CBSE Class 12 History Chapter-Wise Weightage 2024
Check out the complete details regarding CBSE Class 12 History Chapter-Wise Weightage 2024 below. Find here the breakdown of the marks distribution for both theory and practical exams.
CBSE Class 12 History Chapter-Wise Weightage 2024: The syllabus for CBSE 12th History has three units, with each unit having four chapters. The official weightage distribution between the units is equal at 25 marks each, thus totalling 75 marks, as provided by the CBSE board. The rest five marks of weightage in the theory paper is for map work. Although the page below details the chapter-wise weightage, it is unofficial and derived from an analysis of the previous years’ papers.
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CBSE Class 12 History Chapter-Wise Weightage 2024
For each unit, the chapter-wise weightage for all three parts is detailed here:
Themes in Indian History: Part-I
The weightage for Part 1 is as follows:
| S.No. | Chapter | Weightage |
| 1 | Bricks, Beads and Bones The Harappa Civilisation | 12 marks |
| 2 | Kings, Farmers and Towns Early States and Economies (c.600 BCE600 CE) | 24 marks |
| 3 | Kingship, Caste and class Early Societies (c. 600 BCE600 CE) | 16 marks |
| 4 | Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE600 CE) | 8 marks |
| Total Weightage of Part-I | 60 marks | |
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Themes in Indian History: Part-II
The weightage for Part 2 is as follows:
| S.No. | Chapter | Weightage |
| 1 | Through the eyes of Travellers Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries) | 12 marks |
| 2 | Bhakti-Sufi Traditions Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. eighth to eighteenth centuries) | 24 marks |
| 3 | An Imperial Capital – Vijayanagar (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries) | 16 marks |
| 4 | Peasants, zamindars and the States Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries) | 8 marks |
| Total Weightage of Part-II | 60 marks | |
Themes in Indian History: Part-III
The weightage for Part 3 is as follows:
| S.No. | Chapter | Weightage |
| 1 | Colonialism and The Countryside Exploring Official Archives | 12 marks |
| 2 | Rebels and Raj 1857 Revolt and its Representations | 24 marks |
| 3 | Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement Civil Disobedience and Beyond | 16 marks |
| 4 | Framing of the Constitution The Beginning of a New Era | 8 marks |
| Total Weightage of Part-III | 60 marks | |
CBSE Class 12 History Weightage 2024: Project/Practical
Find the bifurcation of marks for project/practical work here.
| Details | Weightage |
| Project selection | 6 marks |
| Significance and relevance of the topic | 5 marks |
| Content analysis | 5 marks |
| Viva voice | 4 marks |
| Total | 20 Marks |
CBSE Class 12 History 2024 Paper Design
Below is the question paper format of CBSE Class 12 2024 History exam.
| Typology of Questions | Weightage |
| Knowledge | 21 marks (26.25%) |
| Understanding | 18 marks (22.50%) |
| Applying and Analysing | 24 marks (30%) |
| Formulating, Evaluating and Creating skills | 12 marks (15%) |
| Map Skills | 5 marks (6.25%) |
| Total | 80 marks (100%) |
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