CBSE class 12 Syllabus 2024-25: Updated Curriculum

Unit

Chapter No

Chapter Name

Marks

Electrostatics

Chapter 1

Electric Charges and Fields

16

Chapter 2

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Current Electricity

Chapter 3

Current Electricity

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Chapter 4

Moving Charges and Magnetism

17

Chapter 5

Magnetism and Matter

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Chapter 6

Electromagnetic Induction

Chapter 7

Alternating Current

Electromagnetic Waves

Chapter 8

Electromagnetic Waves

18

Optics

Chapter 9

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Chapter 10

Wave Optics

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Chapter 11

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

12

Atoms and Nuclei

Chapter 12

Atoms

7

Chapter 13

Nuclei

Electronic Devices

Chapter 14

Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices, and Simple Circuits

Particulars

Marks

Two experiments one from each section

7+7

Practical record (experiments and activities)

5

One activity from any section

3

Investigatory Project

3

Viva on experiments, activities, and project

5

Section

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Section A

MCQs

18

1

18

Section B

Short Answer Type

7

2

14

Section C

Short Answer Type

5

3

15

Section D

Long Answer Type

3

5

15

Section E

Case-Study Based

2

4

8

Chapter No

Chapter Name

Marks

1

Solutions

7

2

Electrochemistry

9

3

Chemical Kinetics

7

4

d and f-Block Elements

7

5

Coordination Compounds

7

6

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

6

7

Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

6

8

Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

8

9

Amines

6

10

Biomolecules

7

Evaluation Scheme

Marks

Volumetric Analysis

8

Salt Analysis

8

Content-Based Experiment

6

Project Work

4

Class Record and VIVA

4

Section

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Section A

MCQ

18

1

18

Section B

Very Short Answer Type

7

2

14

Section C

Short Answer Type

5

3

15

Section D

Case-based Questions

2

4

8

Section E

Long Answer Type

3

5

15

2

Algebra

Matrices

10

Determinants

3

Calculus

Continuity and Differentiability

35

Applications of Derivatives

Integrals

Applications of the Integrals

Differential Equations

4

Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry

Vectors

14

Three-Dimensional Geometry

5

Linear Programming

Linear Programming

5

6

Probability

Probability

8

Particulars

Marks

Periodic Tests (Best 2 out of 3 tests conducted)

10 Marks

Mathematics Activities

10 Marks

Section

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Section A

MCQ and Assertion-Reason Based

20 (18 MCQs and 2 Assertion-Reason Based)

1

20

Section B

Very Short Answer Type

5

2

10

Section C

Short Answer Type

6

3

18

Section D

Long Answer Type

4

5

20

Section E

Source-based/Case-based/Passage-based

3

4

12

Unit

Chapter

Marks

Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

16

Human Reproduction

Reproductive Health

Genetics and Evolution

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

20

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Evolution

Biology and Human Welfare

Human Health and Diseases

12

Microbes in Human Welfare

Biotechnology and its Applications

Biotechnology - Principles and Processes

12

Biotechnology and its Applications

Ecology and Environment

Organisms and Populations

10

Ecosystem

Biodiversity and its Conservation

Evaluation Scheme

Marks

One Major Experiment

5

One Minor Experiment

4

Slide Preparation

5

Spotting

7

Practical Record + Viva Voce

4

Investigatory Project and its Project Record + Viva Voce

5

Section

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Section A

MCQ

16

1

16

Section B

Very Short Answer Type

5

2

10

Section C

Short Answer Type

7

3

21

Section D

Case-based Questions

2

4

8

Section E

Long Answer Type

3

5

15

Section

Topics

Marks

Reading Section

2 unseen passages (one may be factual, descriptive, or literary, while the other will be case-based)

22 Marks

Writing

Notice, formal and informal invitations, letters, article, report writing

18 Marks

Literature

MCQs, objective, short, and long answer type questions from Flamingo and Vistas

40 Marks

Part

Units

Marks

Part A

Accounting for Partnership Firms and Companies

Unit 1: Accounting for Partnership Firms

36

Unit 2: Accounting for Companies

24

Total

60

Part B

Financial Statement Analysis

Unit 3: Analysis of Financial Statements

12

Unit 4: Cash Flow Statement

8

Total

20

Part C

Project Work

Project File

12

Viva Voce

8

Total

20

OR

Part D

Computerized Accounting

Unit 4. Computerized Accounting

20

Type of Questions

Question Numbers

1 Mark Questions

Ques. 1 to 16, 27, and 30

3 Mark Questions

Ques. 17 to 20, 31, and 32

4 Mark Questions

Ques. 21, 22, and 33

6 Mark Questions

Ques. 23 to 26, and 34

Unit No.

