# CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Syllabus 2026-27 and Marks | SwaVid

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry syllabus 2026-27: 70 marks theory, 3 hours and 30 marks practical. Official marks, unit by unit, with the source page linked.

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# Class 12 Chemistry Syllabus 2026-27

## Unit-wise marks

## Practical: 30 marks

## NCERT textbook chapters

## Practise this syllabus

## Questions parents ask

## Find the earlier idea your child is missing

### Chemistry Part I (Class XII)

### Chemistry Part II (Class XII)

### Sample paper 2026-27

### Class 12 Chemistry

CBSE’s official unit marks, the chapters in each unit and the paper design.

CBSE prints marks for units, not for individual chapters.

Theory is 70 marks. CBSE prints marks for each unit, not for each chapter.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Chemistry (043) Class XI-XII , p.8

CBSE does not publish marks for individual chapters. A claim such as “one chapter carries 6 marks” is not from CBSE. Use the unit marks.

Short answer. The Class 12 Chemistry theory paper is 70 marks and 3 hours. The practical is 30 marks. The largest part is Electrochemistry with 9 marks.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Chemistry (043) Class XI-XII , p.8

Checked against the official CBSE pages on 3 November 2026. 2026-27 is the latest curriculum CBSE has published.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Chemistry (043) Class XI-XII , p.10

The chapter lists printed in the NCERT books (Reprint 2026-27). Match topics to the CBSE units above by name.

Source : NCERT textbook page: Chemistry Part I (Class XII) , contents

Source : NCERT textbook page: Chemistry Part II (Class XII) , contents

The official sample paper and marking scheme from CBSE.

Syllabus, sample paper and past papers for this subject on one page.

The theory paper is 70 marks and 3 hours. The practical is 30 marks.

Electrochemistry carries the most, 9 of the 70 marks.

No. CBSE publishes marks per unit only. Chapter-wise weightage tables on other sites are not from CBSE.

Yes. CBSE released the 2026-27 sample question papers and marking schemes on 21 September 2026. The sample paper page for this subject links the official files.

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- Unit 1 Solutions
- Unit 2 Electrochemistry
- Unit 3 Chemical Kinetics
- Unit 4 The d- and f-Block Elements
- Unit 5 Coordination Compounds
- Unit 6 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
- Unit 7 Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
- Unit 8 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
- Unit 9 Amines
- Unit 10 Biomolecules

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