Odisha CHSE Exam Pattern 2025-26: Check Class 12 Pattern, Marking Scheme

Subject: English (Compulsory) Full Marks: 80 ( Time - 3 hours) (Arts/Science/Commerce)

Each Qn Value

No. of

Questions to answer

Maximum marks

MCQ/ One Liner/Vocabulary/Dictionary/ One word/Fill in the blanks)

1

53

53

2

6

12

5

1

5

5

2

10

Total marks

80

Detailed Structure

Group A

( Answer All Questions) MCQ

Prose, Poetry, and Story

1

15

15

English Grammar

1

15

15

Group B

Prose

A) (Answer any Two out of Four )within 40 to 50 words each)

2

2

4

B) Answer Three Questions (MCQ)

1

3

3

Poetry

A) (Answer any Two out of Four )within 40 to 50 words each)

2

2

4

B) Answer Three Questions (MCQ)

1

3

3

Story

A) (Answer any Three out of Six )(within 40 to 50 words each)

2

2

4

B) Answer Two Questions (MCQ)

1

2

2

Group- C

Reading Skill (Dictionary Reference Skill)

1

5

5

Writing skill( Information Transfer)

5

1

5

Unseen Passage (One liner answer)

1

5

5

Unseen Passage (Vocabulary Skill)

1

5

5

Group- D

Long Question

Note Making (Answer the Question within 120-150 words )

5

1

5

Report writing (Answer the Question within 100 words)

5

1

5

Total Marks

80

Subject: History (Arts) Full Marks: 80 (Time - 3 hours)

Each Qn Value

No. of

Questions to answer

Maximum marks

Group -A

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

Unit -II

1

6

6

Unit -III

1

5

5

Unit -IV

1

5

5

Unit - V

1

5

5

Group -B

Short answer Type (40 to 50 words Each answer)

2

7

14

Unit -II (Two Out of Three)

Unit -III (Two Out of Four)

Unit -IV (Two Out of Three)

Unit -V ( one out of Two)

Group -C

Short answer Type: 60 to 80 words each answer

3

7

21

Unit -II (Two Out of Three)

Unit -III (Two Out of Four)

Unit -IV (Two Out of Three)

Unit -V ( one out of Two)

Group -D

Long Answer Type Question (300 to 350 words each answer) Students will answer 3 questions out of 6 questions. (Two questions each from III & IV one Question each from III & V to be asked)

8

3

24

Total

80

Subject : Chemistry: Full Marks: 70 (Time - 3 hours)

Each Qn Value

No. of Questions to

answer

Maximum marks

Group -A

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

Solution(2questions), Electro Chemistry(2questions), Chemical Kinetics (2questions) , d -and f -Block Elements (2questions), Coordination Chemistry (2questions), Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (2questions), Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers(2questions), Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (2questions), Amines (2questions), Biomolecules (2questions).

1

20

20

Group -B

Short answer Type 40 to 50 words Each ( Students will answer 7

questions out of 12)

Solution (1 question), Electro Chemistry (2 questions), Chemical Kinetics (1 question), d -and f -Block Elements (1 question), Coordination Chemistry (1 question), Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (1 question), Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (2 questions), Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (1 question), Amines (1 question),

Biomolecules (1 question)

2

7

14

Group -C

Short answer Type (Short Notes): 60 words Each ( Students will

answer 7 questions out of 12)

Solution (2 questions), Electro Chemistry (1 question), Chemical Kinetics (1 question), d -and f -Block Elements (1 question), Coordination Chemistry (1 question), Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (1 question), Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (1 question) Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (2 questions), Amines (1 question),

Biomolecules (1 question)

3

7

21

Group -D

Long answer Type: 120 to 150 words Each ( Students will answer 3 questions out of the following) from each category of long question

, two questions will be prepared in OR format

5

3

15

Solution/ Chemical Kinetics (1+1 Question)

Electro Chemistry (1+1 Question)

d -and f -Block elements / Coordination Chemistry (1 +1 Question)

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes/ Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (1+1

Question)

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids /Amines, Biomolecules (1+1

Question)

70

Subject : Physics: Full Marks: 70 (Time - 3 hours)

Each Qn Value

No. of Questions to

answer

Maximum marks

Group A Group B

Group D

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

1

20

20

Short Answer type (Seven out of Twelve)

2

7

14

Short Answer type (Seven out of Twelve)

3

7

21

Long Type (Three out of Five)

