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Academic Session: 2023-24

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ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: ISLAMIAT
Month
• Introduction of syllabus
• Paper pattern
April ‘23 • Level description
• Life and importance of the HolyProphet (SAW)
• Life from birth till His first call to Prophethood
May ‘23 • Experience of the Holy
Prophet (SAW) in the cave ofHira (1st revelation)
• Persecutions faced by the Holy
• Prophet (SAW) and Muslims
• Migration to Abyssinia
• The social and financialboycott
• Visit to Taif
June ‘23
July ‘23 SUMMER VACATION
• Migration to Abyssinia
Aug ‘23
• Visit to Taif
• The events of Isra and Maraj
Sep ‘23 • Structure of Hadith methods employed to check the authenticity of Hadith
• Classification of hadith
• Types of Hadith
• Hadith 1
• Hadith 2
• Hadith 3
• Compilation of the Holy Quran under the caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakar
• Compilation of the Holy Quran Under the caliphate of Hazrat Usman
Oct ‘23 • Passages 112
• Al-Baqara (2:255)
• Articles of faith
Nov ‘23 • Tauhid
• Angels
• Articles of faith
• Revealed books / Scriptures
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 • Prophets
• Distinguished dprophethood qualities of the prophet Muhammad’s (SAW)

Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK

Jan ‘24 • Life of prophet Muhammad(PBUH) at Madinah
• Battle of Badr
• Battle of Uhad
Feb ‘24 • Battle of trench
• Hadith 4
• Hadith 5
Mar ‘24
• Sura 42.4–5
Apr ‘24 • Al-Fatiha, Al-Nas
• Pillars of Islam
• Fasting
• Fasting
• Concept of Caliphate in Islam Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
• Caliphate ofBakar (R.A) Hazrat Abu
• Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakar(R.A)
• Scribes IdentificationImportance & services work,
• 10 Blessed companion
• 10 Blessed companion
• 10 Blessed companion
REVISION
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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 SYLLABUS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: ENGLISH

Month
April ‘23 Narrative and descriptive writing , Reading comprehension ,Summary writing introduction ,Parts of speech : Verbs , Prepositions ,
Conjunctions, and Interjections, Reading comprehension, Reading for understanding,Fiction vs Non-fiction, Genres of fiction
May ‘23 Comprehension questions
Vocabulary building
June ‘23
SUMMER VACATION
July ‘23
Implicit vs explicit meaning, Listening and comprehension skills, Parts of speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs.
Aug ‘23
Descriptive writing, Reading comprehension (Unit 1), Vocabulary building

Sep ‘23 Narrative and descriptive writing, Nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, Parts of speech: Verbs, Adverbs, and Adjectives.
Vocabulary building , Reading comprehension (Unit 2), Understanding literary jargon and concepts, Figurative Devices
Writing skills: Paragraphing and sentence structures
Directed writing: LetterFormal vs. Informal Writing, Figurative Devices , Punctuation marks, Reading comprehension (Unit 3 and 4)
Oct ‘23
Creative writing practice, Reading for understanding, Using appropriate vocabulary, punctuation, and grammar, Emotive language

Nov ‘23
Creative writing practice (narrative and descriptive), Facts and Opinions, Reading comprehension (Unit 5 and 6), Opinion based
response, Reading for understanding, Attitudes, ideas and meanings in a text, Persuasive writing, Directed writing: Report,Tone,
Register, and Imagery

Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK

Jan ‘24 Reading comprehension (Unit 7 and 8), Creative writing practice (narrative and descriptive), Themes, tones, and attitude in a text
Voice, foregrounding, and backgrounding, Summary writing , Complex and Compound sentences, Directed writing: Email
Feb ‘24 Character development in narrative , Reading Comprehension (Unit 9 and 10), Editing and redrafting,

