CBSE Class 12 Practical 2026; Dates, Syllabus, Marking Scheme, Books

CBSE Class 12 Practical 2026; Dates, Syllabus, Marking Scheme, Books

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Students can find here the detailed CBSE Class 12 syllabus 2026 for Practical exams of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Check the important updated marking scheme and books that you must refer to prepare well for the exams. Read the complete article below...

Students can find the detailed CBSE Class 12 syllabus 2026 for the Practical exams of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology here. Check the updated CBSE 12th Science marking scheme and books that you must refer to to prepare well for the exams. Read the complete article below to know more...

CBSE Class 12 Practical 2026 Exams: The theory CBSE Class 12 exams 2026 was conducted between February 17 and April 10, 2026 in pen and paper format by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The CBSE Class 12 practical exams 2026 are ongoing. The practical exams began on January 1 and concluded on February 14, 2026, in students' own schools. For winter-bound schools, the CBSE practical exams 2026 were conducted between November 6 and December 6, 2025. The Board released a circular related to guidelines for the conduct of CBSE Class 12 practical exams 2026 on its website. 

According to the SOPs released for the conduct of CBSE Class 12 practical exams 2026, an external and internal examiner was present during practical examinations or project assessments. Students can read the detailed SOPs related to CBSE Practical exams 2026 Class 12 here. 

Students can click here to know theCBSE Class 2 Marking Scheme 2026 for all subjects. This makes one familiar with the marking scheme, the kind of questions asked in the exam, and more.

Table of contents
  • CBSE Class 12 Practical Dates 2026
  • CBSE Class 12 Practical Syllabus 2026
  • CBSE Class 12 Practical Books 2026 for Science Stream
  • CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2026 - Science stream

CBSE Class 12 Practical Dates 2026

Students can check the CBSE 12th exam dates 2026 for theory and practical examinations below. 

Particulars Date
CBSE Class 12 Practical Exams 2026  1-Jan-2026 to 14-Feb-2026
CBSE Class 12 Theory Exams 2026 17-Feb-2026 to 9-Apr-2026

Also Read: CBSE Class 12 Sample Papers 2026 

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Commonly asked questions
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)

 

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:   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:   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.

CBSE Class 12 Practical Syllabus 2026

Students preparing for the CBSE 12th practical exams 2026 for Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects must know the CBSE Class 12 practical syllabus 2026.  The CBSE 12th practical syllabus shares all the units and topics to be studied for the practicals exams. Students can download the CBSE Class 12 practical syllabus below:

CBSE Class 12 Biology Practical Syllabus 2026

Students can click on the link below to download the CBSE 12th Biology practical syllabus 2026. It also shares the CBSE 12th Bio evaluation scheme 2026.

Particular Link to download Class 12 practical syllabus
CBSE 12th Practical Syllabus 2026 - Biology  Download PDF

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Practical Syllabus 2026

Given below is the link to download the CBSE 12th Chemistry practical syllabus 2026. It also shares the CBSE 12th Chem evaluation scheme 2026.

Particular Link to download Class 12 practical syllabus
CBSE 12th Practical Syllabus 2026 - Chemistry  Download PDF

CBSE Class 12 Physics Practical Syllabus 2026

Students can click on the link below to download the CBSE 12th Physics practical syllabus 2026. It also shares the CBSE 12th Physics evaluation scheme 2026.

Particular Link to download Class 12 practical syllabus
CBSE 12th Practical Syllabus 2026 - Physics Download PDF

Also Read: CBSE Class 12 Exam Pattern 2026

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CBSE Class 12 Practical Books 2026 for Science Stream

Given below is the list of some important books prescribed by CBSE that students must refer to study for their CBSE Class 12 Science practical exams.

CBSE Class 12 Physics Book for Practicals

1. Physics, Class XI, Part -I and II, Published by NCERT.

2. Physics, Class XII, Part -I and II, Published by NCERT.

3. Laboratory Manual of Physics for class XII Published by NCERT.

4. The list of other related books and manuals brought out by NCERT (consider multimedia also).  

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Book for Practicals

1. Chemistry Part – I, Class-XII, Published by NCERT.

2. Chemistry Part – II, Class-XII, Published by NCERT.

3. Manual of Microscale Chemistry laboratory kit.

CBSE Class 12 Biology Book for Practicals

1. Biology, Class-XII, Published by NCERT.

2. Other related books and manuals brought out by NCERT (consider multimedia also).

3. Biology Supplementary Material (Revised). Available on CBSE website.

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Commonly asked questions
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:   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.

 

Q:   What is the syllabus of class 12th (CBSE) board?
A: 

You can check the subject-wise CBSE 12th syllabus 2026 by clicking on the link provided. The syllabus mentions all the chapters and topics from where the questions are asked in the CBSE 12th exam 2026. Students must go through the entire syllabus thoroughly to prepare well for their board examination. Shiksha.com has also provides chapter-wise NCERT solutions Class 11, 12 for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics on this page.

Q:   Are all the topics mentioned in the CBSE syllabus there in the NCERT books?
A: 

Yes, all the topics stated in CBSE 10th, 12th syllabus 2026 are covered in NCERT books. Students must refer them and cover them thoroughly before moving on to other reference books. Cover all the questions given at the back of every chapter. Shiksha. Com helps you with NCERT solutions for Chemistry Physics and Mathematics etc. To check the solutions of NCERT 11th Physics and Chemistry click on the links below: https://www.shiksha.com/ncert-solutions-physics-class-11th-preparation https://www.shiksha.com/ncert-solutions-chemistry-class-11th-preparation.

CBSE Class 12 Date Sheet 2026 - Science stream

Students can check the CBSE 12th exam dates for all Science subjects and can plan their revision for the examinations accordingly.

Date 

Subject

17-Feb-2026

Biotechnology

20-Feb-2026

Physics

28-Feb-2026

Chemistry

9-Mar-2026

Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

12-Mar-2026

English elective, English core

27-Mar-2026

Biology

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