Master PSEB 12th Biology 2026: Chapter-wise Weightage, Blueprint Details

Mahima Gupta

Updated On: December 16, 2025 11:01 AM

Ace PSEB 12th Biology 2026 exams! This guide details chapter-wise and unit-wise weightage, helping you prioritize. Focus on high-scoring topics like Reproduction, Genetics, and Ecology. Understand the question paper blueprint with 1, 2, 3, and 5-mark questions for strategic preparation.
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PSEB 12th Biology Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026PSEB 12th Biology Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026

PSEB Class 12 Biology Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026 helps students prepare strategically by identifying scoring areas and understanding the paper pattern clearly. Based on the blueprint, high-priority chapters include Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Human Health and Disease, Ecosystem, and Body Genetics-related chapters, as these carry higher weightage and frequently include long-answer and diagram-based questions. Chapters from Ecology and Environment and Biotechnology are also important, especially for conceptual and application-based questions. Students should focus on diagrams, flowcharts, definitions, and comparison-based answers while revising these units.

PSEB 12th Biology Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026

Go through the chapter-wise weighatge for PSEB 12th Biology Chapter-Wise Weightage Marks 2026 below.

Chapter No.

Chapter Name

Marks Distribution (Pattern)

Total Marks

1

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

(1×1) + (1×2) + (1×5)

8

2

Human Reproduction

(2×1) + (1×2)

4

3

Reproductive Health

(2×1) + (1×2)

4

4

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

(1×1) + (1×2) + (1×5)

8

5

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

(1×1) + (1×3)

4

6

Evolution

(1×1) + (1×2) + (1×3)

6

7

Human Health and Disease

(3×1) + (1×2) + (1×3)

8

8

Microbes in Human Welfare

(2×1) + (1×2)

4

9

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

(2×1) + (1×2) + (1×3)

4

10

Biotechnology and Its Applications

(1×1) + (1×2) + (1×3)

6

11

Organisms and Populations

(1×1) + (1×3)

4

12

Ecosystem

(1×1) + (1×2) + (1×5)

8

13

Biodiversity and Conservation

(2×1)

2

PSEB 12th Biology Unit-Wise Weightage Marks 2026

Find the unit-wise weightage for PSEB 12th Biology 2026 below.

Unit

Unit Name

Marks

I

Reproduction

16

II

Genetics and Evolution

18

III

Biology and Human Welfare

12

IV

Biotechnology and Its Applications

10

V

Ecology and Environment

14

Total

70 Marks

PSEB 12th Biology Question Paper Blueprint 2026

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Here’s the question paper blueprint for PSEB 12th Biology 2026.

Question Type

Number of Questions

Marks

1 Mark

20 Questions

20

2 Marks

10 Questions

20

3 Marks

5 Questions

15

5 Marks

3 Questions

15

Total

38 Questions

70 Marks

As per the instructions to the paper setter, the question paper will consist of four sections, A, B, C, and D, with a total of 19 questions. Section A will include 20 one-mark questions comprising MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, and true/false items. Section B will have 10 short-answer questions of 2 marks each, with internal choices in selected questions. Section C will consist of 5 questions of 3 marks each, again with internal choices. Section D will include 3 long-answer questions of 5 marks each, where diagram-based and comprehension-type questions are compulsory, particularly from Chapter 12 (Ecosystem). The paper will also include at least one comparison-based question, and the language used will be clear, simple, and specific, ensuring better understanding for students.

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