About this paper
This is the actual Maharashtra State Board (MSBSHSE) HSC (Class 12) Marathi (02) – युवकभारती board paper of the February–March 2026 examination. The paper code printed on the activity sheet (कृतिपत्रिका) is J-109; the header reads Day 03, 2026 II 12, 11.00 a.m., i.e. it was written on 12 February 2026. Marathi (Yuvakbharati) is a language paper common to all streams — Science, Commerce and Arts — so the same paper is written by every HSC student who takes Marathi.Source: the Maharashtra State Board's printed question paper (paper code J-109). The model answers are original Doubtly answers written in Marathi, not an official board answer key.
Paper pattern
Maximum marks 80, time 3 hours, 12 pages, five sections. विभाग १ गद्य (20 marks : two textbook passages of 8 marks each with a स्वमत choice, and an unseen passage of 4 marks). विभाग २ पद्य (16 marks : activities on ‘रे थांब जरा आषाढघना’, meaning of four lines, and either काव्यसौंदर्य or रसग्रहण). विभाग ३ साहित्यप्रकार – कथा (10 marks : a passage on the कथा form, then any two of four activities on the prescribed stories). विभाग ४ उपयोजित मराठी (14 marks : any two short answers and any two 5-mark answers on मुलाखत, माहितीपत्रक, अहवाल and वृत्तलेख). विभाग ५ व्याकरण व लेखन (20 marks : 10 one-mark grammar items — वाक्यप्रकार, समास, प्रयोग, अलंकार, वाक्प्रचार — and one essay of 200–250 words from five topics). Diagrams and boxes in the comprehension activities must be drawn neatly in pen or pencil, as the instructions say.
How to use it
Write the paper by hand in one 3-hour sitting, drawing the boxes and arrows as given, then compare with the model answers. Where the paper offers a choice (स्वमत ‘किंवा’, ‘कोणत्याही दोन’), the board needs only the required number of answers; we give model answers for more than one option where useful. For स्वमत, अभिव्यक्ती and the essay, our answer is one sample — any well-argued, correctly spelt answer of similar length is acceptable.
FAQs
Is the HSC Marathi paper the same for Science, Commerce and Arts?
Yes. Marathi (Yuvakbharati) is a language paper and the same question paper is used for all streams.
Why is it called the March 2026 paper if it was held on 12 February?
The board calls its main annual examination the February–March 2026 examination; the Marathi paper was held on 12 February 2026 as part of it.
Are these the board's official answers?
No. The questions are the board's own, but every answer here is a Doubtly model answer written to show how a good student would answer. The board does not publish its moderator answer key.