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NBSE HSSLC board exams are conducted every year by the Nagaland Board of School Education. Approximately 15,000 students register to appear in the HSSLC examination for all three streams – Arts, Commerce, and Science. The exam is conducted at more than 50 centres across Nagaland.

More About NBSE HSSLC Exams 2024:

  • NBSE HSSLC result 2024 for the annual examination has been declared on April 26, 2024 at 1:45 pm.

  • Students can check their Nagaland HSSLC result 2024 through the official website, nbsenl.edu.in using their roll number. The facility of accessing the result via SMS is also be provided by the board.
  • The online NBSE HSSLC result 2024 is provisional and contains details such as the candidate’s name, subject-wise marks, roll number, qualifying status, grades and so on.
  • The NBSE HSSLC exams 2024 were held from February 12 to March 6, 2024. Students can refer to the NBSE HSSLC routine 2024 to know the subject-wise exam dates and timing and prepare for the exams accordingly.

  • Students should go through the complete NBSE HSSLC syllabus 2024 and prepare sincerely for the upcoming board examination.

  • Students are advised to solve the NBSE HSSLC question papers and know the exam pattern and the important topics asked in the exams. This will let them know the difficulty level of the NBSE HSSLC exams 2024.

  • The board released the NBSE HSSLC admit cards 2024 in February 2024. Students can collect the same through their respective schools.

  • The duration of the NBSE HSSLC exams is 3 hours per paper.

  • Students will be able to collect their original mark sheets in person from their respective schools after the result is declared online.
  • Students will be able to apply for the verification in case of any discrepancy in the NBSE class 12 result 2024. The request for verification/revaluation is to be done within the prescribed time along with the payment of the requisite fee.
  • The board will conduct the NBSE HSSLC compartment exams 2024 in June 2024, tentatively.
  • The NBSE HSSLC compartment exam result 2024 is likely to be announced in July 2024.

NBSE HSSLC 2024 Highlights

Full Exam NameNagaland Board of Secondary Education 12th Examination
Short Exam NameNBSE HSSLC
Conducting BodyNagaland Board Of School Education
Frequency of ConductOnce a year
Exam LevelIntermediate
LanguagesBengali, English +1 More
Mode of ApplicationOffline
Mode of ExamOffline
Exam Duration3 Hours

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NBSE HSSLC 2024 Important Dates

Past Dates and Events

26 Apr, 2024

Result - Provisional | Mode: Online

06 Mar, 2024

Exam - Vocational Subjects: Information Technology Enabled Services/Tourism and Hospitality/Retail/Healthcare/ Beauty and Wellness/Electronics/Agriculture/Automotive | Mode: Offline

04 Mar, 2024

Exam - Philosophy/ Financial Market Management/Mathematics | Mode: Offline

02 Mar, 2024

Exam - Computer Science/ Informatics Practices | Mode: Offline

29 Feb, 2024

Exam - Economics/Biology | Mode: Offline

26 Feb, 2024

Exam - Political Science/Chemistry/Fundamentals of Business Mathematics | Mode: Offline

24 Feb, 2024

Exam - Geography/Music | Mode: Offline

22 Feb, 2024

Exam - Sociology/ Business Studies | Mode: Offline

20 Feb, 2024

Exam - History/ Accountancy/ Physics | Mode: Offline

16 Feb, 2024

Exam - Alternative English/ Hindi/ Bengali/ Tenyidie/ Sumi(Sutsah)/ Ao/ Lotha | Mode: Offline

14 Feb, 2024

Exam - Education/Psychology/Entrepreneurship | Mode: Offline

12 Feb, 2024

Exam - English | Mode: Offline

NBSE HSSLC 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Students appearing for the NBSE HSSLC exams 2024 must meet certain eligibility criteria determined by the exam conducting authority.

The following are the eligibility criteria for students appearing in NBSE HSSLC exams 2024.

  • Students must have passed their 11th standard.
  • The institution in which the students have studied must be affiliated with NBSE.
  • Students must have 80% attendance in class 12th.
  • There must not be any dues.
  • Only those students can appear in the NBSE class 12th exams 2024 whose applications are accepted by the exam conducting authority and who receive their respective admit card.