5

3

15

Group -A

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

Electrostatics

1

3

Current Electricity, Magnetic effects and Magnetism

1

6

EMI, Alternating Current & EM waves

1

3

Optics(Geometrical & wave optics)

1

3

Dual Nature, Atoms & Nuclei, Electronic Devices

1

5

Group -B

Short answer Type (40 to 50 words each) ( Students will answer 7 questions out of 12) Statement=4, Direct Problem=5, Graphic

Analysis=3

Electrostatics ( 2 questions to be asked)

2

7

Current Electricity, Magnetic effects, and Magnetism (2 questions to be

asked)

EMI, Alternating Current & EM waves ( 2 questions to be asked)

Optics(Geometrical & wave optics) ( 3 questions to be asked)

Dual Nature, Atoms & Nuclei, Electronic Devices ( 3 questions to be

asked)

Group -C

Short answer Type (Short Notes: 60 to 80 words each): Students will answer 7 questions out of 12) Numericals=4, Reasoning=4, Explain=4

Electrostatics ( 2 questions to be asked)

3

7

Current Electricity, Magnetic effects, and Magnetism (3 questions to be

asked)

EMI, Alternating Current & EM waves ( 2 questions to be asked)

Optics (3 questions to be asked)

Dual Nature, Atoms & Nuclei, Electronic Devices ( 2 questions to be

asked)

Group D

Long answer Type: 100 to 150 words Each ( Students will answer 3

questions out of 6 from the following topics)

Electrostatics ( 2 questions to be asked)

5

3

Current Electricity, Magnetic effects, and Magnetism (1 question to be

asked)

EMI, Alternating Current & EM waves ( 1 questions to be asked)

Optics (1 questions to be asked)

Dual Nature, Atoms & Nuclei, Electronic Devices (1 questions to be

asked)

Total Marks 70

Subject : Mathematics: Full Marks: 80 (Time - 3 hours)

Each Qn Value

No. of Questions to

answer

Maximum marks

Group A

Group B

Group D

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

1

20

20

Short Answer type

2

6

12

Short Answer type

3

6

18

Long Type

5

6

30

Detailed Structure

Total 80

Group -A

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

Unit I

1

2

2

Unit II

1

4

4

Unit III

1

6

6

Unit IV

1

4

4

Unit V

1

2

2

Unit VI

1

2

2

Group -B

Short answer Type ( Answer any Six)

2

6

12

Unit I ( Five Questions )

Unit III (One Question )

Unit IV (One Questions )

Unit V (Four Questions )

Group -C

Short answer Type ( Answer any Six)

3

6

18

Unit II( Four Questions )

Unit III (Three Questions)

Unit IV (Four Questions)

Group D

Long answer Type (Answer Six questions out of Twelve ). Two

questions to be asked from each unit - I, II, III, IV, V and VI)

5

6

30

Total Marks 80

Subject: Political Science(Arts) / (BFC Vocational)Full Marks: 80 (Time - 3 hours)

Each Qn Value

No. of

Questions to answer

Maximum marks

Group A

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

1

21

21

Group B

Short Answer type (Seven out of Ten)

2

7

14

Group C

Short Answer type (Seven out of Ten)

3

7

21

Group D

Long Type (Three out of Five)

8

3

24

Total Marks

80

Group -A

MCQ ( all Questions to be answered)

Unit -II

1

6

6

Unit -III

1

5

5

Unit -IV

1

5

5

Unit - V

1

5

5

Group -B

Short answer Type: 40 to 50 words Each ( Students will answer 7

questions out of 12)( 3 questions to be asked from each unit)

2

7

14

Unit -II

Unit -III

Unit -IV

Unit - V

Group -C

Short answer Type: 60 to 80 words Each ( Students will answer 7 questions out of 12) ( 3 questions to be asked from each unit)

7

7

21

Unit -II

Unit -III

Unit -IV

Unit - V

Group -D

Long answer Type: 300 to 350 words Each ( Students will answer 3

questions out of 6)

8

3

24

Unit -II (2 questions to be asked)

Unit -III (2 questions to be asked)

Unit -IV (1 question to be asked)

Unit - V (1 question to be asked)

Total marks

80

Stream

Subjects

Theory

Practical

Duration

Language

English, Hindi, Odia, Sanskrit, Telugu, etc

100

–

3 hours

Science

Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry

70

30

3 hours

Mathematics

100

–

3 hours

Commerce

Business Studies, Statistics, Accounting, Business Mathematics, Computer Applications,

100

–

3 hours

Arts

History, Political Science, Economics, Education

100

–

3 hours