Unit Name

Marks

Part A: Principles and Functions of Management

1

Nature and Significance of Management

16 Marks

2

Principles of Management

3

Business Environment

4

Planning

14 Marks

5

Organizing

6

Staffing

20 Marks

7

Directing

8

Controlling

Total

50 Marks

Part B: Business Finance and Marketing

9

Financial Management

15 Marks

10

Financial Markets

11

Marketing Management

15 Marks

12

Consumer Protection

Total

30 Marks

Part C: Project Work

1

Project (One)

20 Marks

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Total Marks

1 Mark Question

20

20

3 Marks Questions

4

12

4 Marks Questions

6

24

6 Marks Questions

4

24

Units

Topic

Marks

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

Part B - Indian Economic Development

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

12

Current Challenges Facing Indian Economy

20

Development Experience of India – A Comparison with Neighbours

8

Part C

Project Work

20

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

MCQs

20

1

20

Short Answer Questions

4

3

12

Short Answer Questions

6

4

24

Long Answer Questions

4

6

24

Unit No

Unit Name

Marks

I.

Numbers, Quantification, and Numerical Applications

11

II.

Algebra

10

III.

Calculus

15

IV.

Probability Distributions

10

V.

Inferential Statistics

5

VI.

Index Numbers and Time-Based Data

6

VII.

Financial Mathematics

15

VIII.

Linear Programming

8

Chapter

Marks 

The End of Bipolarity

6

Contemporary Centres of Power

6

Contemporary South Asia

6

International Organizations

6

Security in the Contemporary World

6

Environment and Natural Resources

6

Globalisation

4

Total

40

Chapter

Marks

Challenges of Nation-Building

6

Era of One-Party Dominance

4

Politics of Planned Development

2

India’s External Relations

6

Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

4

The Crisis of Democratic Order

4

Regional Aspirations

6

Recent Development in Indian Politics

8

Total

40

CBSE Class 12 Political Science Question Paper Pattern 2024-25

Types of Questions

Number of Question

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Objective/MCQ

12

1

12

Short Answer Type I

6

2

12

Short Answer Type II

5

4

20

Passage/Map/Cartoon-based Questions

3

4

12

Long Answer Type

4

6

24

Chapter

Marks

Human Geography

03

The World Population - Distribution, Density, and Growth

08

Human Development

Primary Activities

19

Secondary Activities

Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

Transport and Communication

International Trade

Map Work

05

Type of Questions

Number of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

MCQs

17

1

17

Very Short Answer

2

3

06

Short Answer Type

4

3

12

Long Answer Type

5

5

25

Map-Based Question

2

5

10

Part

Theme

Marks

Themes in Indian History Part I

Bricks, Beads, and Bones: The Harappa Civilisation

25

Kings, Farmers, and Towns: Early States and Economies (c.600 BCE 600 CE)

Kingship, Caste and Class: Early Societies (c. 600 BCE 600 CE)

Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE 600 CE)

Themes in Indian History Part II

Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society (c. tenth to seventeenth centuries)

25

Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. eighth to eighteenth centuries)

An Imperial Capital – Vijayanagar (c. fourteenth to sixteenth centuries)

Peasants, Zamindars and the States: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries)

Themes in Indian History Part III

Colonialism and The Countryside: Exploring Official Archives

25

Rebels and Raj: 1857 Revolt and its Representations

Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond

Framing of the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era

Map Work

05

Section

Type of Questions

Question Numbers

Marks per Question

Section A

MCQs

Ques. 1 to 21

01

Section B

Short Answer Type

Ques. 22 to 27

03

Section C

Long Answer Type

Ques. 28 to 30

08

Section D

Source-Based Questions

Ques. 31 to 33

04

Section E

Map-Based

Ques. 34

05

Unit No

Unit Name

Marks

Unit 1

Management of Sporting Events

05 + 04b*

Unit 2

Children and Women in Sports

07

Unit 3

Yoga as Preventive Measure for Lifestyle Disease

06 + 01b*

Unit 4

Physical Education and Sports (for CWSN)