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 Symbolism
Mar ‘24
Connotations
Language choices for description
Emotive language
Practice and Revision
Apr ‘24 REVISION
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: GENERAL. SCIENCE
Month
Chapter 1
April ‘23
Ecology
Chapter 1
May ‘23 Ecology (Cont.)
Chapter 2
Human Nervous System
June ‘23
July ‘23
SUMMER VACATION
Chapter 3
Aug ‘23
Variations, Hereditary and Cell Division
Chapter 4
Sep ‘23 Biotechnology
Chapter 5
Periodic Table
Chapter 5
Oct ‘23
Periodic Table (Cont.)
Chapter 6
Nov ‘23 Chemical Reactions
Chapter 7
Acids, Bases and Salts
Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK
Chapter 8
Jan ‘24
Force and Pressure
Chapter 9
Feb ‘24 Reflection and Refraction ofLight
Chapter 9
Reflection and Refraction of Light
Chapter 10
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 Electricity and Magnetism

Chapter 10
Mar ‘24 Electricity and Magnetism(cont.)
Chapter 11
The Universe
Apr ‘24
Chapter 12
Technology in Everyday Life
Chapter 12
Technology in Everyday Life(Cont.)

REVISION
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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 SYLLABUS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE
Month
Chapter 1
April ‘23
Emerging technology
Chapter 1
May ‘23 Emerging technology (Cont.)
Chapter 2
Computer network
June ‘23
SUMMER VACATION
July ‘23
Chapter 3
Aug ‘23
Spreadsheet software
Sep ‘23 Chapter 3
Oct ‘23 Spreadsheet software (cont.)
Chapter 4
Nov ‘23
Algorithmic thinking
Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK
Chapter 5
Jan ‘24
Advance programming
Chapter 6
Feb ‘24
Advance C Language
Chapter 7
Advance visual basic
Chapter 8
Mar ‘24
Digital citizenship

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 Chapter 9
Apr ‘24
Entrepreneurship in digital age
Chapter 9
Entrepreneurship in digital age (Cont.)
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY
Month
• Ice-Breaking at the sessioncommencement
• [Introduction with class,overview of Textbooks / Syllabi
/Timetable and Generalacademic scheduling]
• Introduction CIE syllabus,papers and reports
• Introduction to Pakistan
• Location of Pakistan
April ‘23 • The Tropic of Cancer, latitude 30ºN,36ºN, longitudes 64 ºE, 70ºE and 76ºE.
• The Provinces, Northern Areas(Gilgit Baltistan) and FATA.Major cities of Pakistan: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Gujranwala, Lahore,
Faisalabad, Multan, Sialkot, Peshawar, Chitral, Hyderabad, Karachi, Quetta and Gwadar.
• Named Landforms: Northern Mountains (Karakorum,Himalayas and Hindukush Ranges)
• Balochistan and Potwar Plateau,
• Sulaiman Range, Safed Koh and Salt Range
• Named Rivers: Indus,Jhelum, Chanab, Ravi, Sutlej, Kabul, Hab and Dasht.
• Named deserts: Thar, Thal and Kharan.
• Land of Pakistan (Landforms)
May ‘23 • Northern Mountains Location
• Relief and drainage features
• Human and Economicactivities
• Environmental issues Western Mountains Location
• Relief and drainage features
• Human and Economicactivities Environmental issues
• Balochistan Plateau
• Location
• Relief and drainage features
• Human and Economicactivities
• Future Prospects in thedevelopment of the Balochistan Plateau
• Mining
• Fishing
• Gwadar Port
• Fruit and livestock farming
• CPEC
• Potwar Plateau
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 • Location
• Relief and drainage features
• Human and EconomicActivities
• Salt Range
• Location
• Relief and drainage feature Human and EconomicActivities

June ‘23
SUMMER VACATION
July ‘23
• Tidal Delta
Aug ‘23 • Location, features andeconomic importance
• Climatic Zones and theireffects on human life
• Highlands
• Deserts
• Location
• Relief and drainage features
• Human and Economic Activities Note: Mountain, Plateau, Flood plains and deserts, knowledge of the formation is not required.
• Climate of Pakistan
• Definitions
• Climate and weather
• Isobars, Isohyets and Isotherms
• Lowlands
• Arid
• Coastal

