ICSE Syllabus 2023: Download PDF for All Subjects

ICSE English Language (Paper 1) Syllabus 2023

• Question Paper Design of English Language (Paper 1): Five questions will be set, all of which will be compulsory. These 5 questions will be based on:
  • Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300-350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.
  • Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or an informal mode of treatment.
  • Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific situation and will be required to:
  • (a) Write the text for a notice based on given directions.
  • (b) Write an email on the same content as the notice
  • Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about 450 words will be given.
  • Question 5: There will be a number of short answer questions to test the candidates’ knowledge of functional grammar, structure and use of the language.

ICSE Literature in English (Paper 2) Syllabus 2023

Question Paper Design of Literature in English Language (Paper 2): Candidates will be required to answer five questions from the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose (Short Stories) and Poetry.

• Drama and Prose (Short Stories): Questions set will be central to the text. Candidates will be required to show that they have understood the passage and are able to clearly give their interpretation of the questions set, which should be in their own words and relevant to the text.
• Poetry: A poem, or passages from poems, will be given and questions will be set to test the candidates’ response to the poem. The questions will focus on the content, understanding and the personal response of candidates to the poem as a whole.

1) The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity – Acts 3, 4 & 5 only)

Treasure Trove – A collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)

2) Poetry:

(i) Daffodils – William Wordsworth

(ii) I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou

(iii) The Patriot – Robert Browning

(iv) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt

(v) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth

3) Prose (short stories):

(i) An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur

(ii) The Little Match Girl – Hans Christian Andersen

(iii) The Blue Bead – Norah Burke

(iv) My Greatest Olympic Prize – Jesse Owens

(v) All Summer in a Day – Ray Douglas Bradbury

ICSE Maths Syllabus 2023

1. Commercial Mathematics

(i) Goods and Services Tax (GST)

(ii) Banking

2. Algebra

Linear Inequations, Quadratic Equations in one variable, Ratio and ProportionFactorisation of polynomials, Matrices, Arithmetic Progression, Matrices, Co-ordinate Geometry

3. Geometry

 Similarity, Circles, Angle Properties, Cyclic Properties, Tangent and Secant Properties, Constructions

4. Mensuration

Area and volume of solids – Cylinder, Cone and Sphere.

5. Trigonometry

(a) Using Identities to prove simple algebraic trigonometric expressions.

(b) Heights and distances: Solving 2-D problems involving angles of elevation and depression using trigonometric tables.

6. Statistics

Statistics – basic concepts, Mean, Median, Mode. Histograms and Ogive.

7. Probability

Random experiments, Sample space, Events, Definition of probability, Simple problems on single events

ICSE Exam Pattern English I (2 hours)

• There will be 4 broad questions.
• A composition of 450 to 500 words, second is a letter, third is an unseen passage and related questions and fourth would be a question to test students’ grammar.
• In essay and letter section, students are given a choice. They should choose only those topics which they know thoroughly.

ICSE Exam Pattern English – II Exam Pattern (2 Hours)

• Section – A (2 questions )
• Section – B (2 questions)
• Section – C (2 questions) contains an essay type question

ICSE Exam Pattern For Maths (2 ½ hours)

• Section – A (4 questions of 10 marks each = 40 marks)
• Section – B (7 questions out of which 4 are to be solved for obtaining 40 marks)

ICSE Exam Pattern for Hindi (3 hours)- The first section deals with the Hindi Language.

• It has 3 major parts – i) Essay of around 250 words ii)Letter  iii) Unseen passage
• Second section deals with Hindi Literature in which students are supposed to answer any 4 questions from the two books they have read from.

ICSE Exam Pattern for Physics (1.5 hrs)

• Section – A  – Short compulsory questions worth 40 marks.
• Section – B  – 6 questions out of which any 4 are to be solved worth 40 marks.

ICSE Exam Pattern for Chemistry (1.5 hrs)

• Section – A  – Short compulsory questions worth 40 marks
• Section – B  – 6 questions out of which any 4 are to be solved worth 40 marks.

ICSE Exam Pattern for Biology (1.5 hrs)

• Section – A  – Short compulsory questions worth 40 marks
• Section – B  – 6 questions out of which any 4 are to be solved worth 40 marks

ICSE Exam Pattern: History and Civics (2 hrs)

• Section – A  First part deals with small answer type questions from civics part (10 marks)
• The second part deals with small answer type questions from the history part (20 marks)
• Section – B    First part has 3 long answer type questions from civics out of which any 2 are to be solved (20 marks)
• The second part has 5 long answer type questions from history out of which any 3 are to be solved (30 marks)

ICSE Exam Pattern: Geography (2 hrs)

• First part has 2 questions –  i) Map of India(10 marks) ii)Survey map and its interpretation(20 marks)
• The second part has 9 questions out of which 5 are to be solved (50 marks)

ICSE Exam Pattern For: E.V.S (2 hrs)

• The first part has 4 compulsory questions and the second part has 5 long answer type questions out of which any 4 are to be solved.