CBSE Class 12th Syllabus 2021 (Reduced and Updated Syllabus PDF Files)

Science

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Biology
• English
• Computer Science

Commerce

• Accountancy
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Mathematics
• English

Humanities/Arts

• History
• Geography
• Political Science
• English
• Psychology
• Sociology

1

Physical World and Measurement

23

Chapter–1: Physical World

Chapter–2: Units and Measurements

2

Kinematics

Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line

Chapter–4: Motion in a Plane

3

Laws of Motion

Chapter–5: Laws of Motion

4

Work, Energy and Power

17 

Chapter–6: Work, Energy and Power

5

Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

Chapter–7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion

6

Gravitation

Chapter–8: Gravitation

7

Properties of Bulk Matter

20 

Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids

Chapter–10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter

8

Thermodynamics

Chapter–12: Thermodynamics

9

Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases

Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory

10

Oscillations and Waves

10 

Chapter–14: Oscillations

Chapter–15: Waves

Total

70 

1

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

11 

2

Structure of Atom

3

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

4 

4

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

21 

5

States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

6

Chemical Thermodynamics

7

Equilibrium

8

Redox Reactions

16 

9

Hydrogen

10

s -Block Elements

11

Some p -Block Elements

12

Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques

18 

13

Hydrocarbons

Total

70 

1

Relations and Functions

08

2

Algebra

10

3

Calculus

35

4

Vectors and Three – Dimensional Geometry

14

5

Linear Programming

05

6

Probability

08

Total

80

Internal Assessment

20

1

Diversity of Living Organisms

15

2

Structural Organization in Plants and Animals

8  

3

Cell: Structure and Function

15  

4

Plant Physiology

15  

5

Human Physiology

17 

Total

70  

Computational Thinking and Programming – 2

 40

2

Computer Networks

10

3

Database Management

20

Total

70

Part A

Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations, Partnership Firms and Companies

Unit 1. Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations

10

Unit 2. Accounting for Partnership Firms

30

Unit 3. Accounting for Companies

20

Total

60

Part B

Financial Statement Analysis 

Unit 4. Analysis of Financial Statements

12

Unit 5. Cash Flow Statement

8

 Total

20

Part C

Project Work

20

Project work will include

Project File | 4 Marks

Written Test  | 12 Marks (One Hour)

Viva Voce | 4 Marks

OR

Part B

Computerized Accounting

Unit 4. Computerized Accounting

20

Part C

Practical Work

20

Practical work will include:

Practical File 4 Marks

Practical Examination 12 Marks (One Hour)

Viva Voce 4 Marks

Part A

Principles and Functions of Management 

1.

Nature and Significance of Management

16

2.

Principles of Management

3.

Business Environment

4.

Planning

14

5.

Organising

6.

Staffing

20

7.

Directing

8.

Controlling

Total

50

Part B

Business Finance and Marketing

9.

Financial Management

15

10.

Financial Markets

11.

Marketing Management

15

12.

Consumer Protection

Total

30

Part C

Project Work (One)

20

Part A 

Introductory Macroeconomics

National Income and Related Aggregates

10 

Money and Banking 

6 

Determination of Income and Employment 

12 

Government Budget and the Economy 

6 

Balance of Payments 

6

40

Part B

Indian Economic Development

Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991 

12

Current Challenges facing Indian Economy 

22

Development Experience of India – A Comparison with Neighbours 

06

40 

Theory Paper (40 + 40)

 80

Part C

Project Work

20

Themes in Indian History Part - I (Units 1 – 4)

24

Unit 1: The Story of the First Cities: Harappan Archaeology

Unit 2: Political and Economic History: How Inscriptions tell a story

Unit 3: Social Histories: using the Mahabharata

Unit 4: A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa

Themes in Indian History Part-II (Units 5 – 9)

25

Unit 5: Medieval Society through Travellers’ Accounts

Unit 6: Religious Histories: The Bhakti-Sufi Tradition

Unit7: New Architecture: Hampi

Unit 8: Agrarian Relations: The Ain-i-Akbari

Unit 9: The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles

Themes in Indian History Part-III (Units 10 – 15)

25

Unit 10: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports

Unit 11: Representations of 1857

Unit 12: Colonialism and Indian Towns: Town Plans and Municipal Reports

Unit 13: Mahatma Gandhi through Contemporary Eyes

Unit 14: Partition through Oral Sources

Unit 15: The Making of the Constitution

Map Work

06

Total

80

Project work (Internal Assessment)

20

Total

100

Part A 

Fundamentals of Human Geography 

35 

Unit 1 

Human Geography 

30 

Unit 2

People 

Unit 3

Human Activities 

Unit 4

Human settlements

Map Work

5

Part B

India: People and Economy

35

Unit 1

People

 30 

Unit 2

Human Settlements

Unit 3

Resources and Development

Unit 5

Geographical Perspective on selected issues and problems

Map Work

5

Part C

Practical Work

30

Unit 1

Processing of Data and Thematic Mapping

25

Unit 3

Practical Record Book and Viva Voce

5

Part A: Contemporary World Politics 

1

Cold War Era and Non–aligned Movement 

6

2

The End of Bipolarity

8

3

New Centres of Power

8

4

South Asia and the Contemporary World

6

5

United Nations and its Organizations 

6

6

Globalization 

4

Total  

40

Part B: Politics in India Since Independence 

7

Challenges of Nation-Building 

8

8

Planned Development

4

9

India's Foreign Policy 

4

10

Parties and the Party Systems in India

8

11

Democratic Resurgence

8

12

Indian Politics: Trends and Developments 

8

Total

40

1

Variations in Psychological Attributes

09

2

Self and Personality

10

3

Meeting Life Challenges

07

4

Psychological Disorders

10

5

Therapeutic Approaches

07

6

Attitude and Social Cognition

08

7

Social Influence and Group Processes

07

8

Psychology and Life

06

9

Developing Psychological Skills

06

Total  

70

Part A - Indian Society 

Unit 1: Introducing Indian Society

Non - Evaluative

Unit 2: The Demographic Structure of Indian Society

10

Unit 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

10

Unit 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

10

Unit 6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

10

Unit 7:Suggestions for Project Work

Non- Evaluative

Total 

  40 

Part B - Social Change and Development in India 

Unit 8: Structural Change

5

Unit 9: Cultural Change

5

Unit11: Change and Development in Rural Society

10

Unit 12: Change and Development in Industrial Society

10

Unit 15: Social Movements

10

Total

  40  

Reading

Comprehension

Conceptual understanding, decoding,

Analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary,  summarizing and using appropriate format/s

20

Creative Writing Skills

Conceptual Understanding, application of rules, Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy

of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency, inference, analysis, evaluation and creativity

16

Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text

Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary

convention, inference, analysis, creativity with fluency

44

Total

80

Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills

20

Total

100

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