NBSE HSSLC 2024 Application Process

Mode of Application : Offline

Mode of Payment : Other

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English-

English: Unit 01
Literature
Prose, poetry, drama
English: Unit 02
Long reading text
The canterville ghost: Oscar Wilde
English: Unit 03
Reading
Reading Comprehension
English: Unit 04
Writing
Advertisement/ filling forms/ messages/ expressing opinions
Speech/ article/ newspaper report
Letter writing-a covering letter for job application with resume, business letter
English: Unit 05
Grammar
Tense, modal auxiliaries

Alternative english+

Alternative english: Unit 01
Prose
Letter to my daughter-Jawaharlal Nehru
Of followers and friends-Francis Bacon
The last lesson-Alphonse Daudet
Alternative english: Unit 02
Poetry
All the world's a stage-William Shakespeare
Death be not proud-John Donne
Indian weavers-Sarojini Naidu
Alternative english: Unit 03
Drama
The boy comes home-A. A. Milne
Alternative english: Unit 04
Fiction
Great expectations-Charles Dickens
Alternative english: Unit 05
Grammar
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Alternative english: Unit 06
Reading
Reading an unseen passage or a poem
Alternative english: Unit 07
Writing
Essay writing

AO+

AO: Unit 01
Reading
Unseen passage
AO: Unit 02
Writing
Essay (objective)/ dialogue
Copy-editing/ invitation
AO: Unit 03
Grammar
Grammar and translation
AO: Unit 04
Literature
Prose
Poetry
Fiction

Sümi+

Sümi: Unit 01
Reading
Unseen passage
Sümi: Unit 02
Writing
Essay (objective)/ dialogue
Copy-editing/ invitation
Sümi: Unit 03
Grammar
Grammar and translation
Sümi: Unit 04
Literature
Prose
Poetry
Fiction

Lotha+

Lotha: Unit 01
Reading
Unseen passage
Lotha: Unit 02
Writing
Essay (objective)/ dialogue
Copy-editing/ invitation
Lotha: Unit 03
Grammar
Grammar and translation
Lotha: Unit 04
Literature
Prose
Poetry
Fiction

Tenyidie+

Tenyidie: Unit 01
Reading
Unseen passage
Tenyidie: Unit 02
Writing
Essay (objective)/ dialogue
Copy-editing/ invitation
Tenyidie: Unit 03
Grammar
Grammar and translation
Tenyidie: Unit 04
Literature
Prose
Poetry
Fiction

Bengali+

Bengali: Unit 01
Reading
Unseen passage
Bengali: Unit 02
Writing
Essay (objective)/ dialogue
Copy-editing/ invitation
Bengali: Unit 03
Grammar
Grammar and translation
Bengali: Unit 04
Literature
Prose
Poetry
Fiction

Hindi+

Hindi: Unit 01
Reading
Unseen passage
Hindi: Unit 02
Writing
Essay (objective)/ dialogue
Copy-editing/ invitation
Hindi: Unit 03
Grammar
Grammar and translation
Hindi: Unit 04
Literature
Prose
Poetry
Fiction

Political science+

Political science: Unit 01
Indian polity-Challenges of nation building
Legacy of partition: Challenges to refugee resettlement, Kashmir problem
Organization and re-organization of states
Political conflicts over language
Political science: Unit 02
Indian polity-Party system
Evolution and features of party system in India
Meaning and role/ functions of political party
Role of opposition party
Political science: Unit 03
Indian polity-Era of one-party dominance
Congress dominance in the first three general elections
Nature of Congress dominance
Political science: Unit 04
Indian polity-Politics of planned development
Land reforms and green revolution
Political science: Unit 05
Indian polity-Crisis of constitutional order
Emergency-causes and consequences
Politics after emergency
Political science: Unit 06
Indian polity-Interest and pressure groups
Meaning and role of pressure groups
Mandal commission and its implementation
Political science: Unit 07
Indian polity-Recent developments in Indian politics
Participatory upsurge in 1990s
Meaning and features of coalition politics
Coalition politics from 1990 till date
Increasing role of regional party in coalition politics
Political science: Unit 08
Indian polity-India's external relations
Principles of Nehru's foreign policy
India's approach towards disarmament
Political science: Unit 09
Contemporary world politics-Cold War
Meaning and causes of origin
Challenges to bipolarity: Non-aligned movement and new international economic order
Political science: Unit 10
Contemporary world politics-End of Bipolarity
Causes for disintegration of USSR
Post Cold War: Emergence of new states
Shock therapy and relevance of non-aligned movement
Political science: Unit 11
Contemporary world politics-US dominance in world politics
Growth of unilateralism: First Gulf War, response to 9/11 and global war on terrorism, invasion of Iraq
Dominance and challenge to the US in economy and ideology
Indo-US relation (1990 onwards)
Political science: Unit 12
Contemporary world politics-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
Political science: Unit 13
Contemporary world politics-South Asia in the Post Cold War era
What is South Asia?
SAARC and SAFTA: Role and limitation
Political science: Unit 14
Contemporary world politics-International organisations in a unipolar world
Evolution, structure, and objective relevance of UNO
Role of new international economic organisations and NGOs
Democratic and accountability as the new institution of global governance
Political science: Unit 15
Contemporary world politics-Security in contemporary world
Traditional and non traditional notions of security
New sources of threats and cooperative security
Political science: Unit 16
Contemporary world politics-Globalisation
Meaning, causes, and circumstances leading to globalisation
Political, economic, and cultural consequences

