BSEB 12th Arts Exam Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration
Bihar School Examination Board 12th 2026 ( BSEB 12th )
Exam On - 2 May '26 - 11 May '26
The Bihar Board will be conducting the examinations in February 2023. The BSEB marking scheme for Class 12 was revised last year. According to the marking scheme released, in case a candidate fails in a compulsory subject BSEB Class 12 board exams, the marks obtained in the additional subject will be considered instead. The newly introduced change will enable students to appear for the exams to obtain an aggregate pass mark.
As per the revised BSEB 12th Exam Pattern, the BSEB 12th exams will have 50% multiple-choice questions, carrying 1 mark each. Subjects having both theory and practicals will only have 35 MCQ in the theory paper. The total exam duration is 3 hours and 15 minutes. Students must be familiar with the BSEB Class 12 Syllabus before preparing for the examinations. They can also check the BSEB Class 12 Preparation to know the tips and tricks for better preparation of the BSEB Class 12 exams.
- Bihar Board 12th Exam Pattern Arts Stream
- BSEB 12th Exam Pattern Subject-wise
- How to download BSEB 12th Pattern?
Bihar Board 12th Exam Pattern Arts Stream
| Subjects |
Full Marks |
Theory |
Pass Marks |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory |
Practical |
Total |
|||
| RB -Non-Hindi |
50 |
50 |
15 |
||
| Alternative English |
50 |
50 |
15 |
||
| English/Hindi |
100 |
100 |
30 |
||
| History |
100 |
100 |
30 |
||
| Political Science |
100 |
100 |
30 |
||
| Psychology |
100 |
70 |
21 |
12 |
33 |
| Geography |
100 |
70 |
21 |
12 |
33 |
BSEB 12th Exam Pattern Subject-wise
Given below is the exam pattern of the BSEB 12th examinations:
| Subjects |
Theory paper |
|---|---|
| Multimedia & Web Technology, Psychology, Geography, Home Science, Agriculture, Physical Education and yoga | 70 marks |
| English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Urdu and other languages |
100 marks |
| History, Sociology, Political science, Philosophy |
100 marks |
Number of MCQs in the exam as per the BSEB 12th exam pattern is mentioned below:
| Subjects | Number of MCQs |
|---|---|
| English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Urdu and other languages | 50 |
| Entrepreneurship, Computer science, Multimedia & Web Technology, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Home Science, Agriculture, Physical Education and Yoga | 35 |
| Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics, History, Sociology, Political science, Philosophy | 50 |
How to download BSEB 12th Pattern?
Students can visit the board's website to download the Bihar Board 12th exam pattern. Students must check the entire BSEB Intermediate syllabus as well as the pattern to prepare well for the Class 12 exams. They must start preparing as early as possible to avoid any last minute hassle.
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BSEB 12th Exam
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
The Bihar School Education Board (BSEB), Patna, released the Bihar Board Class 12th Compartment Exam Date 2026 on April 13, 2026. As per the announced date, Bihar Board Intermediate compartment exams 2026 will be conducted from May 2 to 11, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The students who complete the Bihar Board 12th syllabus before the final paper can easily secure marks above 80%. Many students are scoring more than 80 per cent marks in the state in recent years.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Maths is considered the most difficult paper in BSEB class 12 exams. Over the past years, the level of Maths paper in BSEB class 12 is moderate to difficult.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
After the release of BSEB Inter Result 2026, students should firsty collect the original mark sheet from their respective schools. Thereafter, they can apply for admission to various professional and undergraduate courses in different universities and colleges across the state as well as in India. S
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, the students are notified as soon as the Bihar Board class 12th result is out. The board releases a notification on its handles on social media. The students need to follow the BSEB in social media platforms to get notified about the exam and result related updates. We also provide the latest u
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
A good marks in BSEB Class 12th exam is generally considered to amore than 75 percet. Students who score above 90 per cent may be included in the list of top performers.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, at least a day before the final result, the board announces an exact Bihar Board 12th class result 2026 date and time. As soon as it gets revealed, we will update the same on this page. However, every year, the board releases the BSEB Inter result 2026 in the fourth week of March.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
In the year 2025, Priya Jaiswal from Bagaha became the topper in Bihar Board 12th Topper List 2025 Science and also across the streams. She secured the 96.8% marks (484/500).
M
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, every year, the board released the BSEB class 10th result after the Bihar Board 12th result. In 2026, the board announced the BSEB Matric result on March 29, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 10
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