Class12th Syllabus 2023-24 (PCM+Ec+ PE)
Class12th Syllabus 2023-24 (PCM+Ec+ PE)
Class12th Syllabus 2023-24 (PCM+Ec+ PE)
PHYSICS (THEORY)
No. of Marks
Periods
Unit–I Electrostatics
Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields
26
Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and 16
Capacitance
Unit-II Current Electricity
18
Chapter–3: Current Electricity
Unit-III Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
25
Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter 17
Unit-IV Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating
Currents 24
Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter–7: Alternating Current
Unit–V Electromagnetic Waves
04
Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves
Unit–VI Optics 18
30
Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical
Instruments
Chapter–10: Wave Optics
Unit–VII Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and 8
Matter 12
Unit–VIII Atoms and Nuclei
15
Chapter–12: Atoms
Chapter–13: Nuclei
Unit–IX Electronic Devices
Chapter–14: Semiconductor 10
Electronics: Materials, Devices and 7
Simple Circuits
Total 160 70
Unit I: Electrostatics 26 Periods
Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field lines, electric
dipole, electric field due to a dipole, torque on a dipole in uniform electric
field.
Electric flux, statement of Gauss's theorem and its applications to find field
due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet
and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside).
Biot - Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop.
Ampere's law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire. Straight
solenoid (only qualitative treatment), force on a moving charge in uniform
magnetic and electric fields.
Wave optics: Wave front and Huygen’s principle, reflection and refraction
of plane wave at a plane surface using wave fronts. Proof of laws of
reflection and refraction using Huygen’s principle. Interference, Young's
double slit experiment and expression for fringe width (No derivation final
expression only), coherent sources and sustained interference of light,
diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maxima (qualitative treatment
only).
Unit VII: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 08 Periods
Chapter–12: Atoms
Chapter–13: Nuclei
Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its
variation with mass number; nuclear fission, nuclear fusion.
The record to be submitted by the students at the time of their annual examination has to
include:
Record of at least 6 Activities [with 3 each from section A and section B], to be
performed by the students.
Evaluation Scheme
Max. Marks: 30
Time 3 hours
Experiments SECTION–A
OR
5. To convert the given galvanometer (of known resistance and figure of merit) into a
voltmeter of desired range and to verify the same.
OR
To convert the given galvanometer (of known resistance and figure of merit) into an
ammeter of desired range and to verify the same.
Activities
1. To measure the resistance and impedance of an inductor with or without iron core.
5. To study the variation in potential drop with length of a wire for a steady current.
SECTION-B
Experiments
1. To find the value of v for different values of u in case of a concave mirror and to find
the focal length.
2. To find the focal length of a convex mirror, using a convex lens.
3. To find the focal length of a convex lens by plotting graphs between u and v
or between 1/u and 1/v.
4. To find the focal length of a concave lens, using a convex lens.
5. To determine angle of minimum deviation for a given prism by plotting a graph
between angle of incidence and angle of deviation.
6. To determine refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
7. To find the refractive index of a liquid using convex lens and plane mirror.
8. To find the refractive index of a liquid using a concave mirror and a plane mirror.
9. To draw the I-V characteristic curve for a p-n junction diode in forward and
reverse bias.
Activities
(a) the power of the incandescent lamp, used to 'illuminate' the LDR (keeping
all the lamps at a fixed distance).
(b) the distance of a incandescent lamp (of fixed power) used to 'illuminate'
the LDR.
3. To find the refractive indices of (a) water (b) oil (transparent) using a plane mirror,
an equiconvex lens (made from a glass of known refractive index) and an
adjustable object needle.
4. To investigate the relation between the ratio of (i) output and input voltage and (ii)
number of turns in the secondary coil and primary coil of a self-designed
transformer.
6. To estimate the charge induced on each one of the two identical Styrofoam (or pith)
balls suspended in a vertical plane by making use of Coulomb's law.
