NIOS 12th Exam Pattern 2026: Subject-Wise Marking Scheme

Types of questions

No. of questions

Total marks

Objective* 3 marks (with 3 subpoints)

5

15

4 marks (with 4 subpoints)

5

20

5 marks (with 5 subpoints)

3

15

VSA (word limit 30 words) 2 marks

11 (+ 6 questions for choice)

22

SA (word limit 40 words) 3 marks

2 (+ 2 questions for choice)

6

LA (word limit 80–100 words) 4 marks

4 (+ 3 questions for choice)

16

EA (word limit 100–150 words) 6 marks

1 (+ 1 question for choice)

6

Forms of Questions

No. of Question

Marks

Objective Type Questions- 1 Mark

16

16

Objective Type Questions- 2 Marks (with two sub-points)

10

20

Objective Types Map Question – 1

04*

4

Very Short Answer (VSA) – 2

8

16

MAP Q. (VSA) – 2

2*

4

Short Answer (SA) – 3

5

15

Long Answer (LA) – 5

1

5

Total

46

80

Types of questions

No. of question

Marks per question

Total marks

MCQ (1 mark)

20

1

20

Objective Type Questions (1*2 = 2 marks (with 2 sub-parts of 1 mark each) ) (Other Objective questions contain Fill in Blanks / True False / One word Answer / Best Answer Test.)

15

2

30

VSA

6

2

12

SA

6

3

18

LA

4

5

20

Total

51

-

100

Types of Questions

No. of Questions

Marks per Question

Total marks

MCQ

20

1

20

Objective type

3

2

6

6

4

24

VSA

6*

2

12

SA

6**

3

18

LA

4***

5

20

Total

45

-

100

S No.

Type of question

No. of questions

Marks per question

Marks

1

MCQ (1 mark)

20

1

20

2

Objective Type Questions (1*2 = 2 marks)

(with 2 sub-parts of 1 mark each)

4

2

8

3

Objective Type Questions (1*4 = 4 marks)

(with 4 sub-parts of 1 mark each)

4

4

16

4

Objective Type Questions (1*6 = 6 marks)

(with 6 sub-parts of 1 mark each)

1

6

6

Total

29

50

5

Very Short Answer (2 marks questions)

9

2

18

6

Short Answer(SA) (4 marks questions)

5

4

20

7

Long Answer(LA) (6 marks questions)

2

6

12

Total

16

50

G. Total

45

100

S No.

Type of Question

No. of questions

Marks

1

MCQ (1 mark)

16

16

2

Objective Type Questions (1*2 = 2 marks) (with 2 sub-parts of 1 mark each)

[Fill in the blanks, and match the column, paragraph or case-based

questions, one-word questions, True False, etc.]

12

24

Total

28

40

3

Very Short Answer (2 marks)

9

18

4

Short Answer (SA) (3 marks)

4

12

5

Long Answer (LA) (5 marks)

2

10

Total

15

40

G. Total

43

80

S No.

Forms of Questions

No. of Question

Marks per question

Total Marks

1

1 Marks MCQ

16

1

16

2

2×12=24 Marks Objective type (with two sub-points each are of 1 mark)

(Fill in the blanks, match the column, paragraph or case-based Questions, one-word questions, true False, etc.)

12

2

24

Total

28

40

Subjective Type Questions

3

Very Short Answer (VSA) - 2

9*

2

18

4

Short Answer (SA) - 3

4**

3

12

5

Long Answer (LA) - 5

2***

5

10

Total

15

40

Grand Total

43

80

S No.

Type of Question

No. of questions

Marks

1

Long Answer (LA) (5 marks)

2

10

2

Short Answer (SA) (3 marks)

4

12

3

Very Short Answer (2 marks)

9

18

Total

15

40

4

MCQ (1 mark) #

16

16

5

Objective Type Questions (1*2 = 2 marks) ## (with 2 sub-parts of 1 mark each)

[Fill in the blanks, and match the column, paragraph or case-based

questions, one-word questions, Flow charts, Diagrams Based, etc.]

