The Central Board of Secondary Education has already given the complete information related to CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025, that how many marks a class 12 student has to score in which subject to pass the board exam. Those students who are of class 12 and want to know the complete information related to the passing marks criteria of the board exam, those students can check all the information given in this blog post so that they can get complete information related to CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025.
CBSE Board has started the board exam for class 12 students on 15 February 2025 and the CBSE Board will complete this exam on 4 April 2025. All the students who have appeared in this board exam now want to know complete information about the passing marks criteria of the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam and all the information related to the passing marks criteria is given in this blog post, so read this blog post till the end.
CBSE Board has set the passing marks criteria for theory papers and practical papers separately. That is why all the students have to pass the theory paper and the practical paper separately only then they will be able to pass the board exam.
CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 Overview
If we talk about the overall passing marks criteria of the CBSE Class 12 board exam, then according to the CBSE education board, only those students who are able to score at least 33% marks in the board exam will be considered to have passed the board exam.
| Name of Exam | CBSE Board Exam 2025 |
| Name of Board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CBSE 10th Board Exam Date 2025 | 15 Feb to 4 April 2025 |
| Mode of Exam | Pen Paper Mode |
| Maximum Marks in Each Subject | 100 Marks |
| Passing Marks in Each Subject | 33 Marks |
| Overall Passing Percentage Marks | 33% |
| CBSE Passing Marks Criteria | Check Here |
For CBSE Board Exams, the Board has announced the subject-wise passing marks criteria which all students will get to know about in this blog post.
Subject-Wise CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 for Science Stream (PCMB)
For CBSE Class 12 students who have appeared in the board exams from the Science stream, the passing marks criteria announced by the board are given in the table below. Students who want to know the subject-wise passing marks criteria should check the table given below.
Those class 12 students who are from the science stream want to know complete information about how many marks they will have to score in the theory exam of which subject to pass and how many marks they will have to score in the practical exam to pass, they will get complete information related to CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 in the table given below.
| Subjects | Maximum Marks for Theory Exam | Maximum Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exam | Passing Marks for Theory Exam | Passing Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exam |
| Physics | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| Chemistry | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| Mathematics | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
| Biology | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| Hindi | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
| English | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
Subject-Wise CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 for Commerce Stream
Those class 12th students who have appeared in the board exam this time from the commerce stream and want to know about the passing marks criteria. Such candidates will get complete information about subject-wise passing mark criteria in the table below. That is why all class 12th students can check the information in the table given below.
| Subjects | Maximum Marks for Theory Exam | Maximum Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exam | Passing Marks for Theory Exam | Passing Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exam |
| Business Studies | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| Accountancy | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| Economics | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
| Mathematics | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
Subject-Wise CBSE Class 12 Passing Marks Criteria 2025 for Arts Stream
Those class 12th students who are from the Arts stream and want to know the details about passing marks criteria for board exam can get the detailed information about passing marks criteria of subject wise theory paper and practical paper here.
| Subjects | Maximum Marks for Theory Exam | Maximum Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exam | Passing Marks for Theory Exam | Passing Marks for Internal Assessment/Practical Exam |
| Sociology | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
| Political Science | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
| Psychology | 70 | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| History | 80 | 20 | 27 | 6 |
CBSE Board Exam 2025 Grade Allocation
To know about how grace marking is done by the board in CBSE Board Exams, candidates should check the information given below.
- A1: Top 1/8th of passed students
- A2: Next 1/8th
- B1: Next 1/8th
- B2: Next 1/8th
- C1: Next 1/8th
- C2: Next 1/8th
- D1: Next 1/8th
- D2: Next 1/8th
- E: Failed Students
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