7. To study the factor on which the self-inductance of a coil depends by observing the
effect of this coil, when put in series with a resistor/(bulb) in a circuit fed up by an
A.C. source of adjustable frequency.
8. To study the earth's magnetic field using a compass needle -bar magnet by plotting
magnetic field lines and tangent galvanometer.
3. Detection of Nitrogen in the given organic compound.
4. Detection of Halogen in the given organic compound.
Note: The above practicals may be carried out in an experiential manner rather than recording observations.
Prescribed Books:
1. Chemistry Part – I, Class-XI, Published by NCERT.
2. Chemistry Part – II, Class-XI, Published by NCERT.
Redox reactions, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to
chemical cells, Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, conductance in electrolytic
solutions, specific and molar conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's
Law, electrolysis and law of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell-electrolytic cells and Galvanic cells,
lead accumulator, fuel cells, corrosion.
Unit IV: Chemical Kinetics 10 Periods
Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous), factors affecting rate of reaction: concentration,
temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a reaction, rate law and specific rate constant,
integrated rate equations and half-life (only for zero and first order reactions), concept of collision
theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment), activation energy, Arrhenius equation.
Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C–X bond, physical and chemical properties, optical rotation
mechanism of substitution reactions.
Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary
alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration,
uses with special reference to methanol and ethanol.
Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of
phenol, electrophillic substitution reactions, uses of phenols.
Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical
and chemical properties, mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in
aldehydes, uses.
Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
properties; uses.
Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic organic chemistry.
Carbohydrates - Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccahrides (glucose and fructose), D-L
configuration oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose,
glycogen); Importance of carbohydrates.
Proteins -Elementary idea of - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins, structure of proteins
- primary, secondary, tertiary structure and quaternary structures (qualitative idea only), denaturation
of proteins; enzymes. Hormones - Elementary idea excluding structure.
PRACTICALS
Volumetric Analysis 08
Salt Analysis 08
Project Work 04
Total 30
B. Chemical Kinetics
(a) Effect of concentration and temperature on the rate of reaction between Sodium Thiosulphate and
Hydrochloric acid.
(b) Study of reaction rates of any one of the following:
(i) Reaction of Iodide ion with Hydrogen Peroxide at room temperature using different
concentration of Iodide ions.
(ii) Reaction between Potassium Iodate, (KIO3) and Sodium Sulphite: (Na2SO3) using starch solution
as indicator (clock reaction).
C. Thermochemistry
Any one of the following experiments
i) Enthalpy of dissolution of Copper Sulphate or Potassium Nitrate.
ii) Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid (HCI) and strong base (NaOH).
iii) Determination of enthaply change during interaction (Hydrogen bond formation) between Acetone
and Chloroform.
D. Electrochemistry
Variation of cell potential in Zn/Zn2+|| Cu2+/Cu with change in concentration of electrolytes (CuSO4 or
ZnSO4) at room temperature.
E. Chromatography
i) Separation of pigments from extracts of leaves and flowers by paper chromatography and
determination of Rf values.
ii) Separation of constituents present in an inorganic mixture containing two cations only (constituents
having large difference in Rf values to be provided).
Unsaturation, alcoholic, phenolic, aldehydic, ketonic, carboxylic and amino (Primary) groups.
I. Characteristic tests of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in pure samples and their detection in
given foodstuffs.
J. Determination of concentration/ molarity of KMnO4 solution by titrating it against a standard
solution of:
i) Oxalic acid,
ii) Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate
(Students will be required to prepare standard solutions by weighing themselves). K.
Qualitative analysis
Determination of one cation and one anion in a given salt.
Cation : Pb2+, Cu2+ As3+, Aℓ3+, Fe3+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, NH4+
Anions: (CO3)2-, S2-, (SO3)2-, (NO2)-, (SO4)2-, Cℓ-, Br-, I-, PO3-4, (C2O4)2-, CH3COO-,NO3-
(Note: Insoluble salts excluded)
PROJECT
Scientific investigations involving laboratory testing and collecting information from other sources A
few suggested Projects.
