GRADE 12

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION
SYLLABUS and BLUEPRINT

1. English Literature
1. Flamingo:
(Prose)
The Last Lesson
Lost Spring
Deep Water
The Rattrap
Indigo
Poets and Pancakes
The Interview
Going Places
(Poetry)
My Mother at Sixty-Six
Keeping Quiet
A Thing of Beauty
A Roadside Stand
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
2. Vistas:
The Third Level
The Tiger King
Journey to the End of the Earth
The Enemy
On the Face of It
Memories of Childhood
○ The Cutting of My Long Hair
○ We Too are Human Beings
Reading
Comprehension Passages
Writing
Notice
Formal and Informal Invitation with Replies
Article
Report
Letter to the Editor
Letter of Application

Blueprint
Section A – 22 Marks
Reading Skills
Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage (12+10 = 22 Marks)
1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and
inference. Vocabulary assessment will also be assessed via inference. The
passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.
2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like
statistical data, charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis,
inference and evaluation.

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
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 Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text
This section will have a 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=6
Marks)
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)

2. Maths SYLLABUS

1. Relations and functions

2. Inverse Trigonometric functions
3. Matrices
4. Determinants
5. Continuity and Differentiability
6. Application of Derivatives
7. Integrals
8. Application of Integrals
9. Differential Equations
10. Vectors
11. Three dimensional geometry
12. Linear Programming
13. Probability
 BLUEPRINT

Section A has 18 MCQs and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark

each.

Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.

Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.

Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.

Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of

assessment of 4 marks each with sub-parts.

3. Physics CHAPTER 1: FIELD AND FLUX

CHAPTER 2: POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

CHAPTER 3: CURRENT ELECTRICITY

CHAPTER 4: MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT

CHAPTER 5: MAGNETISM AND MATTER

CHAPTER 6: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

CHAPTER 7: ALTERNATING CURRENT

CHAPTER 8: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

CHAPTER 9: RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

CHAPTER 10: WAVE OPTICS

CHAPTER 11: DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION

CHAPTER 12& 13: ATOMS AND NUCLEI

CHAPTER 14: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SEMICONDUCTORS

 BLUE PRINT
SECTION A CONTAINS EIGHTEEN MCQ OF 1 MARK EACH.
SECTION B CONTAINS SEVEN QUESTIONS OF TWO MARKS EACH.
SECTION C CONTAINS FIVE QUESTIONS OF THREE MARKS EACH.
SECTION D CONTAINS THREE LONG QUESTIONS OF FIVE MARKS EACH AND
SECTION E CONTAINS TWO CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS OF 4 MARKS EACH.

4. Chemistry Syllabus:
Chapter 1-Solutions
Chapter 2- Electrochemistry
Chapter 3- Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 4 -d -and f -Block Elements
Chapter 5- Coordination Compounds
Chapter 6- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Chapter 7- Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Chapter 8- Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Chapter 9- Amines
Chapter 10- Biomolecules

Blue Print:
SECTION A: consists of 16 questions which includes MCQs and Assertion-
Reason questions carrying 1 mark each.
SECTION B: consists of 5 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks
each.
SECTION C: consists of 7 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
SECTION D: consists of 2 case- based questions carrying 4 marks each.
SECTION E: consists of 3 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
There are 33 questions in the question paper.

5. Biology SYLLABUS:
Chapter-1: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Chapter-2: Human Reproduction
Chapter-3: Reproductive Health
Chapter-4: Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Chapter-5: Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Chapter-6: Evolution
Chapter-7: Human Health and Diseases
Chapter-8: Microbes in Human Welfare
Chapter-9: Biotechnology - Principles and Processes
Chapter-10: Biotechnology and its Applications
Chapter-11: Organisms and Populations- Population interactions -
mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes -
growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution.
 Chapter-12: Ecosystem- Ecosystems: Patterns, components; productivity and
decomposition; energy flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy.
Chapter-13: Biodiversity and its Conservation

BLUEPRINT:

Types of Marks per Number of Total Marks

Questions Question Questions

MCQ and 1 16 16
AR

SA I 2 5 10

SA II 3 7 21

Case based 4 2 8
question

LA 5 3 15

TOTAL 33 70

6. Biotechnology Unit-V Protein and Gene Manipulation

Chapter-1: Recombinant DNA Technology Introduction, Tool of

Recombinant DNA technology, Making rDNA molecule, Introduction of
recombinant DNA into host cells, Identification of recombinants, Polymerase
Chain Reaction (PCR), DNA Sequencing.

Chapter-2: Protein Structure and Engineering Introduction to the world of

proteins, Structure-function Relationship in proteins, Characterization of
proteins, Protein based products, Designing proteins (Protein Engineering)

Chapter-3: Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Gene prediction and

counting, Genome similarity, SNPs and Comparative genomics, Functional
genomics, Proteomics, Information sources, Analysis using bioinformatics
tools.

