ISC 2026 Kannada Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Kannada paper (code 806) from the 2026 board examination set by CISCE. 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 (Language) is compulsory: a composition of about 400 words, with topics such as co-curricular activities, the role of youth in nation-building, plastic and pollution, farmers’ difficulties and an original story; an unseen passage on the history of diamonds in India; and ten one-mark items on grammar, idioms and proverbs. In Section B candidates answer four of twelve questions from any three of Kannada Kirana, Kavya Sudhe, Prema Bhikshu and Hebberalu. The questions below are translated from Kannada.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Kannada

Year

2026

Paper code

806

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

8

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  15 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Kannada on one of six topics, the last an original story

• Section A, Question 2

  15 marks

  Unseen passage on diamonds in India, answered in the candidate’s own words in Kannada

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Ten one-mark items on grammar, idioms and proverbs

• 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

• Essay and story writing in Kannada
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Idioms and proverbs
• Kannada Kirana
• Kavya Sudhe
• Madhura Chenna
• Purandaradasa
• Kuvempu’s Doni Haadu
• Prema Bhikshu
• Angulimala and the Buddha
• Hebberalu
• Ekalavya, Hiranyadhanu and Dronacharya

Questions from this paper

1. Write an essay on the role of activities in education and the importance of co-curricular activities for students.
2. “The farmer is the backbone of the country.” Discuss the difficulties farmers face in their agricultural work today.
3. Write an original story on the saying “The person who helps in a crisis is the true relative,” or a story ending with “My faith did not prove false.”
4. According to the poet Madhura Chenna, what is a happy life?
5. How does Kuvempu, in the poem Doni Haadu, say we should carry on the journey of life?
6. What was the first story the Buddha told Angulimala after his change of heart?