• Study of the presence of oxalate ions in guava fruit at different stages of ripening.
• Study of quantity of casein present in different samples of milk.
• Preparation of soybean milk and its comparison with the natural milk with respect to curd formation,
effect of temperature, etc.
• Study of the effect of Potassium Bisulphate as food preservative under various conditions (temperature,
concentration, time, etc.)
• Study of digestion of starch by salivary amylase and effect of pH and temperature on it.
• Comparative study of the rate of fermentation of following materials: wheat flour, gram flour, potato
juice, carrot juice, etc.
• Extraction of essential oils present in Saunf (aniseed), Ajwain (carum), Illaichi (cardamom).
• Study of common food adulterants in fat, oil, butter, sugar, turmeric power, chilli powder and pepper.
Note: Any other investigatory project, which involves about 10 periods of work, can be chosen with the
approval of the teacher.
Practical Examination for Visually Impaired Students of Classes XI and XII Evaluation Scheme
Viva 10 marks
Total 30 marks
General Guidelines
• The practical examination will be of two hour duration.
• A separate list of ten experiments is included here.
• The written examination in practicals for these students will be conducted at the time of practical
examination of all other students.
• The written test will be of 30 minutes duration.
• The question paper given to the students should be legibly typed. It should contain a total of 15
practical skill based very short answer type questions. A student would be required to answer any 10
questions.
• A writer may be allowed to such students as per CBSE examination rules.
• All questions included in the question papers should be related to the listed practicals. Every question
should require about two minutes to be answered.
• These students are also required to maintain a practical file. A student is expected to record at least
five of the listed experiments as per the specific instructions for each subject. These practicals should
be duly checked and signed by the internal examiner.
• The format of writing any experiment in the practical file should include aim, apparatus required,
simple theory, procedure, related practical skills, precautions etc.
• Questions may be generated jointly by the external/internal examiners and used for assessment.
• The viva questions may include questions based on basic theory/principle/concept,
apparatus/materials/ chemicals required, procedure, precautions, sources of error etc.
A. Items for Identification/Familiarity of the apparatus for assessment in practical (All experiments)
Beaker, glass rod, tripod stand, wire gauze, Bunsen burner, Whatman filter paper, gas jar, capillary
tube, pestle and mortar, test tubes, tongs, test tube holder, test tube stand, burette, pipette, conical
flask, standard flask, clamp stand, funnel, filter paper
Hands-on Assessment
• Identification/familiarity with the apparatus
• Odour detection in qualitative analysis
B. List of Practicals
The experiments have been divided into two sections: Section A and Section B. The experiments
mentioned in Section B are mandatory.
SECTION- A
A Surface Chemistry
(1) Preparation of one lyophilic and one lyophobic
sol Lyophilic sol - starch, egg albumin and gum
(2) Preparation of one lyophobic sol Lyophobic sol
– Ferric hydroxide B Chromatography
(1) Separation of pigments from extracts of leaves and flowers by paper chromatography and
determination of Rf values (distance values may be provided).
C Tests for the functional groups present in organic compounds:
(1) Alcoholic and Carboxylic groups.
(2) Aldehydic and Ketonic
D Characteristic tests of carbohydrates and proteins in the given foodstuffs. E
Preparation of Inorganic Compounds- Potash Alum
SECTION-B (Mandatory)
F Quantitative analysis
(1) (a) Preparation of the standard solution of Oxalic acid of a given volume
(b) Determination of molarity of KMnO4 solution by titrating it against a standard solution of
Oxalic acid.
(2) The above exercise [F 1 (a) and (b)] to be conducted using Ferrous ammonium sulphate (Mohr's
salt)
G Qualitative analysis:
(1) Determination of one cation and one anion in a given salt.
Cation –NH4+
Anions – CO32-, S2-, SO32-, Cl-, CH3COO-
(Note: Insoluble salts excluded)
Note: The above practicals may be carried out in an experiential manner rather than recording
observations.
