ISC 2026 Bengali Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Bengali paper from the 2026 Improvement Examination, code 803, set by CISCE. The footer reads 1226-803-I.E. It carries 80 marks, runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time, and has fifteen questions in two sections of 40 marks each. Section A is compulsory: a composition of about 400 words, an unseen passage on a journey through Kerala and the Andaman Islands, and ten one-mark items on grammar, idioms and vocabulary. Composition topics include a school sports meet, rapid climate change, online shopping, a ban on zoos, and hard work. In Section B candidates answer four of twelve questions from any three of Probondho O Godya Sonkolon, Kobita Sonkolon, the novel Koni and the play 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

12

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 a journey through Kerala and the Andaman Islands, with three 3-mark questions and six one-mark multiple-choice questions

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Ten one-mark items on grammar, idioms, spelling 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 Kerala and the Andamans
• Grammar, idioms and vocabulary
• Probondho O Godya Sonkolon
• Kobita Sonkolon
• Koni
• Mukut

Questions from this paper

1. Describe a sports competition at your school.
2. The Earth's climate is changing very fast. What do you think the causes may be, and how can we get free of this? Discuss.
3. "Zoos should be banned, keeping animal welfare and conservation in mind." Give your opinion for or against.
4. "There is no alternative to hard work." Do you agree? Explain your view with examples.
5. When did the writer first come to know Kerala, from where did he travel there, and how far was that journey?
6. "The rich despise the poor." In Koni, who says this?