CBSE 12th Commerce - Results, Exam Dates, Syllabus & Sample Papers

Students need to score at least 33 percent in all subjects and a minimum aggregate of 33 percent in CBSE 12th board exams in order to clear the examinations. 

The Board released the CBSE 12th syllabus and marking scheme for all subjects. Students must ensure to complete their syllabus and know the exam pattern well. They must nalso download and solve the CBSE 12th sample papers and previous years' question papers to perform well in the exams. 

Once done with the syllabus and practice, students will be able to clear the 12th board examinations will good percentage.  

CBSE released the CBSE 12th sample papers 2026 on the official website- cbseacademic.nic.in. You can download CBSE Class 12 sample question papers 2026 from the official website or from this page too. Students must solve and practice the CBSE 12th question papers of previous years' to know the marking scheme, the types of questions asked in the exam, gauge the difficulty level and more. 

It is advised that students solve and practice the CBSE sample papers to ace the board examinations.

There is no concept of good or bad marks in class 12 CBSE board. You must focus on your studies and work hard towards schieveing good score in the board exams. The concept of good/bad marks can be benchmarked by you depending on the stream/career you have chosen for yourself. If you wish to enter IIT and become an engineer, you must aim for 90+ percentage, so on and so forth. 

Thus, set an aim for yourself and build a way to reach the goal and THAT shall be good enough for you.

All the best!

Students must go through the points below to avoid the CBSE 12th board exam day hassles.

• All communication devices like mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, headphones, pagers, fitness bands, cameras, etc., are barred from carrying to the examination hall.
• Accessories like wallets, goggles, handbags, and purses are not to be carried.
• Students must not forget to carry all the stationary items that are required to appear for the CBSE 12th board exams as sharing of stationary is not allowed
• However, do not forget to carry your CBSE 12th admit card on all exam days
• Students without the hall ticket will not be allowed to write their CBSE Class 12 board exams

No, teachers conduct the CBSE Class 12 practical marks and note down the marks. These are later uploaded on the CBSE official website on the same day. You will come to know about your score in practicals only once the CBSE 12th result is announced. There will be a bifurcation between theory and practicals in the CBSE 12th marksheet.

NO. No type of calculators, mobile phones, or any technological gadget is allowed during CBSE exams. Any student caught carrying these will be barred from writing their exam. 

CBSE will conduct the CBSE practical exams between January 1 and Feb 14, 2026. There is no external examiner allotted to conduct practical exams for Class 10, while external examiners are called to conduct the CBSE 12th practical exams. 

For winter-bound schools, CBSE practical exams 2026 were held between November 6 and December 6, 2026.

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. 

In case of network problem, you may not be able to download the CBSE Class 12 date sheet from the official website. In such a situation, you can click on CBSE date sheet Class 12 where we have provided the official date sheet PDF for download.

Students must ensure to solve atleast one previous year CBSE 12th Mathematics question paper every day to efficiently prepare for the CBSE 12th Mathematics board exam. Make sure to practice the question papers during the last month of the preparation. 

Once you finish learning with the CBSE 12th syllabus, you can start solving the CBSE Class 12 sample papers and previous year question papers. You can solve the question papers and understand your weaknesses. Thus you can concentrate more on the topics on which you are weak.

You must not forget to carry your CBSE 12th admit card on all exam days. In case you forget, you will not be allowed to write the exam. Along with the CBSE 12th admit card and school ID, students must also carry their pens, pencils, ruler. geometry box etc.

The board releases the CBSE 12th admit card in the first week of February on the official website. Students  need to collect their admit card from their school respectively.  The CBSE 12th exams are held from February until April every year.  

Students can check and download the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Syllabus 2026 by clicking on the link provided. The 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 the complete syllabus. 

Not exactly the same, but, CBSE can ask questions similar to what were asked in the previous years of CBSE 12th exams. Thus, you are advised to download and practice the previous years' question papers thoroughly for better preparation. 

CBSE does not advise students to do selective study for CBSE Class 12 examinations. The Board has prescribed syllabus for every subject. Students are expected to study thoroughly from the entire CBSE 12th syllabus and understand the concepts in order to score good marks in exams.

Yes, you can attempt questions in any sequence in CBSE board class 12. Just ensure that while attempting your CBSE board exam that you have attempted all the question with a question number written in such a way that examiner can see it properly. And in order to get good marks, it is important to make an impression which can be made by attempting those questions first that you know well. Thus, if you know question no. 12, then instead of 1, 2, attempt those question that you remember properly. 

Hi, Most of the times, students start preparing for the exams at the last moment which leads to lack of confidence and stress during writing exams. I would suggest you to start studying from the beginning of the year. Prepare a time table and follow it. Everyday study for few hours so that by the time you have your exams, you will be prepared for it which will be an instant confidence booster for you. Preparation and practice is the key to performance in the exams. All the best.

No, without the admit card, you won't be allowed to write the CBSE 12th exam. It is suggested that you remember to carry this  utmost important document; otherwise you either will be wasting your time getting it from home or will mis the exam and will be awarded a zero in the subject.

You will need the details mentioned on your CBSE 12th admit card to check your result. Its okay if you have the photocopies of your hall ticket and lost the original one. 

However, it is always advised to keep the documents like CBSE Class 12 admit card secured till the announcement of results.

Students can check their CBSE 12th result on the official website- cbse.nic.in. They can also check their results via IVRS, SMS, Digilocker and Umang app. For more details, click on CBSE Class 12 result. 

Students need not worry about the accuracy of the CBSE 12th result released online. CBSE Class 12 result is released after undergoing various checking processes thus, there are very low chances for the CBSE 12th result released online to be incorrect. Students are advised to collect the marklist from the school after the CBSE 12th result is announced. 

CBSE is expected to release the CBSE 12th admit card 2026 for supplementary exams in the first week of July 2026. Schools will download the admit cards from the official website and distribute them. Students must collect them from their schools and keep 2 copies with them. They must carry it with them on all exam days. No student will be allowed to write the supplementary exams without it. 

Yes, CBSE renamed the compartment exams as supplementary exams based on the recommendations of NEP 2020. This was done in 2023 to offer opportunities for students to improve their performance in 10th/12th board exams. the objective was to shift the focus from simply passing the exams to enhancing overall performance.

Given below is the list of some of the entrance exams after 12th Science for medical, non-medical, engineering, architecture and other popular fields. Apart from the ones listed below, there are many more. You can click on List of Courses after 12th Science to know more. 

1. JEE main
2. NEET UG
3. JEE Advanced
4. SRMJEEE
5. WBJEE
6. KIITEE
7. CUSAT CAT
8. NATA
9. HP CET
10. IPU CET
11. MHT CET
12. KEAM
13. BHU UET
14. AP EAMCET
15. TA NATA
16. VITEEE
17. BIT SAT
18. MET