The Central Board of Secondary Education conducted the CBSE Class 12 Economics Exam 2025 on March 19, 2025. The exam was conducted in a single shift- from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. CBSE Board Exam 2025 Live Update
All students who have appeared for class 12 economics paper today can check expert reviews, other students’ reactions.
What teachers said about class 12 economics paper
Anupam Agnihotri, PGT Economics at Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad said that the question paper was for 80 marks with internal options. Paper contains a good mixture of qualification-based and moderate questions, which assesses the application of knowledge. The paper was average and the questions were mainly CBSE sample paper-based. Direct questions were directly and easy to answer. MCQs and merit-based questions were also of average difficulty, ensuring a balanced evaluation. The students finished the paper well in time and were satisfied with the paper level. Overall all sets were easy.
Narasimha Raghav, PGT Commerce, Pest World School, Gurgaon said that the paper of class 12 economics was simple and well balanced. According to the students, the level of difficulty was moderate. Both segments of paper were relatively easy. Question paper was a balanced mix of knowledge, analysis and application based questions.
Vanaka Deep, PGT Economics, Vidyagian School Bulandshahr found the paper barely liberal. The economics question paper was a balanced mix of direct and application-based questions.
Sudeshna Bhattacharya, HOD Economics, Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad said that the Economics Class XII examination was easy-to-medium level. MCQs were concepts-based in macroeconomics; He was from NCERT in the Indian economy. In macroeconomics, (AD-AS) diagram based questions came as an alternative and levels were easy. Most of the questions were only direct and others were applications-based. In order to respond to the Ques in the Indian economy, NCERT needed to fully read and they were moderate levels. Numerical questions were easy. Along with the case study, subjective questions were also easy. Only 2-3 MCQs were difficult.
J Jirotra; Teacher, Shiv Nadar School, Noida said, “Economics paper was well balanced and moderate difficulty, enabling students to implement both their ideological understanding and analytical skills.”
Anthony Fernandes, the founder of Shalaa.com, stated that the 2025 Economics examination displayed a balanced approach, which maintains stability in the structure with previous year’s paper, but contains a noticeable change to the application-based and analytical questions. Compared to 2024, the examination included a greater number of case studies, in which students needed to implement theoretical concepts for real -world economic landscapes. While the Multiple-Choice section retained its weightage, for a long time questions in the answer demanded a deep understanding and synthesis of economic principles.
What students said about class 12 economics paper
Shivani, a Class XII student in Vidyagian, shared that the paper was well structured and not long, which gave her enough time to try all the questions without feeling any. He found the question distribution fair and aligned with the syllabus.
Prachi, another student from Vidyagian, mentioned that numerical questions were direct and manageable. He appreciated that the paper tested an ideological understanding rather than difficult calculations, making it easy for students who practiced continuously.
Shreya Gambhir, Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad said that economics class XII paper was above average. There were some questions that our teachers had already included in the pre-board paper, so we knew how to answer those people. In addition, the paper was a little longer for me, but I managed to complete it on time. The level of difficulty was average to be honest, not very difficult but easy. There was a question from passing in case studies; The remaining 2 questions were only from the book.
Soumya Dubey, Class 12 students of Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Ghaziabad found the paper holisticly easy. The questions were mostly direct and numerical easy. MCQs needed a little application but they were also good. Case studies were also direct and regular.
Gursimran, Class 12 student Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31 Chandigarh shared, “The paper was balanced, with a mixture of direct and application-based questions. Macroeconomics section was easier than expected. Last year’s questions helped me today.”
Shruti Sharma, a Class 12 student of Kandriya Vidyalayala of Sector 31 Chandigarh, said, “I got numerical questions directly, but there were some theoretical questions. The time was just enough to complete everything. Microeconomics were the savior today.”
Class 12 students Kandriya Vidyalayala, Sector 31 Chandigarh, Vanshika Salariya said. “The questions were mostly from NCERT, but some were out of the course for e. I think my performance was decent, I did paper on time.”
Harpreet of Chandigarh shared, “It was a good paper overall. Answers to the claim questions were going on, and the rest of the papers were manageable, but also.” Center 31 Chandigarh, Class 12 student of Kabir Pratap Singh’s Class 12 student said, “The paper was tall, and it took time to write a wide answer. However, it was better to fix them in the previous paper, and those who practiced well.”
Rashil Mishra, a Class 12 student at Shiva Nadar School, Noida said, “I was happy with paper. It was easier than expected, and I did not expect to finish so well before.” Ite Roy, a student of Class 12, Shiva Nadar School, Noida, said, “The Indian Economy Section was a little longer, but it was easy to try. All was straight to solve MCQ.”