Unit-VI Cell Culture and Genetic Manipulation :

Chapter-1: Microbial Cell Culture and its Applications Introduction,

Microbial nutrition and culture techniques, Measurement and kinetics of
microbial growth, Isolation of microbial products, Strain isolation and
improvement, Applications of microbial culture technology.

Chapter -2: Plant Cell Culture and Applications Introduction, Cell and tissue
culture techniques, Applications of cell and tissue culture, Transgenic plants
with beneficial traits, Biosafety of transgenic plants

Chapter-3: Animal Cell Culture and Applications Introduction, Animal cell

culture techniques, Applications of animal cell culture, Stem cell technology.

BLUEPRINT:

Types of Marks per Number of Total Marks

Questions Question Questions

MCQ and 1 16 16
AR

SA I 2 5 10

SA II 3 7 21

Case-based 4 2 8
question

LA 5 3 15

TOTAL 33 70
7. Computer Unit Unit Name Marks
Science No
1 Computational Thinking and Programming-2 40
2 Computer Networks 10
3 Database Management 20
Sections Ques Marks Ques Type Marks
Section A 18 1 Mark 18
Section B 7 2 Mark VSA 14
Section C 5 3 Mark SA 15
Section D 2 4 Mark LA 8
Section E 3 5 Mark 15
35 70
Sections A(1) B(2) C(3) D(4) E(5)
UNIT1
Revision of Python 7 3
Functions 1 1 1
Introduction to files 1
Text file 1
Binary file 1 1
CSV file 1 1
Data Structure 1
UNIT2
Data communication 1
terminologies
Transmission media
Network devices
Network topologies and 1
Network types
Network protocol 1
Introduction to web services 1
UNIT3
Database concepts, 1 1 1
Relational data model:
Structured Query Language: 4 1 2
Interface of python with an 1
SQL database:
Number Of Questions 18 7 5 2 3
TOTAL MARKS 18 14 15 8 15
8. SYLLABUS
Employability Skills:
1. Communication Skills
2. Self Management
3. ICT Skills
4. Entrepreneurship Skills
5. Green Skills
Subject Skills:
1. Movie Editing Tools
2. Customizing and Embedding Multimedia Components in Web Pages
3. JavaScript
4. Advanced features in Web Design

BLUEPRINT
9. Economics
Topic Marks

Introductory Macroeconomics

National Income and Related Aggregates 10

Money and Banking 06

Determination of Income and Employment 12

Government Budget and the Economy 06

 Balance of Payments 06

Indian Economic Development

Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms 12

since 1991

Current Challenges facing Indian Economy 20

Development Experience of India – A Comparison with 08

Neighbours
Theory Paper (40+40 = 80 Marks)
Project Work 20

10. Psychology Syllabus

Units Topics No. of marks

I Variations in Psychological Attributes 13

II Self and Personality 13

III Meeting Life Challenges 9

IV Psychological Disorders 12

V Therapeutic Approaches 9

VI Attitude and Social Cognition 8

VII Social Influence and Group Processes 6

Total 70

Blueprint

Type of Questions Marks per Total Number of TOTAL

question Questions MARKS
Very Small Answer 1 15 15
(MCQs +
Assertion-Reasoning)
 Small Answer-I 2 6 12
Small Answer-II 3 3 9
Long Answer- I 4 4 16
Long Answer- II 6 2 12
Case Based Questions 1m+2m per 2X2 6
case
Total 34 70

11. Geography Book 1- India People and Economy

1. Population Distribution Density and Growth
2. Human Settlements
3. Land Resources and Agriculture
4. Water Resources
5. Mineral and Energy Resources
6. Planning and Sustainable Development
7. Transport and Communication
8. International Trade
9. Geographical Perspective on selected issues
Book 2- fundamentals of Human Geography
1. Human Geography - Nature and Scope
2. The World Population
3. Human Development
4. Primary Activities
5. Secondary Activities
6. Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
7. Transport and Communication
8. International Trade
Question Type No. of Marks Allotted TOTAL
Questions

V. Short Answer 17 1 Mark each 17 Marks

Short Answers 6 3 Marks each 18 Marks

V. Long Answers 5 5 Marks each 25 Marks

 Map 2 5 Mark each 10 Marks

TOTAL 30 70 Marks 70 Marks

12. History Theme 7: PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE

Theme 8: AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA
Theme 9: COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE
Theme 10: REBELS AND THE RAJ
Theme 11: MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT
Theme 12: FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION

Question Paper Design

Type of No. of Marks per Total

Question Questions question

Objective Type 21 1 21

Short Answers 6 6 18

Long Answers 3 8 24

Source Based 3 4 12

Map 1 5

Practical 20

Grand Total 80+20=100

Note: CBSE does not give theme-wise weightage of marks.

