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HPBOSE 12th Exam 2025 - Syllabus, Date Sheet, Model Paper, Result

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About HPBOSE 12th 2025

HP Board 12th Exam 2025- The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) conducts Class 12 exams every year. The board is responsible for releasing date sheet, admit cards, results and other things for Class 12 students. 

  • The HP Board 12th exams 2025 will be conducted in March 2025.
  • The HPBOSE 12th result 2025 will be announced in April 2025.
  • Students must go through the HPBOSE 12th syllabus 2025 to know the question paper design and complete the curriculum.
  • Students can solve the previous years' HPBOSE 12th model papers 2025 to know the exam pattern, important topics, and types of questions asked.
  • Students need to enter their roll number and name to check their HPBOSE 12th result. 
  • The result mentions basic details of candidates along with their marks secured in the exam.
  • HP board will announce the HPBOSE Class 12 compartment exam dates 2025. 
  • The HP board class 10 compartment exams 2025 will be held in July 2025.
  • Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) is headquartered in Dharamshala.
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HPBOSE 12th 2025 Highlights

Full Exam Name
Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education 12th Examination
Short Exam Name
HPBOSE 12th
Conducting Body
Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education
Frequency Of Conduct
Once a year
Exam Level
Intermediate
Languages
English +3 more
Mode Of Application
offline
Mode Of Exam
offline
Exam Duration
3 Hours 15 Minutes

HPBOSE 12th Important Dates

HPBOSE 12th Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education 12th Examination (session 2025)

17 Dec' 2024 - 21 Dec' 2024 . OnlineOn Going
Late Fee Application Date
With late fee of Rs.100/-
17 Dec' 2024 - 21 Dec' 2024 . OnlineOn Going
Late Fee Application Date
With late fee 1000/- For Improvement of performance (one or more subjects) additional subject (two or more subjects) and including Diploma holders
17 Dec' 2024 - 21 Dec' 2024 . OnlineOn Going
Late Fee Application Date
With late fee 1000/- (For compartment, English only)

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09 Sep' 2024 - 14 Nov' 2024 . Online
Others
Online registration (for regular students)
16 Nov' 2024 - 30 Nov' 2024 . Online
Others
Online correction in the details (for regular students)
02 Dec' 2024 - 16 Dec' 2024 . Online
Application Date
Without late fee

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Eligibility criteria for HPBOSE state that-

  • Students must have cleared Class 10 and 11 from the HP board or any other recognised board.
  • They must maintain a minimum of 75% attendance during the academic year for the regular candidate.

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According to the HPBOSE Class 12 exam pattern, the examination was conducted for regular, private and state open school in two sessions- morning and afternoon. In the morning session, the exam was conducted from 8:45 am to 12 pm for the regular students. While the exam in the afternoon session was started from 1:45 to 5 pm for open school candidates. The maximum marks of the exam for each subject was 100.

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HPBOSE 12th 2025 Syllabus

HPBOSE 12th Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education 12th Examination Syllabus

English: Unit 01


Reading skills
  • Reading unseen prose passages and note making: (a) Factual passages example instructions, descriptions, reports, (b) discursive passage involving opinion example argumentative, persuasive or interpretative text
  • Reading unseen prose passages and note making: (c) Literary passage example extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography

English: Unit 02


Advanced writing skills
  • Short composition: Advertisement and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies
  • A report or a factual description based onverbal input provided
  • Letter writing: (a) Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders, and sending replies); (b) letters to the editor (giving suggestions on an issue), (c) application for a job
  • Compositions based on visual or verbal inputs

English: Unit 03


English Reader

    English: Unit 04


    Supplementary reader

      Mathematics: Unit 01


      Relations and Functions
      • Relations and functions: Types of relations-reflexive, symmetric, transitive, and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions, composite functions, inverse of a function. Binary operations
      • Inverse trigonometric functions: Definition, range, domain, principal value branches. Graphs of inverse trigonometric functions. Elementary properties of inverse trigonometric functions

      Mathematics: Unit 02


      Algebra
      • Matrices: Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero matrix, transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Addition, multiplication, and scalar multiplication of matrices, simple properties of addition
      • Matrices: Multiplication and scalar multiplication. Non-commutatively of multiplication of matrices and existence of nonzero matrices whose product is the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order 2)
      • Matrices: Concept of elementary row and column operations. Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse, if it exists; (here all matrices will have real entries)
      • Determinants: Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 X 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, cofactors and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix. Consistency
      • Determinants: Inconsistency and number of linear equations by examples, solving system of linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using inverse of a matrix

      Mathematics: Unit 03


      Calculus
      • Continuity and differentiability: Continuity and differentiability, derivative of composite functions, chain rule. Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions., derivative of implicit function
      • Continuity and differentiability: Concept of exponential and logarithmic functions and their derivative. Logarithmic differentiation. Derivative of functions expressed in parametric forms
      • Continuity and differentiability: Second order derivatives Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorems (without proof) and their geometric interpretations
      • Applications of derivatives: Rate of change, increasing/ decreasing functions, tangents and normals, approximation, maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated geometrically and second derivative test given as a probable tool)
      • Applications of derivatives: Simple problems (that illustrate basic principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations)
      • Integrals: Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of variety of functions by substitution, by partial fractions and by parts only simple integrals of the type- ∫ dx/ x ± a, ∫ dx/ √ x ± a, ∫ dx/ √ a − x, ∫ dx/ √ ax + bx + c
      • Integrals: Simple integrals of the type- ∫ dx/ √ ax + bx + c, ∫ px + q/ ax + bx + c dx, ∫ px + q/ √ ax + bx + c dx, ∫ px + q/ √ ax + bx + c dx, ∫ √ a ± x dx and √ x - a dx to be evaluated
      • Integrals: Definite integrals as a limit of a sum, fundamental theorem of calculus (without proof). Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals
      • Applications of the integrals: Marks Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, areas of circles/ parabolas/ ellipses (IJ standard form only). Area between the two above said curves (the region should be clearly identifiable)
      • Differential equation: Definition, order, and degree, general, and particular solutions of differential equation, formation of differential, equation whose general solution is given, solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables
      • Differential equation: Homogenous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential equation of the type: dx/ dy + p(x) y = q(x), where p(x) and q(x) are function of x

      Mathematics: Unit 04


      Vectors and three-dimensional geometry
      • Vectors: Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction consines/ ratios of vectors. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel and collinear vectors). Position vector of a point, negative of a vector, component of a vector
      • Vectors: Addition of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar, position vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio. Scalar (dot) product of vectors, projection of a vector on a line. Vector (cross) product of vectors
      • Three-dimensional geometry: Direction cosines/ ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian and vector equation of a line, coplanar, and skew lines, shortest distance between two lines. Cartesian and vector equation of plane
      • Three-dimensional geometry: Angle between-(i) two lines, (ii) two planes, (iii) a line and a plane. Distance of a point from a plane

      Mathematics: Unit 05


      Linear programming
      • Linear programming: Introduction, definition of related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of linear programming (LP) problems, mathematical formulation of LP problems
      • Linear programming: Graphical method of solution for problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions, feasible and infeasible solutions, optional feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints)

      Mathematics: Unit 06


      Probability
      • Probability: Multiplication theorem on probability. Conditional probability, independent events, total probability, Bayes’s theorem, random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of haphazard variable
      • Probability: Repeated independent (Bernoulli) trials and binomial distribution

      Human ecology and family science: Unit 01


      Work, livelihood, and career; preparation, choices, and selection
      • Work, age, and gender, occupational heritage of India, career options, entrepreneurship and self-employment, life skills for career building

      Human ecology and family science: Unit 02


      Career opportunities
      • Scope of human ecology and family science in higher education and careers major concepts, relevance and skills in the following areas
      • Nutrition, food science and technology: Specific careers and areas-clinical nutrition and dietetics, public nutrition and health, catering and food services management, food processing and technology, food quality, and food safety
      • Human development and family studies: Specific careers and areas-early childhood care and education, guidance and counseling, special education and support services, support services for children in difficult circumstances
      • Human development and family studies: Specific careers and areas-management of institutions and programs for children, youth, and elderly
      • Fabric and apparel: Specific careers and areas-care and maintenance of fabrics in institutions, design for fabric and apparel, retailing and merchandising, production and quality control in garment industry, museumology and textile conservation
      • Resource management: Specific careers and areas-human resource management, hospitality management, designing of interior and exterior space, event management, consumer services
      • Communication and extension: Specific careers and areas-management of development programs, development communication and journalism, media management and advocacy, media design and production, corporate communication, and public relations

      Computer science: Unit 01


      Network operating system
      • Basic network concepts, overview and history of Linux, Linux kernel, Linux resources, advantages of Linux, creating and viewing files, basic shell concept, shell commands, I/O redirection, pipelines, vi editor, Linux file system, manage files using shell
      • Cyber laws

      Computer science: Unit 02


      Network operating system administration (configuration and maintenance)
      • Hardware and network operating system maintenance, network security and it career opportunities, window NT and it’s advantages, difference between Linux and windows NT, Linux firewall and it’s types
      • Managing storage devices understanding basic disk concepts and manage system disks, logical volume concepts and managing logical columns, manage file system attributes and swap space, mount point view, introduction to shell scripting
      • Administering user accounts using GUI tool and command line

      Computer science: Unit 03


      Desktop publishing (advanced)
      • Introduction to CorelDRAW, various components of CorelDRAW window, tools in CorelDRAW, creating graphics and saving files, importing images of various graphic formats and editing them, designing logos, greeting cards etc
      • Hands on with CorelDraw

      Computer science: Unit 04


      Elementary server side scripting through PHP
      • Dreamweaver, XHTML, difference between XHTML and HTML, fundamentals of PHP, it’s advantages, variables, data types, operators, scope of variable, control program flow (decision statement and looping statements), arrays, functions
      • Working with applications submitting forms, get/ post methods
      • Date/ time session variables