History+

History: Unit 01
Themes in Indian history-Part I
The story of the first cities: Harappan archaeology
Political and economic history: How inscriptions tell a story
Social histories: Using the Mahabharata
A history of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa
History: Unit 02
Themes in Indian history-Part II
The Mughal court: Reconstructing histories through chronicles
New architecture: Hampi
Religious histories: The Bhakti-Sufi tradition
History: Unit 03
Themes in Indian history-Part III
Representations of 1857
Mahatma Gandhi through contemporary eyes
The making of the Constitution
History: Unit 04
Map work

Psychology+

Psychology: Unit 01
Intelligence
Meaning of Intelligence: Theories of intelligence-Triarchic theory, Monarchic theory, Anarchic theory, Spearman's two-factor theory, group factor theory; concept of IQ: Uses of intelligence test, types of intelligence test
Psychology: Unit 02
Memory and forgetting
Nature of memory, information processing approach, level of processing
Memory systems-sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory, knowledge representation and organisation in memory, memory as a constructive process
Nature and causes of forgetting: Forgetting-causes, encoding failure, storage failure, retrieval failure, amnesia
Psychology: Unit 03
Self and personality
Concept of self: Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-regulation
Concept of personality: Major approaches-type approaches, trait approaches, and psycho-dynamic approaches
Assessment of personality-self report measures and projective measures
Psychology: Unit 04
Biological bases of behaviour
Nervous system, peripheral nervous system, central nervous system, endocrine system
Psychology: Unit 05
Coping with life challenges
Meaning of adjustment, nature and sources of stress, coping with stress, factors facilitating positive health and well being
Psychology: Unit 06
Psychological disorders
Meaning of abnormal behaviour, classification of disorders, factors causing abnormal behaviour, types of disorders-anxiety disorders, mood disorders, Schizophrenic disorders, substances relating disorders, behavioural disorders, personality disorders
Psychology: Unit 07
Social influence and group processes
Introduction, nature of groups, formation of groups, types of groups, factors influencing group formation, influence of group on individual behaviour
Conformity, compliance and obedience, cooperation and competition, leadership-types of leadership, qualities of leadership
Psychology: Unit 08
Statistics in psychology
What is statistics?, measure of central tendency, graphical representation of data-bar, histogram, and polygon

Philosophy+

Philosophy: Unit 01
Western philosophy-Definition and scope of philosophy
Philosophy: Unit 02
Western philosophy-Theory of knowledge
Rationalism and empiricism
Philosophy: Unit 03
Western philosophy-Realism and idealism
Philosophy: Unit 04
Western philosophy-Ethics
Meaning and definition of ethics
Ethical issues: Abortion, suicide
Philosophy: Unit 05
Western philosophy-Social philosophy
Nature and scope of social philosophy and its relation to social psychology and sociology
Value or uses of social philosophy
Philosophy: Unit 06
Indian philosophy-Nature and schools of Indian philosophy
Definition of Indian philosophy
Orthodox and heterodox schools
Philosophy: Unit 07
Indian philosophy-Buddhism
Four noble-truths, eight-fold path, Nirvana
Philosophy: Unit 08
Indian philosophy-Jainism
Anekantavada and Syadvada
Philosophy: Unit 09
Indian philosophy-Advaita Vedanta, Vaisesika, and Samkhya-yoga
Vaisesika theory of padartha
Samkhya theory of Prakriti and Purusa
Yoga theory of eight-fold practice
Philosophy: Unit 10
Indian philosophy-Nyaya
Theory of pramana
Philosophy: Unit 11
Religion-Concept of religion
Meaning and Definition
Proofs for the existence of God; ontological, teleological, cosmological arguments

