CBSE Class 12 Hindi Core 2026 – Syllabus, Pattern & Writing Tips

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🧾 CBSE Class 12 Hindi Core Exam Pattern (2025–26)

Theory Paper: 80 Marks
Internal Assessment: 20 Marks
Time: 3 Hours

📊 What Is the Chapter-Wise Weightage?

Knowing which chapters carry more marks helps you prioritize your preparation smartly.

Based on previous year trends and CBSE 2026 blueprint:

• 🔹 Chapters with High Weightage: These often appear in 5–8 mark questions and case-based problems.

• 🔸 Moderate-Weight Chapters: Common for 3–5 mark application-based questions.

• ⚪ Low Weightage: Still important for 1–2 mark MCQs or integrated case studies.

👉 What You Should Do:

• Focus on high-weight chapters first

• Don’t skip small chapters — they often have easy-scoring questions

• Practice with AI-tagged chapter-wise mock tests to see what's likely to appear

📌 Detailed subject-wise chapter weightage is available on each subject page.
 

📚 Textbooks – 2025–26

Aaroh

Prose

• Kabir

• Nagarjun

• Agyeya

• Bhisham Sahni – Chief Ki Dawat (The Chief's Feast)

• Phanishwar Nath Renu – Paanch Rupaye Ka Note (The Five Rupee Note)

• Mannu Bhandari – Stree Lekhan (Women’s Writing)

Poetry

• Surdas

• Tulsidas

• Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

• Kedarnath Singh

Vitan

• Municipal Council Elections in Germany

• Autobiography: A Page from the Diary

• Indian Female Singers

• The Kite

✍️ Section-Wise Preparation Tips

✅ Section A – Unseen Comprehension Passage

• Practice daily

• Identify main ideas and tone

• Keep answers brief and to the point

✅ Section B – Writing Skills

• Memorize all formats (essay, letter, advertisement, etc.)

• Follow the word limit

• Ensure grammatical accuracy

✅ Section C – Literature

• Memorize chapter summaries

• Understand author and character background thoroughly

• Use quotes and references in your answers

🎯 Top Scoring Tips

• Structure answers with an introduction, main points, and conclusion

• Practice difficult vocabulary

• Maintain neat handwriting and presentation

• Don’t neglect internal assessments (projects, orals)

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• Text-based evaluations

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🎓 CBSE Class 12 Board 2026 isn’t just about studying harder — it’s about studying smarter.
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