      Computer science: Unit 05


      RDBMS concepts and MYSQL
      • Basic of database systems, Problems in Traditional file oriented approach, Three level architecture of DBMS, Roles of DBA, Data Dictionary, Advantages and Disadvantages of RDBMS, Constraints: Domain level constraints, Referential Constraints
      • SQL Statements: DDL Statements, DML Statements, DCL Statements, TCL Statements, Concept of Keys, Constraints on Attributes, SQL Functions

      Computer science: Unit 06


      PL/ SQL
      • Pl/ SQL block structure, basics of Pl/ SQL, controlling PL/ SQL flow for execution, if statements, if-then-else statement execution flow, if-then else if statement execution flow, loop statement, basic loop, for loop, while loop
      • Triggers, types of triggers: row-level triggers, statement level triggers, before and after triggers
      • Cursor, types of cursor: Implicit and explicit cursor

      Computer science: Unit 07


      Internet business applications
      • Concept of on line service-e-commerce practice, net banking, online submission of various application forms, various kinds of online reservations such as railways, hotels, etc, online, customer support services, online marketing, and shopping
      • Social networking viz, facebook, etc

      Economics-introductory microeconomics: Unit 01


      Introduction
      • What is microeconomics?, central problems of an economy, production possibility curve and opportunity cost

      Economics-introductory microeconomics: Unit 02


      Consumer behaviour and demand
      • Consumer's Equilibrium-meaning and attainment of equilibrium through utility approach: One and two commodity cases
      • Demand, market demand, determinants of demand, demand schedule, demand curve, movement along and shifts in demand curve, price elasticity of demand, measurement of price elasticity of demand-percentage, total expenditure and geometric methods

      Economics-introductory microeconomics: Unit 03


      Producer behaviour and supply
      • Production function-returns to a factor and returns to scale
      • Supply, market supply, determinants of supply, supply schedule, supply curve, movement along and shifts in supply curve, price elasticity of supply, measurement of price elasticity of supply-percentage and geometric method
      • Cost and revenue-short-run cost-total cost, total variable cost, total fixed cost; average fixed cost, average variable cost and marginal cost-meaning and their relationship
      • Revenue total, average and marginal revenue-producers' equilibrium-meaning and its conditions in terms of total cost and total revenue

      Economics-introductory microeconomics: Unit 04


      Forms of market and price determination
      • Forms of market-perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition-their meaning and features
      • Price determination under perfect competition-equilibrium price, effects of shifts in demand and supply

      Economics-introductory macroeconomics: Unit 01


      National income and related aggregates
      • Macroeconomics-meaning
      • Circular flow of income, concepts of GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP (at market price and factor cost), national disposable income (gross and net); private income, personal, income and personal disposable income, measurement of national income-value added method
      • Measurement of national income-income method, and expenditure method

      Economics-introductory macroeconomics: Unit 02


      Determination of income and employment
      • Aggregate demand, aggregate supply and their components
      • Propensity to consume and propensity to save (average and marginal)
      • Meaning of involuntary unemployment and full employment
      • Determination of income and employment-two sector model concept of investment multiplier and it’s working
      • Problems of excess and deficient demand
      • Measures to correct excess and deficient demand-availability of credit, change in government spending

      Economics-introductory macroeconomics: Unit 03


      Money and banking
      • Money-meaning and functions
      • Central bank-meaning and functions
      • Commercial banks-meaning and functions
      • Recent significant reforms and issues in India banking system
      • Privatization and modernization

      Economics-introductory macroeconomics: Unit 04


      Government budget and the economy
      • Government budget-meaning and its components
      • Objectives of government budget
      • Classification of receipts-revenue and capital; classification of expenditure-revenue and capital, plan and non-plan, and development and non-development
      • Balanced budget, surplus budget, and deficit budget: Meaning and implications
      • Revenue deficit, fiscal deficit, and primary deficit: Meaning and implications; measures to contain different deficits
      • Down sizing the role of government: Meaning and implications

      Economics-introductory macroeconomics: Unit 05


      Balance of payments
      • Foreign exchange rate-meaning (fixed and flexible), merits and demerits; determination through demand and supply, balance of payments account-meaning and components
      • A brief analysis about recent exchange rate issues

      Political science: Unit 01


      Politics in India since independence
      • Era of one-party dominance: First three general elections, nature of congress dominance at the national level, uneven dominance at the state level, coalitional nature of congress, major opposition parties
      • Nation-building and its problems: Nehru's approach to nation-building-legacy of partition: Challenge of 'refugee' resettlement, the Kashmir problem. Organization and reorganization of states; political conflict over language
      • Politics of planned development: Five year plans, expansion of state sector and the rise of new economic interests. Famine and suspension of five year plans. Green revolution and its political fallouts
      • India's external relations: Nehru's foreign policy. Sino-Indian war of 1962, Indo-Pak war of 1965 and 1971. India's nuclear programme and shifting alliances in world politics
      • Challenge to and restoration of congress system: Political succession after Nehru. Non-congressism and electoral upset of 1967, congress split and reconstitution, congress' victory in 1971 elections, politics of garibi hatao
      • Crisis of the constitutional order: Search for committed bureaucracy and judiciary. Navnirman movement in Gujarat and the Bihar movement. Emergency: Context, constitutional, and extra-constitutional dimensions
      • Crisis of the constitutional order: Resistance to emergency 1977 election and the formation of janata party. Rise of civil liberties organizations
      • Regional aspirations and conflicts: Rise of regional parties. Punjab crisis and the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. The Kashmir situation. Challenges and responses in the north east
      • Rise of new social movements: Farmers’ movements, women's movement, environment and development-affected people's movements. Implementation of mandal commission report and its aftermath
      • Democratic upsurge and coalition politics: Participatory upsurge in 1990s. Rise of the Jd and the BJP. Increasing role of regional parties and coalition polities. UF and NDA governments elections 2004 and UPA government
      • Recent issues and challenges: Challenge of and responses to globalization-new economic policy and its opposition. Rise of OBCS in north Indian politics. Dalit politics in electoral and non-electoral arena
      • Recent issues and challenges: Challenge of communalism-ayodhya dispute, Gujarat riots

      Political science: Unit 02


      Contemporary world politics
      • Cold war era in world politics: Emergence of two power blocks after the second world war. Arenas of the cold war. Challenges to bipolarity: Non Aligned movement, quest for new international economic order. India and the cold war
      • Disintegration of the 'second world' and the collapse of bipolarity: New entities in world politics- Russia, Balkan states and central Asian states, introduction of democratic politics and capitalism in post-communist regimes
      • Disintegration of the 'second world" and the collapse of bipolarity: India's relations with Russia and other post-communist countries
      • US dominance in world politics: Growth of unilateralism-Afghanistan, first Gulf war, response to 9/ 11 and attack on Iraq. Dominance and challenge to the US in economy and ideology. India's renegotiation of its relationship with the USA
      • Alternative centers of economic and political power: Rise of China as an economic power in post-Mao era, creation, and expansion of European union, ASEAN. India's changing relations with China
      • South Asia in the post-cold war era: Democratization and its reversals in Pakistan and Nepal. Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, Impact of economic globalization on the region. Conflicts and efforts for peace in South Asia
      • South Asia in the post-cold war era: India's relations with its neighbours
      • International organizations in a unipolar world: Restructuring and the future of the UN. India's position in the restructured UN. Rise of new international actors: New international economic organisations, NGOs
      • International organizations in a unipolar world: How democratic and accountable are the new institutions of global governance?
      • Security in contemporary world: Traditional concerns of security and politics of disarmament. Non-traditional or human security: Global poverty, health and education. Issues of human rights and migration
      • Globalization and Its critics: Economic, cultural and political manifestations. Debates on the nature of consequences of globalization. Anti-globalization movements. India as an arena of globalization and struggle against it

      Geography-Fundamental of human geography: Unit 01


      Human geography
      • Nature and Scope

      Geography-Fundamental of human geography: Unit 02


      People
      • Population of the world, distribution, density and growth-population change, spatial patterns and structure; determinants of population changes; age-sex ratio; rural-urban composition; human development-concept; selected indicators
      • International comparisons

      Geography-Fundamental of human geography: Unit 03


      Human activities
      • Primary activities: Concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agricultural and allied activities some examples from selected countries
      • Secondary activities: Concepts; manufacturing: agro-processing, household, small scale, large-scale; people engaged in secondary activities-some examples from selected countries
      • Tertiary activities: Concept, trade, transport and communication; services; people engaged in tertiary activates-some examples from selected countries
      • Quaternary activates: Concept; knowledge based industries; people engaged in quaternary activities; some examples from selected countries

      Geography-Fundamental of human geography: Unit 04


      Transport, communication, and trade
      • Land transport-roads, railway, rail network; trans-continental railways; water transport-inland waterways; major ocean routes; air transport inter continental air routes-oil and gas pipelines; satellite communication and cyber space
      • International trade, basis, and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade, role of WTO in international trade

      Geography-Fundamental of human geography: Unit 05


      Human settlements
      • Settlement types-rural and urban; morphology of cities (case study ); distribution of mega cities; problems of human settlements in developing countries

      Geography-Fundamental of human geography: Unit 06


      Map work outline political map of world

        Geography-India: People and economy: Unit 01


        People
        • Population distribution, density, and growth; composition of population; linguistic and religious; rural-urban population; change through time-regional variations; occupation; migration: international, national-causes and consequences
        • Human development-selected indicators and regional patters
        • Population, environment, and development

        Geography-India: People and economy: Unit 02


        Human settlements
        • Rural settlements-types of distribution; urban settlements-types, distribution, and functional classification

