Karnataka PUC Passing Marks 2025: Check 1st, 2nd PUC Pass Criteria

Karnataka PUC Passing Marks 2025: Check 1st, 2nd PUC Pass Criteria

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The Karnataka PUC board has determined the passing marks required to pass the PUC exams. To pass the Karnataka PUC exams, students must achieve a minimum of 35% marks for each subject. This criterion will apply uniformly across streams like commerce, arts, and science. The PUC exams are divided into theory and practicals with 100 marks per subject. Students are required to meet the minimum passing marks criteria in both theory and practicals.

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  3. Karnataka 2nd PUC (Pre-University Certificate) Passing Marks
Karnataka PUC Passing Marks 2025: Check 1st, 2nd PUC Pass Criteria
Karnataka PUC Passing Marks 2025

The Karnataka PUC exams commenced on March 1, 2025, and ended on March 20, 2025. Students must study sincerely and consistently to secure at least passing marks in the final Karnataka PUC board examination 2025. Check out the below information to learn more about the Karnataka PUC board subject-wise passing marks and total marks.

Karnataka PUC 2025 Passing Marks

Candidates must check out their academic passing criteria for the Karnataka PUC board exam. The results are usually released in the grading system format. The passing mark for the Karnataka PUC exams is 35% and students should try to obtain the minimum grade of ‘C’ in the Karnataka PUC examination to maintain the threshold. They can perform well in the theory as well as internal assessments to contribute to the final academic result. Candidates are advised to go through the Karnataka PUC exam pattern to understand the marks distribution, grades, and passing percentages.

Karnataka PUC Passing Marks Criteria 2025

Particulars

Theory MarksPassing MarksPractical MarksPassing MarksTotal Marks

English

80

28

20

7

100

History

80

28

20

7

100

Economics

80

28

20

7

100

Business Studies

80

28

20

7

100

Political Science

80

28

20

7

100

Accountancy

80

28

20

7

100

Statistics

80

28

20

7

100

Psychology

80

28

20

7

100

Physics

70

25

30

11

100

Chemistry

70

25

30

11

100

Mathematics

80

28

20

7

100

Biology

70

25

30

11

100

Computer Science

70

25

30

11

100

Home Science

70

25

30

11

100

Kannada

80

28

20

7

100

Important Note:

Students must consistently try to maintain academic performance by securing the minimum passing marks in the Karnataka PUC board examination throughout the year. This will help improve student’s overall scores and academic percentages. For students who fail the board examination with one or more subjects, the PUC board provides students a facility for writing the supplementary exam to save the year.

Unable to Achieve Passing Marks? Know What to do

Candidates who are unable to obtain or pass the Karnataka PUC examination 2025, will have the opportunity to appear for the exams again. The PUC board of Karnataka conducts the exams in three phases.

The first phase of the PUC exam is conducted in March, the second in June, and the third phase of the examination in August. So, students who did not achieve or pass the Karnataka PUC 1 exam can appear in PUC 2 and PUC 3 exams.

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Karnataka 2nd PUC (Pre-University Certificate) Passing Marks

  • Out of 70 marks: Students need to score a minimum of 24 marks to pass the theory exam.
  • Out of 80 marks: Students need to score a minimum of 28 marks to pass the theory exam.
  • Out of 100 marks: Students need to score a minimum of 35 marks overall in each subject. This applies to subjects that have only a theory paper or the total of theory and practical marks.
  • Minimum passing marks in 2nd PUC Science: For Science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), which have both theory and practical exams, you need to score a minimum of 35% overall. This means scoring at least 24 marks out of 70 in theory and at least 11 marks out of 30 in the practical exam. For Mathematics, which has no practical exam, students need to score at least 35 marks out of 100.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the official website of the Karnataka PUC board?
A:

Candidates can visit the official website of the Karnataka PUC board at dpue-exam.karnataka.gov.in. 

Q: What are the main subjects for students in the Karnataka PUC 2025 examination?
A:

Students must pass in subjects like Mathematics, Kannada, English, Hindi, History, Business studies, political science, home science, computer science, psychology, biology, physics, chemistry, statistics, etc. 

Q: What are the passing mark criteria for the Karnataka PUC Examination 2025?
A:

Students must score at least 35% marks to pass the Karnataka PUC board exams. 

Q: When will the Karnataka board conduct the PUC exams 2025?
A:

The Karnataka PUC board examination were conducted from March 1 to 20, 2025.

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