CBSE Class 12 Physics Previous Year Question Papers
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CBSE Class 12 Physics previous year papers, 2023 to 2026
The real question papers from the CBSE Class 12 Physics board exams of 2023 to 2026 (8 papers, two sets a year, from different regions, each with a published marking scheme), and the 4 official sample papers for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27. Every question is shown as printed, section by section, with its OR choices.
468 of the 469 questions (counting each OR alternative) have our step-by-step solution, split into the steps that earn marks and checked by an independent re-solve; 11 papers are fully solved. The others say "Solution being checked" until they pass.
Physics: papers by year
For the 2027 board exam
2026 board exam
2025 board exam
2024 board exam
Physics: how often each chapter was asked
Counted from the 8 board papers above (2023 to 2026). A chapter counts as asked in a paper when at least one question, or one of its OR alternatives, is on it. Average marks are over all 8 papers, with an OR pair counted once. Chapter tags are ours.
| Chapter | Asked in | Average marks per paper | Questions | Sample papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Charges and Fields | 8 of 8 | 6.3 | 20 | 4 of 4 |
| Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | 8 of 8 | 6.6 | 17 | 4 of 4 |
| Current Electricity | 8 of 8 | 7 | 29 | 4 of 4 |
| Moving Charges and Magnetism | 8 of 8 | 8.4 | 36 | 4 of 4 |
| Magnetism and Matter | 4 of 8 | 0.6 | 5 | 3 of 4 |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 8 of 8 | 5 | 22 | 3 of 4 |
| Alternating Current | 8 of 8 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 of 4 |
| Electromagnetic Waves | 8 of 8 | 3.1 | 16 | 4 of 4 |
| Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | 8 of 8 | 10.9 | 32 | 4 of 4 |
| Wave Optics | 8 of 8 | 7.1 | 26 | 4 of 4 |
| Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 8 of 8 | 4.9 | 24 | 4 of 4 |
| Atoms | 8 of 8 | 4.4 | 22 | 4 of 4 |
| Nuclei | 8 of 8 | 3.4 | 16 | 4 of 4 |
| Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits | 8 of 8 | 6.9 | 30 | 4 of 4 |
"Questions" counts each OR alternative in the board papers. Linked chapters list their questions by year on the chapter page.