Chemistry Class 12 Marks Distribution with Weightage 2026
Get complete breakdown of exam format, marking schemes, and topic-wise weightage for Class 12 Chemistry across CBSE, ISC, Bihar, and Maharashtra HSC boards to help students prepare effectively.
Chemistry is an important subjects for Class 12 students in science stream. To help students prepare effectively for Class 12th board exams, we have provided Weightage of Chemistry Class 12 Chapter Wise 2026 CBSE and ISC in detail on this page. Chemistry Class 12 Marks Distribution with Weightage will help students in prioritising important topics. For CBSE Class 12 Board Exams, students must obtain 33 percent marks in each subject to pass. Those who get overall pass percentage but fails in subject will need to appear for Class 12 supplementary exam. CBSE has also released sample papers for Class 12 Board Exams 2026. Referring to these papers, along with the Chemistry Chapter Wise Weightage for Board will give students a clear strategy for exam preparation.
Also Read:
- CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Weightage
- ISC Class 12 Chemistry Weightage 2026
- Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Weightage 2026
- Maharashtra HSC Chapter-wise weightage for Chemistry 2026
CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Weightage
Students can check unit wise distribution of marks for CBSE Class 12 Chemistry exam.
| Unit |
Marks |
|---|---|
| Solutions |
7 |
| Electrochemistry |
9 |
| Chemical Kinetics |
7 |
| d -and f -Block Elements |
7 |
| 7 |
|
| Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
6 |
| 6 |
|
| Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids |
8 |
| Amines |
6 |
| 7 |
|
| Total |
70 |
ISC Class 12 Chemistry Weightage 2026
The weightage of each chapter helps students score well in the Chemistry Class 12 ISC Board exam. Check the unit wise distribution of marks for ISC Class 12 Chemistry exam.
| Unit |
Marks Distribution |
|---|---|
| Solutions |
Physical Chemistry |
| Electrochemistry |
|
| Chemical Kinetics |
|
| d-and-f-Block Elements |
Inorganic Chemistry |
| Coordination Compounds |
|
| Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
Organic Chemistry |
| Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers |
|
| Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids |
|
| Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen |
|
| Biomolecules |
|
| Total Marks |
70 |
Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Weightage 2026
Below is unit wise distribution of marks for Bihar Board (BSEB) chemistry exam.
Central Board of Secondary Education is expected to conduct the CBSE board exams 2026 between February 15 and April 4, 2026. Class 10 exams will likely be held between Feb 15 and March 18, 2026 while Class 12 exams are expected to be conducted between February 15 and April 4, 2026. The exams are held in pen and paper mode. The Board released the CBSE 10th, 12th syllabus and sample papers on the official website. You must download it and start covering the syllabus topic-wise. It is important that you download and answer the CBSE sample papers 2026 as these will make you familiar with the marking scheme, exam pattern and the different types of questions asked in the exams.
Check the tentative CBSE date sheet 2026 below:
No, CBSE released the CBSE Class 12 date sheet for all subjects together. However, to make the exam dates simpler to find and use, Shiksha.com divides and shares the CBSE 12th date sheet according to three streams - Science, Commerce and Arts.
Students can click on CBSE 12th Date Sheet to check stream-wise date sheet for CBSE 12th board exams.
| Unit |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| Solid State |
04 |
| Solutions |
05 |
| Electrochemistry |
05 |
| Chemical Kinetics |
05 |
| Surface Chemistry |
04 |
| General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements |
03 |
| p-block Elements |
08 |
| d and f-block elements |
05 |
| Coordination Compounds |
03 |
| Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
04 |
| Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers |
04 |
| Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids |
06 |
| Organic Compounds and containing Nitrogen |
04 |
| Biomolecules |
04 |
| Polymers |
03 |
| Chemistry in Everyday Life |
03 |
| Total |
70 |
Maharashtra HSC Chapter-wise weightage for Chemistry 2026
Check the unit-wise distribution of marks for the Maharashtra HSC chemistry exam.
| Unit |
Marks without option |
Marks with option |
|---|---|---|
| Solid State |
04 |
06 |
| Solutions and Colligative Properties |
05 |
07 |
| Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetic |
06 |
08 |
| Electrochemistry |
05 |
07 |
| Chemical Kinetics |
04 |
06 |
| General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements |
03 |
05 |
| p-Block Elements |
08 |
10 |
| d and f – Block Elements |
05 |
06 |
| Coordination Compounds |
03 |
04 |
| Halogen Derivatives of Alkanes and Arenes |
04 |
06 |
| Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers |
04 |
06 |
| Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids |
05 |
07 |
| Compounds Containing Nitrogen
|
04 |
06 |
| Biomolecules |
04 |
06 |
| Polymers |
03 |
04 |
| Chemistry in Everyday Life |
03 |
04 |
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CBSE is expected to conduct the CBSE Class 12 Physics exams 2026 on February 21, 2026. The Board will likely release the CBSE date sheet 2026 in November 2025. You can click on CBSE 12th date sheet 2026 to check the Class 12 exam dates for all subjects.
MSBSHSE released the Maharashtra HSC date sheet 2025 on the official website- mahahsscboard.in/mr. Students can visit the website and click on E 12th February/March-2025 Timetable (general and bifocal)/Vocational to download the date sheet. In case the time table does not open due to low network, students can click on Maharashtra HSC time table 2025 to check and download the date sheet.
The ISC time table 2026 will likely be released in November 2025. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will announce the ISC 12th time table on their official website, cisce.org. The ISC date sheet 2026 includes all subjects' exam dates and timings. The examinations will likely be held between February 12 and April 3, 2026.
The exams are held in pen and paper format. Students are advised to go through the ISC syllabus and exam pattern 2026 thoroughly before the release of time table.
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The Time Table for Maharashtra 2026 Board will be announced together for Science, Commerce, Arts and Vocational streams. Mah HSC timetable 2026 will be released on the official website. The Maharashtra HSC (12th board) exam 2026 will likely be conducted offline from February 11 till March 11, 2026.