UP Board 12th Grading System 2025: Check Grading Details, Passing Marks, and Marking Scheme

Sushmita Sundas

Updated on - Oct 18, 2024

Table of Contents

UP Board Class 12 Grading System 2025 Highlights
UP Board Class 12 Grading System 2025
UP Board 12th Grading System 2025 for Theory
UP Board 12th Grading System for Practicals
How to Calculate UP Board Class 12 Passing Percentage?
UP Board 12th Marking Scheme 2025
UP Board Class 12th Passing Marks: Subject Wise
UP Board Class 12th Passing Marks for Practicals

UPMSP follows a 10-point grading system and the corresponding grades range from A1 to E2. A1 grade is awarded to students for scoring marks between 90 to 100 and E2 for scoring less than 21. To pass the exam, scoring grade D or 33 marks is a must. Students with marks less than 33 are declared fail. The UP Board 12th result marksheet mentions grades and the corresponding grade points.

UP Board class 12 grading system is similar for all streams- Science, Arts and Commerce. The total marks for each subject is 100 which is divided into 70 marks for theory and 30 marks for practical and internal assessment.

The comprehensive UP Board 12th grading system are discussed in this article along with passing marks, marking scheme and how to calculate CPGA.

Also Read: UP Board 12th Exam 2025

UP Board Class 12 Grading System 2025 Highlights

Particulars	Details
Name of the exam
Medium	Hindi, English
Mode of exam	Offline
Exam duration	3 hours 15 minutes
Total marks	100 for each subject
Passing marks	33 marks in each paper
Official website

UP Board Class 12 Grading System 2025

Check out the grading system followed by UPMSP while marking grades to UP Board class 12 students.

Range of Marks	Grades	Grade Points
91-100	A1	10
81-90	A2	9
71-80	B1	8
61-70	B2	7
51-60	C1	6
41-50	C2	5
33-40	D	4
21-32	E1	--
Less than 21	E2	--

Also Read: UP Board 12th Syllabus

UP Board 12th Grading System 2025 for Theory

The grading system for theory and practical differs. The breakdown of marks and grades are tabulated below:

Range of Marks	Grade Allotted	Grade points
91-100	A1	10
81-90	A2	9
71-80	B1	8
61-70	B2	7
51-60	C1	6
41-50	C2	5
33-40	D	4
21-32	E1	C
Less than 21	E2	C

UP Board 12th Grading System for Practicals

In UP Board 12th grading system, the following grades are awarded for its equivalent marks range:

Marks in Percentage	Grade Allotted
80-100	A
60-79	B
45-59	C
33-44	D
Less than 33	E

How to Calculate UP Board Class 12 Passing Percentage?

UP board 12th result marksheet mentions the overall GPA. To calculate GPA (Grade Point Average) of UP Board class 12, students must use the following method:

Add the grade points obtained in each subject
Now divide the sum by the number of subjects to get the CGPA scored in the UP Board 12th exam.

CGPA = Sum of the Grade Points/Number of Subjects

Also Read: UP Board 12th Sample Papers 2025

UP Board 12th Marking Scheme 2025

In UP Board 12th examination, 20 marks are for MCQs of Section A and 50 marks for Section B which includes both short and long questions.
The theory paper will have 70 marks for a duration of 3 hors 15 minutes.
Each language paper will be of 100 marks and the pass marks are 33.

UP Board Class 12th Passing Marks: Subject Wise

Students will have to secure a minimum of 33% marks separately in theory and practicals to pass the UP Board Class 12th Exam. Students can check out the UP Board Class 12th Passing Marks Subject wise below:

Subject	Full Marks	Passing Marks
English	100	33
Accountancy	100	33
Business Studies	100	33
Economics	100	33
Hindi	100	33
History	100	33
Geography	70	23
Home Science	100	33
Mathematics	100	33
Political Science	100	33
Sociology	100	33
Sanskrit Elective	100	33
Urdu Core	100	33
Physics	70	23
Biology	70	23
Chemistry	70	23
Physical Education	50	20
Computer Science	60	20

UP Board Class 12th Passing Marks for Practicals

In the UP Board Class 12th Exam, to be deemed "Pass," students must receive 33% of the possible marks in their practical tests. Students will not obtain a passing certificate and their scores will be considered "Fail" if they are unable to secure the required minimum passing marks in practicals