        Geography-India: People and economy: Unit 03


        Resources and development
        • Land resources: General land use; agricultural land use-major crops; agricultural development and problems; distribution of wheat, rice, tea, coffee, cotton, jute, sugar cane and rubber
        • Water resources: Availability and utilization, irrigation, domestic, industrial and other uses; scarcity of water and conservation method-rain water harvesting and watershed management
        • Mineral and energy resources: Metallic (iron, ore, copper, bauxite, manganese) and nonmetallic (mica, salt) minerals and their distribution
        • Mineral and energy resources: Conventional (coal, petroleum, natural gas and hydro electricity) and non-conventional energy sources (solar, wind, biogas)
        • Industries: Types and distribution; industrial location and clustering; changing pattern of selected industries-iron and steel, cotton textiles, sugar, petrochemicals and knowledge based industries
        • Industries: Impact of liberalization, privatization, and globalization on industrial location
        • Planning in India-target area planning (case study); idea of sustainable development (case study)

        Geography-India: People and economy: Unit 04


        Transport, communication, and international trade
        • Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways, and airways; oil and gas pipelines; national electric grids; communication networkings- radio, television, satellite, and internet
        • International trade-changing pattern of India's foreign trade; sea ports and their hinterland and airports

        Geography-India: People and economy: Unit 05


        Geographicla perspective on selected issues and problems
        • Environmental pollution; urban-waste disposal
        • Urbanisation-rural-urban migration; problem of slum
        • Land degradation

        Psychology: Unit 01


        Variations in psychological attributes
        • Individual differences in human functioning, assessment psychological attributes intelligence: Individual difference in intelligence-theories of intelligence: Culture and intelligence
        • Emotional intelligence: Special abilities-aptitude-nature and measurement; creativity

        Psychology: Unit 02


        Self and personality
        • Concepts of self, concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-regulation; culture and self; personality concept; major approaches type and trait, psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioural, cultural; assessment of personality: Self-report measures
        • Assessment of personality: Behavioural analysis, and projective measures

        Psychology: Unit 03


        Meeting life challenges
        • Nature of stress and how responses to stress depend on an individual's appraisal of stressors
        • Strategies to cope with stress

        Psychology: Unit 04


        Psychological disorders
        • Concepts of abnormality and psychological disorder, factors, underlying abnormal behaviour, classification of disorder, major psychological disorders-anxiety, somato-form dissociative, mood, schizophrenic, developmental and behavioural substance related

        Psychology: Unit 05


        Theraputic approches
        • Nature and process of therapy; therapeutic relationship; types of therapies: Psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavior, and biomedical; alternative therapies-yoga, meditation; rehabilitation of mentally ill

        Psychology: Unit 06


        Attitude and social cognition
        • Explaining social behaviour: Impression formation and explaining behaviour of others through attributions; social cognition; schemas and stereotypes; nature and components of attitudes; attitude formation and change; behaviour in the presence of others

        Psychology: Unit 07


        Attitude and social congnition
        • Pro-social behaviour; prejudice and discrimination; strategies for handling prejudice

        Psychology: Unit 08


        Social influence and group processes
        • Conformity, obedience, and compliance; groups: nature, formation and types; influence of group on individual behavior, inter-group conflicts; conflict resolution strategies

        Psychology: Unit 09


        Psychology and life
        • Human-environment relationship; environmental effects on human behaviour
        • Noise, pollution, crowding, natural disasters, psychology, and social concerns: Aggression, violence and peace, discrimination and poverty, health, impact of television on behaviour promoting pro-environmental behaviour

        Psychology: Unit 10


        Developing psychological skills
        • Effective psychological skills: Observational skills, interviewing skills, testing skills counselling skills, communication skills

        Sociology-Indian society: Unit 01


        Structure of Indian society
        • Introduction Indian society-colonialism, nationalism, class, and community, demographic structure, rural-urban linkages, and divisions

        Sociology-Indian society: Unit 02


        Social institutions
        • Continuity and change-family and kinship, the cast system, tribal society, the market as a social institution

        Sociology-Indian society: Unit 03


        Social inequality and exclusion
        • Caste prejudice, scheduled castes and other backward classes, marginalization of tribal communities, the struggle for women’s equality, the protection of religious minorities, caring for the differently able

        Sociology-Indian society: Unit 04


        The challenges of unity in diversity
        • Problems of communalism, regionalism, casteism, and patriarchy, role of the state in a plural and unequal society, what we share

        Sociology-change and development in India: Unit 01


        Process of social change in India
        • Process of structural change: Colonialism, industrialization, urbanization, process of cultural change: Modernization, westernization, sanskritisation, secularization, social reform movements and laws

        Sociology-change and development in India: Unit 02


        Social change and the polity
        • The constitution as an instrument of social change, parties, pressure groups, and democratic politics, panchayati raj and the challenges of social transformation

        Sociology-change and development in India: Unit 03


        Social change and the economy
        • Land reforms, the green revolution and agrarian society, from planned industrialization to liberalization, change in the class structure

        Sociology-change and development in India: Unit 04


        New areas of social change
        • Media and social change, globalization and social change

        Sociology-change and development in India: Unit 05


        Social movements
        • Class-based movement-workers, peasants, caste-based movements: Dalit movement, backward castest, trends in upper caste reponses, women’s movement in independent India, tribal movements, environmental movements

        Physical education: Unit 01


        Physical fitness and wellness
        • Meaning and importance of physical fitness and wellness
        • Components of physical fitness and wellness
        • Factors affecting physical fitness and wellness
        • Principles of physical fitness development
        • Means of fitness development: (a) Aerobic activities, (b) anaerobic activities, (c) participation in games and sports

        Physical education: Unit 02


        Training methods
        • Meaning and concept of training methods: (i) Principles of training, (ii) advantage of training
        • Methods of training: (i) Methods of strength development-(a) isometric exercises, (b) isotonic exercises, (c) isokinetic exercises, (ii) methods of endurance development-(a) continuous training methods, (b) internal training method
        • Methods of training: (ii) Methods of endurance development-(c) Fartlek training method,(iii) methods of speed development-(a) speed development, (b) pace running
        • Circuit training: (i) Meaning of circuit training, (ii) kinds of circuit training, (iii) characteristics of circuit training, (iv) advantage of circuit training
        • Weight training: (i) Warming up-(a) meaning and types of warming up, (b) principles of warming up, (c) importance of warming up, (ii) meaning and effects on conditioning on body, (iii) cooling/ limbering down-(a) effects of cooling down
        • Weight training: (iii) cooling/ limbering down-(b) importance of cooling down

        Physical education: Unit 03


        Sociological aspects of physical education
        • Meaning of sociological, importance of sociology in physical education and sports, games and sports as man's is cultural heritage
        • Development of leadership qualities: (i) Meaning of leadership, student leadership and teacher leadership, (ii) function of physical education leader, (iii) qualities of physical education leader

        Physical education: Unit 04


        History of the game/ sport

          Physical education: Unit 05


          Latest general rules of the game/ sport

            Physical education: Unit 07


            Fundamental skills of the game/ sport

              Physical education: Unit 08


              Related sports/ games terminologies

                Physical education: Unit 09


                Important tournaments and venues

                  Physical education: Unit 10


                  Latest sports personalities (till 2018)

                    Physical education: Unit 11


                    Sports awards

                      Physical education: Unit 12


                      Healthful living
                      • Concept of environment, aims and objective of health education, principles of health education, importance of health education, factors influencing health education
                      • Scope of environment-living environment, work environment, leisure activities
                      • Essential elements of healthful environment, safe water, low level of noise, clean air, sanitary surrounding, low level of radioactive radiations
                      • Disaster preparedness and health care during disaster: (i) Meaning and types of disaster, (ii) causes, effects, and management of disaster, (iii) how to prepared for disaster

                      Physical education: Unit 13


                      Family health education
                      • Meaning and types of family, function of a family, meaning of adolescence, problems of adolescence and their management
                      • Human reproduction-menstruation conception and parental care
                      • Problems associated pre-marital sex and teenage pregnancies
                      • Preparation for marriage and parenthood
                      • Role of Parent in child care

                      Physical education: Unit 14


                      Prevention and first aid for common sports injuries
                      • Soft tissue injuries-sprain and strain
                      • Cause of injuries in sports
                      • Precautions to be taken by instruction and the players
                      • Fracture, types, causes, and treatments
                      • Joint injuries, types, cause, and treatment of joint injuries

                      Public administration: Unit 01


                      Evolution of Indian administration
                      • Evolution and development of Central Administration in India (Mughal and British Period) British influence on Indian administration and its legacies

                      Public administration: Unit 02


                      Indian administration and constitution
                      • Indian administration and its social, economical, political, legal, and constitutional influence
                      • Legislative administration and financial relations between the unions, and the states
                      • Controversy regarding center-state relations

                      Public administration: Unit 03


                      Personnel administration
                      • All India services: Characteristics, merits and demerits recruitment, and training OF IAS, IPS, and IFS (forest) defects of recruitment and training in India
                      • Role of UPSC

                      Public administration: Unit 04


                      State administration
                      • Governor as chief executive
                      • Administrative secretariat
                      • Role of chief secretary

                      Public administration: Unit 05


                      Administration of local governments
                      • Meaning, features, kinds (Panchayat, Panchayat samiti, Zila parishad, municipal committee and municipal corporation)
                      • Role of BDO and executive officers
                      • Reasons for unsatisfactory functions of local government and remedies

                      Public administration: Unit 06


                      Development administration
                      • Meaning, significance and essential factors for development administration
                      • Composition and functions of planning commission in India, NDC (national development council), contributions and problems of public sector in India

                      Public administration: Unit 07


                      Financial administration
                      • Budget: Meaning, kinds, principles, and significance, preparation of budget