04 + 04b*

Unit 5

Sports and Nutrition

07

Unit 6

Test and Measurement in Sports

08

Unit 7

Physiology and Injuries in Sport

04 + 04b*

Unit 8

Biomechanics and Sports

10

Unit 9

Psychology and Sports

07

Unit 10

Training in Sports

09

Section

Question No

Type of Questions

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Section A

Questions 1-18

MCQs

1

18

Section B

Questions 19-23

Very Short Answer Type

2

10

Section C

Questions 24-28

Short Answer Type

3

15

Section D

Questions 29-31

Case-Study Based

4

12

Section E

Questions 32-34

Long Answer Type

5

15

Unit No

Unit Name

Marks

Unit I

Computational Thinking and Programming – 2

40

Unit II

Computer Networks

10

Unit III

Database Management

20

Section

Type of Questions

Question Number

Marks per Question

Total Marks

Section A

MCQs

Questions 1-18

1

18

Section B

Very Short Answer Type

Questions 19-25

2

14

Section C

Short Answer Type

Questions 26-30

3

15

Section D

Long Answer Type

Questions 31-33

5

15

Section E

Short Answer Type

Questions 34-35

4

08

Deleted Chapters for CBSE Class 12 (2024-2025)

Subject

Unit/Chapter

Topics Deleted

Mathematics

Chapter 3: Matrices

Properties of matrices

Chapter 7: Integrals

Applications of integrals in areas

Chapter 11: Three-dimensional Geometry

Direction cosines, and ratios

Chapter 13: Probability

Bayes’ theorem, and probability distribution

Chemistry

Unit IV: Surface Chemistry

Entire chapter

Unit V: General Principles and Processes

Entire chapter

Unit VI: p-Block Elements

Entire chapter

Unit XIV: Polymers

Entire chapter

Chapter XII: Organic Compounds

Cyanides and Isocyanides

History

Themes in Indian History Part-II

Chapter 9: The Mughal Court

Themes in Indian History Part-III

Chapter 10: Colonialism and Rural Society

Themes in Indian History Part-III

Chapter 12: Colonialism and Indian Towns

Themes in Indian History Part-III

Chapter 14: Partition through Oral Sources

Book 3

Page 297: Deccan Chittagong (Map)

Political Science

Part A: Contemporary World Politics

Chapter 1: The Cold War Era

Chapter 3: US Hegemony in World Politics

Part B: Politics in India since Independence

Chapter 2: Era of One-party Dominance

Chapter 3: Politics of Planned Development

Chapter 6: The Crisis of Democratic Order

Chapter 7: Rise of Popular Movements

Chapter 9: Recent Developments in Indian Politics

Psychology

Chapter 5: Therapeutic Approaches

Psychodynamic Therapy, Biomedical Therapy

Chapter 6: Attitude and Social Cognition

Social Cognition, Schemas and Stereotypes, Impression Formation

Behaviour in the Presence of Others, Pro-social Behaviour

Chapter 7: Social Influence and Group Processes

Conformity, Obedience, Compliance, Cooperation, Social Identity

Inter-group Conflicts, Conflict Resolution Strategies

Chapter 8: Psychology and Life

Entire chapter

Chapter 9: Developing Psychological Skills

Entire chapter

S. No

Study Material for Class 12

1

CBSE Class 12 Important Questions

2

CBSE Class 12 NCERT Solutions

3

CBSE Class 12 NCERT Exemplar Solutions

4

CBSE Class 12 HC Verma Solutions

5

CBSE Class 12 RD Sharma Solutions

6

CBSE Class 12 RS Aggarwal Solutions

7

CBSE Class 12 DK Goel Solutions

8

CBSE Class 12 TS Grewal Solutions

9

CBSE Class 12 Sandeep Garg Solutions