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 • Elements of Climate
• Temperature
• Factors bringing temperaturechange:
Sep ‘23 • Altitude, Angle of Sun,Latitudinal Effect, Maritime
Effect and Continental Effect
• Precipitation
• Sources of Rainfall
• Monsoon rainfall
• Western depressions
Oct ‘23 • Convectional Currents
• Temperature Inversion Layer
• Relief Rainfall
• Storms and Tropical cyclones
Nov ‘23 • Effects of Rainfall on thePeople and Economy
• Climatic Hazards
• Floods
• Location, Causes, Effects
• Benefits of Floods
• Measures to Controls
• Droughts
• Location, Causes,Effects
• Drought Management
• Development ofWater Resources
• Definitions
• Surface and Ground Water
• Renewable and non-renewable resources
• Hydrological cycle
• Aquifer
• River Discharge
• Tributaries and distributaries
• Indus River System
• Eastern and WesternTributaries (Location)
• Importance of Rivers toPakistan (Agricultural andIndustrial

Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK

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 • Ground Water
• Uses of water
Jan ‘24 • Agricultural uses of water
• Why irrigation is needed?
• Conventional Method of Irrigation
• Advantages anddisadvantages

Feb ‘24 • Indus Water Treaty (Year, Background, Implementationand Complications)

• Dams and Barrages (names, locations, purpose,characteristics andcomparison)
• Water
• Identify on a map the Mangla, Tarbela and Warsak dams, and name two
• Understand how supplies for agricultural, industrial and domestic purposes are obtained, maintained and
controlled as well as used.
• Water
• Explain and evaluate the causes of and solutions to the problems of water supply
including pollution
• Understand the value of wateras a resource for development
• Explain and evaluate howwater supply issues can lead
examples of barrages
• Understand the importance of water as a resource
Understand the reasons for, and consequences of, the Indus Water Treaty
to conflict.
• Forests
• Understand the different types of forests and identify, on a map, their main locations
• Forests
• Understand the physical factors that control the distribution of the different types of forest, and the human factors which have reduced their extent
• Forests
Mar ‘24 • Understand the reasons for:
• The development of plantations in the Indus Plain
• Afforestation on mountain slopes and plateaus
• Understand the value of forests as a resource for development, and the
Apr ‘24 importance of their sustainability
• Forests
• Explain the effects of deforestation, such as soil erosion, silting and flooding
• Evaluate possible solutions to the problems caused by deforestation
• Fishing
• Describe the fishing methods used in both marine and inland waters, including fish farms
• Fishing
• Give examples of the fish caught in both marine and inland waters, and of the fish reared on fish farms
• Give examples of the fishing ports on both the Baluchistan and Sindh coasts
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 • Fishing
• Describe the uses of the fish caught
• Explain improvements in fishing methods and processing techniques
• Fishing
• Understand the problems facing the fishing industry and evaluate the possibilities for its further development and sustainability.
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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 SYLLABUS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
Month
Orientation
April ‘23
Chapter 1 (D1)
• Prime numbers, square roots and cube roots, HCF, LCM
May ‘23 Chapter 1 (D1)
• Prime numbers, square roots and cube roots, HCF, LCM

Chapter 2 (D1)
• Integers, rational numbers and real numbers
Chapter 2 (D1)
• Integers, rational numbers and real numbers

June ‘23
SUMMER VACATION
July ‘23

Aug ‘23 Chapter 1 (D1)

• (Reinforcement)
Chapter 2 (D1)
Sep ‘23 • (Reinforcement)
Chapter 3 (D1)
• Approximation and Estimation

Chapter 4 (D1)
• Basic algebra and algebraic manipulation
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 Chapter 5 (D1)
•Linear equations and Simple Inequalities

Oct ‘23 Chapter 8 (D1)

• Percentage
Chapter 9 (D1)
Nov ‘23
• Ratio, Rate, Time, Speed

Chapter 10 (D1)
• Basic Geometry

Chapter 11 (D1)
• Triangles, Polygons,and Quadrilaterals

Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK

Jan ‘24 Chapter 13 (D1)

• Perimeter and Area of plane figures

Chapter 14 (D1)
• Volume and Surface area of prisms and cylinder

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Month

Feb ‘24
Chapter 14 (D1)
• Volume and Surface area of prisms and cylinder
Mar ‘24
Chapter 15 (D1)
• Statistical data handling