                      Public administration: Unit 08


                      Citizen and administration
                      • Importance of citizen's participation in administration, causes of poor citizen's participation in administration. Methods to make effective citizen's participation in India

                      Public administration: Unit 09


                      Administrative tribunals
                      • Meaning, reasons for growth, advantages, and disadvantages
                      • Differences between administrative tribunals and laws courts

                      Public administration: Unit 10


                      Administrative corruption
                      • Meaning, Causes and remedies, Ombudsman (Lokpal) Central Vigilance Commission

                      Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 01


                      Definition of the following
                      • Varna, Grama, Murchana, Alankar, Gamaka, Khatka, Murki, Kan, Laya and Tala

                      Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 02


                      Classification of ragas, time theory of rages

                        Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 03


                        Brief history of ancient Hindustani music with special reference to Sangeet Ratnakar
                        • Brief history of medieval and modern period of Hindustani Music with special reference of Sangeet Parijata and the works of Pt. Bhatkhande

                        Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 04


                        Description of the ragas

                          Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 05


                          Recognize the ragas from passages of swaras

                            Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 06


                            Notation of prescribed songs and talas

                              Music (Hindustani vocal): Unit 07


                              Biography of musicians
                              • Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, Ustad Fayaz Khan, Pt. Krishan Rao Shankar, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Tyagaraj, Purandan Ghosh

                              Hindustani (instrumental melodic): Unit 01


                              Definition of the following
                              • Grama, Murchana, Varna, Alankar, Gamaka, Krintan, Zamzama

                              Hindustani (instrumental melodic): Unit 02


                              Classification of ragas, time theory of ragas

                                Hindustani (instrumental melodic): Unit 05


                                Description of the ragas

                                  Hindustani (instrumental melodic): Unit 07


                                  Recognise the ragas from passages of swaras

                                    Hindustani (instrumental melodic): Unit 08


                                    Notation of compositions (Gat) and talas

                                      Hindustani (instrumental melodic): Unit 09


                                      Biographies of musicians
                                      • Tansen, Ustad Inayat Khan, Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan, Ustad Alauddin Khan, Alladia Khan

                                      Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 01


                                      Definition of the following terms
                                      • Verna, Alankar, (Gamaka, Krintan, Zamzama) Zarab, Kala, Kriya anga, Peshkar, Chakkardar, (classification of ragas, time theory of ragas) and Rela and Paran

                                      Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 02


                                      Comparative study of smantar talas
                                      • Chautal ektal, Jhaptal-sul tal, Dhamar-chautal

                                      Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 03


                                      Classificaton of Jatis of different patterns

                                        Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 04


                                        Classification of Layakari

                                          Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 05


                                          Brief history of ancient Hindustani music with special reference to sangeet ratnakara

                                            Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 07


                                            Description of talas

                                              Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 08


                                              Notation of the prescribed talas

                                                Hindustani (instrumental percussion)-Tabla and Pakhawaj: Unit 09


                                                Recognition of talas from portion of the thekas

                                                  Dance: Unit 04


                                                  Knowledge of the following terms
                                                  • Nirtta, Nritya, Natya tandava, Lasya
                                                  • Anga, Upanga, Pratyanga
                                                  • Sthana, Chari, Gati, Mandla, Karna, Bhramari, Utplavana
                                                  • Abhinaya (Angika, Vachika, Satvika, Acharya) with special reference to Hastaabhinaya, Mukhaja abhinay and Netra-abhinaya
                                                  • Sangeet, tala, laya
                                                  • Rasa, Sthyibhava, Sanchribhava

                                                  Dance: Unit 05


                                                  Knowledge of the technical terminology of the dance form
                                                  • Definition of the following: (i) Vandana, (ii) Tthaat, (iii) Aamad, (iv) Toda/ tukra, (v) Paran, (vi) Chakardar toda and paran, (vii) Gatnikas, (viii) Gatbhav, (ix) Tala, (x) Teen tala, (xi) Jhaptala
                                                  • Knowledge of thaka of Dadra, Kaharwa, Roopak
                                                  • Definitions of Tali, Khali, Sam, Tihayee
                                                  • Notate a tukra/ toda, paran alongwith its basic tala

                                                  Physics: Unit 01


                                                  Electrostatics
                                                  • Electric charges; conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-force between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution
                                                  • Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field lines, electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole; torque on a dipole in uniform electric field
                                                  • Electric flux, statement of Gauss’s theorem and its applications to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plans sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside)
                                                  • Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and of electric dipole in an electrostatic field
                                                  • Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor; Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor and capacitance, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel
                                                  • Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates; energy stored in a capacitor
                                                  • Van De Graaff generator

                                                  Physics: Unit 02


                                                  Current electricity
                                                  • Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallin conductor, drift velocity and mobility, and their relation with electric current; Ohm’s law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics, (linear and non-linear) electrical energy and power
                                                  • Electrical resistivity and conductivity, carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; series and parallel combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance
                                                  • Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel
                                                  • Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications, Wheatstone bridge, meter bridge
                                                  • Potentiometer-principle and its applications to measure potential difference, and for comparing EMF of two cell; measurement of internal resistance of a cell

                                                  Physics: Unit 03


                                                  Magnetic effect of current and magnetism
                                                  • Concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment
                                                  • Biot-Savart law, and its application to current carrying circular loop
                                                  • Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire, straight and tropical solenoids
                                                  • Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields cyclotron
                                                  • Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field
                                                  • Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere
                                                  • Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; moving coil galvanometer-its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter
                                                  • Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment; Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron; Magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis
                                                  • Torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic field; bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements; para, dia, and ferro-magnetic substances with examples
                                                  • Electromagnets and factors affecting their strengths permanent magnets

                                                  Physics: Unit 04


                                                  Electromagnetic induction and alternating current
                                                  • Electromagnetic induction, Faraday’s laws, induced EMF and current, Lenz’s law, eddy currents, self and mutual inductance
                                                  • Need for displacement current
                                                  • Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/ voltage, reactance and impedance; LC oscillations, (qualitative treatment only), LCR series circuit, resonance; power in AC circuits, wattles current
                                                  • AC generator and transformer

                                                  Physics: Unit 05


                                                  Electromagnetic waves
                                                  • Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (qualitative ideas only); transverse nature of electromagnetic waves
                                                  • Electromagnetic spectrum (radio-waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses

                                                  Physics: Unit 06


                                                  Optics
                                                  • Reflections of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula
                                                  • Refraction of light total internal reflection and its applications, optical fibers, refraction at spherical surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lens-maker’s formula
                                                  • Magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact
                                                  • Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism
                                                  • Scattering of light-blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance of the sun at sun rise, and sunset
                                                  • Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation, and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia, and astigmatism) using lenses
                                                  • Optical instruments: Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflection and refraction) and their magnifying powers
                                                  • Wave optics: Wave front and Huygens's principle; reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wave fronts. Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens's principle. interference
                                                  • Wave optics: Young’s double slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources, and sustained interference of light. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes
                                                  • Wave optics: Polarization, plane polarized light, Brewster’s law; uses of plane polarized light and Polaroid

                                                  Physics: Unit 07


                                                  Dual nature of matter and radiation
                                                  • Dual nature of radiation
                                                  • Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observation; Einstein’s photoelectric equation-particle nature of light
                                                  • Matter waves-wave nature of particles, De-Broglie relation, Davisson Germer experiment

                                                  Physics: Unit 08


                                                  Atomic and nuclei
                                                  • Alpha-particle scattering experiment, Rutherford’s model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum
                                                  • Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars, isotones, Radioactivity alpha, beta, and gamma particles/ rays and their properties; radioactive decay law
                                                  • Mass-energy relation, mass defect, binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion

                                                  Physics: Unit 09


                                                  Electronic devices
                                                  • Semiconductors; Semiconductor diode-I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator
                                                  • Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator
                                                  • Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, and NOR): Transistor as a switch

                                                  Physics: Unit 10


                                                  Communication systems
                                                  • Elements of a communication systems (block diagram only); bandwidth of signals (speech, TV and digital data); bandwidth of transmission medium
                                                  • Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere, sky and space wave propagation
                                                  • Need for modulation
                                                  • Production and detection of an amplitude-modulated wave

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 01


                                                  Solid state
                                                  • Classification of solids based on different binding forces: Molecular, ionic covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea), unit cell in two dimensional and three dimensional lattices, calculation of density of unit cell
                                                  • Packing in solids, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects, electrical and magnetic properties

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 02


                                                  Solutions
                                                  • Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, colligative properties-relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of BP depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure
                                                  • Determination of molecular masses using colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 03


                                                  Electrochemistry
                                                  • Redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch’s Law, electrolysis and laws of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell
                                                  • Electrolytic cells and galvanic cells; lead accumulator, EMF of a cell standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells, fuel cells; corrosion

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 04


                                                  Chemical kinetics
                                                  • Rate of a reaction (average and instantaneous), factors affecting rates of reaction; concentration, temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a reaction; rate law and specific rate constant
                                                  • Integrated rate equations and half life (only for zero and first order reactions); concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment)

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 05


                                                  Surface chemistry
                                                  • Adsorption-physisorption and chemisorptions factors affecting adsorption of gases of solids; catalysis: Homogenous and heterogeneous activity and selectivity: Enzyme catalysis; colloidal state: Distinction between true solutions colloids and suspensions
                                                  • Colloidal state: Lyophilic, lyophobic multimolucular, and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; tyndall effect, brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation; emulsion-types of emulsions

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 06


                                                  General principles and processes of isolation of elements
                                                  • Principles and methods of extraction-concentration, oxidation, reduction, electrolytic method and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminum, copper, zinc, and iron

