CBSE Class 12 History Exam Analysis 2025: Balanced Paper With Varied Question Types

CBSE Class 12 History Exam Analysis 2025: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) concluded the Class 12 History examination today, April 1, 2025. The CBSE class 12 History paper was started at 10:30 AM and concluded at 1:30 PM. Candidates can check the CBSE Class 12 History paper analysis 2025 here.

CBSE Class 12 History Exam Analysis 2025: Check Teacher And Students Review

Dr. Santosh Kumar Jaiswal, PGT-History at VidyaGyan School in Bulandshahr, states that the Class 12th History paper followed the syllabus and template and covered all the necessary topics. It was equitable for students because of its moderate level of difficulty. To give the students a thorough evaluation of their knowledge and comprehension, the paper includes a range of multiple-choice questions, such as Assertion & Reason, Identification, Match the Column, Odd One Out, and competency-based questions.

Ekta Pal, a student of Class 12, mentioned, "The Class 12 History paper was balanced overall and included all major topics. Though most questions were direct, a few of the MCQs were tricky and required careful thinking. The diversity of types of questions made the paper moderate to difficult."

Another student, Devika Adhikari, said, "The paper was well-organised and according to the syllabus. The source-based questions were very interesting. Overall, the paper included a variety of question styles, including competency-based and assertion-and-reason questions."

CBSE Class 12 History Exam Pattern 2025

The CBSE Class 12 History Core exam for the academic year 2024-25 has a total of 37 questions, which are categorised under five sections:

Section A: MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)

- Number of Questions: 6

- Marks per Question: 1

- Total Marks: 6

Section B: Short Answer Questions

- Number of Questions: 3

- Marks per Question: 3

- Total Marks: 9

Section C: Long Answer Questions

- Number of Questions: 3

- Marks per Question: 8

- Total Marks: 24

Section D: Source-Based Questions

- Number of Questions: 3

- Marks per Question: 4

- Total Marks: 12

Section E: Map-Based Questions

- Number of Questions: 1

- Marks per Question: 5

- Total Marks: 5