CBSE Class 12 Hindi Core and Hindi Elective question papers for 2026 are available below with their marking schemes. The page also includes the existing papers and solutions for 2025, 2024 and 2023.

The 2026 Hindi Core and Hindi Elective exams were held on March 16, 2026 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Both theory papers carried 80 marks and allowed three hours for writing, apart from the 15-minute reading time. Core paper 2/1/1 had 12 main questions, while Elective paper 29/1/1 had 13 main questions.

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2026

The 2026 archive has 15 Hindi Core papers and 15 Hindi Elective papers. The codes run from 2/1/1 to 2/5/3 for Core and from 29/1/1 to 29/5/3 for Elective.

Hindi Core and Hindi Elective Difference

Hindi Core and Hindi Elective use different books and paper codes. Hindi Core paper 2/1/1 used Aroh, Vitan and Abhivyakti aur Madhyam. Hindi Elective paper 29/1/1 used Antra, Antral and Abhivyakti aur Madhyam. The two papers should not be mixed while downloading a paper or its marking scheme.

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Paper Pattern 2026

Both papers had three sections with the same mark split. The content changed because Hindi Core and Hindi Elective use different literature books.

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Question Paper Analysis 2026

The observations below come from Hindi Core paper code 2/1/1 and Hindi Elective paper code 29/1/1. They describe the topics that appeared in those two booklets.

Hindi Core paper 2/1/1

Section A carried 18 marks. The unseen prose passage discussed the difference between culture and civilisation. The unseen poem used images from village life and nature. The questions included MCQs as well as short written answers based on the passages.

Section B carried 22 marks. It included a 120-word creative piece for six marks and questions from Abhivyakti aur Madhyam on radio, television news, feature writing, special reports and adapting a story for another medium. Section C carried 40 marks and used extracts and questions from Aroh and Vitan.

Hindi Elective paper 29/1/1

The unseen prose passage in Section A focused on obesity, public health and lifestyle. The unseen poem asked about rural culture, old comparisons and the expression of feeling through words and silence.

Section B asked about mass communication, interviews, specialist writing, creative writing, drama and visual images. The creative-writing question was for about 100 words and carried five marks. Section C tested poetry and prose from Antra and longer answers from Antral.

The Class 12 syllabus lists the prescribed units and books. The Class 12 exam pattern covers the common board-paper rules.

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Marking Scheme 2026

The marking schemes give the expected answer points and the marks for each step. They also allow other correct and suitable answers instead of requiring the exact words printed in the scheme.

For Hindi Core, the six-mark creative piece divided marks into content, language and presentation. The Hindi Elective creative piece used the same three checks for five marks. Both schemes say that the same spelling mistake should not be penalised again and again. When an extra answer is attempted, the higher-scoring answer is kept.

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2025

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Core Question Paper 2025

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Elective Question Paper 2025

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2024

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Question Paper 2023

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Core Question Paper 2023

CBSE Class 12 Hindi Elective Question Paper 2023