CBSE Blueprint 2014 : Class 12th Chemistry

Name of the Organization : Central Board of Secondary Education (cbse.nic.in)
Blueprint/ Sample Question Papers : Blueprint For Class 12th Chemistry 2014
Location : Delhi

Website : http://www.cbse.nic.in/

CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education Related Content :
Class 12th Physics Blueprint 2014 : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/21710.html
Class 12th Maths Blueprint 2014 : https://www.indianjobtalks.in/21719.html

Design Of The Question Paper Chemistry Class – XII :
Time : Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 70

The weightage of the distribution of marks over different dimensions of the question paper shall be as follows :
A. Weightage to content/subject units :
Unit Title- Marks
1. Solid state- 4
2. Solutions- 5
3. Electrochemistry- 5
4. Chemical Kinetics -5
5. Surface Chemistry -4
6. General principles and process of Isolation of elements -3
7. p-Block Elements -8
8. d-and f-Block Elements- 5
9. Coordination Compounds -3
10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes -4
11. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers -4
12. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids- 6
13.Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen- 4
14. Biomolecules -4
15. Polymers -3
16. Chemistry in Everyday life- 3

Total : 70

B. Weightage to form of questions :
Form of Questions :Long Anwer Type (LA)
Marks for each question-5
No. of questions-3
Total Marks-15

Form of Questions :Short Answer (SAI)
Marks for each question-3
No. of questions-9
Total Marks-27

Form of Questions :Short Answer (SAII)
Marks for each question-2
No. of questions-10
Total Marks-20

Form of Questions : Very Short Answer (VSA)
Marks for each question-1
No. of questions-8
Total Marks-8

Total :
No. of questions-30
Total Marks-70

C. Scheme of Options :
1. There will be no overall option.

2. Internal choices (either/or type) in five questions has been given in questions testing higher mental abilities in the following types of questions :-
(i) One in two marks questions.
(ii) One in three marks questions.
(iii) All the three in five marks questions.

D. Guidelines for Units 10-13 of syllabus :
These units include questions on :
Nomenclature : 2 marks
Reasoning : 6 marks
Distinguishing between compounds : 2 marks
Name reactions : 2 marks
Reaction Mechanism : 2 marks
Word problems (conversions) covering Properties and reactions of functional groups : 5 marks

E. Numericals :
Weightage of 8 -10 marks in total has been assigned to numericals.

Weightage to difficulty level of questions :
1. Easy -15
2. Average- 70
3. Difficult -15

A weightage of 20% has been assigned to questions which test higher order thinking skills of students.

General Instructions :
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Question nos. 1 to 8 are very short answer questions and carry 1 mark each.
3. Question nos. 9 to 18 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
4. Question nos. 19 to 27 are also short answer questions and carry 3 marks each
5. Question nos. 28 to 30 are long answer questions and carry 5 marks each
6. Use log tables if necessary, use of calculators is not allowed.

Downloads :
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Blueprint-3 :https://www.indianjobtalks.in/uploads/21727-chem-xii-3.pdf