Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024 - Check Theory, Practical, Minimum, Maximum Marks Criteria

Pratha Shishodia

Updated On: March 19, 2024 02:14 PM

Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12 Theory and Practical are given below in the article. Students can check the passing marks for subjects of Science, Commerce, and Arts streams. It is necessary to score the minimum passing marks to pass the BSEB Class 12 exam. 
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Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024: Bihar Board follows a set of guidelines for students to pass the class 12 exams. Some subjects have only theory exams and some subjects have both theory and practical exams. All subjects for BSEB Class 12 are of 100 marks except Alternative English and RB-Non-Hindi (these subjects are worth 50 marks). According to the subjects, there is a minimum score required by students to pass the exam.In Hindi, English, and Mathematics, students need to score at least 30 marks to pass the exam. Besides this, in other subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accountancy, Economics, History, Geography, Political Science, and more, students need to get a minimum of 33 marks. Also Check Bihar Board 12th Result 2024

The students scoring below the minimum marks will have to re-appear for the exams. To get more information related to the passing marks, students can go through the article in detail. The passing marks for all subjects are explained in the table below.

Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024 - Stream Wise

The passing marks in Bihar Board 12th Exam vary as per the subject. Here we have provided stream-wise passing marks for all subjects for students’ reference.

Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024: Science

The Science stream students have to appear for the practical exams in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects.

Subject

Total Marks

Theory Marks

Pass Marks Theory

Pass Marks Practical

Total Pass Marks

Mathematics

100

100

-

-

30

English/Hindi

100

100

-

-

30

Physics

100

70

21

12

33

Chemistry

100

70

21

12

33

Biology

100

70

21

12

33

Alternative English

50

50

-

-

15

RB - Non-Hindi

50

50

-

-

15

Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024: Commerce

The students appearing for Bihar Board 12th Commerce stream only have to appear for the practical exam in Entrepreneurship subject. All other subjects only have theory exams. From the table below, students can check the passing marks required for each of the subjects of the Commerce stream.

Subject

Total Marks

Theory Marks

Pass Marks Theory

Pass Marks Practical

Total Pass Marks

English/Hindi

100

100

-

-

30

Mathematics

100

100

-

-

30

Economics

100

100

-

-

30

Business Studies

100

100

-

-

30

Accountancy

100

100

-

-

30

Entrepreneurship

100

70

21

12

33

Alternative English

50

50

-

-

15

RB - Non-Hindi

50

50

-

-

15

Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024: Arts

The table below provides information about the passing marks for the Bihar Board 12th Arts stream. Students need to score at least the marks described below in each of the subjects to pass the Bihar Board 12th Arts exams:

Subject

Total Marks

Theory Marks

Pass Marks Theory

Pass Marks Practical

Total Pass Marks

English/Hindi

100

100

-

-

30

Mathematics

100

100

-

-

30

Political Science

100

100

-

-

30

History

100

100

-

-

30

Economics

100

100

-

-

30

Geography

100

70

21

12

33

Psychology

100

70

21

12

33

RB - Non-Hindi

50

50

-

-

15

Alternative English

50

50

-

-

15

Also Check

Bihar Board 12th Marksheet 2024
Bihar Board 12th Grading System 2024

Bihar Board 12th Division System 2024

The Bihar board follows a division system and students achieve the divisions according to the marks scored by them. Check out the points below to get an idea of the division system followed by the board.

  • There are 5 subjects in total and students have to appear for 500 marks in total.

  • Out of 500 marks, students who score 300 marks will be awarded with the first division.

  • If students score between 225 and 300 marks, they will get the second division.

  • The students who score between 150 and 225 marks will be awarded with the third division.

  • Out of 500, students who score below 150 marks will have to appear for the compartment exam.

Bihar Board Passing Marks for Class 12th 2024 - Result Statistics

The table below represents the number of students who appeared for the exam in each year. The students can also check out the number of students passed and failed in the Bihar Class 12 exams every year. After the announcement of the 2024 result, the table will be updated with the details.

Year

Total Students Passed

Total Students Failed

Total Students Appeared

2024

TBU

TBU

TBU

2023

10,91,948

2,12,638

13,04,586

2022

10,78,770

2,67,169

13,45,939

2021

10,74,224

2,66,043

13,40,267

2020

9,65,674

2,39,160

12,04,834

2019

10,54,279

2,61,103

13,15,382

2018

9,53,785

2,36,215

11,90,000

2017

9,93,995

2,46,173

12,40,168

Also Check Bihar Board 12th Toppers 2024
Students can get all the information related to the passing marks in this article. If there is any change in the passing criteria followed by the Bihar board, all details will be updated here. Students can regularly visit the page to get the latest updates.

FAQs

Will the passing marks criteria be the same for the Bihar Board Class 12 exams and compartment exams?

The Bihar Board follows the same passing criteria for the Bihar Board Class 12 exams and compartment exams.

Is it necessary to appear in the Bihar Board Class 12 practical exams 2024?

Yes, it is mandatory for students to appear for the Bihar Board Class 12 practical exams 2024 and score the passing marks.

Who scores the first division in the Bihar Board Class 12 exams 2024?

The students who obtain 300 and above marks in Bihar Board Class 12 exams 2024 will get the first division. 

If a student fails to score the passing marks in Bihar board class 12 exams, what can be done?

In case a student is unable to get the passing marks in board exams, they can appear for the compartment exams. It is a second chance for students to score good marks and pass the Bihar Board Class 12 exams.

What are the passing marks for practical exams in Bihar Board class 12?

Students are required to score a minimum of 12 marks out of 30 to pass Bihar Board 12th practical exams.

What are the passing marks out of 70 marks in Bihar Board class 12 exams?

Bihar Board class 12 students need to secure 21 marks out of 70 marks.

What are the total marks for the Bihar Board Class 12th Exam?

In Bihar Board 12th exams, students have to appear for 5 subjects. Each subject is worth 100 marks. Hence, the total marks for Bihar board class 12th exams are 500.

How many marks are required to pass Bihar Board 12th Accountancy exam 2024?

Students need to score at least 30 marks to pass the Bihar Board 12th Accountancy exam 2024. In this subject, students will only have to appear for the theory exam. 

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