The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases the Class 12 subject codes 2025-26 for all respective subjects. These subject codes for Class 12 are unique identifiers issued to each subject of the CBSE board. It also helps students identify the examination associated with a particular subject. Students need to know every detail related to their CBSE Class 12 exams.
The CBSE Class 12 English exam carries a total of 100 marks, of which 80 marks are allotted to the theory paper, and 20 marks are reserved for internal assessment.
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Students can find these CBSE subject codes for Class 12 science and other streams in the Class 12 date sheet. The board has divided the subjects into academic electives, language, skills, etc. Read the entire article to know all CBSE 12th Class 2025-26 subject codes along with subject names.
Subjects and codes are two different things; the board has assigned a unique number to each subject of the CBSE Class 12. This unique number for every subject is called the subject code. Students can use this unique identifier to identify the subject and examination paper associated with it.
Check the table to know the CBSE subject codes for Class 12 commerce, science, arts, and other streams.
Subject Name | CBSE Subject Codes of Class 12 |
English Elective | 001 |
English Core | 301 |
Hindi Elective | 002 |
Hindi Core | 302 |
Urdu Elective | 003 |
Urdu Core | 303 |
Sanskrit Elective | 022 |
Sanskrit Core | 322 |
Punjabi Elective | 104 |
Bengali | 105 |
Tamil | 106 |
Telugu | 107 |
Telugu Telangana | 189 |
Sindhi | 108 |
Marathi | 109 |
Gujarati | 110 |
Manipuri | 111 |
Malayalam | 112 |
Odia | 113 |
Assamese | 114 |
Kannada | 115 |
Arabic | 116 |
Tibetian | 117 |
French | 118 |
German | 120 |
Russian | 121 |
Persian | 123 |
Nepali | 124 |
Limboo | 125 |
Lepcha | 126 |
Bodo | 192 |
Tangkhul | 193 |
Japanese | 194 |
Bhutia | 195 |
Spanish | 196 |
Kashmiri | 197 |
Mizo | 198 |
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Subject Names | Subject Code |
History | 027 |
Political Science | 028 |
Geography | 029 |
Economics | 030 |
Carnatic Music Vocal | 031 |
Carnatic Music Mel. Ins | 032 |
Carnatic per. Ins. Mridangam | 033 |
Hindustani Music | 034 |
Hindustani Music Mel Ins | 035 |
Hindustani Per.Ins. | 036 |
Psychology | 037 |
Sociology | 039 |
Mathematics | 041 |
Applied Mathematics | 241 |
Physics | 042 |
Chemistry | 043 |
Biology | 044 |
Biotechnology | 045 |
Engineering Graphics | 046 |
Physical Education | 048 |
Painting | 049 |
Graphics | 050 |
Sculpture | 051 |
Applied / Commercial Art | 052 |
Business Studies | 054 |
Accountancy | 055 |
Kathak Dance | 056 |
Bharatnatyam Dance | 057 |
Kuchipudi Dance | 058 |
Odissi Dance | 059 |
Manipuri Dance | 060 |
Kathakali Dance | 061 |
Home Science | 064 |
Informatics Practices | 065 |
Computer Science | 083 |
Entrepreneurship | 066 |
Knowledge Tradition & Practices of India | 073 |
Legal Studies | 074 |
National Cadet Corps (NCC) | 076 |
Subject Names | Subject Code |
Retail | 801 |
Information Technology | 802 |
Web Application | 803 |
Automative | 804 |
Financial Markets Management | 805 |
Tourism | 806 |
Beauty & Wellness | 807 |
Agriculture | 808 |
Food Production | 809 |
Front Office Operations | 810 |
Banking | 811 |
Marketing | 812 |
Health care | 813 |
Insurance | 814 |
Horticulture | 816 |
Typography & Computer Application | 817 |
Geospatial Technology | 818 |
Electrical Technology | 819 |
Electronic Technology | 820 |
Multi-Media | 821 |
Taxation | 822 |
Cost Accounting | 823 |
Office Procedures & Practices | 824 |
Shorthand (English) | 825 |
Shorthand (Hindi) | 826 |
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration | 827 |
Medical Diagnosis | 828 |
Textile Design | 829 |
Design | 830 |
Salesmanship | 831 |
Business Administration | 833 |
Food Nutrition & Dietetics | 834 |
Mass Media Studies | 835 |
Library & Information Science | 836 |
Fashion Studies | 837 |
Yoga | 841 |
Early Childhood | 842 |
Artificial Intelligence(New) | 843 |
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Knowing the 2025-26 CBSE 12th subject code is helpful to the students. Some of the benefits are given below:
The CBSE subject code Class 12 will help avoid confusion between similar subjects, such as English elective and English core.
It will help students know the particular examination subject.
It provides students with a general overview of the Class 12 subjects.
Also, check the CBSE Class 11 subject list
Major Subjects are generally considered foundational and are often required or highly recommended for further studies, whereas minor subjects offer students greater choice and specialisation:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CBSE subject code 083 is used for the Computer Science subject.
The 241 CBSE subject code Class 12 is associated with Applied Mathematics.
The CBSE Class 12 subject code is a unique number associated with each subject.
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