CBSE Marking Scheme for Class 12 Political Science & Exam Pattern

Overview: The CBSE Marking Scheme for Class 12 Political Science outlines the distribution of marks and the exam pattern of the question paper for the academic year 2024-2025. Here's a summary written based on the official CBSE Political Science PDF!

The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) marking scheme for Class 12 Political Science is designed to evaluate your comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Here are the key aspects of the CBSE Marking Scheme for Class 12 Political Science & Exam Pattern!

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Marking Scheme for Class 12 Political Science 

The CBSE marking scheme for Class 12 Political Science explains how marks are distributed across topics and how different units are weighted. Here's the detailed marking scheme of CBSE Class 12 political science: 

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PART A-CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS

Contents	Marks
The End of Bipolarity	6
New Centres of Power	6
Contemporary South Asia	6
United Nations and its Organizations	6
Security in the Contemporary World	6
Environment and Natural Resources	6
Globalization	4

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PART B-POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE

Topics	Marks
Challenges of Nation-Building	6
Era of One-Party Dominance	4
Politics of Planned Development	2
India’s External Relations	6
Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System	4
The Crisis of Democratic Order	4
Regional Aspirations	6
Recent Developments in Indian Politics	8

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Exam Pattern for CBSE Class 12 Political Science 

Understanding the exam pattern is just as important as understanding the grading scheme. The exam pattern reveals what types of questions students can expect. 

Competencies	Marks	Percentage
Knowledge and Remembering: Exhibit memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, and basic concepts	22	27.5
Understanding: Understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, explaining, describing, and stating main ideas	24	30
Applying: Solve problems by applying acquired knowledge facts to interpret a situation/ cartoon/ clippings/ sources/ Map	22	27.5
Analysis and Evaluation: Classify, compare, contrast, or differentiate between pieces of information; organize and/ or integrate from a variety of sources; Examine and synthesize information into parts and identify motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations	12	15

Note: Competency-based questions for the examinations to be conducted in the academic year 2024-25 will be 50% in class XII.

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Book	MCQ (1 Mark)	Short Answers Type I (2 Marks)	Short Answers Type II (4 Marks)	Passage/Map/Cartoon (4 Marks)	Long Answers (6 Marks)	Total Marks
Book 1 - Contemporary World Politics	6	3	3	1	2	40
Book 2 - Politics in India Since Independence	6	3	2	2	2	40
Project/Practical	-	-	-	-	-	20
Total No. of Marks and Questions	1x12=12	2x6=12	4x5=20	4x3=12	6x4=24	80+20=100

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The CBSE marking scheme for Class 12 Political Science is designed to assess your knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, and evaluation skills through a variety of question types, including objective, short-answer, long-answer, passage-based, and map-based questions. The internal assessment includes a project and viva voce to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of practical and research skills.

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Key Takeaways

• The CBSE Political Science exam is divided into two parts: Part A: Contemporary World Politics & Part B: Politics in India Since Independence.
• PART A and B are conducted for a total of 80 marks, and 20 marks are allocated for viva voice. 
• The exam consists of a mix of objective (MCQs) and subjective questions.
• There is a significant emphasis on understanding concepts and their application.

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