about the Bihar Board Chemistry Question Pattern 2026, such as the marking scheme and weightage for all subjects, and a few other updates.

BSEB 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern 2026 - Section Wise

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2026 will be worth 70 marks and will include 96 questions divided into two sections. You must answer a total of 48 questions as specified. More Details regarding the BSEB 12th Chemistry Section Wise Pattern can be checked below:

Section

Number of Questions

Marks Allotted 

Section A

35 questions need to be answered out of 70 questions (objective-type questions)

35 x 1 = 35 

Section B

10 questions need to be answered out of 20 (short-answer-type questions)

10 x 2 = 20 

 

3 questions need to be answered out of 6 (long-answer-type questions)

3 x 5 = 15 

Total Marks

70 

 

Also Read: Bihar Board 12th Previous Year Question Papers

BSEB 12th Chemistry Marking Scheme 2026

Understanding the distribution of marks among units in the BSEB 12th Chemistry exams is important for you, as it allows you to plan your study according to the weightage assigned to each subject and focus more on subjects that have high weightage. BSEB 12th Chemistry theory paper consists of 16 units/units of Chemistry, including p-block Elements (8 marks) and Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids (6 marks) with the most weightage, while units like General Principles and Processes of Elements Isolation, Coordination Compounds, Polymers, and Chemistry in Everyday Life with 3 marks each. Other unit marks distribution for BSEB 12th Chemistry paper has been mentioned in the table below.

Unit

Chapters

Marks

Unit 1

Unit 1: Solid State

04

Unit 2

Unit 2: Solutions

05

Unit 3

Unit 3: Electrochemistry

05

Unit 4 

Unit 4: Chemical Kinetics

05

Unit 5

Unit 5: Surface Chemistry

04

Unit 6

Unit 6: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

03

Unit 7

Unit 7: p-block Elements

08

Unit 8

Unit 8: d and f-block elements

05

Unit 9

Unit 9: Coordination Compounds

03

Unit 10

Unit 10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

04

Unit 11

Unit 11: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

04

Unit 12

Unit 12: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

06

Unit 13

Unit 13: Organic Compounds and containing Nitrogen

04

Unit 14

Unit 14: Biomolecules

04

Unit 15 

Unit 15: Polymers

03

Unit 16

Unit 16: Chemistry in Everyday Life

03

 

Also Read: Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Syllabus 2026

BSEB 12th Chemistry Unit-Wise Marking Scheme 2026

Understanding the Bihar Board Class 12 Chemistry syllabus's topic-by-topic weighting is crucial for efficient test preparation. It assists you in prioritizing your study time and determining which subjects are worth more marks. You can maximize your scores by focusing on high-weightage topics while also ensuring that the entire syllabus is covered systematically. For example, chapters such as p-Block, d, and f-Block Elements (18%) and Electrochemistry & Chemical Kinetics (16%) have the highest weightage, requiring you to focus on these topics. Similarly, topics such as coordination compounds (5%) and organic compounds containing nitrogen (7%) have a lower weightage but should not be overlooked. A clear understanding of weightage enables you to develop a rational and strategic study plan. The detailed topic-wise weightage for BSEB 12th Chemistry is as follows:

Topics

Weightage 

Solid State & Solutions

14%

p-Block, d and f-Block Elements

18%

Electrochemistry & Chemical Kinetics

16%

Coordination Compounds

5%

Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

8%

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

8%

Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

9%

Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life

15%

 

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

7%

Also Read: BSEB 12th Chemistry Deleted Syllabus 2026

How to Use the BSEB 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern 2026?

Given below are a few suggestions for using the BSEB 12th Chemistry Exam Pattern as a guide: 

  • Understand the different types of questions (objective, short-answer, and long-answer) and prepare for each of these types of questions accordingly.
  • Spend time practicing by answering 35 objective questions in order so you can answer them quickly and accurately, resulting in easy marks for Section A.
  • Provide concise and complete responses to short-answer questions, as well as detailed, fluently structured, and developed answers to the long-answer questions in Section B. 
  • Combine the exam pattern with the average value for each Unit to allow you to see what topics to focus on with your higher-stake marks.
  • Also, you should prepare from previous years questions and try to understand which topics are repeated.
  • Learn to develop time management strategies when preparing and do some timed mock tests in exam-like conditions.
  • Use the exam pattern as a basis to prepare a good study plan that consists of a good mix of high- and low-weightage topics.

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