ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Specimen Paper 2026-27

ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Specimen Paper 2026-27: Overview

ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Exam Pattern 2026-27

The Artificial Intelligence examination has a written theory paper set and marked by CISCE, and an internal assessment component completed in school. Our specimen papers follow the same structure.

How the Question Paper Is Structured

The 70 mark theory paper is in two Parts. Part I (20 marks) is compulsory: ten 1 mark questions, mostly multiple choice, and five 2 mark short answers spread across all five units. Part II (50 marks) has three Sections of 10 mark questions with internal choice: one of two from Section A (applications of AI, language processing and statistics), two of three from Section B (neural networks, machine learning and deep learning, and building them in Python) and two of three from Section C (machine learning in maintenance, fraud detection and medical diagnosis, and computer vision). The questions include Python output questions, calculations and case studies. CISCE publishes unit marks for the subject but no section layout that we could confirm, so this layout is our own, built from the ISC Computer Science Paper 1 pattern and the unit weightage.

Always read the instructions printed at the top of the specimen paper. They state which questions are compulsory, how many questions to attempt from each section and whether any special materials are allowed. We word them to match the board paper.

Topics Covered in the ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Specimen Paper

Our specimen papers draw questions from across the prescribed Artificial Intelligence syllabus. The main areas you should be ready for are:

•       Named entity recognition, extractive summarisation and spam detection

•       Descriptive statistics, probability and the uniform, normal and binomial distributions

•       Hypothesis testing, Type I and Type II errors, regression and correlation

•       Artificial neural networks: neurons, layers, forward and backward propagation

•       Multi-layer perceptrons, decision trees and convolutional neural networks

•       Data preparation with NumPy, Pandas and scikit-learn: scaling, encoding, train and test split

•       Building, training and tuning models in Keras: epochs, batch size, grid and random search

•       Evaluation with accuracy, precision and recall

•       Machine learning for predictive maintenance, fraud detection and medical diagnosis

•       Computer vision with OpenCV: classification, detection, face recognition, colour detection, tracking

For the complete unit-wise list with sub-topics, read the ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Syllabus.

Why You Should Solve the Artificial Intelligence Specimen Paper

•       Understand the paper design: you see the order of sections, question types and choices before the exam day.

•       Learn how marks are distributed: the marks in brackets tell you how long and detailed each answer should be.

•       Practise competency-based questions: CISCE papers increasingly test application and reasoning, and our paper carries questions in the same style.

•       Build exam-day timing: one full attempt under timed conditions shows where you lose minutes.

•       Find weak areas early: questions you cannot answer point directly to the topics you need to revise.

•       Understand marking: the answer key supplied with the paper shows how marks are credited for steps, keywords and diagrams.

How to Use the ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Specimen Paper Effectively

1.     Complete at least one full revision of the Artificial Intelligence syllabus before your first attempt.

2.     Download the first paper and print it, so the attempt feels like the real exam.

3.     Sit the paper in one go for 3 hours, plus 15 minutes of reading time, with no notes or phone.

4.     Evaluate your answers against the answer key supplied with the paper.

5.     List every mistake by type: concept gaps, careless errors, presentation and time management.

6.     Revise the weak topics, then attempt the second paper after two to three weeks.

7.     Follow up with the CISCE specimen paper and full-length practice papers for wider coverage.

Suggested Time Plan for the Paper

This works out to roughly 2.57 minutes per mark. Adjust the split to match the section marks printed on the specimen paper.

Expert Tips to Score High in ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence

•       Dry run every Python snippet line by line and write the output exactly as it would print.

•       Learn the formulas for precision, recall, Gini impurity, IoU and Dense layer parameters until you can apply them without hesitation.

•       Show every step of a calculation, since most marks are given for the working.

•       Tie every case study answer to the stated setting, such as the mill, the hospital or the bank.

•       Practise forward passes and one-step weight updates by hand for small networks.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

•       Judging a model on rare events, such as fraud or machine failure, by accuracy alone.

•       Forgetting that OpenCV stores colour images in BGR order and uses hue values from 0 to 179.

•       Fitting a scaler on the whole data set before splitting it into training and test sets.

•       Leaving out the bias when counting parameters or computing a neuron's weighted sum.

Preparation Plan for ISC 2027 Artificial Intelligence

CISCE board examinations are usually held in February and March. A simple plan for the months ahead:

Related Resources

•       ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Syllabus

•       All ISC Class 12 Specimen Papers

•       ISC Class 12 Question Banks and Sample Papers

FAQs on ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence Specimen Paper 2026-27

Where can I download the ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence specimen paper 2026-27?

You can download it from the table on this page. Every paper is written by Future Topper and comes with an answer key.

Is the Artificial Intelligence specimen paper based on the latest syllabus?

Yes. Both papers follow the syllabus and pattern prescribed for the current ISC examination.

How many marks is the ISC Class 12 Artificial Intelligence theory paper?

The theory paper carries 70 marks and is 3 hours long. Internal assessment carries 30 marks. Candidates also get 15 minutes of reading time.

Is ISC Artificial Intelligence the same subject as ISC Robotics?

No. CISCE offers them as two separate electives. Artificial Intelligence centres on data, machine learning, neural networks and computer vision in Python, while Robotics deals with sensors, actuators and building robots.

Which programming language is used in ISC Artificial Intelligence?

Python, with libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, Keras or TensorFlow, Matplotlib and OpenCV. The theory paper can ask you to give the output of a program or to write short pieces of code.

Does the specimen paper include answers?

Yes. Every Future Topper specimen paper comes with a full answer key, so you can mark your own attempt and see where the marks were lost.

Will the board exam have the same questions as the specimen paper?

No. Our papers show the format, question types and difficulty level, not the actual questions. Use it to understand the pattern, then practise widely.

When should I start solving the Artificial Intelligence specimen paper?

Attempt it once you have revised the full syllabus, ideally by December. Solving it too early can leave many questions unattempted and give a misleading picture of your preparation.

These specimen papers are written by Future Topper on the current CISCE examination pattern. They are not official CISCE papers, and Future Topper is not affiliated with or endorsed by CISCE. Always verify the latest syllabus and regulations on cisce.org.