A battery module comprising: a cell stack formed as a plurality of pouch-type battery cells stacked on each other in a stacking direction, the battery cells comprising at least one of a sensing negative electrode lead and a sensing positive electrode lead in addition to a positive electrode lead and a negative electrode; wherein the positive electrode lead is provided at one end portion based on a center of one of the plurality of battery cells and the negative electrode lead is provided at the other end portion based on the center of the one of the plurality of battery cells, and the sensing negative electrode lead is provided at the one end portion by a predetermined distance from the positive electrode lead and/or the sensing positive electrode lead is provided at the other end portion by a predetermined distance from the negative electrode lead, a bus bar assembly comprising a plurality of connection bus bars electrically connected to one of the positive electrode lead and the negative electrode lead included in each of the plurality of battery cells, a plurality of sensing bus bars electrically connected to the sensing negative electrode lead or the sensing positive electrode lead included in each of the plurality of battery cells, and a plurality of bus bar frames each comprising a connection accommodating portion where a respective one of the plurality of connection bus bars is accommodated and a sensing accommodating portion where a respective one of the plurality of sensing bus bars is accommodated; and a sensing assembly comprising a circuit board electrically connected to the plurality of connection bus bars and the plurality of sensing bus bars, and a sensing frame mounted on a front surface of the bus bar assembly, which is a surface facing away from the cell stack, and where a board embedding portion accommodating the circuit board therein is formed. a cell stack formed as a plurality of pouch-type battery cells stacked on each other in a stacking direction, the battery cells comprising at least one of a sensing negative electrode lead and a sensing positive electrode lead in addition to a positive electrode lead and a negative electrode; wherein the positive electrode lead is provided at one end portion based on a center of one of the plurality of battery cells and the negative electrode lead is provided at the other end portion based on the center of the one of the plurality of battery cells, and the sensing negative electrode lead is provided at the one end portion by a predetermined distance from the positive electrode lead and/or the sensing positive electrode lead is provided at the other end portion by a predetermined distance from the negative electrode lead, a bus bar assembly comprising a plurality of connection bus bars electrically connected to one of the positive electrode lead and the negative electrode lead included in each of the plurality of battery cells, a plurality of sensing bus bars electrically connected to the sensing negative electrode lead or the sensing positive electrode lead included in each of the plurality of battery cells, and a plurality of bus bar frames each comprising a connection accommodating portion where a respective one of the plurality of connection bus bars is accommodated and a sensing accommodating portion where a respective one of the plurality of sensing bus bars is accommodated; and a sensing assembly comprising a circuit board electrically connected to the plurality of connection bus bars and the plurality of sensing bus bars, and a sensing frame mounted on a front surface of the bus bar assembly, which is a surface facing away from the cell stack, and where a board embedding portion accommodating the circuit board therein is formed.