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 07


                                                  P-block elements
                                                  • Group 15 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties; nitrogen-preparation, properties and uses: Compounds of nitrogen
                                                  • Group 15 elements: Nitrogen-preparation, properties of ammonia, and nitric acid, oxides of nitrogen (structure only); phosphorous-allotropic forms: Compounds of phosphorous-preparation and properties of phosphine
                                                  • Group 15 elements: Phosphorous-allotropic forms: Compounds of phosphorous-halides (PCl₃, Pcl₅) and oxoacids (elementary idea only)
                                                  • Group 16 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; dioxygen: Preparation, properties, and uses; simple oxides; ozone
                                                  • Group 16 elements: Suphur-allotropic forms, compounds of sulphur-preparation, properties, and uses of sulphure dioxide: Sulphuric acid-industrial process of manufacture, properties, and uses, oxoacids of sulphur (structures only)
                                                  • Group 17 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; compounds of halogens: Preparation, properties, and uses of chlorine and hydrochloric acid
                                                  • Group 17 elements: Inter halogen compounds, oxoacids of halogens (structure only)
                                                  • Group 18 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration. Occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, uses

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 08


                                                  D and f-block elements
                                                  • General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row transition metals-metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation
                                                  • States, ionic radii, colour catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation
                                                  • Preparation and Properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4
                                                  • Lanthanides-electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity, and lanthanide contraction
                                                  • Actinoids-electronic configuration, oxidation states

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 09


                                                  Coordination compounds
                                                  • Coordination compounds-introduction, ligands, and coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds
                                                  • Bonding; isomerism, importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological system)

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 10


                                                  Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
                                                  • Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions
                                                  • Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of halogen for monosubstituted compounds only) uses and environment effects of-dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 11


                                                  Alcohols, phenols, and ethers
                                                  • Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only); identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration, uses, some important compounds-methanol and ethanol
                                                  • Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophillic substitution reactions, uses of phenols
                                                  • Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 12


                                                  Aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids
                                                  • Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties and mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; uses
                                                  • Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties; uses

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 13


                                                  Organic compounds containing nitrogen
                                                  • Animes: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines
                                                  • Cyanides and Isocyanides
                                                  • Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions, and importance in synthetic organic chemistry

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 14


                                                  Biomolecules
                                                  • Carbohydrates: Classification, (aldoses and ketoses) monsaccharides, (glucose and fructose), oligosaccharides (sucross, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (sarch, cellulose, glycogen); Importance
                                                  • Proteins: Elementary idea of α-amino acids-peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins, primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structures and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins: Enzymes
                                                  • Vitamins: Classification and functions
                                                  • Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 15


                                                  Polymers
                                                  • Classification: Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization
                                                  • Some important polymers: Natural and synthetic like polythene, nylon, polyesters, bakelite, rubber

                                                  Chemistry: Unit 16


                                                  Chemistry in everyday life
                                                  • Chemicals in medicines: Analygesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines
                                                  • Chemicals in food: Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents
                                                  • Cleansing agents: Soaps and detergents, cleansing action

                                                  Biology: Unit 01


                                                  Sexual reproduction
                                                  • Pollination and fertilization in flowering plants
                                                  • Development of seeds and fruits
                                                  • Human reproduction: Reproductive system in male and female, menstrual cycle
                                                  • Production of gametes, fertilization, implantation, embryo development, pregnancy and parturition

                                                  Biology: Unit 02


                                                  Genetics and evolution
                                                  • Mendelian inheritance
                                                  • Chromosome theory of inheritance, deviations from Mendelian ratio (gene interaction incomplete dominance, codominance, complementary genes, multiple alleles)
                                                  • Sex determination in human beings: XX, XY, linkage and crossing over
                                                  • Inheritance pattern of haemophilia and blood groups in human beings
                                                  • DNA: Replication, transcription, translations
                                                  • Gene expression and regulation
                                                  • Genome and human genome project
                                                  • DNA fingerprinting
                                                  • Evolution: Theories and evidences

                                                  Biology: Unit 03


                                                  Biology and human welfare
                                                  • Animal husbandry
                                                  • Basic concepts of immunology, vaccines
                                                  • Pathogens, parasites plant breeding, tissue culture, food production
                                                  • Microbes in household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment and ENE generation
                                                  • Cancer and aids
                                                  • Adolescence and drug/ alcohol abuse

                                                  Biology: Unit 04


                                                  Biotechnology and its applications
                                                  • Recombinant DNA Technology
                                                  • Applications in health, agriculture, and industry genetically modified (GM) organisms; biosafety issues
                                                  • Insulin and bt cotton

                                                  Biology: Unit 05


                                                  Ecology and environment
                                                  • Ecosystem: Components, types, and energy flow
                                                  • Species, population, and community
                                                  • Ecological adaptations
                                                  • Centers of diversity and conservation of biodiversity national parks, and sanctuaries, environmental issues

                                                  Accountancy-Accounting for not for profit organizations, partnership firms and companies: Unit 01


                                                  Accounting for not-for-profit organizations
                                                  • Not for profit organisation: Meaning and examples
                                                  • Receipts and payments: Meaning and concept of fund based accounting

                                                  Accountancy-Accounting for not for profit organizations, partnership firms and companies: Unit 02


                                                  Reconstitution of partnership
                                                  • Changes in profit sharing ratio among the existing partners-sacrificing ratio and gaining ratio
                                                  • Accounting for revaluation of assets and liabilities and distribution of reserves, and accumulated profits
                                                  • Goods will: Nature, factors affecting and methods of valuation: Average profit, super profit, and capitalization methods
                                                  • Admission of a partner: Effect of admission of partner, change in profit sharing ratio, accounting treatment for goodwill, revaluation of assets and liabilities, reserves (accumulated profits) and adjustment of capitals
                                                  • Retirement/ death of a partner: Changer in profit sharing ratio, accounting treatment of goodwill, revaluation of assets and liabilities, adjustment of accumulated profits (reserves) and capitals

                                                  Accountancy-Accounting for not for profit organizations, partnership firms and companies: Unit 03


                                                  Accounting for share capital and debenture
                                                  • Share capital-meaning, nature and types
                                                  • Accounting for share capital: Issue and allotment of equity, and preference shares-private placement of shares; over subscription and under subscription; issue at par, premium and at discount; calls in advance, calls in arrears
                                                  • Accounting for share capital: Issue of shares for consideration other than cash
                                                  • Forfeiture of shares: Accounting treatment, re-issue of forfeited shares
                                                  • Presentation of share capital and debenture in company’s balance sheet
                                                  • Issue of debenture-at par and premium; issue of debenture for consideration other than cash
                                                  • Redemption of debenture
                                                  • Out of proceeds of fresh issue, accumulated profits, and sinking fund

                                                  Accountancy-Accounting for not for profit organizations partnership firms and companies: Unit 01


                                                  Accounting for not-for-profit organizations
                                                  • Preparation of income and expenditure account and balance sheet from receipt, and payment account with additional information

                                                  Accountancy-Accounting for not for profit organizations partnership firms and companies: Unit 02


                                                  Accounting for partnership firms
                                                  • Nature of partnership firm-partnership deed-meaning, importance
                                                  • Final accounts of partnership: Fixed vs. fluctuating capital, division of profit among partners, profit and loss appropriation account

                                                  Accountancy-financial statement analysis: Unit 01


                                                  Analysis of financial statements
                                                  • Financial statements of a company: Preparation of simple balance sheet of a company in the prescribed form with major headings only
                                                  • Financial statement analysis: Meaning, significance, and purpose, limitations, tools for financial statement analysis-comparative statements, common size statements
                                                  • Financial statement analysis: Accounting ratios-meaning and objectives, types of ratios: Liquidity ratios-current ratio, liquidity ratio, solvency ratios: Debt of equity, total assets of debt, proprietary ratio
                                                  • Financial statement analysis: Activity ratios-inventory turnover, debtors turnover, payables turnover, working capital turnover, fixed assets turnover, current assets turnover

                                                  Accountancy-financial statement analysis: Unit 02


                                                  Financial statement analysis:
                                                  • Financial statement analysis: Profitability ratio-gross profit, operating ratio, net profit ratio, return on investment, earning per share, dividend per share, profit earning ratio

                                                  Accountancy-financial statement analysis: Unit 03


                                                  Cash flow statement
                                                  • Cash flow statement: Meaning and objectives, preparation, adjustments related to depreciation, dividend, and tax, sale and purchase of non-current assets (as per revised standard issued by ICAI)

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 01


                                                  Nature and significance of management
                                                  • Management-concept, objectives, importance
                                                  • Nature of management; management as science, art, profession
                                                  • Levels of management-top, middle, supervisory (first level)
                                                  • Management function-planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling
                                                  • Coordination-nature and importance

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 02


                                                  Principles of management
                                                  • Principles of management-meaning, nature, and significance
                                                  • Fayol’s principles of management
                                                  • Taylor’s scientific management-principles and techniques

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 03


                                                  Planning
                                                  • Meaning features, importance, limitations
                                                  • Planning process
                                                  • Types of plans-objectives, strategy, policy, procedure, method, rule, budget, program

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 04


                                                  Organizing
                                                  • Meaning and importance
                                                  • Steps in the process of organizing
                                                  • Structure of organization-functional and divisional
                                                  • Formal and informal organization
                                                  • Delegation: Meaning, elements, and importance
                                                  • Decentralization: Meaning and importance
                                                  • Difference between delegation and decentralization

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 05


                                                  Staffing
                                                  • Meaning, need, and importance of staffing
                                                  • Staffing as a part of human resource management
                                                  • Steps in staffing process
                                                  • Recruitment-meaning and sources
                                                  • Selection-meaning and process
                                                  • Training and development-meaning and need
                                                  • Methods of training: Job rotation, apprenticeship, vestibule, and internship

