CBSE Class 12 Maths: Chapters That Help You Score 90+

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Students can check CBSE Class 12 Maths chapters that help you score 90+ on this page. Those preparing for the CBSE 12th Maths exam 2026 can check the CBSE Class 12 Maths Chapters and weightage here. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the CBSE Class 12 Mathematics exams 2026 on March 9, 2026.

Students can check CBSE Class 12 Maths chapters that help you score 90+ on this page. Those preparing for the CBSE 12th Maths exam 2026 can check the CBSE Class 12 Maths Chapters and weightage here.

CBSE Class 12 Maths: Chapters That Help You Score 90+

CBSE Class 12 Maths Chapters That Help You Score 90+:  Students who are appearing for the CBSE Class 12th Maths exam 2026 can check the top scoring CBSE Class 12 Maths Chapters on this page. We have provided the Weightage of Maths Class 12 CBSE 2026 chapter wise on this page. Students are advised to learn all the chapters in Maths Class 12 well so that they can achieve better results. 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the CBSE Class 12 exams 2026 between February 17 and April 10, 2026 in pen and paper format. As per the CBSE 12th date sheet 2026, CBSE Class 12 Mathematics exam 2026 was held on March 9, 2026. CBSE 12th Maths syllabus consists of 6 units. There are total 13 chapters in these units. Calculus is the unit from which 35 marks questions will be asked. Students are advised to write and practice 

Table of contents
  • Weightage of Maths Class 12 CBSE 2026 Unit wise
  • CBSE Class 12 Maths Syllabus 2025-26
  • CBSE Class 12 Maths Chapters 2026: Question Paper Design
  • CBSE 12th Mathematics Prep tips 2026

Weightage of Maths Class 12 CBSE 2026 Unit wise

Check CBSE Class 12 Maths unit wise weightage here.

Unit Name Marks
Relations and Functions 08
Algebra 10
Calculus  35
Vectors and Three - Dimensional Geometry 14
Linear Programming 05
Probability 08
Total 80
Internal Assessment 20
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Are NCERT books enough to score well in CBSE 12th medical board exams?
A: 
Hi Sharan, Yes, they are sufficient, if you study it thoroughly. But solving previous years problems is also equally important. Apart from this attempting TedT series of the same also plays important roles. Best of luck.
Q:   Which are the best biology books for class 11 in CBSE?
A: 
Hello, Greetings from Shiksha NCERT Biology of Class XI and XII Trueman's Biology Vol 1 and 2 Objective Biology by Dinesh Pradeep Publication's Biology GRB Bathla's Publication's for Biology I hope you will go through these. Good luck.
Q:   What is CBSE 12th Chemistry Syllabus 2026?
A: 

Students can check and download CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Syllabus 2026 by clicking on link. Distribution of marks is as follows:

  • Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry - 7 marks
  • Structure of Atom - 9 marks
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties - 6 marks
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - 7 marks
  • Chemical Thermodynamics -9 marks
  • Equilibrium - 7 marks
  • Redox Reactions- 4 marks
  • Organic Chemistry: Some basic Principles and Techniques  - 11 marks
  • Hydrocarbons - 10 marks

Click on CBSE 12th Chemistry syllabus 2026 to download complete syllabus. 

Q:   Is Electrostatics included in my Board syllabus?
A: 

Yes. Electrostatistics includes two chapters namely Electric Charges & Fields and Electrostatic Potentials & Capacitance. The unit covers topics such as Conservation of charge, Coulomb's law-force between two- point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, etc. Check the table below to know the weightage of the unit in the board exams:

Chaptersmarks
Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields16
Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and
Capacitance
Chapter–3: Current Electricity (Click for complete CBSE 12th Syllabus 2024)

 

CBSE Class 12 Maths Syllabus 2025-26

Students can check the CBSE 12th Maths Chapters 2026 below.

Unit Name Chapters
Relations and Functions

Relations and Functions

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Algebra

Matrices

Determinants

Calculus 

Continuity and Differentiability

Applications of Derivatives

Integrals

Application of the Integrals

Differential Equations

Vectors and Three - Dimensional Geometry

Vectors

Three-dimensional Geometry

Linear Programming

Linear Programming

Probability

Probability

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CBSE Class 12 Maths Chapters 2026: Question Paper Design

We have provided Class 12 CBSE 2026 Maths question paper design below.