Prescribed Books:
1. Chemistry Part -I, Class-XII, Published by NCERT.
2. Chemistry Part -II, Class-XII, Published by NCERT.
CHEMISTRY (Code No. 043) QUESTION PAPER DESIGN CLASSES –XI and XII (2023-24)
S Domains Total Marks %
1 Remembering and Understanding: 28 40
Exhibit memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms,
basic concepts and answers. Demonstrate understanding of facts and
ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving
descriptions and stating main ideas.
2 Applying: 21 30
Solve problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts,
techniques and rules in a different way.
3 Analysing, Evaluating and Creating: 21 30
Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes.
Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations. Present and
defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas
or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
Compile information together in a different way by combining elements in
a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions.
Types of relations: reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto
functions.
Definition, range, domain, principal value branch. Graphs of inverse trigonometric functions.
Unit-II: Algebra
1. Matrices 25 Periods
Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix, transpose of a matrix,
symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Operations on matrices: Addition and multiplication and
multiplication with a scalar. Simple properties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication. Non-
commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the
zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order 2). Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of
inverse, if it exists; (Here all matrices will have real entries).
2. Determinants 25 Periods
Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 x 3 matrices), minors, co-factors and applications of
determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix. Consistency,
inconsistency and number of solutions of system of linear equations by examples, solving system of
linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using inverse of a matrix.
Unit-III: Calculus
1. Continuity and Differentiability 20 Periods
Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, circles/ parabolas/ellipses (in
standard form only)
Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, graphical method
of solution for problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions (bounded or unbounded),
feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints).
Unit-VI: Probability
1. Probability 30 Periods
Conditional probability, multiplication theorem on probability, independent events, total probability,
Bayes’ theorem, Random variable and its probability distribution, mean of random variable.
MATHEMATICS (Code No. - 041)
QUESTION PAPER DESIGN CLASS - XII
(2023-24)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 80
%
S. Total
Typology of Questions Weightage
No. Marks
Evaluating:
Present and defend opinions by making judgments about
3 16 20
information, validity of ideas, or quality of work based on a set
of criteria.
Creating:
Compile information together in a different way by combining
elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions
Total 80 100
Choice(s):
Section A – 22 Marks
Reading Skills
Note: The combined word limit for both the passages will be 700-750 words.
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions and Short Answer type Questions
(to be answered in 40-50 words) will be asked.
Section B – 18 Marks
Creative Writing Skills
II. Creative Writing Skills
3.Notice, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered.(4 Marks:
Format : 1 / Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar : 1 ).
4. Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to
be answered. (4 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar :1 ).
5. Letters based on verbal/visual input, to be answered in approximately 120-150 words.
Letter types include application for a job with bio data or resume. Letters to the editor (giving
suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest) . One out of the two given questions to
be answered . (5 Marks: Format : 1 / Organisation of Ideas: 1/Content : 2 / Accuracy of
Spelling and Grammar :1 ).
6. Article/ Report Writing, descriptive and analytical in nature, based on verbal inputs, to be
answered in 120-150 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered . (5 Marks:
Format : 1 / Organisation of Ideas: 1/Content : 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar :1 ).
Section C – 40 Marks
Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text
This section will have variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice
Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long
Answer Type Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation
and extrapolation beyond the text.
7. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Flamingo, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, inference and appreciation. (6x1=6 Marks)
8. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Vistas, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation. (4x1=4 Marks)
9. One prose extract out of two from the book Flamingo, to assess comprehension,
interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. (6x1=6Marks)
10. Short answer type questions (from Prose and Poetry from the book Flamingo), to
be answered in 40-50 words each. Questions should elicit inferential responses
through critical thinking. Five questions out of the six given, are to be answered.
