Maharashtra HSC Exam Pattern 2025-26: Maharashtra 12th Subject-Wise Marking Scheme

Compulsory Subjects

Number of Papers

Duration

Theory HSC Board Marks Distribution

Total Marks

English

1

3 hours

80

20

100

Modern Indian Language/Modern Foreign Language/Classical Language

1

3 hours

80

20

100

Environment Education

-

-

-

50

50

Health and Physical Education

1

1.5 hours

25

25

50

Subjects

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English

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Geology

History

Geography

Political Science

Sociology

Psychology

Economics

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

S.No

Sections

Marks with Option

1

Prose

34

34

2

Poetry

14

14

3

Writing Skills

16

48

4

Novel

16

16

-

Total

80

112

Sr. No.

Topic

Marks

Marks with Options

1

Population: Part - 1

12

17

2

Population: Part - 2

8

11

3

Human Settlements and Land Use

8

11

4

Primary Economic Activities

12

17

5

Secondary Economic Activities

12

17

6

Tertiary Economic Activities

10

14

7

Region and Regional Development

10

14

8

Geography: Nature and Scope

8

11

Total

80

112

Sr. No.

Title of the Practical

Marks

Marks with Options

1

Data Collection: Surveying Through App

5

5

2

Data Organisation

2

2

3

Data Analysis: Measures of Dispersion

4

8

4

Data Analysis: Rank Correlation

–

–

5

Data Representation: Divided Circles

–

–

6

Data Representation: Divided Bar Graphs

3

6

7

Data Representation: Construction of a Population Pyramid

–

–

8

Interpretation of Toposheet: Human Settlements

–

–

9

Interpretation of Toposheet: Land Use and Occupations

4

5

10

Interpretation of Toposheet: Transport and Communication

–

–

11

Viva Voce and Certified Journal

2

2

TOTAL

20

28

Sr. No.

Unit

Percentage of Marks

Marks

Marks with Options

1

The Dynamic Earth

7%

5

7

2

Petrology

18%

12

17

3

Palaeontology and Stratigraphy

16%

12

16

4

Structural Geology

16%

11

16

5

Economic Minerals and Rocks

18%

12

17

6

Hydrogeology

11%

8

11

7

Geohazards

7%

5

7

8

Remote Sensing and GIS

7%

5

7

Total

100%

70

98

Sr. No.

Chapter Title

Marks with Options

1

Impact of European Events on India

10

2

Process of Colonization

10

3

Colonization of India

9

4

Opposition to European Colonialism in Maharashtra

10

5

India's Struggle against Colonialism

11

6

Decolonization and Unification

8

7

World Wars and India

10

8

Decolonization in Asia and Africa

8

9

Cold War

10

10

Changing India

20

Unit

Ch. No.

Chapter

Marks

Marks with Option

1. Reproduction

1

Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants

6

8

-

2

Reproduction in Lower and Higher Animals

6

8

2. Genetics and Evolution

3

Inheritance and Variation

4

6

-

4

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

4

6

-

5

Origin and Evolution of Life

4

6

3. Physiology

6

Plant Water Relations

5

7

-

7

Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition

5

7

-

8

Respiration and Circulation

7

10

-

9

Control and Co-ordination

8

11

4. Applied Biology

10

Human Health and Diseases

3

4

-

11

Enhancement of Food Production

4

6

-

12

Biotechnology

5

7

5. Ecology and Environment

13

Organisms and Populations

3

4

-

14

Ecosystems and Energy Flow

3

4

-

15

Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues

3

4

Total

-

-

70

98

Topic No.

