The 5 official CBSE Class 12 2024 question papers and 5 answer keys are on this page as PDFs from CBSE, with the original source linked beside each file. The CBSE Class 12 exam covers subject-wise board papers such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and English Core. Download them below, then sit the paper under exam timing with the attempt plan and error-log routine on this page.
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Download the paper
Download the official CBSE Class 12 2024 question paper (PDF), hosted on this site with the official source linked.
Why this year matters
CBSE Class 12 2024 still sits close to the current pattern. Use it after the newest year so you are not learning process and content on the same day. Sit one full subject paper at a stretch. Mark against the board marking scheme when you can.
Write down one selection rule you will reuse on exam day: what you attempt first, and what you abandon after a fixed time box.
Paper analysis
Snapshot of CBSE Class 12 2024
Modern Class 12. Long-answer structure and step marking decide margins.
2024 should feel close to the newest paper in structure. If it feels wildly easier or harder, check whether you changed attempt strategy, not only content knowledge.
What this paper stresses
- Step-marking losses on otherwise correct finals.
- Competency / case-style items that need structured writing.
- Time leaks on long answers early in the paper.
- Subject papers practised only as outlines, never as full scripts.
What to extract before you move on
- Question verbs that need diagrams, steps, or definitions.
- Chapters where you lose step marks.
- A realistic per-section time box for the next full paper.
- One model answer rewritten to marking-scheme language.
How 2024 sits next to other years
Stack 2024 beside CBSE Class 12 2025, CBSE Class 12 2023, CBSE Class 12 2022. Shared misses across these years are your real syllabus debt.
Looking for another shift, set or language? Check the official archive.
Chapter-wise analysis
We tagged every question in the 5 official 2024 papers on this page by chapter: 150 questions (54 MCQ, 14 Assertion-Reason, 20 Very short answer, 29 Short answer, 9 Case-based, 15 Long answer, 2 Reading comprehension, 2 Short writing, 1 Letter, 1 Long writing, 3 Extract-based). The chapters with the most questions:
- Physics: Moving Charges and Magnetism 5, Ray Optics and Optical Instruments 5, Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 4 questions across the 5 papers.
- Chemistry: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids 5, Chemical Kinetics 4, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers 4 questions across the 5 papers.
- Mathematics: Matrices 4, Continuity and Differentiability 4, Integrals 4 questions across the 5 papers.
- Biology: Reproductive Health 4, Principles of Inheritance and Variation 4, Human Health and Disease 4 questions across the 5 papers.
- English Core: Writing Skills 4, Literature: Flamingo 4, Literature: Vistas 3 questions across the 5 papers.
The 2023 papers we tagged follow a different format (number of papers or questions per paper), so we do not compare counts with 2023.
All 5 official CBSE Class 12 2024 papers we host (Biology (57/1/1); Chemistry (56/1/1); English Core (1/1/1); Mathematics (65/1/1); Physics (55/1/1)), tagged question by question: 150 questions (54 MCQ, 14 Assertion-Reason, 20 Very short answer, 29 Short answer, 9 Case-based, 15 Long answer, 2 Reading comprehension, 2 Short writing, 1 Letter, 1 Long writing, 3 Extract-based). Counts are totals across those papers.
Chapters with no question in 2024 are left out. Every question, by chapter: CBSE Class 12 chapter-wise PYQs.
How to sit CBSE Class 12 2024
- From the CBSE archive, pick the subject PDF or zip for 2024 and sit it end to end.
- Write as you would in the board hall: complete answers, not outline-only shortcuts.
- When the clock ends, stop. Review should take at least as long as the attempt.
- Fill the error log the same day: section, topic, and miss type (concept, silly, time, or misread).
- Next session, repair only logged items. Then pick another year from the decade list.
Other years in this decade
- CBSE Class 12 2025
- CBSE Class 12 2023
- CBSE Class 12 2022
- CBSE Class 12 2021
- CBSE Class 12 2020
- CBSE Class 12 2019
- CBSE Class 12 2018
- CBSE Class 12 2017
- CBSE Class 12 2016
FAQ
Where can I download the official CBSE Class 12 2024 question paper?
Download it from this page: the official PDF is here, with a link to the conducting body’s original.
What does the CBSE Class 12 2024 paper analysis include?
A year snapshot, what the paper stresses, what to extract into your error log, and how 2024 compares with neighbouring years on this hub.
How should I practise the CBSE Class 12 2024 previous year paper?
Open the official PDF, sit it timed under current brochure rules, fill an error log the same day, read the paper analysis, then move to another year in the decade list.
Is CBSE Class 12 2024 still useful if I finished newer papers?
Yes. Recent years sharpen timing; stack them after a same-day review of each attempt.
Are memory-based CBSE Class 12 2024 papers reliable?
Treat memory-based sets as interim. Reconcile contested items with official keys or response sheets when the conducting body publishes them.
Where is the CBSE Class 12 syllabus and pattern for this paper?
See the CBSE Class 12 syllabus & pattern page on this hub, and always re-check the latest official brochure before exam day.