CBSE Class 12 Physics Sample Papers 2026-27

Prepare for your Class 12 CBSE Physics (Code 042) board exam with 20 full-length sample papers, each modelled on the prescribed question paper pattern: 33 questions across five sections, 70 marks, 3-hour format. 214 pages, with an answer key after every paper and a separate Complete Solutions section running to worked, mark-by-mark working for all 20.

What's Inside

Each paper follows the five-section structure: Section A (16 questions, 1 mark each, twelve multiple choice and four Assertion-Reason), Section B (5 questions, 2 marks each), Section C (7 questions, 3 marks each), Section D (2 case-based questions, 4 marks each) and Section E (3 long-answer questions, 5 marks each). There is no overall choice, and internal choice is provided in two questions of Section B, one of Section C and all three of Section E, giving six alternatives in every paper. Calculators are not permitted, as in the exam.

A table of physical constants is printed on the first page of every paper, with the speed of light, electron mass and charge, Planck's constant, the permeability and permittivity of free space, so you are working from the same reference sheet the exam gives you rather than hunting through a textbook.

45 original diagrams are drawn into the questions: photocell circuits, Wheatstone bridge networks, resistor networks, current-voltage characteristics, phasor diagrams, ray diagrams for concave mirrors, diffraction intensity distributions, current-carrying solenoids, terminal voltage against load current, and emf variation in an AC generator.

The answer key after each paper gives the answers for quick self-marking. The Complete Solutions section at the back then works every question through in full, with marks allocated step by step in the margin notation the board uses, down to half-mark increments, so you can see exactly where each mark is earned rather than only whether your final answer matched.

Topics Covered

All units of the Class 12 Physics syllabus. Electrostatics: electric field and potential, conductors in equilibrium, capacitors and capacitance, dielectrics and energy stored. Current Electricity: Ohm's law, resistor networks, Kirchhoff's rules, the Wheatstone bridge, cells, emf and internal resistance, terminal voltage. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism: the Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, solenoids, force on a moving charge and on a conductor, magnetic moment, and diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic behaviour. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current: Faraday's and Lenz's laws, self and mutual inductance, AC generators, series LCR circuits, impedance, resonance, power factor and transformers. Electromagnetic Waves: the spectrum and its properties. Optics: reflection and refraction, lenses and mirrors, the lens maker's formula, prisms, optical instruments including the astronomical telescope, Huygens' principle, interference, Young's double slit, and diffraction. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: the photoelectric effect, work function, stopping potential and the de Broglie hypothesis. Atoms and Nuclei: the Bohr model, spectral series, nuclear binding energy, mass defect, fission and fusion, and radioactive decay. Electronic Devices: semiconductors, p-n junctions, diodes, biasing and rectifiers.

Difficulty Levels

Papers are printed in ascending order of difficulty: Easy (Papers 1–7), Medium (Papers 8–15) and Hard (Papers 16–20), so you can work straight through the book. The level is printed on every page of each paper in the running header.

At a Glance

• 20 full-length sample papers, 214 pages

• 33 questions per paper (70 marks, 3 hours)

• Three difficulty levels in ascending order: 7 Easy, 8 Medium, 5 Hard

• Answer key after every paper

• Separate Complete Solutions section with step-wise working for all 20 papers

• Mark allocation shown to the half mark

• Physical constants table printed on every paper

• 45 original circuit, ray and phasor diagrams

• Two case-based questions in every paper

• Internal choice in six questions per paper

• All questions are original

Disclaimer

This ebook is an independent publication by FutureTopper.in and has no affiliation with, and is not endorsed by, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or any examination board, government body or official institution. All questions, problems and solutions are original and were created independently. These papers are designed for practice and self-assessment only and do not represent actual board examination papers. Purchase grants a single-user, non-transferable licence for personal study use. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no warranty is given as to completeness or correctness, and students should cross-check solutions against their course materials and teachers. Errors can be reported to contactfuturetopper@gmail.com.