Sociology+

Sociology: Unit 01
Structure of Indian society-Challenges of unity in diversity
Diversity in India and factors of unity-geographic, religious, cultural, political, linguistic and racial
Problems of communalism, regionalism, casteism
Sociology: Unit 02
Structure of Indian society-Institutional structure
Marriage, family, and kinship in India-(a) ways of acquiring mates among the tribal communities, (b) marriage among: Hindus, Muslims, Christians, (c) joint family: Meaning and changes, (d) kinship
Sociology: Unit 03
Structure of Indian society-Society in Nagaland
People: Tribes and festivals
Economy: Shifting and terrace cultivation
Religion: Traditional religion and Christianity
Education: Traditional institution, advent of modern education
Politics: Statehood and special provisions in the constitution of India
Sociology: Unit 04
Social change in India-Processes of social change in India
Structural processes-social consequences of industrialization, urbanization, modernization
Cultural processes-sanskritisation, westernization, secularization
Sociology: Unit 05
Social change in India-State, economic development, and social change
Land reforms: Meaning, objectives of land reforms in India
Green revolution: Meaning, consequences
Globalization and liberalization: Meaning and implication
Panchayati Raj: Meaning, aims, and structure
Sociology: Unit 06
Social change in India-Indian sociologist
G.S Ghurye on caste
Yogendra Singh: Tradition and modernity
Radhakamal Mukerjee on values

Geography+

Geography: Unit 01
Fundamental of human geography-Human geography
Nature, scope
Geography: Unit 02
Fundamental of human geography-People
Population of the world-growth, distribution, and density; components of population
Urban-rural composition; age-sex ratio, determinants of population change
Human development-concept, selected indicators, international comparisons
Geography: Unit 03
Fundamental of human geography-Human activities
Primary activities-concept and changing trends; gathering, pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern agriculture; people engaged in agricultural and allied activities
Tertiary activities-concept; health, business, transport and communication; people engaged in tertiary activities
Quaternary activities-concept; knowledge based activities
Geography: Unit 04
Fundamental of human geography-Transport, communication, and trade
Oil and gas pipelines
Cyber space; including computer networking: Importance and usage for geographical information
International trade-its basis and changing patterns; ports as gateways of international trade; role of WTO in international trade
Geography: Unit 05
Fundamental of human geography- Map work
Geography: Unit 06
India: People and economy-People
Population: Distribution and density; population change through time with regional variations
The people of India-ethnic, linguistic, and religious composition
Demographic patterns in terms of rural-urban, age, sex
Human development-regional patterns
Geography: Unit 07
India: People and economy-Human settlements
Rural settlements-types and distribution (forms, structure, and function)
Urban settlements-distribution, census; distribution of large cities
Geography: Unit 08
India: People and economy-Resources and development
Water resources-availability and utilization; scarcity of water and conservation methods-water harvesting and watershed management
Mineral and energy resources, distribution, major metallic (iron ore, copper, bauxite, manganese); non-metallic (mica, salt) minerals; conventional (coal, petroleum, natural gas, and hydroelectricity) non-conventional energy source (solar, wind, biogas)
Impact of liberalization, privatisation and globalisation on industries and its location
Geography: Unit 09
India: People and economy-Transport, communication, and international trade
Transport and communication-roads, railways, waterways, and airways, oil and gas pipelines; national electric grids; communication networking-radio, television, satellite, and computer
Geography: Unit 10
India: People and economy-Geographical perspective on selected issues and problems
Environmental degradation
Hunger and poverty
Urbanisation, urbanisation-growth of cities; rural-urban migration; problems of slums; urban waste disposal management
Geography: Unit 11
India: People and economy-Map work

