CBSE releases question papers for Class 12 board exams

The upper secondary question bank for Class 12 has been published by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Those who are going to sit for the Class 12 Board exams this year can download the subject question banks by visiting the official website cbseacademic.nic.in.

Also, read Delhi University will announce the decision on May-June 2021 exams soon.

Please follow these simple steps to download question banks:

1. Visit http://cbseacademic.nic.in/

2. Please refer to the “Main Menu” on the home page and click the “Question Bank” link.

3. A new page will open. Select the option ‘Class 12’

4. Now select the topic for which you want to download the question bank.

5. The question bank will be displayed on the screen in PDF format.

6. Make a hard copy and keep a copy for later use.

Here is the direct link: http://cbseacademic.nic.in/qbclass12.html

Question banks are available for the following topics:

1. Business Studies (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/BusinessStudiesXII.pdf)

2. Physical education (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/PhysicalEducationXII.pdf)

3. Political science (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/PoliticalScienceXII.pdf)

4. History (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/HistoryXII.pdf)

5. Sociology (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/SociologyXII.pdf)

6. Basic English (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/EnglishCoreXII.pdf)

7. Mathematics (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/MathematicsXII.pdf)

8. Accounting (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/AccountancyXII.pdf)

9. Economy (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/EconomicsXII.pdf)

10. Chemistry (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/ChemistryXII.pdf)

11. Computer Science (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/ComputerScienceXII.pdf)

12. Computer practices (http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/QuestionBank/ClassXII/InformaticsPracticesXII.pdf)

The board has introduced a number of changes in the pattern of exams and assessment practices for the year 2021-22. Although the overall grades and duration of the exam will remain the same, the composition of the assessment tasks has been changed. In upcoming exams, there will be an increased number of competency-based questions and questions that will assess the application of concepts in real-life or unfamiliar situations.

CBSE had previously postponed the Class 12 exams due to COVID-19. The exams were scheduled for the month of May, but now the board will review the situation and announce new dates soon. The board has already canceled the Class 10 exams for this year.