The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) organized a Class 12 political science paper on Saturday, 2025. The exam took place across the country from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, which was 3 hours and a total of 80 marks was a question paper.

Paper pattern and difficulty level

• The question paper had a mixture of competition-based and medium level questions.

• Students were given choices, so that they could choose the answer accordingly.

• According to teachers and students, the paper was balanced and the level of difficulty was moderate.

Teachers’ opinion: paper balanced and scoring

Analysis of Vishwajit Pandey, political science teacher of JIRS, Bangalore

“CBSE 12th political science paper was balanced. The level of difficulty was moderate, which had a good balance between easy and standard questions. This paper was going to check the understanding of students’ syllabus and was completely based on NCERT textbooks.”

PGT Teacher Sapna Goswami’s statement of Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad

“The difficulty of the paper was average and was set according to Karikulum. MCQ and Competition-Based Questions were of normal difficulty level. The students easily completed the paper in the given time and they looked satisfied after the exam. No set was difficult.”

Shivani Singh, a teacher of Shiv Nadar School, Noida, evaluate

“The paper was set keeping in mind the average scoring students. It was a scoring paper. However, two questions in the MCQ section were about to confuse slightly – one was connected to the treaties and the other to the Middle East countries. Also, the paper was balanced and most of the questions were straightforward and clear, although some were some of the sustainable.”

Vidya Gyan School’s Political Science Teacher Manisha Verma’s opinion

“Set 1 of the three was the easiest, with direct questions, while the overall difficulty level was moderate to partially difficult.”

Students response: easy and scoring paper

Experience of Ahana Kumar, a student of Shiv Nadar School, Noida

“The paper was very good. 6 -digit questions were clear and easy to understand. MCQs were not confusing and questions were straightforward.”

Total conclusions: Political science paper was balanced and easy to understand

Syllabus based and scoring paper
No set was especially difficult
Two questions in MCQ were going to confuse a bit