CBSE Marking Scheme 2026 - 27

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the official marking scheme papers for Classes 10 and 12 for the 2026 - 27 academic session. These papers, accessible online for all subjects, give students a clear outline of the exam structure. Each paper comes with a complete marking scheme and answer key, crafted in alignment with the latest CBSE syllabus. Covering both theoretical and practical aspects, the marking scheme allocates a total of 100 marks per subject, divided among theory, practicals, projects, and internal assessments.

Follow the links below to access detailed marking schemes and breakdowns for each subject.

CBSE Marking Scheme Subjects

ACCOUNTANCY	AGRICULTURE
AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION – III	APPLIED MATHEMATICS
ARABIC	ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE
ASSAMESE	AUTOMOTIVE
BANKING-II	BEAUTY & WELLNESS
BENGALI	BHOTI
BHUTIA	BIOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY	BODO
BUSINESS OPERATION & ADMINISTRATION –II	BUSINESS STUDIES
CARNATIC MUSIC (MELODIC INSTRUMENTAL)	Carnatic Music (Percussion Instrumental)
Carnatic Music (Vocal)	CHEMISTRY
COMMERCIAL ART (Theory)	COMPUTER SCIENCE
COST ACCOUNTING	DANCE - KUCHIPUDI
DANCE - MANIPURI	DANCE –KATHAK
DANCE –ODISSI	DANCE-BHARATNATYAM
DANCE-KATHKALI	DATA SCIENCE
DESIGN & INNOVATION	EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION
ECONOMICS	ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE	ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS	ENGLISH CORE
ENGLISH ELECTIVE –NCERT	ENGLISH ELECTIVE-CBSE(FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH)
ENTERPRENEURSHIP	FASHION STUDIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS MANAGEMENT	FOOD NUTRITION & DIETETICS
FOOD PRODUCTION III	FRENCH
FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS	GEOGRAPHY
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY	GERMAN
GRAPHICS	GUJARATI
HEALTH CENTRE MANAGEMENT	Hindi Adhaar
Hindi Aichhik	HINDI CORE
HINDI ELECTIVE	HISTORY
HOME SCIENCE	HORTICULTURE
INFORMATICS PRACTICES	INSURANCE –II
JAPANESE	KANNADA
KASHMIRI	KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS & PRACTICE OF INDIA
KOKBOROK	LEGAL STUDIES
LEPCHA	LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
LIMBOO	MALAYALAM
MANIPURI	MARATHI
MARKETING- II	MASS MEDIA STUDIES
MATHEMATICS	MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
MIZO	MULTIMEDIA & WEB TECHNOLOGY
MUSIC HINDUSTANI INSTRUMENTAL MELODIC	MUSIC HINDUSTANI INSTRUMENTAL PERCUSSION
MUSIC HINDUSTANI VOCAL	NATIONAL CADET CORPS(NCC)
NEPALI	ODIA
OFFICE PROCEDURE & PRACTICES	PAINTING
Painting (History of Indian Art)	PERSIAN
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER	PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICS	POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY	PUNJABI
RETAIL OPERATIONS-II(NSQF)	RUSSIAN
SALESMANSHIP-II	SANSKRIT CORE
SANSKRIT ELECTIVE	SCULPTURE
SHORTHAND ENGLISH	SHORTHAND HINDI
SINDHI	SOCIOLOGY
SPANISH	TAMIL
TANGKHUL	TAXATION-II
TELUGU	TELUGU-TELANGANA
TEXTILE DESIGN	TIBETAN
TOURISM	TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION(ENG.)
URDU CORE	URDU ELECTIVE
WEB APPLICATION – II (NSQF)	YOGA

APPAREL	ARABIC
ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE	ASSAMESE
AUTOMOTIVE	BANKING AND INSURANCE
BENGALI	BHASHA MELAYU
BHOTI	BHUTIA
BODO	CARNATIC MUSIC (MELODIC INSTRUMENTS)
CARNATIC MUSIC (PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS)	CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL)
COMPUTER APPLICATION	DATA SCIENCE
DESIGN THINKING & INNOVATION	ELECTRONICS & HARDWARE
ELEMENTS OF BOOK-KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY	ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS
ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE	ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
FOOD PRODUCTION	FOUNDATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
FRENCH	FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS
GERMAN	GUJARATI
GURUNG	HINDI COURSE-A
HINDI COURSE-B	HINDUSTANI MUSIC (INSTRUMENTS MELODIC)
HINDUSTANI MUSIC (PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS)	HINDUSTANI MUSIC (VOCAL)
HOME SCIENCE	INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(C)	INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MARKET(C)
INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM(C)	JAPANESE
KANNADA	KASHMIRI
KOKBOROK	LEPCHA
LIMBOO	MALAYALAM
MANIPURI	MARATHI
MATHEMATICS	MIZO
MULTI SKILL FOUNDATION COURSE	MULTIMEDIA
NATIONAL CADET CORPS	NEPALI
ODIA	PAINTING
PERSIAN	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINER
PUNJABI	RAI
RUSSIAN	SANSKRIT
SCIENCE -THEORY	SECURITY(C)
SHERPA	SINDHI
SOCIAL SCIENCE	SPANISH
TAMANG	TAMIL
TANGKHUL	TELUGU
TELUGU-TELANGANA	THAI
TIBETAN	URDU COURSE A
URDU COURSE B

A list of subjects for classes 10 and 12 with the relevant information is included as an attachment to the board's circular for the purpose of helping the schools conduct theory exams and practical/project/internal assessments more smoothly. For class 10 and class 12, the marking scheme is provided for 83 and 121 subjects, respectively.

For class 10 subjects like music, painting, computers, retail, information technology, security, and an introduction to financial markets, among others, the practical marks are 50. For courses like English, Hindi, math, science, and social science, the internal assessment marks is 20. Subjects such as Geography, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, and Physical Education have practical marks of 30 in class 12.

Subjects including commercial art, dance, home science, painting, graphics, and sculpture have a practical mark of 50. Teachers and students should consult the official board website to see the full list of grading schemes for all subjects. The practical examinations and the board's yearly theory examinations are set to begin on January 1, 2026 and February 2, 2026, respectively, for Classes 10 and 12.