ISC Class 12 Political Science Weightage 2026 Unit and Chapter-Wise Marks Distribution

ISC Class 12 Poitical Science Weightage 2026 : ISC Class 12 Political Science Exam 2026 will be conducted for a total of 100 marks, out of which 80 marks are given to the theory paper and 20 marks for project work. The theory paper is divided into two parts, where Part I consists of short-answer type questions of 60 marks, while Part II is further divided into Section A, where you have to answer 3 out of 5 questions and Section B, where you have to answer 2 out of 3 questions, with each question in Part II being worth 12 marks. Do not forget to download the updated ISC Class 12 Political Science Syllabus 2025-26 for final preparation. Learn about the unit-wise ISC Class 12 Political Science Weightage 2026 below.

ISC Class 12 Political Science Topic-Wise Weightage 2026

ISC board does not allocate specific marks to individual chapters. You can check the approximate weightage of topics from the table below.

Section	Topics	Marks
Section A: Constitution and Government	Forms of Government Franchise and Representation Organs of the Government	Approx. 40-45
Section B: Indian Democracy	Indian Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles Local Self-Government Indian Democracy challenges	Approx. 35-40

ISC Class 12 Political Science Project Work Weightage 2026

Candidates will be required to undertake one project, which may be any one of the following:
(i) A case study.
(ii) Survey study with a questionnaire.
(iii) Research-based project with in-depth analysis.
(iv) Local/national/global political issue.
(v) Book reviews, film reviews, documentaries/posters/newspapers/advertisements/cartoons reviews and art.

Assessment of Project Work will be done as follows:

S. No.	Particulars	Marks
1.	Internal Evaluation by Teacher	10 Marks
2.	Evaluation by visiting Examiner	10 Marks
Total		20 Marks

Internal Evaluation by Teacher

S.No.	Assessment objective	Criteria	Marks
1.	Process	Candidates should be able to: Identify the topic. Plan and detail a research project. Select and use appropriate research methods.	3
2.	Understanding application of knowledge and Analysis	Candidates should be able to: Explain issues and themes clearly and in context. Interpret, analyse and evaluate critically a range of evidence to present reasoned, substantiated arguments/statements.	4
3.	Presentation	Overall format, referencing (footnotes &/or bibliography), within word limit of 2000 words, title page, header/footer, etc.	3
Total			10

Evaluation by the Visiting Examiner

S. No.	Assessment objective	Criteria	Marks
1.	Choice of Technique/ Detailed procedure & Presentation	Overall format, referencing (footnotes &/or bibliography), title page, header/footer, etc	4
2.	Analysis and Evaluation	Candidate should be able to: Interpret, analyze and evaluate critically a range of evidence to present reasoned, substantiated arguments/ statement.	3
3.	Viva	Range of questions based on the project only	3
Total			10

ISC Class 12 Political Science Paper Blueprint 2026

The question paper consists of compulsory and choice-based sections to test the understanding, analysis and applications based on political theories and events.

Section	Details	Question Types	Marks
A	Short-answer questions (Compulsory)	Objective/ Short-answer type questions	60
B	Long-answer questions (choose 3 out of 5)	Descriptive questions	-
C	Case study-based or thematic questions	Analytical or application-based questions	-

You can also check ISC 12th Political Science Sample Papers 2025-26 to get a better understanding of the marking scheme followed by the board. For more updates regarding the marking scheme, unit and chapter-wise weightage stay tuned to Collegedekho!