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 06


                                                  Directing
                                                  • Meaning, importance, and principles
                                                  • Elements of directing: Supervision-meanings and importance, motivation-meaning and importance, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs; financial and non-financial incentives. Leadership-meaning, importance-qualities of a good leader.
                                                  • Elements of directing: Communication-meaning and importance, formal and informal communication; barriers to effective communication

                                                  Business studies-principles and functions of management: Unit 07


                                                  Controlling
                                                  • Meaning and importance
                                                  • Relationship between planning and controlling
                                                  • Steps in the process of control
                                                  • Techniques of controlling: Budgetary control

                                                  Business studies-business finance and marketing: Unit 01


                                                  Financial management
                                                  • Meaning, role, objectives of financial management
                                                  • Financial planning-meaning and importance
                                                  • Capital structure-meaning and factors
                                                  • Fixed and working capital-meanings and factors affecting its requirements

                                                  Business studies-business finance and marketing: Unit 02


                                                  Financial markets
                                                  • Concept of financial market-money market-nature, instruments
                                                  • Capital market: Nature and types-primary and secondary market
                                                  • Distinction between capital market and money market
                                                  • Stock exchange-meaning, functions, NSEI, OCTEL, trading procedure
                                                  • Securities and exchange board of India (SEBI)-objectives, functions

                                                  Business studies-business finance and marketing: Unit 03


                                                  Marketing
                                                  • Marketing-meaning, functions, and role
                                                  • Distinction between marketing and selling
                                                  • Marketing mix-concept and elements: Product-nature, classification, branding, labeling, and packaging. Physical distribution: Meaning, role; channels of distribution-meaning, types, factors determining choice of channels
                                                  • Marketing mix-concept and elements: Promotion-meaning and role, promotion mix, role of advertising and personal selling; objections to advertising. Price: Factors influencing pricing

                                                  Business studies-business finance and marketing: Unit 04


                                                  Consumer protection
                                                  • Importance of consumer protection
                                                  • Consumer rights
                                                  • Consumer responsibilities
                                                  • Ways and means of consumer protection-consumer awareness and legal redressed with special reference to consumer protection act
                                                  • Role of consumer organizations and ngos

                                                  Urdu: Unit 01


                                                  Reading skills
                                                  • Comprehension of an unseen passage (factual)

                                                  Urdu: Unit 02


                                                  Writing skills
                                                  • Essay
                                                  • Letter writing (personal, business, and official connected with daily life and application writing)
                                                  • Precis writing
                                                  • Sentence making with the help of idiomatic phrases
                                                  • Advertisements

                                                  Urdu: Unit 03


                                                  Book-I

                                                    Urdu: Unit 04


                                                    Book-II

                                                      Philosophy-Indian philosophy: Unit 01


                                                      Nature and schools of Indian philosophy; some basic issues
                                                      • Rta, Karma, Four Purusarthas: Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksa

                                                      Philosophy-Indian philosophy: Unit 02


                                                      Philosophy of the bhagavad gita; karma yoga
                                                      • Anasakta karma, Svadharama, Lokasamgraha

                                                      Philosophy-Indian philosophy: Unit 03


                                                      Buddhism, Jainism
                                                      • Four noble truths and eight-fold path: Theory of dependant origination, Anekantavada and Syadvada

                                                      Philosophy-Indian philosophy: Unit 04


                                                      Nyaya, Vaisesika, and Samkhya-yoga
                                                      • Nyaya theory of pramanas
                                                      • Yoga-the eight-fold practice Samkhya theory of three gumas, Vaisesika theory of padarthas

                                                      Philosophy-Indian philosophy: Unit 05


                                                      Advaita Vedanta
                                                      • The nature Atman, Brahman and the world

                                                      Philosophy-Western philosophy: Unit 01


                                                      Knowledge and truth
                                                      • Rationalism, empiricism, and Kant's critical philosophy

                                                      Philosophy-Western philosophy: Unit 02


                                                      The causal Principle
                                                      • Nature of cause-Aristotle's theory of four fold causation cause-effect relationship: Entailment, regularity, succession

                                                      Philosophy-Western philosophy: Unit 03


                                                      Nature of reality
                                                      • Proofs for the existence of god-ontological, teleological, and cosmological arguments

                                                      Philosophy-Western philosophy: Unit 04


                                                      Realism and Idealism
                                                      • Mind Body Problem

                                                      Philosophy-Applied philosophy: Unit 01


                                                      Environment ethics and professional ethics
                                                      • Study of physical, mental, and spiritual environments
                                                      • Medical and business ethics
                                                      • Philosophy of education

                                                      Fine arts-Painting: Unit 01


                                                      The Rajasthani and Pahari schools of miniature painting (16th century A.D. To 19th century A.D.)
                                                      • Introduction to the Indian miniature schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, central Indian, Deccan and Pahari
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (i) Original and development, (ii) schools-Mewar, Bundi, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh and Jaipur, (iii) main feature of the Rajasthani schools
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Maru-Ragni-(painter-Sahibdin and school-Mewar), Raja Aniruddha Singh Heera-(painter-Utkal Ram and school-Bundi), Chaugan Players-(painter-Dana and school-Jodhpur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Krishna on swing (painter-Nuruddin and school-Bikaner), Radha (Bani-Thani)-(painter-Nihal Chand and school-Kishangarh), Bharat meets Rama at-(painter-Guman and school-jaipur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Chitrakut
                                                      • The Pahari schools: (i) Origin and development, (ii) schools-Basohli and Kangra, (iii) main feature of the Pahari schools, (iv) study of the following Pahari paintings: Krishna with Gopis-school- Basohli, Raga Megha-schools-Kangra

                                                      Fine arts-Painting: Unit 02


                                                      The Mughal and Deccan schools of miniature painting (16th century A.D. to 19th century A.D.)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (i) Original and development, (ii) main feature of the Mughal school, (iii) study of the following Mughal paintings: Krishna lifting mount-(painter-Goverdhan and schools-Miskin Akbar)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Babur crossing the river sone-(painter-Jaganath and schools-Akbar), Jahangir holding the-(painter-Abul Hassan and Jahangir), picture of Madona
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Falcon on a bird rest-(painter-Ustad Mansoor and schools-Jahangir), Kabir and Raidas-(painter-Ustad Faquirullah Khan and schools-Shahjahan)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Marriage Procession of-(painter-Haji Madni and schools-provincial), Dara Shikoh-(schools-Mughal (Oudh)
                                                      • The Deccan school: (i) Origin and development, (ii) main feature of the Deccan school, (iii) study of the following Deccan paintings: Raga Hindola-(schools-Ahmednagar), Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan)-(schools-Gol Konda)

                                                      Fine arts-Painting: Unit 03


                                                      The Bengal school and the modern trends in Indian art
                                                      • New era in Indian art-an introduction, study of the following painting: (i) Rama Vanquishin the pride of the ocean-Raja Ravi Verma
                                                      • Study of the following painting: (ii) evaluation of the Indian national flag (first-1906, middle-1921 and final 1947 stages): Study of the form and the colour scheme
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (a) Origin and development of the Bengal school, (b) main features of the Bengal school, (ii) contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for national freedom movement
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (iii) Study of the following paintings of the Bengal school-(a) Journey’s end-Rabindranath Tagore, (b) Parthasarthi-Nandlal Bose, (iii) Radhika-M.A. R. Chughtai
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(i) study of the following paintings: (a) Magician-Gaganendranath Tagore, (b) Mother and Child-Jamini Roy, (c) Woman Face-Rabindranath Tagore, (d) Three Girls-Amrita Sher-Gil
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(ii) study of the following pieces of sculpture: (a) Triumpth of labour-D.P. Roychowdhury, (ii) Santhal family Ramkinker Baij, (iii) study of the following work of contemporary Indian art
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Paintings-(i) Mother Teresa-M.F. Hussain, (ii) Birth of poetry-K.K. Hebbar, (iii) Gossip-N.S. Bendre, (iv) Untitled-G.R. Santosh, (v) Diagonal-Tyeb Mehta
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Graphic prints-(i) Whirl pool-Krishna Reddy, (ii) Children-Somnath Hore, (iii) Devi-Jyoti Bhatt, (iv) Of walls-Anupam Sud, (v) Man, women and tree-K. Laxman Goud
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Sculptures-(i) Standing woman-Dhanraj Bhagat, (ii) Cries un-heard-Amar Nath Sehgal, (iii) Ganesha-P.V. Jankiram, (iv) Figures-Sankho Chaudhuri, (v) Chaturmukhi Aekka Yadagiri Rao

                                                      Fine arts-Graphics: Unit 01


                                                      The Rajasthani and Pahari schools of miniature painting (16th century A.D. To 19th century A.D.)
                                                      • Introduction to the Indian miniature schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, central Indian, Deccan and Pahari
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (i) Original and development, (ii) schools-Mewar, Bundi, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh and Jaipur, (iii) main feature of the Rajasthani schools
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Maru-Ragni-(painter-Sahibdin and school-Mewar), Raja Aniruddha Singh Heera-(painter-Utkal Ram and school-Bundi), Chaugan Players-(painter-Dana and school-Jodhpur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Krishna on swing (painter-Nuruddin and school-Bikaner), Radha (Bani-Thani)-(painter-Nihal Chand and school-Kishangarh), Bharat meets Rama at-(painter-Guman and school-jaipur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Chitrakut
                                                      • The Pahari schools: (i) Origin and development, (ii) schools-Basohli and Kangra, (iii) main feature of the Pahari schools, (iv) study of the following Pahari paintings: Krishna with Gopis-school- Basohli, Raga Megha-schools-Kangra