12

24

Total

28

40

G. Total

43

80

Types of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

1 Mark (MCQ)

20

1

20

1x2=2 Marks (with two sub-points)

(fill in the blanks, match the column, paragraph or case-based Questions, one-word

15

2

30

questions, true False, etc.)

Very Short Answer (VSA)

6*

2

12

Short Answer (SA)

6**

3

18

Long Answer Type (LA)

3***

5

15

Skill (Map)

1****

5

5

Total

51

100

Types of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Objective Type Questions

1 Marks (MCQ)

20

1

20

1x2=2 Marks (with two sub-points)

(fill in the blanks, Match the column, paragraph or case-based questions, one- word questions, True/False, etc)

15

2

30

Very Short Answer (VSA)

11*

2

22

Short Answer (SA)

6**

3

18

Long Answer Type (LA)

2***

5

10

Total

54

100

TYPES OF QUESTIONS

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

MARKS for each question

MARKS ALLOTTED

Objective type questions

20

1

20

1 Mark (MCQs) 1*2=2 Marks (with two sub-points) (fill in the blanks, match the column, paragraph or case-based questions, one-word questions, true/false, etc.)

15

2

30

Very short answer

07#

2

14

Short answer

06##

4

24

Long answer

02###

6

12

TOTAL

50

100

#

04 Questions will have alternative choice.

##

03Questions will have alternative choice.

###

01 Question will have alternative choice.

Types of questions

No. Of questions

Marks per questions

Total marks

OBJECTIVE (OBJ)

MCQs (1 mark)

Other (1*2 = 2 marks) Fill ups/match the following/complete the statements

Other (1*4 = 4 marks) Match the following/true & false/short obj ques

20

7

4

1

2

4

20

14

16 50

VERY SHORT ANSWER (VSA)

6(3*)

2

12

SHORT ANSWER (SA)

6(3*)

3

18

LONG ANSWER (LA)

4(2*)

5

20

Total

47

100

Sl. No.

Type of question

No. of questions

Marks

1

Objective type 1(1 mark Question) (MCQ)

16

16

Objective type 2 (2 mark questions)

(Fill in the blank, match the column, paragraph or case-based questions, one-word questions, true false etc.)

12

24

Objective Total

28

40

2

Very Short Answer (2 mark questions)

9

18

3

Short Answer (SA) (3 mark questions)

4

12

4

Long Answer (LA) (5 mark questions)

2

10

Subjective Total

15*

40

Total

43

80

Types of Questions

No. of Question

Marks

Objective Type 1 (1 mark) (MCQ)

12

12

Objective Type 2 (2 marks)

3

6

Objective Type 2 (1 marks)

(fill in the blanks, match the column, paragraph or case-based Questions, one-word questions, true False, etc.)

12

12

Very Short Answer (VSA) - 2

8#

16

Short Answer (SA) - 3

2##

6

Long Answer (LA) - 4

2###

8

Total

39

60

Forms of Questions

No. of Questions

Marks

MCQs only - 1

1 x 20

20

Other Objective types - 1

Fill in the Blanks, Define in one word, True/False (6 Ques. Each)

1 x 4

2 x 3

3 x 1

5 x 1

4

6

3

5

Assertion Reasoning Match the Columns, Passage (4 Ques. Each)

4 x 3

12

Very Short Answer (VSA) – 2#

2 x 7

14

Short Answer (SA) – 3##

3 x 7

21

Long Answer Type (LA) – 5###

5 x 3

15

Total

49

100

#

03 Questions will have alternative choice.

##

04 Questions will have alternative choice.

###

03 Question will have alternative choice.

Forms of Questions

No. of Questions

Total

Marks

Total

Core

Optional

Core

Optional

Objective Type (I ) –1 (1 Marks MCQs)

13

3

16

13

3

16

Objective Type (II) 1/ 2

i. 1*2=2 marks (with two sub-parts)

ii. (VSA, One word, Fill in the blanks T/F)

01*2

+

4

3

8

21

3

24

Short Answer1(SA1)– 2

8

3

11

16

6

22

LongAnswer1(LA1) – 4

2

-

2

8

-

8

Long Answer2(LA2)– 5

2

2

10

-

10

Total

30

9

39

68

12

80