NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026: Check Question Pattern & Marking Scheme

The Nagaland Board of School Education publishes the NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026. Students can check the blue print of class 12 NBSE 2026 to know the question pattern and types of questions, which will help prepare for the NBSE HSSLC Exam 2026. All the questions in the board exam's question paper will be curated based on the recent syllabus.

According to the NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026, the total marks allotted for the theory exam is 80 while the practical exam contains 20 marks. Students can clearly understand the chapter-wise marking scheme for theory and practical exams if they review the NBSE 2026 blueprint class 12 thoroughly.

Also Read: NBSE HSSLC Syllabus 2026

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026 Highlights

The NBSE HSSLC exam is scheduled for February 2026 (onwards). The expected exam duration is 3 Hours. The exam will be held in offline mode. The important highlights of the NBSE 12th Exam Pattern 2026 are provided in the table below.

Also Read: NBSE HSSLC Sample Papers

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026 Stream-Wise

The NBSE 12th Exam Pattern 2026 includes a detailed curriculum for all subjects under each stream. The exam pattern provides the whole structure of the board exam for streams such as Science, Arts, and Commerce.

The following section contains an overview of the exam format with the chapter-wise marking scheme and question pattern for some subjects under each stream.

Language-Based Subjects

The language-based subjects mainly include English, Hindi, Bengali, and other local languages such as Sumi, Lotha, and others fall under the language-based subjects. The exam patterns for the main language subjects are given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For English

A total of 19 chapters are included in the English Syllabus. The total mark allocated for the theory patter is 80. Check the exam pattern given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Hindi

The Hindi Paper contains a total of 80 marks. The questions are distributed among five sections. The exam pattern for Hindi is given below.

Science-Based Subjects

The subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology make up the Science stream. Check the following to know the question pattern and marking scheme for subjects under the Science stream.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Mathematics

The Mathematics question paper contains questions from six units. Chapters on Matrices and Determinants, Vectors, Three-Dimensional Geometry, etc contain the highest marks. The exam pattern for Mathematics is provided below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Physics

The total marks allotted for the Physics theory paper is 70. The questions are distributed from ten chapters. Check the exam pattern for Physics given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Chemistry

The questions in the Chemistry question paper are allotted from the 14 chapters. Candidates can refer to the exam patten for Chemistry below. 

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Biology

The Biology question paper is divided into two sections - Botany and Zoology. Each section contains a total of 35 marks. Refer to the exam pattern for Biology provided below.

Arts-Based Subjects

NBSE 12th exam pattern 2026 is available for all subjects under the Arts stream. The following are the exam patterns for Arts/Humanities based subjects.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For History

The History question paper contains questions from 16 chapters, including Map work. This subject falls under the NBSE Blueprint 2026 class 12 arts. The exam pattern for History is given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Geography

The Geography question paper is divided into two sections. Each section contains questions from 12 units including map work. The exam pattern for Geography is given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Political Science

The total mark allocated for the Political Science question paper is 80. Check the exam pattern for Political Science given below. 

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Sociology

The Sociology question paper is allocated with an overall 80 marks with different types of questions from 8 units. Refer to the exam pattern of Sociology below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Psychology

The Psychology exam question paper contains objective and subjective questions from 7 chapters. Candidates can check the following to know the exam pattern for Psychology. 

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Philosophy

The Philosophy question paper contains a total mark of 80. The questions are presented from 12 units. Check the exam pattern for Philosophy below.

Commerce-Based Subjects

The questions in the General Science exam are divided into two sections - Physical Science and Life Science. The exam pattern for general science is given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Accountancy

The Accountancy exam contains total marks of 70. The question paper contains questions from 4 units. The questions in chapters such as Accounting for Partnership Firms and Accounting for Companies have the highest marks. Refer to the exam pattern for Accountancy below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Business Studies

The Business Students question paper contains a total mark of 80 with questions distributed from 11 units. The exam pattern for Business Studies is given below.

NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern For Economics

The total mark allocated for the Economics exam is 80. The question paper is divided into two sections - Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. The Macroeconomics section contains a total mark of 44 and the rest of the 36 marks are allocated for the questions under Microeconomics. Check the exam pattern for Economics below.

NBSE 12th Exam Pattern: Blueprint

The NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern has been published on the official website of the NBSE board for all subjects. Students can refer to the table below to download the exam blueprint NBSE 2026 class 12.

Steps to Check the NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern 2026

The NBSE HSSLC Exam Pattern is available on the official website. The board will release the revised curriculum soon for the academic session 2026. The instructions below can help students download the exam pattern.

• Step 1: Visit the official portal of the NBSE HSSLC board - nbsenl.edu.in/curriculum-and-syllabus
• Step 2: Check the "Blue Print for HSSLC 2024 - Class 12" link under the "Curriculum & Syllabus" page and click on it.
• Step 3: The exam pattern for all subjects will appear on the screen.
• Step 4: Download the document in PDF format for future reference.