                                                      Fine arts-Graphics: Unit 02


                                                      The Mughal and Deccan school of miniature painting
                                                      • The Mughal school: (i) Original and development, (ii) main feature of the Mughal school, (iii) study of the following Mughal paintings: Krishna lifting mount-(painter-Goverdhan and schools-Miskin Akbar)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Babur crossing the river sone-(painter-Jaganath and schools-Akbar), Jahangir holding the-(painter-Abul Hassan and Jahangir), picture of Madona
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Falcon on a bird rest-(painter-Ustad Mansoor and schools-Jahangir), Kabir and Raidas-(painter-Ustad Faquirullah Khan and schools-Shahjahan)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Marriage Procession of-(painter-Haji Madni and schools-provincial), Dara Shikoh-(schools-Mughal (Oudh)
                                                      • The Deccan school: (i) Origin and development, (ii) main feature of the Deccan school, (iii) study of the following Deccan paintings: Raga Hindola-(schools-Ahmednagar), Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan)-(schools-Gol Konda)

                                                      Fine arts-Graphics: Unit 03


                                                      The Bengal school of painting and the modern trends in Indian art
                                                      • New era in Indian art-an introduction, study of the following painting: (i) Rama Vanquishin the pride of the ocean-Raja Ravi Verma
                                                      • Study of the following painting: (ii) evaluation of the Indian national flag (first-1906, middle-1921 and final 1947 stages): Study of the form and the colour scheme
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (a) Origin and development of the Bengal school, (b) main features of the Bengal school, (ii) contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for national freedom movement
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (iii) Study of the following paintings of the Bengal school-(a) Journey’s end-Rabindranath Tagore, (b) Parthasarthi-Nandlal Bose, (iii) Radhika-M.A. R. Chughtai
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(i) study of the following paintings: (a) Magician-Gaganendranath Tagore, (b) Mother and Child-Jamini Roy, (c) Woman Face-Rabindranath Tagore, (d) Three Girls-Amrita Sher-Gil
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(ii) study of the following pieces of sculpture: (a) Triumpth of labour-D.P. Roychowdhury, (ii) Santhal family Ramkinker Baij, (iii) study of the following work of contemporary Indian art
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Paintings-(i) Mother Teresa-M.F. Hussain, (ii) Birth of poetry-K.K. Hebbar, (iii) Gossip-N.S. Bendre, (iv) Untitled-G.R. Santosh, (v) Diagonal-Tyeb Mehta
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Graphic prints-(i) Whirl pool-Krishna Reddy, (ii) Children-Somnath Hore, (iii) Devi-Jyoti Bhatt, (iv) Of walls-Anupam Sud, (v) Man, women and tree-K. Laxman Goud
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Sculptures-(i) Standing woman-Dhanraj Bhagat, (ii) Cries un-heard-Amar Nath Sehgal, (iii) Ganesha-P.V. Jankiram, (iv) Figures-Sankho Chaudhuri, (v) Chaturmukhi Aekka Yadagiri Rao

                                                      Fine arts-Sulpture: Unit 01


                                                      The Rajasthani and Pahari schools of miniature painting (16th century A.D. To 19th century A.D.)
                                                      • Introduction to the Indian miniature schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, central Indian, Deccan and Pahari
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (i) Original and development, (ii) schools-Mewar, Bundi, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh and Jaipur, (iii) main feature of the Rajasthani schools
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Maru-Ragni-(painter-Sahibdin and school-Mewar), Raja Aniruddha Singh Heera-(painter-Utkal Ram and school-Bundi), Chaugan Players-(painter-Dana and school-Jodhpur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Krishna on swing (painter-Nuruddin and school-Bikaner), Radha (Bani-Thani)-(painter-Nihal Chand and school-Kishangarh), Bharat meets Rama at-(painter-Guman and school-jaipur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Chitrakut
                                                      • The Pahari schools: (i) Origin and development, (ii) schools-Basohli and Kangra, (iii) main feature of the Pahari schools, (iv) study of the following Pahari paintings: Krishna with Gopis-school- Basohli, Raga Megha-schools-Kangra

                                                      Fine arts-Sulpture: Unit 02


                                                      The Mughal and Deccan school of miniature painting
                                                      • The Mughal school: (i) Original and development, (ii) main feature of the Mughal school, (iii) study of the following Mughal paintings: Krishna lifting mount-(painter-Goverdhan and schools-Miskin Akbar)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Babur crossing the river sone-(painter-Jaganath and schools-Akbar), Jahangir holding the-(painter-Abul Hassan and Jahangir), picture of Madona
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Falcon on a bird rest-(painter-Ustad Mansoor and schools-Jahangir), Kabir and Raidas-(painter-Ustad Faquirullah Khan and schools-Shahjahan)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Marriage Procession of-(painter-Haji Madni and schools-provincial), Dara Shikoh-(schools-Mughal (Oudh)
                                                      • The Deccan school: (i) Origin and development, (ii) main feature of the Deccan school, (iii) study of the following Deccan paintings: Raga Hindola-(schools-Ahmednagar), Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan)-(schools-Gol Konda)

                                                      Fine arts-Sulpture: Unit 03


                                                      The Bengal school of painting and the modern trends in Indian art
                                                      • New era in Indian art-an introduction, study of the following painting: (i) Rama Vanquishin the pride of the ocean-Raja Ravi Verma
                                                      • Study of the following painting: (ii) evaluation of the Indian national flag (first-1906, middle-1921 and final 1947 stages): Study of the form and the colour scheme
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (a) Origin and development of the Bengal school, (b) main features of the Bengal school, (ii) contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for national freedom movement
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (iii) Study of the following paintings of the Bengal school-(a) Journey’s end-Rabindranath Tagore, (b) Parthasarthi-Nandlal Bose, (iii) Radhika-M.A. R. Chughtai
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(i) study of the following paintings: (a) Magician-Gaganendranath Tagore, (b) Mother and Child-Jamini Roy, (c) Woman Face-Rabindranath Tagore, (d) Three Girls-Amrita Sher-Gil
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(ii) study of the following pieces of sculpture: (a) Triumpth of labour-D.P. Roychowdhury, (ii) Santhal family Ramkinker Baij, (iii) study of the following work of contemporary Indian art
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Paintings-(i) Mother Teresa-M.F. Hussain, (ii) Birth of poetry-K.K. Hebbar, (iii) Gossip-N.S. Bendre, (iv) Untitled-G.R. Santosh, (v) Diagonal-Tyeb Mehta
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Graphic prints-(i) Whirl pool-Krishna Reddy, (ii) Children-Somnath Hore, (iii) Devi-Jyoti Bhatt, (iv) Of walls-Anupam Sud, (v) Man, women and tree-K. Laxman Goud
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Sculptures-(i) Standing woman-Dhanraj Bhagat, (ii) Cries un-heard-Amar Nath Sehgal, (iii) Ganesha-P.V. Jankiram, (iv) Figures-Sankho Chaudhuri, (v) Chaturmukhi Aekka Yadagiri Rao

                                                      Fine arts-Applied art (commercial arts): Unit 01


                                                      The Rajasthan pahari school of miniature painting
                                                      • Introduction to the Indian miniature schools: Western-Indian, Pala, Rajasthani, Mughal, central Indian, Deccan and Pahari
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (i) Original and development, (ii) schools-Mewar, Bundi, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh and Jaipur, (iii) main feature of the Rajasthani schools
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Maru-Ragni-(painter-Sahibdin and school-Mewar), Raja Aniruddha Singh Heera-(painter-Utkal Ram and school-Bundi), Chaugan Players-(painter-Dana and school-Jodhpur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Krishna on swing (painter-Nuruddin and school-Bikaner), Radha (Bani-Thani)-(painter-Nihal Chand and school-Kishangarh), Bharat meets Rama at-(painter-Guman and school-jaipur)
                                                      • The Rajasthan schools: (iv) Study of the following Rajasthani paintings: Chitrakut
                                                      • The Pahari schools: (i) Origin and development, (ii) schools-Basohli and Kangra, (iii) main feature of the Pahari schools, (iv) study of the following Pahari paintings: Krishna with Gopis-school- Basohli, Raga Megha-schools-Kangra

                                                      Fine arts-Applied art (commercial arts): Unit 02


                                                      The Mughal Deccan school of miniature paining
                                                      • The Mughal school: (i) Original and development, (ii) main feature of the Mughal school, (iii) study of the following Mughal paintings: Krishna lifting mount-(painter-Goverdhan and schools-Miskin Akbar)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Babur crossing the river sone-(painter-Jaganath and schools-Akbar), Jahangir holding the-(painter-Abul Hassan and Jahangir), picture of Madona
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Falcon on a bird rest-(painter-Ustad Mansoor and schools-Jahangir), Kabir and Raidas-(painter-Ustad Faquirullah Khan and schools-Shahjahan)
                                                      • The Mughal school: (iii) Study of the following Mughal paintings: Marriage Procession of-(painter-Haji Madni and schools-provincial), Dara Shikoh-(schools-Mughal (Oudh)
                                                      • The Deccan school: (i) Origin and development, (ii) main feature of the Deccan school, (iii) study of the following Deccan paintings: Raga Hindola-(schools-Ahmednagar), Chand Bibi Playing Polo (Chaugan)-(schools-Gol Konda)