Education+

Education: Unit 01
Educational psychology
Meaning
Definitions
Psychology-a developing positive science
Branches of psychology
Utility of psychology in education
Relationship between psychology and education
Differences between psychology and education
Education: Unit 02
Growth and development
Meaning of growth, development, and maturation
Characteristics and principles of growth and development
Differences between growth and development
Education: Unit 03
Stages of human development
Introduction
Classification of stages-infancy, childhood, adolescence, physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development in each stage
Educational significance of each stage
Education: Unit 04
Heredity and environment
Introduction
Meaning and definitions
Classification of heredity-biological, mental, social
Transmission of acquired traits
Laws of heredity-like begets like, law of variation, law of regression
Environment
Classification of environment-physical, mental, social, culture
Controversy between heredity and environment
Synthesis between heredity and environment
Educational significance
Education: Unit 05
Attention and interest
Attention-meaning and definition, nature of attention, conditions of attention, types of attention
Interest-meaning and definition, characteristics of interest
Relationship between attention and interest
Education: Unit 06
Learning
Meaning and Definition
Nature of learning
Theories of learning
Laws of learning
Methods of learning
Educational significance
Education: Unit 07
Habits
Introduction
Nature of habits
Advantages of habits formation
Bad habits
Breaking of bad habits
Education: Unit 08
Intelligence
Meaning and definitions
Characteristics
Theories of intelligence-Monarchic theory, Anarchic theory, two factor theory
Measurements of intelligence
Classifications of intelligence tests
Concept of I.Q.
Education: Unit 09
Personality
Meaning and definitions
Nature and characteristics
Types of personality-extrovert, introvert, ambiverts
Methods of personality assessment: Non-projective test, observation, situations, questionnaire, case study, interview, rating scale

Music+

Music: Unit 01
Music theory
Tenor Clef
Note values and rests
New time signatures
Writing your own tunes to a given rhythm, setting words to a rhythm, writing a bass line, writing a tune
Pentatonic major scales on C and G
The circle of 5ths, more about the new keys, G sharp minor and the double sharp
Labelling scales, Arpeggios
Working out the key of a piece
Transposing tunes up or down
Supertonic triads, chord progression
Accented passing notes and auxiliary notes
Imperfect cadences
Inverting Intervals
4-parts chords
Modulation
Analysis, including musical words and symbols
Music: Unit 02
History of western music

Economics+

Economics: Unit 01
Macro economics-Introduction
Macro economics: Its meaning and scope Viz central problems-growth, inflation, employment
Some basic concepts of macro economics: Business cycle, aggregate demand, aggregate supply, consumption goods, capital goods, final goods, intermediate goods; stock and flows; gross investment and depreciation
Economics: Unit 02
Macro economics-National income and related aggregates: Basic concepts and measurement
Circular flow of income; methods of calculating national income-value added or product method, expenditure method, income method
Concepts and aggregates related to national income: Gross national product (GNP), net national product (NNP), gross and net domestic product (GDP and NDP)-at market price, at factor cost; national disposal income (gross and net)
Concepts and aggregates related to national income: Personal income and personal disposable income; real and nominal GDP. GDP and welfare. Simple numerical examples
Economics: Unit 03
Macro economics-Theory of income and employment
Aggregate demand and its components
Consumption function, propensity to consume and propensity to save, equilibrium output, types of unemployment
Economics: Unit 04
Macro economics-Money and banking
Money-meaning, functions
Supply of money-currency held by the public and net demand deposits held by commercial banks, definition and functions
Central bank-meaning and functions
Economics: Unit 05
Macro economics-Monetary policy, fiscal policy, and government budget
Monetary policy-meaning, types, and tools
Fiscal policy-meaning, types, and tools
Government budget-meaning, objectives, components, and types
Classification of receipts-revenue receipt and capital receipt; classification of expenditure-revenue expenditure and capital expenditure
Economics: Unit 06
Indian economic development-Introduction
Parameters of development-per capita income, human development in India
A brief introduction of the state of the Indian economy on the eve of independence
Main features, problems and policies of agriculture, and foreign trade
Economics: Unit 07
Indian economic development-Structural changes in Indian economic after liberalization
Meaning, need, significant, and features of liberalization, globalization, disinvestment, and privatization
Present features of Indian economy
Economics: Unit 08
Indian economic development- Current challenges facing Indian economy
Poverty-absolute and relative; main programmes for poverty alleviation: A critical assessment; rural development: Key issues-credit and marketing, role of cooperatives; agricultural diversification; alternate farming-organic farming
Human capital formation: How people become resource; role of human capital in economic development
Informal economy employment: Problems and policies
Sustainable economic growth: Meaning, effects of economic development on resources and environment
Economics: Unit 09
Indian economic development-Planning and economic development in India
Objectives, targets, achievements, and drawbacks of different five year plans in India (a brief account)
Economics: Unit 10
Indian economic development-Economic growth and development
Meaning and difference, comparative study of India and China on the following indicators: i) Unemployment, ii) GDP growth, iii) GDP per capita, iv) GDP purchasing power parity, vi) inflation
Economics: Unit 11
Indian economic development-Project work

