The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday (March 4, 2024) conducted the class 12 Physics examination across the country. Millions of candidates appeared for the CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam 2024. The exam was held for three hours between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. An additional 15 minutes of reading time was also allotted to the students to read the question paper. Most of the students found the Science paper from easy to difficult. Check out this article for a detailed paper analysis that includes student feedback, expert review, and difficulty level of the CBSE Class 12 Physics Paper 2024. Also, download CBSE Class 12 Physics Question Paper 2024 in PDF here and check the answer key by subject experts.
CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam 2024: Key Highlights
Board | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
Official website | cbse.gov.in |
Class | 12th |
Subject | Physics |
Date | March 4, 2024 |
Time | 10.30 AM to 01.30 PM |
Difficulty level | Moderately Difficult |
CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam Marking Scheme 2024
Sections |
Number of questions |
Marks Allotted |
Section-A | 16 (12 MCQs and 4 Assertion Reasoning) | 1 x 16 = 16 |
Section-B | 5 Questions | 5 x 2 = 10 |
Section-C | 7 Questions | 7 x 3 = 21 |
Section-D | 2 Case Study Based Questions | 2 x 4 = 8 |
Section-E | 3 Long Answer Questions | 3 x 5 = 15 |
CBSE Class 12 Physics Paper Unit wise Marking Scheme 2024
Units |
Name of the unit |
Marks |
Unit–I | Electrostatics | 16 |
Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields | ||
Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | ||
Unit-II |
Current Electricity | |
Chapter–3: Current Electricity | ||
Unit-III |
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | 17 |
Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism | ||
Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter | ||
Unit-IV | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | |
Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction | ||
Chapter–7: Alternating Current | ||
Unit–V | Electromagnetic Waves | 18 |
Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves | ||
Unit–VI | Optics | |
Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | ||
Chapter–10: Wave Optics | ||
Unit–VII | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 12 |
Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and
Matter |
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Unit–VIII | Atoms and Nuclei | |
Chapter–12: Atoms | ||
Chapter–13: Nuclei | ||
Unit–IX | Electronic Devices | 7 |
Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits | ||
Total | 70 | |
Practicals | 30 | |
Total | 100 |
The CBSE 12th Physics Paper carried a total of 70 marks. Candidates were given 3 hours to complete the exam. The question paper was divided into five sections. Section A has 12 MCQs and four Assertion Reasoning based questions of 1 mark each. Section B has five questions of two marks each. Section C has seven questions of three marks each. Section D has two case study-based questions of four marks each. Section E contains three long answer questions of five marks each.