BSEB Class 12th Grading System

Roumik Roy
Roumik Roy

Updated on - Oct 23, 2024

BSEB class 12th grading system provides grade points instead of raw marks to the students. In this grading system, BSEB evaluates the performance of a student throughout the academic year in each subject. BSEB follows a 9-point grading system for Class 12 exams. This grading system is used to evaluate the performance of students based on their marks obtained in the examinations. There are different ranges for different grade points in this system. It provides clarity and transparency in the entire grading system.

Candidates can check more on BSEB class 12th grading system from this article:

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BSEB Class 12th Grading System 2025

The 12th class exam of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has a grading system that evaluates candidates appearing in the exam. Students will get grades according to the marks scored throughout the year. It will help the authority to rank the best to least performing candidates.

The BSEB follows a grading system where nine different grades are available. In the below-mentioned table, grades are mentioned according to the range of marks.

Range of marks (in %) Grade Grade Value
≥ 90% A1 Outstanding
80% - 89% A2 Excellent
70% - 79% B1 Very Good
60% - 69% B2 Good
50% - 59% C Above Average
40% - 49% D Average
33% - 39% E Fair
F Unsatisfactory
The candidate who scored less than 30% in multiple subjects but scored more than 197 in aggregate. F Unsatisfactory (Need to appear again)

Grade Points for BSEB Class 12th Grading System

Grade Points are also an important aspect of the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB). In this grading system, Grade Points are awarded to the students as per their marks in the final exam. In each subject, students get Grade Points according to the secured marks.

Grade Points Equivalent Marks Equivalent Grades
10 91 - 100 A1
9 81- 90 A2
8 71 - 80 B1
7 61 - 70 B2
6 51 - 60 C
5 41 - 50 D
4 33 - 40 E
0 F

How to Calculate Percentage From BSEB Class 12th Grades?

The percentage calculation of the BSEB Class 12th exam is easy. Anyone can follow the below-mentioned steps.

  1. Identify the grade points secured by a student.
  2. Find out the total grade points.
  3. Divide the total grade points by total subjects.
  4. Divide the total by 10 and multiply the result with 100. This number will be the percentage scored by that particular student.

For example, a student has A1, B2, B1, B1, and A2 grades in five subjects. The corresponding grade points will be 10, 7, 8, 8, and 9.

The sum of all the grade points will be (10 + 7 + 8 + 8 + 9) = 42

Therefore, the average grade point = 42 / 5 = 8.4

Hence, the percentage marks of that student = (8.4 / 10) x 100% = 84%

BSEB Class 12th Grading System: Important Pointers

  • The total marks for this exam will be 500. There will be five compulsory papers.
  • Students who got 150 or less in aggregate will be declared fail.
  • In each paper, around 50% of questions will be MCQ, and 50% of questions will be descriptive.

BSEB Class 12th Marking Scheme

BSEB has already set the regulation where the marking scheme for the Class 12th exam is mentioned. Almost all the question papers are of 100 marks. Here, for some papers like Mathematics, Economics, etc., there is no practical exam. In papers like Physics, Chemistry, etc., there are 70 marks for the theory exam and 30 marks for the practical exam. In the below table, the marking scheme is mentioned.

Subject Total Marks Theoretical Marks Practical Marks
Hindi, English, Mathematics, Accountancy, Business Studies, History, Political Science,  100 100 -
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Psychology, Entrepreneurship 100 70 30
RB-Non- Hindi, Alternative English 50 50 -

BSEB Class 12th Passing Marks

The BSEB has mentioned the passing marks for the class 12th exam. The minimum passing marks are different for different subjects. For some papers, a student needs to score at least 30% to pass the exam. However, for some papers, the minimum passing mark required is 33%. The students need to pass theoretical and practical exams separately to pass the entire paper.

The passing marks are mentioned in the table below for different subjects in the Science, Arts, and Commerce streams. 

Subject Total Marks Theoretical Marks Practical Marks Theoretical Pass Marks Practical Pass Marks Total Pass Marks
Hindi 100 100 - 30 - 30
English 100 100 - 30 - 30
Mathematics 100 100 - 30 - 30
Physics 100 70 30 21 12 33
Chemistry 100 70 30 21 12 33
Biology 100 70 30 21 12 33
RB-Non- Hindi 50 50 - 15 - 15
Alternative English 50 50 - 15 - 15
Accountancy 100 100 - 30 - 30
Business Studies 100 100 - 30 - 30
Economics 100 100 - 30 - 30
Entrepreneurship 100 70 30 21 12 33
Political Science 100 100 - 30 - 30
History 100 100 - 30 - 30
Geography 100 70 30 21 12 33
Psychology 100 70 30 21 12 33

We hope this article was helpful. For more updates on BSEB 12th boards, stay tuned to Getmyuni.

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