AP Inter New Subjects Combination & Examination Pattern 2025-26

AP Inter New Subjects Combination & Examination Pattern 2025-26

Proposal of New Subjects Combination

 

The current curriculum of BIEAP mandates a total of six compulsory subjects for the Science stream and five compulsory subjects for the Commerce and Arts & Humanities streams, as detailed in the table below:

 

Subject		Name of Subject
Compulsory	Subject 1 ( 1st language)	English
	Subject 2 ( Second language)	Any one of the Following is Compulsory: Telugu, Urdu, Hindi , Arabic, Tamil, Kannada, Oriya, Sanskrit, Persian, French
	Subject 3  Subject 4 Subject 5  Subject 6 Humanities Science	Any Combination From Group A or Group B: Group- A (Science): MPC & BiPC    Group-B (Humanities): MEC, CEC, HEC, ECH,ECG, HCML (TEL), HCML(U), HCML(E), ECO LO CO, ECO CO PUB, LO HIS CIV, HIS GEO PUB
Subjects of Internal Assessment	Subject 7 & 8 ( to be taken by all regular candidates)	Ethics & Human Values Environmental education

 

Rationality of Reform:

• With current combinations, students sometimes face challenges in securing admissions, as certain universities require a single language subject and four core subjects, making a total of five subjects.
• There is demand for MBiPC course from science students
• There is demand from Humanities students to give them more options in terms of combinations which can be adopted.

Proposal for new Subject Combinations:

To address above mentioned issues and also to align with the NEP’s emphasis on flexibility in subject selection, BIEAP plans to introduce new subject combinations which include followings:

1. Consolidation of Papers: Mathematics (Math A + Math B) and Biology (Botany + Zoology) will be merged into single unified papers, streamlining the curriculum.
2. Compulsory Subjects: Regardless of the chosen stream, students will be required to study a total of five compulsory subjects.
3. Elective Subject: Allowing students to choose their second subject from a list of elective subjects provided in Annexure-I. (not chosen as subject 3,4 or 5)
4. 3rd, 4th and 5th Subject: Core Subjects: Science/Humanities: Science Combinations: MPC, BiPC Humanities combinations : CEC, HEC, MEC etc. (14 combinations)
5. Introduction of an Additional Subject: A sixth subject is proposed to add to expand learning opportunities and enhance the curriculum.

This will offer an added advantage— If a student has taken 6^th subject, and if he/she fails in any one of first five subjects, the same will be replaced by the 6th subject provided the candidate satisfies the scheme of studies i.e., after replacement English should remains as one of the main five subjects.

Additional subject can be chosen from language or academic, 23 options available in the annexure -I (not chosen as core or elective subjects)

The proposed subject combinations are presented below for reference.

Subject		Name of Subject
Compulsory	Subject 1 (1st language)	English
Elective	Subject 2	Student can choose from 10 Languages and 13 subject options
Core	Subject 3 Subject 4 and  Subject 5	Any Combination From Group A or Group B: Group- A (Science): MPC & BiPC Group-B (Humanities): MEC, CEC, HEC, ECH, ECG, HCML (TEL), HCML(U), HCML(E), ECO LO CO, ECO CO PUB, LO HIS CIV, HIS GEO PUB
Additional Subject (Optional)	Subject 6	Any one elective or Language from any subject not selected as Compulsory
Qualifying Subjects	Subject 7 & 8 ( to be taken by all regular candidates)	Ethics & Human Values Environmental education

 

Annexure-I: Proposed List of Elective Subjects or Additional Subjects

 

Sl. No.	Subject
1.	TELUGU
2.	URDU
3.	HINDI
4.	SANSKRIT
5.	TAMIL
6.	KANNADA
7.	ORIYA
8.	PERSIAN
9.	ARABIC
10.	FRENCH
11.	PHYSICS
12.	CHEMISTRY
13.	BIOLOGY
14.	MATHEMATICS
15.	ECONOMICS
16.	COMMERCE
17.	HISTORY
18.	CIVICS
19.	LOGIC
20.	GEOGRAPHY
21.	SOCIOLOGY
22.	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATON
23.	FINE ARTS, MUSIC

 

Proposed Changes in Examination Marks Pattern

The current marking pattern of Board Exams of BIEAP is detailed in the table below:

 

Subjects	1st Year
	Science Theory		Subjects	Humanities (CEC)
	MPC	BiPC
English	100	100	English	100
2nd Language	100	100	2nd Language	100
Maths –A/Botany	75	60	Commerce	100
Maths –B/Zoology	75	60	Eco	100
Physics	60	60	Civics	100
Chemistry	60	60	--	--
Total	470	440	Total	500

 

Subjects	2nd Year
	Science Theory		Practical	Subjects	Humanities (CEC)
	MPC	BiPC
English	100	100	--	English	100
2nd Language	100	100	--	2nd Language	100
Maths –A/ Botany	75	60	30 (BiPC)	Commerce	100
Maths –B/ Zoology	75	60	30 (BiPC)	Eco	100
Physics	60	60	30	Civics	100
Chemistry	60	60	30	--	--
Total	470	440	60/120	--	500

 

As per above, total marks for 1^st year + 2^nd year is 1000.

• MPC: 470 (1^st year)+[470+60] (2^nd year)=1000;
• BiPC: 440 (1^st year)+[440+120] (2^nd year)=1000;
• Humanities: 500 (1^st year)+500 (2^nd year)=1000

It is proposed to realign the subject wise total marks and weightage between theory exams and internal/practical exams as per the CBSE pattern.

Rationality of Reform:

• As per the CBSE marking pattern, marking pattern for the BIE Board exams is proposed to be revised to ensure a balanced distribution of marks between theory and internal/practical assessments.
• This will help in developing critical thinking and research ability in the students.
• The proposal is in line with the NEP 2020 guidelines, which advocates for assessment of higher-order thinking skills such as analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving, alongside descriptive elements for a deeper understanding,

Proposed Change in Examination Marks Pattern:

• For languages and for core subjects in the Humanities stream, such as Civics, Commerce, History, and Economics, the division will be 80 marks for theory and 20 marks for internal assessments (Project Work/Research Activity)
• In total, each stream will have 500 marks: the Humanities group will be allocated 400 marks for theory and 100 marks for internal assessments. MPC group will have 380 marks for theory and 120 marks for internal/practical assessments and BiPC group will have 370 marks for theory and 130 marks for internal/practical Details shown below:

Subjects	Board Exam
	MPC		BiPC		Subjects	Humanities
	Theory	Internal/ Practical	Theory	Internal/ Practical		Theory	Internal/ Practical
English	80	20	80	20	English	80	20
Elective Subject	80	20	80	20	Elective Subject	80/70	20/30
Maths /Biology	80	20	70	30	Core Sub.1	80	20
Physics	70	30	70	30	Core Sub. 2	80	20
Chemistry	70	30	70	30	Core Sub.3	80	20
Additional Subjects (Optional)	-	-	-	-	Additional Subjects ( Optional)	-	-
Total (500)	380	120	370	130	Total (500)	400	100

 

Further, in line with the NEP 2020 guidelines, which advocate for exams that assess higher-order thinking skills such as analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving, alongside descriptive elements for a deeper understanding, BIEAP has proposed the following changes:

• Introduction of 1-mark questions in the form of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), fill-in-the-blanks, and one-word answers.
• Revision of essay-type questions, reducing the marks allocated from 8 to 5/6 marks.

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