Tamil Nadu 12th Exam Pattern 2026: Check Subject Wise Pattern

Medium

Hindi & English

Duration

3 Hours

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice, Long/Short Questions

Subjects

Hindi, English Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Additional Subject

Total Marks

100

Negative Marking

NA

Theory Exam

80

Internal Assessment

20

Passing Marks

33% Aggregate in Each Subject & Overall

A

30

30

• All the questions are compulsory
• Each question is for 1 marks.
• Out of total, 15 Questions are ‘ fill in the Blanks’ and remaining 15 Questions are ‘ choose the correct answer’ .
• There will be 6 application oriented questions, 3 choose & 3 fillup questions.

B

14

10

• Each question is for 5 marks.
• Out of total, 7 questions will be theory based and 7 will be problem based.

C

8+1

5

• Each question is for 12 marks.
• Out of total, 3 questions will be theory based and 2 will be problem based.
• There will be internal choice for compulsory questions.

D

5+1

3

• Each question is for 20 marks.
• All questions will be problem based.
• There will be internal choice for compulsory questions.

Section A Objective

30

30

25 Minutes

Section B Very Short

10

50

45 Minutes

Section C Short

5

60

50 Minutes

Section D Long

3

60

60 Minutes

Total

48

200

180 Minutes

I

30

30

All the questions are compulsory

10-Inorganic, 10-Physical and 10- Organic Portions.

II

15

45

Any 15 questions must be answered out of 21 questions: Question number 31 -37 (7) from Inorganic

Question number 38 – 44 (7) from Physical

Question number 45 – 51 (7) from Organic

III

7

35

Any 7 questions must be answered, choosing any two from all 3 sections:

Section – A – Inorganic 4 questions 52-55 (one problem)

Section – B – Physical 4 questions 56-59 (one problem)

Section – C – Organic 4 questions 60-63 (one mechanism)

IV

4

40

One question will be compulsory for Either OR and out of remaining, 3 questions must be answered

(a) Organic Problem – 5 marks

(b) Inorganic Problem – 5 marks

OR

(c) Organic Problem – 5 marks

(d) Physical Problem – 5 marks

Question number 64 and 65 – Inorganic

Question number 66 and 67 – Physical

Question number 68 and 69 – Organic

Section A Objective

1

30

30

30

Section B Very Short

3

20

15

45

Section C Short

5

12

7

35

Section D Long

10

8

4

40

Total

70

56

150

Section A Objective

50 Minutes

40

40

40

Section B Very Short

45 Minutes

16 (Either-Or)

10

60

Section D Long

85 Minutes

16 (Either-Or)

10

100

Total

180 Minutes

72

60

200

A

Supplementary Reader

25

B

Learning Competency

15

C

Occupational Competency

15

D

Strategic Competency

5

E

Creative Competency

10

F

Extensive Reading

10

Total

-

80

Section A Objective

1

30

30

30

Section B Very Short

3

20

15

45

Section C Short

5

12

7

35

Section D Long

10

8

4

40

Total

70

56

150

Section A Objective

1

45

45

45

Section B Very Short

3

20

15

45

Section C Short

5

12

10

60

Section D Essay

10

7

5

50

Map Questions

1

1

-

Total

75

60

200

Section A Objective

1

50

50

50

Section B Very Short

3

20

15

30

Section C Short

5

9

6

30

Section D Long

10

7

4

40

Total

-

70

56

150

100-91

A1

90-81

A2

80-71

B1

70-61

B2

60-51

C1

50-41

C2

40-35

D