The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting the CBSE 12th practical exam from January 1 to February 14, 2025. Earlier, the CBSE board held the CBSE 12th practical exam for winter-bound schools from November 5 to December 14, 2025. Students can find the CBSE class 12th date sheet online on the official website, cbse.nic.in.
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Students appearing for the CBSE 12th exam must read the entire CBSE 12th Chemistry syllabus before the examination. It will help them understand the concept and topics, sub-topics that will be asked in the exam. Read this entire article to learn more about the CBSE 12th Chemistry practical exam 2025.
The CBSE 12th exam will carry 100 marks in total. The CBSE 12th Chemistry paper will be divided into two parts, theory and practical. The CBSE Chemistry theory paper will carry 70 marks, while the CBSE 12 practical paper will carry 30 marks. Check out the CBSE class 12th Chemistry practical marks distribution below:
Evaluation Scheme for Examination | Marks |
Volumetric Analysis | 8 marks |
Salt Analysis | 8 marks |
Content-Based Experiment | 6 marks |
Project Work | 4 marks |
Class Record and Viva | 4 marks |
Total | 30 marks |
Below, we have listed some of the scientific investigations involving laboratory testing and collecting information that might be involved in the CBSE 12th Chemistry practical project 2025.
Study the presence of oxalate ions in guava fruit at different stages of ripening.
Study of quality of casein present in different samples of milk.
Preparation of soybean milk and its comparison with the natural milk with respect to curd formation, effect of temperature etc.
Study of the effect of Potassium Bisulphate as food preservative under various conditions (temperature, concentration, time, etc.).
Study of digestion of starch by salivary amylase and effect of pH and temperature on it.
Comparative study of the fermentation rate of the following materials: wheat flour, gram flour, potato juice, carrot juice, etc.
Extraction of essential oils present in Saunf (aniseed), Ajwain (carum), and Illaichi (cardamom).
Study of common food adulterants in fat, oil, butter, sugar, turmeric powder, chilli powder and pepper.
Note: Any other investigatory project that requires approximately 10 periods of work can be selected with the teacher's approval.
Below, we have provided the general CBSE 12th Chemistry practical examination guides for students. The CBSE class 12Chemistry
The CBSE 12th Chemistry practical examination will be conducted for a duration of 2 hours.
The written examination in CBSE 12th Chemistry will be conducted for 30 minutes.
A total of 15 short answer type questions will be asked in the CBSE 12th practical written examination, out of which students must answer any 10 questions.
The questions will be generated jointly by the external/internal examiner and used for assessment.
Students must maintain a proper practical notebook.
They must record at least five listed experiments as per the specific instructions for each subject.
The CBSE 12th Chemistry practical notebook will include aim, apparatus required, simple theory, procedure, related practical skills, precautions etc.
The viva will include questions based on theory/principle/concept, apparatus/materials/chemicals required, procedure, precautions, sources of error etc.
The CBSE 12th Chemistry practical experiments are divided into two sections, Section A and Section B. Students must perform every experiment mentioned in Section B.



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CBSE 12th Chemistry practical paper will carry 30 marks.
The CBSE 12th practical examination will be conducted for 2 hours.
The board has already conducted the CBSE 12th practical examination for winter-bound schools from November 5 to December 14, 2024. However, the CBSE 12th practical exam for regular CBSE-affiliated schools will be conducted from January 1 to February 14, 2025.
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