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    CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2025-26: Download PDF

    CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2025-26: Download PDF

    Garima SihagUpdated on 28 Oct 2025, 01:16 PM IST

    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus for the 2025-26 academic session. The CBSE Class 11 English syllabus has been released on the official website. Students can download the CBSE 11th English syllabus from this page as well. The CBSE Class 11 English subject is divided into two categories: English Core and English Elective. The CBSE Class 11 English Core syllabus is organised into three sections: Part A, Part B, and Part C. Section A focuses on Reading Comprehension, Section B covers Creative Writing and Grammar, while Section C includes content from Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Materials. Check more details about the CBSE 11th syllabus 2026 here.

    CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2025-26: Download PDF
    CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus 2025-26: Download PDF

    Download CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus PDF

    CBSE has released the CBSE 11th English core syllabus 2025-26. Students can download the CBSE 11th English core syllabus PDF from the given link below.

    Download Here: CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus PDF

    CBSE Class 11 English Core Syllabus

    Section

    Total Marks

    Reading Skills

    26

    Grammar and Creative Writing Skills

    23

    Literature Text Book and Supplementary Reading Text

    31

    TOTAL

    80

    Internal Assessment

    Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills:

    • Listening & Speaking (5 + 5)

    • Project Work

    10 + 10

    GRAND TOTAL

    100

    Books Advised for CBSE 11th English Syllabus

    CBSE Class 11 English offers two courses: Core and Elective. The Core Course includes two textbooks—Hornbill, which features both prose and poetry, and Snapshots, a supplementary reader comprising a collection of short stories. Almost all CBSE Board schools use Hornbill and Snapshots published by the National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi.

    1. Hornbill: English Reader, published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

    • The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)

    • A Photograph (Poem)

    • “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if We Can Be Together

    • Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues

    • The Laburnum Top (Poem)

    • The Voice of the Rain (Poem)

    • Childhood (Poem) The Adventure

    • Silk Road (Prose) Father to Son

    2. Snapshots: Supplementary Reader, published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

    • The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)

    • The Address (Prose)

    • Mother’s Day (Play)

    • Birth (Prose) The Tale of Melon City

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