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We predicted 87.8% of CBSE Chemistry 2026 — here's the proof.

A forensic, question-by-question analysis of our 5 predicted practice papers against the official CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Board Exam 2026 (Code 56/1/2).

📄 Paper Predict Research 📅 28 February 2026 🔬 33 Questions Analysed
11 Exact Matches
18 Concept Matches
87.8% Overall Accuracy

On 28 February 2026, millions of students across India sat for the CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Board Examination. In the days before the exam, Paper Predict published 5 comprehensive predicted practice papers — built through deep syllabus pattern analysis, chapter-wise weightage mapping, and historical trend modelling.

Today, we publish a transparent, question-by-question verification of how those predictions performed against the official exam paper (Code 56/1/2). The numbers speak for themselves.

Prediction Coverage 29 of 33 matched
33%
55%
12%
11 Exact 18 Concept 4 No Match

How We Verified

Every question from the official paper was extracted and cross-referenced against all 165 questions across our 5 predicted sets:

✅ Exact Match

The predicted paper contains a question with identical or near-identical wording, same concept, same format. A student who practised it would recognise the board question immediately.

🔶 Concept Match

The predicted paper tests the same core chemical principle using a different compound, value, or format. A student who understood it would have the tools to solve the board question.

A question is tagged No Match only when neither the format nor concept appears anywhere across all 5 sets.

Section-Wise Accuracy

Section Qs Exact Concept None Cover
A — MCQs 16 1 11 4 75%
B — VSA 5 3 2 0 100%
C — Short 7 4 3 0 100%
D — Case 2 2 0 0 100%
E — Long 3 1 2 0 100%

Sections B through E — carrying 54 of 70 marks (77%) — achieved 100% predictive coverage.

The 11 Exact Matches

Questions where our papers had virtually the same question, format, and answer pathway:

Q9
Aniline nitration — why significant m-nitroaniline forms Set 3, Q28(b) → identical phenomenon
Exact
Q17
Raoult's law deviation by ethanol-acetone mixture Set 2, Q17(b) → word-for-word identical
Exact
Q18
IUPAC naming of coordination compounds + chelate effect Set 5 Q33(c) + Set 1 Q19 → all sub-parts
Exact
Q19
Haloarenes less reactive to nucleophilic substitution Set 3 Q24(b) & Set 4 Q28(a) → identical wording
Exact
Q23
Reimer-Tiemann, Kolbe's, Friedel-Crafts acylation Set 4, Q20(a) → directly matched
Exact
Q24
α-hydrogen acidity + carboxylic acid carbonyl reactivity Set 4 Q14 + Set 2 Q29(b) → both identical
Exact
Q25
Anomers, invert sugar, glycosidic linkage definitions Set 1 Q29(c) + Set 5 Q27(c) → 2 of 3 identical
Exact
Q27
Mercury cell constant potential + lead battery reaction Set 1 Q17(b) + Set 3 Q29(c) → both matched
Exact
Q29
Case: CFT/VBT — [CoF₆]³⁻, [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺, [Fe(CN)₆]³⁻ Set 1 Q30 → identical case study & complexes
Exact
Q30
Case: Amine basicity + Hinsberg's + Hofmann degradation Set 4 Q30 + Set 3 Q28(a) + Set 5 Q32
Exact
Q33
Cu²⁺/Cu positive E° + MnO₄⁻ equation + misch metal Set 1 Q25, Set 2 Q33, Set 5 Q20
Exact

What We Missed

4 questions — just 4 marks out of 70 — not found in any form:

Q6
Grignard reagent for cyclohexyl methanol from methanal 1 Mark — Specific synthesis not covered
No Match
Q10
Properties of enantiomers — specific rotation, BP 1 Mark — Stereochemistry properties not tested
No Match
Q12
Diazonium coupling → p-hydroxyazobenzene 1 Mark — Azo dye coupling not covered
No Match
Q14
Actinoid oxidation states — 5f/6d/7s energies 1 Mark — Actinoid irregularities absent
No Match

All 4 were 1-mark MCQs. Total missed: 5.7% of the paper. Coverage: 94.3% of marks.

Marks-Weighted Analysis

Category Qs Marks %
Exact Match 11 32 45.7%
Concept Match 18 34 48.6%
No Match 4 4 5.7%
Total Coverage 29 66/70 94.3%
📊 Key Insight

Exact matches alone carried 32 marks — nearly half the paper. These could be scored directly from practising our predicted papers.

Full Analytical Report

Complete question-by-question analysis with match notes for all 33 questions.

Which Set Performed Best?

Set Exact Concept Total Strongest Topics
Set 1 3 7 10 Coordination, electrochemistry, sugars
Set 2 4 5 9 Raoult's law, rate expressions, organic ID
Set 3 5 5 10 Kinetics, haloarenes, azeotropes, VBT/CFT
Set 4 3 8 11 Named reactions, amines, TM properties
Set 5 2 10 12 Colligative properties, CFT, biomolecules

Set 3 had the most exact matches (5). Set 5 had broadest reach (12). The 5-paper strategy delivered comprehensive coverage no single paper could.

What This Means for Students

When predicted papers cover 94.3% of marks before the exam, that's an extraordinary strategic advantage. Paper Predict combines deep historical analysis of CBSE patterns spanning a decade, chapter-wise weightage mapping, and systematic identification of recurring templates.

This is exam prediction as a science, not a gamble.

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