Physics+

Physics: Unit 01
Electrostatics
Electric charges and their conservation, 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
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
Free charges and bound charges inside a conductor
Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitance, energy stored in a capacitor
Van de Graff generator
Physics: Unit 02
Current electricity
Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity, mobility, and their relation with electric current
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, metre bridge
Potentiometer-principle and its applications to measure potential difference, and for comparing EMF of two cells; 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 toroidal solenoids
Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric field
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
Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth's magnetic field and magnetic elements
Permanent magnets
Physics: Unit 04
Electromagnetic induction and alternating current
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday's law, induced EMF and current; Lenz's Law, Eddy currents
Self and mutual inductance
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, wattless current
AC generator and transformer
Physics: Unit 05
Electromagnetic waves
Need for displacement current
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
Optical fibres, lenses, thin lens formula, lens-maker's formula
Magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact, combination of a lens and a mirror
Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism
Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation and accommodation, correction of eye defects (myopia, hypermetropia)
Microscopes and their magnifying powers
Wave optics: Wave front and Huygens' principle, reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using wave fronts
Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens’ principle
Interference, Young's double hole experiment and expression for fringe width coherent sources and sustained interference of light
Diffraction due to single slit, width of central maximum
Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes
Polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster's law, uses of plane polarized light and polaroids
Physics: Unit 07
Dual nature of matter
Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard's observations; Einstein's photoelectric equationparticle nature of light
Matter waves-wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation
Physics: Unit 08
Atoms 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
Physics: Unit 09
Electronic devices
Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators and semiconductors; semiconductor diode-I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier
Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a 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 system (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

Chemistry+

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, packing efficiency, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects
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, Raoult's law, elevation of boiling point
Depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of molecular masses using colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass
Van't Hoff factor
Chemistry: Unit 03
Electrochemistry
Redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's law
EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells
Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, 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)
Chemistry: Unit 05
Surface chemistry
Adsorption-physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solid
Colloidal state: Distinction between true solutions, colloids, and suspensions; lyophilic, lyophobic, multimolecular and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation
Chemistry: Unit 06
P-block elements
Group 15 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties; nitrogen-preparation; properties and uses
Group 15 elements: Compounds of nitrogen: Preparation and properties of ammonia and nitric acid
Group 16 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, dioxygen: Preparation, properties, and uses; classification of oxides; ozone
Group 16 elements: Sulphur-allotropic forms, compounds of sulphur: Preparation, properties, and uses of sulphur dioxide; sulphuric acid: 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, interhalogen compounds
Group 17 elements: Oxoacids of halogens (structure only)
Group 18 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration. Occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, uses
Chemistry: Unit 07
D- and f-block elements
General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characters 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
Lanthanoids-electronic configuration, oxidation states, lanthanoid contraction and its consequences
Chemistry: Unit 08
Coordination compounds
Coordination compounds-introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, bonding, Werner's theory, VBT, CFT
Chemistry: Unit 09
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions. Optical rotation
Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of halogen for monosubstituted compounds only)
Chemistry: Unit 10
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
Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reaction, uses of phenols
Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses
Chemistry: Unit 11
Aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids
Aldehydes and ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, 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 12
Organic compounds containing nitrogen
Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines
Cyanides and isocyanides-will be mentioned at relevant places in context
Chemistry: Unit 13
Biomolecules
Carbohydrates-classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), D-L configuration
Proteins-elementary idea of α-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides proteins, primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes
Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA

