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Pass Criteria Rules for CBSE class-12

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(a) A candidate will be eligible to get the pass certificate of the Board, if she gets a grade higher than ‘E’ in all subjects of internal assessment unless she is exempted. Failing this, result of the external examination will be withheld but not for a period of more than one year.
(b) In order to be declared as having passed the examination, a candidate shall obtain a grade higher than E (i.e., at least 33% marks) in all the five subjects of external examination in the main or at the end of  the compartmental examination. The pass marks in each subject of external examination shall be 33%. In case of a subject involving practical work a candidate must obtain 33% marks in theory and 33% marks in practical separately in addition to 33% marks in aggregate in order to qualify in that subject.
(c) No overall division/distinction/aggregate shall be awarded.
(d) In respect of a candidate offering an additional subject, the following norms shall be applied:
(i) A language offered as an additional subject may replace a language in the event of a candidate failing in the same provided after replacement the candidate has English/ Hindi as one of the languages.
(ii) An elective subject offered as an additional subject may replace one of the elective subjects offered by the candidate. It may also replace a language provided after replacement the candidate has English/Hindi as one of the languages.
(iii) Additional language offered at elective level may replace an elective subject provided after replacement, the number of languages offered shall not exceed two.
(e) Candidates exempted from one or more subjects of internal examination shall be eligible for appearing in external examination and result shall be declared subject to fulfilment of other conditions laid down in the Pass Criteria.
(f) In order to be declared as having passed the Class XI Examination, a candidate shall obtain 33% marks in all the subjects. The pass marks in each subject of examination shall be 33%. In case of subject involving practical work a candidate must obtain 33% marks in theory and 33% in practical separately in addition to 33% marks in aggregate in order to qualify in that subject.

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9 thoughts on “Pass Criteria Rules for CBSE class-12”

  1. If a student of 12th class has medical subject along maths as an additional subject and he will not give the exam of biology in CBSE board exams and also he gets pass from maths then what would be his exams result ?pass or fail.

  2. if a student is applying for improvement exam. then in which year he will be pass a/c to new marksheet.
    and if he is applying for any college, what he should write in it. appearing / passed / improvement ??

  3. One of my friends did his physics exams really bad. I would like to ask that is there any proposition for mercy marks if he has gained like 30%-32% in the paper.

  4. Sir i can’ t understand the paasing criteria for cbse 12 th examination and also tell me what is external subjects??

  5. Sir please tell me if a student has physical edu as sixth subject will replace a subject if one gets less marks like 50-60%in that subject and 90-95% in physical education

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