CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2025 Paper Analysis: Teachers And Students Find The Question Paper Well-Organised

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2025 Paper Review: The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) has successfully concluded the class 12 Chemistry Board Exam 2025 today, February 27. The exam was started at 10:30 AM and ended at 1:30 PM. This year, a total of 77,88,165 students sat for the paper at 7,842 exam centres across the country.

To pass the exam, students need to secure at least 33% in aggregate and to qualify for the examination, students also need to score a minimum of 33% separately in both theory and practical exams.

Here, check out the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry exam 2025 paper analysis.

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2025 Paper Analysis: Teachers and Students' Views

Dr. Mayank Agnihotri, PGT Chemistry in VidyaGyan School, Sitapur said, 'The Class XII Chemistry Exam was a student-friendly, NCERT-based paper. The exam strictly adhered to the NCERT textbook and the CBSE structure, ensuring a fair and accessible test for all. The general difficulty level varied from easy to moderate, with the majority of questions being straightforward and familiar to pupils. The examination structure was well-balanced. Importantly, all three sets of Chemistry exam papers were substantially comparable in difficulty and content, assuring consistency among students. Every question was based on NCERT Intext exercises or end-of-chapter questions, emphasizing the significance of textbook-based preparation. The paper leaned slightly toward theoretical concepts, with Inorganic Chemistry questions taken directly from textbook exercises. Organic chemistry was viewed as simple, with predictable and common reaction-based questions. Overall, the Chemistry paper was well-organized, student-friendly, and a confidence booster for individuals taking the board exams.'

Chandan, Student said, ‘The paper was straightforward and clear. Each set featured 4-5 numerical questions, all of which were direct formula-based and required just minor calculations.'

Adarsh, a Student said, ‘Assertion and reasoning questions were easy, allowing pupils to respond confidently. A three-mark question on naming reactions assessed basic organic chemistry knowledge.'

A student Avriti Pathak from Maharaja Agarsain Public School said, "My set was B and the difficulty level was kind of moderate. Most of the mcqs were direct and case-based questions were the easiest for me. Section C had numerical so it took some time but overall in comparison to physics, this paper was a lot easier. Most of the questions were conceptual so someone who hadn't prepared so well could even score atleast 40. I am expecting to score 80+ hopefully if the checking is not too difficult."

Aviral Shrivastava from Maharaja Agarsain Public School said, "Honestly, the exam was a cakewalk! Questions were straight from NCERT, and after that tough physics paper, it was a huge relief. I'm pretty confident I aced it, expecting 60+ out of 70. Attempted all questions, so fingers crossed! The wait for results is killing me, but I'm proud of how I prepared. Bring on the results already!"

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Exam 2025 Paper: Exam pattern

The Chemistry exam paper consists of five sections A, B, C, D and E. Students were given 15 minutes to read the paper.

Section A: 16 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) carrying 1 mark each.

Section B: 5 very short answer questions consist of 2 marks each.

Section C: 7 short answer questions containing 3 marks each.

Section D: 2 case-based questions with 4 marks each.

Section E: 3 long answer questions having 5 marks each.

As per the marking scheme, 70 marks were for the theory exam and 30 marks were for the internal assessment.

Click here to check out the Class 12 Chemistry paper marking scheme in details

Candidates are not allowed to carry items such as mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, earphones, microphones, pagers, health bands, smartwatches, and cameras in the exam hall. They are also prohibited to bring things like wallets, goggles, handbags, and pouches.