Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage 2026: Chapter-Wise Marks Distribution

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Updated on Dec 30, 2025 16:29 IST

History is one of the most important and scoring subjects for the Bihar Board class 12th art stream students. You can make an efficient plan and score full marks with the help of a proper understanding of the chapter-wise weightage of the Bihar Board Class 12th History. Find all the important details below.

History is one of the most important and scoring subjects for the Bihar Board class 12th art stream students. Understand the Bihar Board 12th History Chapter-wise weightage, and make an efficient plan to score full marks in your upcoming BSEB Class 12th 2026 Exam. Find all the important chapters, and mark - distribution below.

The Bihar Board has published its BSEB 12th Board 2026 Time Table. The Bihar Board 12th Exams 2026 will start from February 2, 2026, and last exam is on February 13, 2026. The BSEB 12th History Exam will be conducted on February 9th, 2026. Any student who wishes to score full marks in the Class 12th History paper in the Bihar Board 12th exam must know the syllabus, exam pattern, type of questions, and most importantly Bihar Board Class 12 History chapter-wise Weightage.

If you have a clear idea about the chapter-wise marks distribution and weightage in the BSEB 12th History exam 2026, it'll help you get full marks in BSEB 12th exams 2026.

The BSEB Class 12th History question paper has two sections. Part 1: Section A contains 100 objective-type questions, each of 1 mark, and you need to answer any 50 MCQs out of 100. Part 2 has two sections: Section B & section C. Part 2: Section B has 30 short-answer type questions of 2 marks each. You need to attempt any 15 out of 30 questions. Part 2: Section C has 8 long-answer type questions of 5 marks each. You can attempt any 4 out of the 8 questions.

Students must know that they should mark the answers using only blue or black ball point pen on the OMR sheet, and select only one option. You should not use a whitener, liquid, blade, or nail on the OMR sheet, as this will make your result invalid. The detailed chapter-wise mark distribution for all parts of Class 12 History is given below.

Table of contents

BSEB Class 12th History Exam Pattern
BSEB 12th History Unit-wise Weightage
Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage: Part I Chapter-wise Mark Distribution
Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage: Part II Chapter-wise Mark Distribution
Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage: Part III Chapter-wise Mark Distribution

BSEB Class 12th History Exam Pattern

Find the detailed question paper format for class 12th History of Bihar Board.

Section	Number of Questions & Marks	Marks Assigned
Section A	100 MCQs 1 Mark each Attempt 50/100	50 Marks
Section B	30 Short Answer Questions 2 Marks each Attempt 15/30	30 Marks
Section C	8 Long Answer Questions 5 Marks each Attempt 4/8	20 Marks

BSEB 12th History Unit-wise Weightage

Here is a compiled table for concise Class 12th History Chapter-wise weightage.

Part	Chapters or Chapters	Weightage
Part I: Archaeology & Ancient India	Chapters 1 to 4: Harappan Civilisation, Early States, Early Societies, Cultural Developments	25 Marks
Part II: Medieval India	Chapters 5 to 9: Traveller Accounts, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, Vijayanagara, Agrarian Society, Mughal Court	30 Marks
Part III: Modern India	Chapters 10 to 15: Colonialism, 1857 Revolt, Colonial Cities, Mahatma Gandhi, Partition, Constitution	45 Marks

Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage: Part I Chapter-wise Mark Distribution

Check the mark distribution for all chapters in Part One of the 12th history subject.

Chapters	High-Weightage Topics	Weightage
Chapter 1: Bricks, Beads, and Bones	Harappan Town Planning, Seals, Trade, and Causes of Decline.	7–8 Marks
Chapter 2: Kings, Farmers, and Towns	Maurayan Empire, Ashoka’s Dhamma, Mahajanapadas, and Gupta Administration.	6–7 Marks
Chapter 3: Kinship, Caste, and Class	The Mahabharata analysis, Caste vs. Varna, and Gender relations in ancient India.	5–6 Marks
Chapter 4: Thinkers, Beliefs, and Buildings	Sanchi Stupa, Teachings of Buddha and Mahavira, and Puranic Hinduism.	5–6 Marks
Total		23-27 Marks

Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage: Part II Chapter-wise Mark Distribution

Here is the mark distribution for all part 2 chapters of 12th History.

Chapters	High-Weightage Topics	Weightage
Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers	Accounts of Al-Biruni, Ibn Battuta, and Francois Bernier; perceptions of Indian society.	5–6 Marks
Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions	Alvars and Nayanars, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Mirabai, and the spread of Sufism.	6–7 Marks
Chapter 7: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara	Hampi architecture, the Mahanavami Dibba, water resources, and the Royal Center.	6–7 Marks
Chapter 8: Peasants, Zamindars, and the State	Agrarian relations, the Ain-i-Akbari, and the role of women in agricultural society.	6–7 Marks
Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles	Mughal court rituals, the production of manuscripts (Akbarnama, Badshahnama).	4–5 Marks
Total		27-32 Marks

Bihar Board Class 12 History Weightage: Part III Chapter-wise Mark Distribution

Find the mark distribution for all chapters in Part 3 of the 12th history subject.

Chapters	High-Weightage Topics	Weightage
Chapter 10: Colonialism & Countryside	Permanent Settlement (Bengal), Santhal Rebellion, Ryotwari system.	6–7 Marks
Chapter 11: Rebels and the Raj	Causes of 1857 Revolt, Role of Kunwar Singh (Bihar specific), Failure of the revolt.	8–10 Marks
Chapter 12: Colonial Cities	Urbanization, Hill Stations, Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay architecture.	5–6 Marks
Chapter 13: Mahatma Gandhi & Nationalist Movement	Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India Movement, Salt March.	10–12 Marks
Chapter 14: Understanding Partition	Experiences of Partition, Politics of the Muslim League, communal violence.	5–6 Marks
Chapter 15: Framing the Constitution	Constituent Assembly debates, Preamble, Rights of the minorities.	5–6 Marks
Map Work	Locating 1857 centers or Dandi/Champaran on an India map.	5–6 Marks
Total		44 - 48 Marks

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