Bihar School Examination Board Exam Pattern 2023 Class 1-12th Subject Wise

Exam Pattern

Bihar School Examination Board is responsible for drafting exam patterns. It is the phase where the student’s talent can be assessed based on the results scored in these examinations. Along with the best study materials and reference books. Students cannot perform best without proper knowledge about the question paper pattern. The exam pattern also helps students to learn about the following points:

• A complete blueprint of the question paper

• Marking scheme and weightage

• Total number of questions in each section

• Distribution of marks for each question

Class 1st-8th

The Bihar Council recommends and defines the curriculum for Bihar grades 1-8. It describes the math, science, and social studies curriculum recommended by the BSEB for elementary school grades. All schools on the Bihar Board follow BSEB-approved programs. From time to time, the committee reviews and updates the curriculum according to the requirements of the curriculum. Therefore, students should pay attention to curriculum changes as it is essential for students to have a good understanding of the curriculum to be successful in any type of exam.

Bihar Council's curriculum for grades 1-8 includes five core subjects: English, Science, Mathematics, Hindi, and Social Sciences.

BSEB Class 9th

To pass the BSEB Class 9 examination, students must obtain the minimum marks in each subject.

• Students who receive 300 or more marks in total get first division.

• The second division is granted to students who score between 225 and 300.

• Students who score between 150 and 225 receive third division.

• Students who receive less than the declared grade are considered unsuccessful.

BSEB Class 10th

To pass the BSEB Class 10 examination, students must obtain the minimum marks in each subject.

BSEB Class 11th

Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is the exam conducting body for Class 11 exams in Bihar. It includes the subject's name, weightage of various sections in the paper, type of questions, and marks distribution for the board examination.

The table below contains the information about a number of different types of questions included in exams: 

Bihar Board Class 11 Marking Scheme – Arts Stream

Bihar Board Class 11 Marking Scheme – Commerce Stream

Bihar Board Class 11 Marking Scheme – Science Stream

BSEB Class 12th

Bihar Board class 12 exam pattern will include subjective as well as MCQ-based questions. Subjects including both theory and practical exams will have 42 MCQs out of which students have to attempt 35. 100 marks paper will contain 60 MCQs out of which students will have to attempt 50 and 50 marks paper will have 30 MCQs out of which 25 questions have to be attempted.

There will be 8 long-answer questions on 100 marks paper and 6 on the case 70 marks paper. The long-answer questions will be of 5 marks each. For 100 marks paper out of 25, 15 questions of 2 marks must be answered whereas for 70 marks it will be 10 out of 18. There will be no 3 marks questions and the language papers will have more than 5 marks questions. 

The table below contains the information about the number of different types of questions included in exams: 

The marking scheme for all the subjects of class 12 arts is given below: 

The marking scheme for commerce stream is as follows: 

The distribution of marks of science stream is provided in the below table: