Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System

Roumik Roy

Updated on - Oct 16, 2024

Table of Contents

Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System
Grade Points for Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System
How do you calculate the percentage from the Karnataka 2nd PUC Grades?
Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System: Important Pointers
Karnataka 2nd PUC Marking Scheme
Karnataka 2nd PUC Passing Marks

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board has a grading system for students who are in the 2nd PUC (Pre-University Course), i.e. 12th standard. Students are awarded grades in various subjects based on their performance in an academic year. Instead of percentage-based results, this grading system offers a proper evaluation of the performance of every student. Grade point-based evaluation enhances the transparency of the results for every student. Each point of the Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System is discussed in this article.

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Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System

A total of eight different grades are given to the students. ‘A1’ is the highest grade and ‘D2’ is the lowest in this grading system. Exams are conducted for a total of six subjects. There are two language subjects and four core subjects from Arts, Commerce, and Science stream. A student must pass in all six subjects to get the pass certificate.

Grading System for all subjects

Grade Points	Grades
10	A1
9	A2
8	B1
7	B2
6	C1
5	C2
4	D1
3	D2
NC	F

Grade Points for Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System

In this grading system, 10 is the highest grade for candidates who secured marks above 90 percent. Candidates who managed to secure marks below 35 percent are considered to fail in this grading system.

Grade Points for First Language and Core Subjects

The grading system for the First Language and Core Subjects are the same. The details are mentioned in the table below.

Marks Range	Grade Points	Remarks
92 - 100	10	Outstanding
83 - 91	9	Excellent
75 - 82	8	Very Good
67 - 74	7	Good
59 - 66	6	Above Average
51 - 58	5	Average
41 - 50	4	Below Average
35 - 40	3	Marginal
	NC	Poor

Also Read: Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus

Grade Points for Second Language

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board has a separate grading system for the Second Language. There are seven subjects in the Second Language. Those are Sanskrit, Urdu, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and Malayalam. The grading system for the Second Language is mentioned in the table below.

Marks Range	Grade Points	Remarks
90 - 100	10	Outstanding
80 - 89	9	Excellent
70 - 79	8	Very Good
60 - 69	7	Good
50 - 59	6	Above Average
40 - 49	5	Average
30 - 39	4	Below Average
20 - 29	3	Marginal
	NC	Poor

How do you calculate the percentage from the Karnataka 2nd PUC Grades?

We can follow the steps below to calculate the Karnataka 2nd PUC percentage.

Write down all the grades and corresponding grade points in all six subjects scored by a student.
Calculate the total of all six grade points.
Divide the total by the total number of subjects (6).
Divide the result by ‘10’ and multiply the result by ‘100’. This result will be the percentage scored by that particular student.

For example, a student got A1, A2, A1, B2, B1, and C1 grades in five subjects. Therefore, the corresponding grade points will be 10, 9, 10, 7, 8, and 6.

The sum of all the grade points will be (10+ 9 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 6) = 50

Therefore, the average grade point = 50 / 6 = 8.33

Hence, the percentage marks of that student = (8.33 / 10) x 100% = 83.3%

Also Read: Karnataka 2nd PUC model papers 2025

Karnataka 2nd PUC Grading System: Important Pointers

Here are some important points for the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam:

All the candidates appearing in the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam must pass all the papers separately.
Candidates need to pass the theoretical papers and practical/ internal papers separately.
If a candidate fails to appear in the internal exams, he/ she will have to score 35 percent in the final paper only.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Marking Scheme

In the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam, there will be some subjects where marks are distributed between theoretical and practical exams. No practical exams are conducted for subjects like Language Papers, Mathematics, etc. The marking scheme for all subjects is mentioned in the table below.

Subjects	Total Marks	Theoretical Paper	Practical / Internal Paper
Hindi	100	100	0
English	100	100	0
Kannada	100	100	0
Tamil	100	100	0
Telgu	100	100	0
Urdu	100	100	0
Mathematics	100	100	0
Political Science	100	80	20
Economics	100	80	20
Sociology	100	80	20
Accounts	100	80	20
History	100	80	20
Geography	100	80	20
Physics	100	70	30
Chemistry	100	70	30
Biology	100	70	30

Karnataka 2nd PUC Passing Marks

The minimum mark required in the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam is 35 percent in all subjects. Passing marks can vary in theoretical and practical/ internal exams depending upon the subject. The passing marks for all subjects are mentioned in the table below.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Passing Marks in Theoretical Papers

Subjects	Maximum Marks	Passing Marks
Hindi	100	35
English	100	35
Kannada	100	35
Tamil	100	35
Telgu	100	35
Urdu	100	35
Mathematics	100	35
Political Science	80	28
Economics	80	28
Accounts	80	28
Sociology	80	28
Business Studies	80	28
History	80	28
Geography	80	28
Biology	70	24
Physics	70	24
Chemistry	70	24

Karnataka 2nd PUC Passing Marks in Practical/ Internal Papers

Subjects	Maximum Marks	Passing Marks
Political Science	20	7
Economics	20	7
Accounts	20	7
Sociology	20	7
Business Studies	20	7
History	20	7
Geography	20	7
Biology	30	11
Physics	30	11
Chemistry	30	11