Chapter 7 (D1)
• Number Patterns

Chapter 14 (D2)
• Sets

Chapter 15 (D2)
Apr ‘24
• Probability of Single Events
REVISION
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024
SUBJECT: HISTORY
Month
• Ice-Breaking
• [Introduction with class,overview of Textbooks /Syllabi]
• Introduction CIE syllabus, papers and reports
April ‘23 • Aurangzeb and the decline of the
• Mughal Empire
• Mughal’s weaknesses from1707 which make declineinevitable
• East India Company and thedecline of the Empire
• The British expansion in thesub-continent to 1857
• Foreign invasions from Persiaand Afghanistan
May ‘23 • Internal & External Reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire
• British Enter India: (EIC) East India Company, British Expansion 1750 to 1850.

June ‘23
SUMMER VACATION
July ‘23
Aug ‘23 • Battle of Plassey 1757
• Titu Mir brief on him.
Sep ‘23 • Doctrine of Lapse
• British relations with the laterMughal rulers
• British expansion from the
1750s to the 1850s in thesubcontinent
• Tipu Sultan brief on him.
• The British search for a ‘natural’ and ‘scientific’ NW Frontier
Oct ‘23 • British policy towards TribalTerritory.
• Shah Waliullah 1703-1762 andhis time.
• Importance of the religious reforms of Shah Waliullah 1703-1762
Nov ‘23 • Syed Ahmad Barelvi (1786-1831) exert in the revival of Islam.
• Impact of Haji Shariatullah (1781-1840) and his Faraizi Movement
Dec ‘23 REVISION MID-YEAR EXAMS WINTER BREAK
• War of Independence 1857; causes and consequencesoff war
Jan ‘24 • War of Independence 1857;Reasons of failure
• War of Independence 1857;Effects/result
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 • Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

• Religious and politicalservices

Feb ‘24
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Social and literaryachievements
• Two nations theory
•
• Partition of Bengal and itsreversal1905- 1911
Mar ‘24
• Shimla Delegation
• Formation of Muslim League1906
• Minto Morley Reforms 1909
Apr ‘24
• Languages spoken in Pakistan
• How did Urdu become animportant language
• Urdu as national language
• Some other languages
• Punjabi
• Pashto
• Balochi
• Sindhi
May ‘24 END-OF-YEAR EXAMS

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 ‫‪SYLLABUS‬‬
‫‪ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023 – 2024‬‬
‫‪SUBJECT: URDU‬‬
‫‪Month‬‬ ‫‪SYLLABUS‬‬

‫‪April 23‬‬
‫تلخیص نگاری‬
‫خالی جگہہ پرکرنا‬
‫مضمون نگاری‬
‫‪May 23‬‬ ‫آپ بیتی‬
‫تفہیم‪( ،‬سواالت و جوابات)‬
‫‪June / July‬‬ ‫‪Summer Vacation‬‬
‫مضمون نویسی‬
‫‪Aug 23‬‬
‫کہانی نویسی مضمون نگاری ای میل‬
‫خط نویسی‬
‫‪Sep 23‬‬ ‫کہانی‬
‫الفاظ متضاد کا جملوں میں استعمال‬
‫‪Oct 23‬‬ ‫مکالمہ نویسی‬
‫تفہیم نگاری‬
‫قواعد و زبان مذکر موئنث‬
‫واحد جمع‬
‫‪Nov 23‬‬ ‫محاورات کا استعمال‬
‫منشیات کے اثرات‬
‫کہانی نویسی‬
‫‪Dec 23‬‬ ‫‪REVISION‬‬ ‫‪MID-YEAR-EXAMS‬‬ ‫‪WINTER BREAK‬‬

‫‪Jan 24‬‬ ‫محاورات کا استعمال وادی سوات (روداد)‬

‫انگریزی سے اردو میں ترجمہ‬
‫‪Feb 24‬‬
‫روداد نویسی‬
‫خطوط نویسی‬
‫مضمون نگاری‬
‫‪Mar 24‬‬ ‫ای میل‬
 ‫پاک چین تبصرہ نگاری‬
‫مضمون نویسی‬
‫گرائمر‬
‫‪Apr 24‬‬ ‫‪REVISION‬‬

‫‪May 24‬‬ ‫‪END-OF-YEAR-EXAM‬‬