(5x2=10 Marks)
11. Short answer type questions, from Prose (Vistas), to be answered in 40- 50 words
each. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Any two
out of three questions to be done. (2x2=4 Marks)
12. One Long answer type question, from Prose/Poetry (Flamingo), to be answered in
120-150 words. Questions can be based on incident / theme / passage / extract / event
as reference points to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text. The question
will elicit analytical and evaluative response from the student. Any one out of two
questions to be done. (1x5=5 Marks)
13. One Long answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Vistas, to be
answered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond
the text. Questions to provide analytical and evaluative responses using incidents,
events, themes, as reference points. Any one out of two questions to be done.
(1x5=5 Marks)
Prescribed Books
(Poetry)
My Mother at Sixty-Six
Keeping Quiet
A Thing of Beauty
A Roadside Stand
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
80
TOTAL
Internal Assessment Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills 10
Listening 5+5
Speaking
Project Work 10
Note: b*are the Concept based questions like Tactile diagram/data interpretation/case base study for visually Impaired Child
4. Special consideration
• To make them understand
(menarche and about female athlete triad.
menstrual
dysfunction)
3. Asthma: Procedure,
Benefits &
Contraindications for
Tadasana,
Urdhwahastottansan
a, UttanMandukasan-
a, Bhujangasana,
4. Hypertension:
Procedure, Benefits
& Contraindications
for Tadasana,
Katichakransan,
Uttanpadasana,
Ardha Halasana,
Sarala Matyasana,
Gomukhasana,
UttanMandukasan-a,
Vakrasana,
Bhujangasana,
Makarasana,
Shavasana, Nadi-
shodhanapranayam,
Sitlipranayam.
5. Importance of Diet in
Sports-Pre, During
and Post competition
Requirements
Unit 6 Test & Measurement • To make students ▪ Lecture-based After completing the unit, the
in Sports Understand and conduct instruction, students will be able to:
1. Fitness Test – SAI SAI KHELO INDIA Fitness ▪ Technology-based * Perform SAI Khelo India Fitness
Khelo India Fitness Test and to make students learning, Test in school [Age group 5-8
Test in school: Understand and conduct ▪ Group learning, years/ (class 1-3) and Age
General Motor Fitness ▪ Individual learning, group 9-18yrs/ (class 4-12)
Age group 5-8 years/ Test. ▪ Inquiry-based learning,
class 1-3: BMI, ▪ Kinesthetic learning, * Determine physical fitness
Flamingo Balance ▪ Game-based learning Index through Harvard Step
• To make students to
Test, Plate Tapping and Test/Rock- port Test
determine physical fitness
Test ▪ Expeditionary learning.
Index through Harvard
* Compute Basal Metabolic Rate
Step Test/Rockport Test
Age group 9-18yrs/ (BMR)
• To make students to
class 4-12: BMI,
calculate Basal Metabolic
50mt Speed test, * Describe the procedure of Rikli
Rate (BMR)
600mt Run/Walk, Sit and Jones - Senior Citizen
& Reach flexibility Fitness Test
test, Strength Test • To measure the fitness
(Partial Abdominal level of Senior Citizens
Curl Up, Push-Ups through Rikli and Jones
for boys, Modified Senior Citizen Fitness
Push-Ups for girls). Test.
3. Computing Basal
Metabolic Rate
(BMR)
➢ *Test for CWSN (any 4 items out of 27 items. One item from each component: Aerobic Function, Body Composition, Muscular
strength & Endurance, Range of Motion or Flexibility)
➢ **CWSN (Children With Special Needs – Divyang): Bocce/Boccia , Sitting Volleyball, Wheel Chair Basketball, Unified Badminton,
Unified Basketball, Unified Football, Blind Cricket, Goalball, Floorball, Wheel Chair Races and Throws, or any other Sport/Game
of choice.
➢ **Children with Special Needs can also opt any one Sport/Game from the list as alternative to Yogic Practices. However, the
Sport/Game must be different from Test - ‘Proficiency in Games and Sports’