13. Political
Science

14. Sociology Syllabus

Book-Indian Society
Chapter 2 The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society
Chapter 3 Social Institutions: Continuity and Change
 Chapter 5 Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion
Chapter 6 The Challenges of Cultural Diversity
Book-Social Change and Development in India
Chapter 1 Structural Change
Chapter 2 Cultural Change
Chapter 4 Change and Development in Rural Society
Chapter 5 Change and Development in Industrial Society
Chapter 8 Social Movements

Blueprint

Type of No. of Marks per Total

Question Questions question

Objective Type 16 1 16

Very Short 9 2 18
Answers

Short Answers 7 4 28

Long Answers 3 6 18

Practical 20

Grand Total 80+20=100

15. Home 1. Work. livelihood and career

Science 2. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
3. Public Nutrition and Health
4. Food Processing and Technology
5. Food Quality and Food safety
6. Early Childhood care and Education
7. Management of Support Services, Institutions and Programmes for
Children, Youth and Elderly
8. Design for fabric and Apparel
9. Fashion Design and Merchandising
10. Care and Maintenance of Fabrics in Institutions
11. Hospitality Management
12. Consumer Education and Protection
13. Development Communication and Protection
Type of Questions Marks per Q. No of Q’s Total Marks

Objective/MCQ 1 13 13

Very short answer 2 7 14

Short answer 3 4 12

Long answer 4 4 16

Long answers II 5 2 10

Case Study Based 1 5 5

Total 35 70
16. Fashion PART A - Employability Skills
Studies Unit 1 -Communication Skill
Unit 2-Self MAnagement
Unit 3- ICT Skills
Unit 4-Entrepreneurial Skills
Unit 5- Green Skills
PART B- Fashion Studies
Chapter 1- History of Fashion
Chapter 2 - Pattern Development
Chapter 3- Elements of Fashion
Chapter 4- Basics of Garment Making
17. Fine Art Theory- 30 Marks
Multiple choice- 8 Marks
Short Answers- 10 Marks
Long Answers- 12 Marks
UNIT 1 Introduction, Rajasthani Miniature, Pahari Miniatures-10 Marks
UNIT 2 Mughal Miniatures, Deccan Miniatures-10 Marks
UNIT 3 Bengal School - 5 Marks
UNIT 4 Contemporary indian Art- 5 Marks

Practical- 50 Marks
Portfolio and Viva- 20 Marks

18. Legal Unit 1- Judiciary

Studies Unit 2- Alternative Dispute Resolution in India (ADR)
Unit 3- Topics in Law- I (Business Laws)
Chapter 3 (A) - Law of Contract
Chapter 3 (B) - Law of Torts
Chapter 3 (C) - Law of Property
Chapter 3 (D) - Intellectual Property Law
Unit 4- Topics in Law- II (General Laws)
Chapter 4 (A) -Law and Sustainable Development
Chapter 4 (B)- Forms of Legal Entities
Chapter 4 (C) - Criminal Laws in India
Unit 5- Concept of Human Rights
Chapter 5 (A)-Human Rights in India
Chapter 5 (B)-Human Rights ViolationsComplaint Mechanism
(Quasi-Judicial Bodies)
Unit 6- International Law
Unit 7- Legal Profession in India
Unit 8- Legal Services

BLUEPRINT

Type of Question No. of Marks per Total Marks

Questions question

SECTION A- 20 1 20
MCQs

SECTION B- 8 2 16
Short Answer
Type Questions
 SECTION C- 8 3 24
Short Answer
Type Questions

SECTION D- 4 5 20
Long Answer
Type Questions

Total 40 80

19. Accounts Marks

Part A Accounting for Partnership Firms and Companies
Unit 1. Accounting for Partnership Firms 36
Unit 2. Accounting for Companies 24

Part B Financial Statement Analysis

Unit 3. Analysis of Financial Statements 12
Unit 4. Cash Flow Statement 8

Syllabus and design of question paper exactly as per CBSE Sample

Paper for 2023-24

20. Business
Studies Units 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
12. Consumer Protection 15
11. Marketing Management
Total 30
 Syllabus and design of question paper exactly as per CBSE Sample
Paper for 2023-24

21. Physical UNIT 1 Management of Sporting Events ( 05 + 04 Marks)

Education UNIT 2 Children and Women in Sports (07Marks)
UNIT 3 Yoga as Preventive measure for Lifestyle Disease (06+01 Marks)
UNIT 4 Physical Education & Sports for (CWSN) (04+04Marks)
UNIT 5 Sports & Nutrition (07marks)
UNIT 6 Test and Measurement in Sports (08Marks)
UNIT 7 Physiology & Injuries in Sport (04+04 Marks)
UNIT 8 Biomechanics and Sports (10 Marks)
UNIT 9 Psychology and Sports (07 Marks)
UNIT 10 Training in Sports (09 Marks)