CBSE Class 12 Economics question papers for 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are available below. The 2026 Economics exam was held on March 18, 2026. The paper had 34 questions for 80 marks and a writing time of three hours.

The paper had two equal sections: Macroeconomics and Indian Economic Development. Each section carried 40 marks. The 2026 downloads include question papers and solutions, while the older tables keep papers under their printed set and paper codes.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Question Paper 2026

The 2026 question papers and solutions are given below. Each file has 34 questions from Macroeconomics and Indian Economic Development.

CBSE also provides the full set of papers in its Class 12 question-paper archive. The exam date and time can be checked in the revised Class 12 date sheet.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Paper Pattern 2026

The paper started with MCQs and then moved to 3-mark, 4-mark and 6-mark answers. There was no overall choice, but some written questions had an internal choice.

Section-wise structure

Section A covered Macroeconomics in Questions 1 to 17. Section B covered Indian Economic Development in Questions 18 to 34. Both sections followed the same mix of ten MCQs, two 3-mark questions, three 4-mark questions and two 6-mark questions.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Question Paper Analysis 2026

The paper tested calculations, short explanations and questions based on current or real-life situations. The questions below are from paper code 58/1/1. Other booklets may place similar topics under different question numbers.

Macroeconomics questions

The MCQs covered the circular flow of income, money, exchange rates, deflationary gap, GDP, consumption and saving, balance of payments and money supply. The written questions moved beyond definitions. One question asked students to compare GDP at current prices with GDP after removing the effect of inflation. Another asked how the RBI works as the banker to the government.

Question 13 used two firms to test Gross Value Added and domestic sales. The marking scheme gave marks for each correct step, including the GVA calculation and the final domestic-sales figures. Question 14 asked students to separate a business loan taken for expansion from a government loan taken to manage a balance-of-payments problem. The first was an autonomous transaction, while the second was an accommodating transaction.

Indian Economic Development questions

This section covered the colonial economy, economic planning, employment, human capital, India’s comparison with China and Pakistan, outsourcing, disinvestment and trade agreements. Question 28 connected health spending with human development. Question 32 used a worker-distribution chart and asked students to read differences between male and female employment across sectors.

The 6-mark questions joined more than one part of a unit. Question 33 linked India’s position as an outsourcing centre with skills and communication systems, then tested tariff policy. Question 34 used a passage on education schemes and asked how public spending on education affects social and economic development.

The Class 12 syllabus gives the subject units, while the Class 12 exam pattern explains the common board-paper rules.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Marking Scheme 2026

CBSE has a separate marking scheme for each 2026 paper code. The scheme gives the expected answer points and the marks for different parts of a question. It also says that the listed points are a guide, not the only acceptable wording. A correct answer written in a student’s own words can receive marks.

For numerical questions, marks can be split across the working. In Question 13 of paper 58/1/1, the four marks were divided across the GVA steps and the two domestic-sales calculations. The scheme also says that one continuing calculation error should not be penalised more than once.

The paper-code-wise files are available in the Class 12 marking-scheme archive.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Question Paper 2025

The available 2025 papers are Set 1 with code 58/1/1 and Set 3 with code 58/1/3.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Question Paper 2024

The 2024 table covers paper codes in the 58 series. Match all three parts of the code before opening a paper.

CBSE Class 12 Economics Question Paper 2023

The 2023 table also lists papers by their full 58-series codes.