ISC 2026 Bengali Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Bengali paper (code 803) from the 2026 board examination set by CISCE; the footer reads 1226-803. It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, with fifteen questions in two sections of 40 marks each. Section A is compulsory: a composition of about 400 words (an unexpected gift, three boons from the king of ghosts, mental health, a ban on plastic, artificial intelligence, or an original story), an unseen passage on palanquin bearers and Calcutta's first transport strike, and ten one-mark items on spelling and grammar. In Section B, candidates answer four of twelve questions from any three of Probondho O Godya Sonkolon, Kobita Sonkolon, Koni and Mukut. The questions below are translated from Bengali.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Bengali

Year

2026

Paper code

803

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

11

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  15 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Bengali on one of six topics, the last a choice of two original stories

• Section A, Question 2

  15 marks

  Unseen passage on palanquin bearers and Calcutta's first transport strike, with three 3-mark questions and six one-mark multiple-choice questions

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Ten one-mark items on spelling, grammar, idioms and rewriting sentences

• Section B

  40 marks

  Literature: four of twelve questions (Questions 4–15), ten marks each, from any three of the four prescribed textbooks

Topics covered

• Composition and story writing in Bengali
• Unseen passage on palanquin bearers
• Spelling, grammar and sentence transformation
• Probondho O Godya Sonkolon
• Kobita Sonkolon
• Babarer Prarthana
• Koni
• Mukut

Questions from this paper

1. Suppose the king of the ghosts appears at this moment and offers you three boons. What would you ask for?
2. "The use of plastic should be stopped immediately." Give your opinion for or against this statement.
3. "Artificial intelligence interferes in people's personal lives." Discuss.
4. Who used to go out by palanquin to inspect schools, and why was it difficult for ordinary people to keep a palanquin of their own?
5. Which poetry collection contains the poem 'Babarer Prarthana', and in which year was it published?
6. "In a democracy there is this freedom — the freedom to struggle." In Koni, who says this, and to whom?