ISC 2026 Nepali Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Nepali paper (code 811) 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 40-mark sections. Section A (Language) has a 400-word composition with an original-story option, a passage about a girl named Usha taken from Sampurna Rai's story collection 'Nabho', and ten one-mark grammar and vocabulary items. In Section B (Literature) candidates answer four of twelve questions from three of the four prescribed books: Gadya Kunj, Kavita Kunj, the novel Juneli Rekha and the play Ani Deorali Runcha. Questions below are translated from Nepali.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Nepali

Year

2026

Paper code

811

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 Nepali on one of six topics, the last being an original story

• Section A, Question 2

  15 marks

  Unseen passage with three 3-mark questions and six one-mark multiple-choice questions

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Ten one-mark multiple-choice items on synonyms, antonyms, proverbs, spelling, gender and tense

• 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 Nepali
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Proverbs and spelling
• Gender and tense
• Gadya Kunj (prose)
• Kavita Kunj (poetry)
• Juneli Rekha (novel)
• Ani Deorali Runcha (play)

Questions from this paper

1. 'Cleanliness is not just a campaign but the foundation of nation-building.' Write a composition on this subject.
2. Give your opinion on how the growth and spread of tourism is affecting human resources as well as raising incomes.
3. Discuss the message that the poem 'Nimto' gives us.
4. Describe the hardships suffered by the tea-garden workers of that time, with reference to Malini's situation.
5. Discuss the injustice and oppression of the poor by the wealthy class in the play 'Ani Deorali Runcha'.