                                                      Fine arts-Applied art (commercial arts): Unit 03


                                                      The Bengal school of painting and the modern trends in Indian art
                                                      • New era in Indian art-an introduction, study of the following painting: (i) Rama Vanquishin the pride of the ocean-Raja Ravi Verma
                                                      • Study of the following painting: (ii) evaluation of the Indian national flag (first-1906, middle-1921 and final 1947 stages): Study of the form and the colour scheme
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (a) Origin and development of the Bengal school, (b) main features of the Bengal school, (ii) contribution of Indian artists in the struggle for national freedom movement
                                                      • Introduction to the Bengal school of painting: (iii) Study of the following paintings of the Bengal school-(a) Journey’s end-Rabindranath Tagore, (b) Parthasarthi-Nandlal Bose, (iii) Radhika-M.A. R. Chughtai
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(i) study of the following paintings: (a) Magician-Gaganendranath Tagore, (b) Mother and Child-Jamini Roy, (c) Woman Face-Rabindranath Tagore, (d) Three Girls-Amrita Sher-Gil
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Introduction-(ii) study of the following pieces of sculpture: (a) Triumpth of labour-D.P. Roychowdhury, (ii) Santhal family Ramkinker Baij, (iii) study of the following work of contemporary Indian art
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Paintings-(i) Mother Teresa-M.F. Hussain, (ii) Birth of poetry-K.K. Hebbar, (iii) Gossip-N.S. Bendre, (iv) Untitled-G.R. Santosh, (v) Diagonal-Tyeb Mehta
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Graphic prints-(i) Whirl pool-Krishna Reddy, (ii) Children-Somnath Hore, (iii) Devi-Jyoti Bhatt, (iv) Of walls-Anupam Sud, (v) Man, women and tree-K. Laxman Goud
                                                      • The modern trends in Indian art: Sculptures-(i) Standing woman-Dhanraj Bhagat, (ii) Cries un-heard-Amar Nath Sehgal, (iii) Ganesha-P.V. Jankiram, (iv) Figures-Sankho Chaudhuri, (v) Chaturmukhi Aekka Yadagiri Rao

                                                      French: Unit 01


                                                      Applied grammar
                                                      • Filling the blanks with appropriate parts of speech
                                                      • Transformation of sentences
                                                      • Sentence correction (not involving punctuation and spelling)

                                                      French: Unit 02


                                                      Comprehension/ reading
                                                      • Passage from the prescribed book (prose/ poetry)
                                                      • Unseen passage

                                                      French: Unit 03


                                                      Writing skills/ composition
                                                      • Story writing
                                                      • Unaided composition based on the topics in the prescribed book

                                                      French: Unit 04


                                                      Literature
                                                      • Prose
                                                      • Poetry

                                                      Yoga: Unit 01


                                                      Historical and philosophical aspects of yoga
                                                      • Yoga as defined in the Indian systems of philosophy with special reference to Sankhya and Yogdarshana
                                                      • The theory of Chitta its Vrittis and the concept of Kaleshas also the methods of their control
                                                      • The importance of social and personal ethics in personal life
                                                      • A detailed study of Yamas, Niyamas and Pratyahara, their contribution towards the inclucation of moral values in life
                                                      • The role of yoga education for the restoration of communal harmony, peace, and national internal integration in the country
                                                      • General study of the life of: (i) Gorakh Nath, (ii) Swami Ram Tirtha, (iii) Swami Viveka Nanda, (iv) Shri Aurbindo, (v) Gautama Budha

                                                      Yoga: Unit 02


                                                      Therapeutic and physiological aspects of yoga
                                                      • Concept of health from the yogic point of view
                                                      • Yoga as a science of health care and disease cure
                                                      • Physiological basis of asanas, pranayamas, mudras, and bandhas, the benefits of such yogic practices
                                                      • Seperative study of the effects of yogic and non-yogic system of exercises on human organism
                                                      • Yogic way of relaxation
                                                      • Yoga therapy-its importance and limitations
                                                      • Study of common diseases such as diabetes, high and low blood pressure, obesity, insomnia, chronic fatigue, memory loss and retention, bronchial asthma
                                                      • High levels of blood cholesterol
                                                      • Gastrict acidity, ulcer
                                                      • Chronic constipation, piles, hemia, cervical spondylitis, low back pain and certain postural deformities-their causes, symptoms and treatment through yogic therapeutic measures

                                                      Tips and tricks to prepare for HPBOSE 12th exams 2025:

                                                      Class 12 is the stepping stone to the career you are planning on following ahead. You need to ensure that you give your 100% for the exam as it will decide your future career. Hard work and determination are important but you need to study smart too so that you give your studies the right direction. Here are some preparation tips to give your preparation a direction:

                                                      • Study Smart: Make a study plan and assign equal time to all the subjects. You need to make sure that you mix and match the subject so that you don’t fall into the trap of boredom.
                                                      • Know your syllabus: Most of the students in Class 12th don’t look for the syllabus because they think that the questions will be asked from the entire textbook. Even if that is the case, you should go through the syllabus and try to understand the same.
                                                      • Understand the exam dynamics: Look for the exam pattern and try to decode the paper by analysing the questions and the marks distribution. This will help you figure out how much weightage to give to the chapters you study.
                                                      • Understand what the question is asking: During the exam, you need to figure out what the question is asking. Most of the time, the questions are tricky and ask things with such subtlety that it might confuse you. Try to analyse the question and then answer it.
                                                      • De-stress yourself: You are preparing for the Class 12th exam. It is okay to feel stressed out. But it is not okay to let the stress get to you. Don’t let this stress be detrimental to the cause. Take small breaks within the study hours and calm down.

                                                      The HPBOSE 12th result will be declared in April 2025. Students can easily check it by entering their roll number. They are advised to download and keep a copy of it for future reference. HPBOSE 12th result will contain details regarding the student's name, roll no, list of subjects, marks scored in theory, practical, and total score.

                                                      How to check HP Board 12th result 2025?

                                                      • Visit the official website: hpbose.org.
                                                      • Click on the link of result.
                                                      • Enter roll number in the field.
                                                      • Click on submit and result will appear on the screen.

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                                                      1. Can I apply for HP board 12th exams without school?

                                                      You can apply for HPBOSE 12th exams as a private student but for regular HP 12th exams, you need to apply through schools. 

                                                      2. When will the HPBOSE 12th date sheet 2025 be released?

                                                      HPBOSE 12th date sheet 2025 will be released in January 2025.

                                                      3. What is the duration of the HPBOSE 12th theory exam?

                                                      The duration of the HPBOSE 12th theory exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes.

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                                                      Hello student,

                                                      Based on your scores:

                                                      1. HPCET (89 marks): For HPCET, with 89 marks, you may qualify for admission to various colleges in Himachal Pradesh, depending on the cutoffs which vary each year.

                                                      2. JEE Main (105 marks): With 105 marks in JEE Main, you have a percentile around 80-85 (approximate). This score might allow you to get into some NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs, but the exact colleges and branches will depend on the specific cutoff for the year and the category.

                                                      3. 12th Board (84%): An 84% in the HP Board is a good score, but it complements your entrance exam scores for college admissions.

                                                        Suggested Colleges:

                                                      4. For HPCET:

                                                        • Government Engineering College, Hamirpur
                                                        • Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
                                                        • Bhota Engineering College, Hamirpur

                                                      5. For JEE Main: You may have a chance in some lower NITs or IIITs, and good private engineering colleges. For example:

                                                        • NIT Puducherry
                                                        • IIIT Una
                                                        • GFTIs like GFTI Jabalpur, GFTI Bhilai

                                                          Next Steps:

                                                      • Check Cutoffs: Look at the previous years’ cutoff data for HPCET and JEE Main to get an idea of the colleges and branches where you might fit.

                                                      • Apply to Multiple Colleges: Apply to a range of colleges to increase your chances of getting admission.

                                                      • Counseling: Participate in counseling sessions for both HPCET and JEE Main to maximize your chances of securing a seat.


                                                        I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries then feel free to share your questions with us we will be happy to assist you.

                                                        Thank you and wishing you all the best for your bright future.

                                                      Hello Aspirant,

                                                      Hope you are doing well.

                                                      Himachal Pradesh's secondary stage examinations for the 2021-22 class of Class 9 and 12 will be held in two terms on the basis of a 50:50 syllabus in November 2021 and March 2022, in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 and the National Education Policy (NEP-2020).

                                                      "Under NEP 2020, secondary stage examinations for the 2021-22 batch of class 9th to 12th will be conducted in two terms on the basis of a 50:50 syllabus in November 2021 and March 2022, respectively," the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education stated in a notification.

                                                      There will also be a 30 percent reduction in the course fee as compared to the previous academic session 2020-21, according to the announcement.

                                                      Some necessary changes:

                                                      The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) will administer this exam, and the HPBOSE will make all necessary announcements regarding the exam and its administration. Your sole chance of passing this exam is to achieve the highest possible score on your qualification. There hasn't been any definitive information received about it yet, but you will receive information about it as soon as it becomes available.

                                                      This exam is just for students in the 12th grade and is administered by the school. We hope that all of the students who will be taking this exam this year have begun preparing for it as soon as possible, because the only way to earn good grades in the exam is to put in the necessary time and effort. Due to the fact that the results will be revealed completely, you are not permitted to utilise any type of copy in this examination, nor are you permitted to pass by any form of recommendation.

                                                      How to look up the HP Board 12th Date Sheet 2021 on the internet?
                                                      To view the schedule, first visit the organization's official website.
                                                      Following that, the home page will be displayed.
                                                      If you go to the home page, you will see an option for a date sheet; select that option.
                                                      After clicking, you'll be prompted to choose your class.
                                                      Following the selection of the class, you will be provided with a date sheet.

                                                      Hope you got the answer to your question. Incase of any queries, feel free to question. Have a great day!

                                                      Tamanna, with just few days left for the board exams, it is a good idea to guage your preparation by solving the previous years' papers. It will help you get an idea of the question paper pattern, marking scheme, time management techniques, etc

                                                      You can find the previous years' papers of HPBOSE for class 12th board exams on the given link: https://school.careers360.com/articles/hp-board-12th-question-papers

                                                      You can also get the model papers from the given link: https://school.careers360.com/articles/hp-board-12th-model-papers

                                                      You can go to the table of subjects, select Physics and click on the download link next to it. Similarly you can get the previous years' papers and model papers of other subjects like Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English. Hope it helps.

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