Typology of Questions

Marks

Weightage %

Remembering: Exhibit memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers.
Understanding: Demonstrate understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions, and stating main ideas

44

55%

Applying: Solve problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way

20

25%

Analysing : Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations
Evaluating: Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas, or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
Creating: Compile information together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions

16

20%

Total

80

100%

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is Current Electricity included in my Board syllabus?
A: 

Yes, Current Electricity is part of CBSE Physics syllabus. It includes topics like Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity, mobility and their relation with electric current; Ohm's law, V-I characteristics (linear and non-linear), electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity and conductivity, temperature dependence of resistance, Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel, Kirchhoff's rules, Wheatstone bridge. The weightage of the unit in the final board exams is provided below:

ChapterMarks
Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields16
Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and
Capacitance
Chapter–3: Current Electricity (Click here for complete CBSE 12th Science syllabus)
Q:   What is CBSE 12th Maths syllabus 2026?
A: 

Given below is the chapter-wise weightage of all chapters in the board exams:

  • Sets and Functions- 23 marks
  • Algebra-  25 marks
  • Coordinate Geometry- 12 marks
  • Calculus - 08 marks
  • Statistics and Probability - 12 marks

Click on CBSE Class 12 Mathematics syllabus 2026 to download it. 

Q:   Can you refer some books to prepare for JEE MAins?
A: 
Best Books For JEE Main Physics: NCERT books for Physics Concepts of Physics Vol-1 by HC Verma Concepts of Physics Vol-2 by HC Verma Best Books For JEE Main Chemistry: NCERT books for Chemistry A New Pattern Text Book of Physical Chemistry for Competitions by OP Tandon Concepts Of Physical Chemistry By Dr. P. Bahadur Organic Chemistry by Leroy G. Wade Inorganic Chemistry For Competitions For IIT-JEE By Dr. O. P. Tandon Best Books For JEE Main Mathematics: NCERT books for Mathematics IIT Mathematics for JEE Main and Advanced by ML Khanna Arihant Differential Calculus Use these books to your benefit. Regards.
Q:   What is CBSE Class 12th Sociology Syllabus?
A: 

Students can check below the Chapter and units covered in the CBSE Class 12 Sociology syllabus 2026.

UnitChapter/Topics
Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society
  • Colonialism, Nationalism, Class and Community (Nonevaluative)
Unit 2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
  • Theories and concepts in demography
  • Rural-Urban Linkages and Divisions
  • Population Policy in India
Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
  • Caste and the Caste System
  • Tribal Communities
  • Family and Kinship
Unit 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion
  • Social Inequality and Social Exclusion
  • Systems justifying and perpetuating Inequality - Caste,
  • Tribe, the Other Backward Classes
  • Adivasi Struggles
  • The Struggle for Women’s Equality and Rights
  • The Struggles of the Differently Abled
Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
  • Cultural communities and the nation state
  • Regionalism in the Indian context
  • The Nation state and religion related issues and
  • identities
  • Communalism, secularism and the nation state
  • State and Civil Society
Unit 8: Structural Change
  • Understanding Colonialism, Industrialization, Urbanization
Unit 9: Cultural Change
  • Social Reform Movements
  • Different Kinds of Social Change: Sanskritisation, Westernization, Modernization, Secularization
Unit 11: Change and Development in Rural Society
  • Agrarian Structure : Caste & class in Rural India
  • Land Reforms, Green Revolution and Emerging Agrarian society
  • Green revolution and its social consequences
  • Transformation in Rural Society
  • Circulation of labour
  • Globalization, Liberalization and Rural Society
Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society
  • From Planned Industrialization to Liberalization
  • How people find Jobs
  • Work Processes: How work is carried out, working conditions, home based work, Strikes and Unions
Unit 15: Social Movements
  • Concept of Social Movements
  • Theories and Classification of Social Movements
  • Environmental Movements
  • Class-Based Movements: Workers, Peasants

To know more on CBSE Class 12 Sociology Syllabus 2026 and to download subject-wise syllabus PDF, click on CBSE 12th syllabus 2026.

 

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CBSE 12th Mathematics Prep tips 2026

Students are advised to go through CBSE 12th preparation tips 2026. Mathematics is a subject which needs more practice. Students should write and learn the CBSE 12th Maths exercises. Check the CBSE 12th Maths prep tips here.

  • Students should make a proper time table.
  • All the important topics should be revised after every few days. 
  • Students should learn all the formulae by heart and revise them each day as to not forget them while attempting any question.
  • Make a formula book for all the Maths chapters.
  • Practise as many question papers and CBSE 12th sample question papers 2026.
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