Kerala DHSE Exam Pattern 2025 Check Latest Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme.

Kerala Department of Higher Secondary Education 12th Examination

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Kerala DHSE +2 Exam Pattern Highlights 2025

The Kerala Plus Two Exam Pattern 2025 will be made available on the official website of the Kerala Board of Public Examinations. A student can get information regarding the categorization of marks, length of exams, percentage of topics, and others in the Kerala DHSE +2 Exam Pattern 2025.

On the website of the board, students will be able to find out the Kerala 12th timetable for 2025. So Kerala 12th examinations will take place in March 2025. Students also need to follow the pattern for the board test as per the Kerala 12th syllabus, and hence they need to start getting ready for this. To get an idea of the Kerala 12th board exam 2025, students can also need to get familiarized with the Kerala Plus two practice papers.

With the help of Kerala DHSE exam pattern, students come up with a preparation strategy to get high scores in the forthcoming Kerala Plus Two Exams 2025.

All Kerala DHSE 2025 exams will be conducted offline and will last between two and three hours.

However, the test in each subject type is subdivided into the following components: the terminal examination, continuous evaluation, and the practical examination.

To clear any subject, a student is required to obtain a minimum of D+ grade in any of the topics and in the total of CE, PE and TE together, the student should obtain at least 30% and 30% in TE separately. Below is the layout regarding the exam pattern for Kerala DHSE examination discipline 2024 general and subject wise.

ParticularsDetails
Mode of examinationPen and Paper format
Duration of examination2 to 2.5 hrs
Plus two total marks100
Examination components

Terminal examination

Continuous examination

Practical examination

Qualifying criteria (plus two grading system in Kerala)D+ or above (30% aggregate); and a minimum of 30% in TE separately 

Subject-wise Kerala DHSE Exam Pattern 2025

SubjectDuration (in hrs)Kerala Plus Two MarksQualifying Score for TEOverall qualifying score
English2.51002430
Physics21001830
Chemistry21001830
Biology (Botany and Zoology)2.51001830
Computer Science21001830
Economics2.51002430
Mathematics2.51002430
History2.51002430
Political Science2.51002430
Psychology21001830
Geography21001830
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