Unit

Weightage Without Option

Weightage With Option

1

Solid State

3

5

2

Solutions

4

6

3

Ionic Equilibria

4

6

4

Chemical Thermodynamics

6

8

5

Electrochemistry

5

7

6

Chemical Kinetics

4

6

Total (Physical Chemistry)

26

38

7

Elements of Group 16, 17 & 18

6

8

8

Transition & Inner Transition Elements

6

8

9

Coordination Compounds

5

7

Total (Inorganic Chemistry)

17

23

10

Halogen Derivatives

5

7

11

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

4

6

12

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids

6

8

13

Amines

3

4

Total (Organic Chemistry)

18

25

14

Biomolecules

3

4

15

Introduction to Polymer Chemistry

3

4

16

Green Chemistry and Nano Chemistry

3

4

-

Total (Applied Chemistry)

9

12

-

Total

70

98

Sr. No.

Unit

Marks with Option

1

Rotational Dynamics

7

5

2

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

7

5

3

Kinetic Theory of Gases and Radiation

7

5

4

Thermodynamics

7

5

5

Oscillations

5

4

6

Superposition of Waves

6

4

7

Wave Optics

7

5

8

Electrostatics

6

4

9

Current Electricity

6

4

10

Magnetic Fields due to Electric Current

6

4

11

Magnetic Materials

5

4

12

Electromagnetic Induction

7

5

13

AC Circuits

6

4

14

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

5

4

15

Structure of Atoms and Nuclei

6

4

16

Semiconductor Devices

5

4

Total

98

70

S.No

Experiments

Marks

A

One long experiment (1 hour 30 minutes)

10 marks

i

Circuit diagram / Ray diagram / Experimental diagram

1 mark

ii

Setting of apparatus / circuit connections

1 mark

iii

Formula with explanation / law

1 mark

iv

Performance with proper recording of observations

3 marks

v

Graph / calculation or both

2 marks

vi

Result with proper unit / conclusions

2 marks

B

One short experiment (45 minutes)

5 marks

i

Circuit diagram / Ray diagram / Experimental diagram

1 mark

ii

Performance with proper recording of observations

2 marks

iii

Graph / calculation or both

1 mark

iv

Result with proper unit / conclusions

1 mark

C

Any one Activity (30 minutes)

5 marks

i

Performance of activity with proper recording of observations

3 marks

ii

Write-up of activity

1 mark

iii

Result with proper unit / conclusions

1 mark

D

Viva based on experiments/activities performed during the year (15 minutes)

5 marks

E

Certified journal

5 marks

Sr. No.

Unit

Marks

Marks with Option

1

Introduction to Micro and Macro Economics

7

10

2

Utility Analysis

7

10

3.A

Demand Analysis

8

12

3.B

Elasticity of Demand

8

12

4

Supply Analysis

7

10

5

Forms of Market

7

10

6

Index Numbers

8

11

7

National Income

8

12

8

Public Finance in India

8

12

9

Money Market and Capital Market

8

11

10

Foreign Trade in India

4

6

Total

80

116

Name of the Question

Options

Marks

Marks with option

A. Choose the correct alternative and complete the following statements.

—

05

05

B. Identify the incorrect pair in every set, correct it, and rewrite.

—

03

03

C. Complete the following statement by using an appropriate reason.

—

04

04

D. State the appropriate concept for the given statements.

—

04

04

E. Find the odd word in the given set.

—

04

04

A. Complete the concept map.

—

04

04

B. Observe the given map and answer the following questions.

—

05

05

State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE with reasons. (ANY FIVE)

07

10

14

Explain the correlation between the following. (ANY THREE)

05

09

15

Answer the following questions in 80 to 100 words. (ANY TWO)

05

12

20

Answer the following questions in 80 to 100 words. (ANY TWO)

04

10

20

Answer the following questions in 150 to 200 words with reference to the given points.

02

10

20

Total

80

118

Ch. No.

Name of Chapter

Marks

Marks with Options

1.

Psychology: A Scientific Discipline

10

14

2.

Intelligence

12

17

3.

Personality

12

17

4.

Cognitive Processes

10

14

5.

Emotions

10

14

6.

Psychological Disorders

10

14

7.

First Aid in Mental Health

08

11

8.

Positive Psychology

08

12

TOTAL

80

113