Biology+

Biology: Unit 01
Reproduction
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination-types, agencies, and examples; outbreedings devices; pollen-pistil interaction; double fertilization
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Post fertilization events-development of endosperm and embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit; special modesapomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; significance of seed and fruit formation
Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive system; gametogenesis-spermatogenesis and oogenesis; menstrual cycle; fertilization, embryo development up to blastocyst formation, implantation
Human reproduction: Pregnancy and placenta formation (elementary idea); parturition (elementary idea); lactation (elementary idea)
Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); birth control-need and methods, contraception and medical termination of pregnancy (MTP); amniocentesis
Reproductive health: Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies-IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (elementary idea for general awareness)
Biology: Unit 02
Genetic and evolution
Molecular basis of inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; central dogma; transcription, genetic code, translation; gene expression and regulation-lac operon
Heredity and variation: Mendelian inheritance; deviations from Mendelism-incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy; elementary idea of polygenic inheritance; chromosome theory of inheritance
Heredity and variation: Chromosomes and genes; sex determination-in humans, birds, honeybee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance-haemophilia, colour blindness; Mendelian 145 disorders in humans- thalassemia; chromosomal disorders in humans
Heredity and variation: Down's syndrome, Turner's and Klinefelter's syndromes
Biology: Unit 03
Biology and human welfare
Improvement in food production: Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell protein, biofortification
Health and disease: Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring worm); basic concept of immunology-vaccines, cancer, HIV, and AIDS, adolescence, drug and alcohol abuse
Health and disease: Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers
Biology: Unit 04
Biotechnology and its applications
Principles and process of biotechnology: Genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology), BT crops
Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy; genetically modified organisms-transgenic animals; biosafety issues-biopiracy and patents
Biology: Unit 05
Ecology and environment
Ecosystems: Patterns, components, productivity, and decomposition; energy flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy; nutrient cycling (carbon and phosphorous); ecological succession; ecological services-carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release
Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of biodiversity; patterns of biodiversity; importance of biodiversity; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, red data book, biosphere reserves
Biodiversity and its conservation: National parks and sanctuaries
Organisms and environment: Habitat and niche; population and ecological adaptations; population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes-growth, birth rate, and death rate, age distribution

Mathematics+

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
Inverse trigonometric functions: Definition, range, domain, principal value branches
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-commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order 2)
Determinants: Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3x3 matrices), cofactors. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix
Determinants: 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: Differentiability, derivative of composite functions, chain rule, derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions, derivative of implicit function. Concepts of 152 exponential, logarithmic functions
Continuity and differentiability: Derivatives of logex and ex. Derivative of functions expressed in parametric forms. Second order derivatives
Applications of derivatives: Applications of derivatives-rate of change, increasing/ decreasing functions, tangents and normals
Applications of derivatives: Maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable 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 a 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
Integrals: Only simple integrals of the type-∫ dx/ ax + bx + c, ∫ √ a ± x dx, ∫ √ x − a dx, ∫ √ ax + bx + c dx
Integrals: Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variety of functions by substitution, by partial fractions, and by parts, only simple integrals
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: Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, arcs of circles/ parabolas/ ellipses (in standard form only)
Differential equations: Definition, order, and degree. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables
Differential equations: Homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential equation of the type: dx/ dy+ px = Q, where P and Q are functional of y or constant
Mathematics: Unit 04
Vectors and three-dimensional geometry
Vectors: Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction cosines/ ratios of vectors. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel, and collinear vectors), position vector of a point, negative of a vector, components 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
Vectors: 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 a plane
Three-dimensional geometry: Distance of a point from a plane
Mathematics: Unit 05
Linear programming
Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of linear programming (L.P.) problems, mathematical formulation of L.P. problems, graphical method of solution for problems in two variables
Feasible and infeasible regions, feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints)
Mathematics: Unit 06
Probability
Multiplication theorem on probability
Conditional probability, independent events, total probability, Baye's theorem
Random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of haphazard variable

Computer science+

Computer science: Unit 01
Object oriented programming in c++
Object oriented programming: Concept of object oriented programming-data hiding, data encapsulation, class and object, abstract class and concrete class, polymorphism (implementation of polymorphism using Function overloading as an example in C++)
Object oriented programming: Inheritance, advantages of object oriented programming over earlier programming methodologies
Implementation of object oriented programming concepts in C++: Definition of a class, members of a class-data members and member functions (methods), using private and public visibility modes, default visibility mode (private)
Implementation of object oriented programming concepts in C++: Member function definition-inside class definition and outside class definition using scope resolution operator (::); declaration of objects as instances of a class
Implementation of object oriented programming concepts in C++: Accessing members from object(s), objects as function arguments-pass by value and pass by reference
Constructor: Special characteristics, declaration, and definition of a constructor, default constructor, overloaded constructors, copy constructor, constructor with default arguments
Destructor: Special characteristics, declaration, and definition of destructor
Inheritance (extending classes): Concept of inheritance, base class, derived class, defining derived classes, protected visibility mode; single level inheritance, multilevel inheritance and multiple inheritance, privately derived
Inheritance (extending classes): Publicly derived and protectedly derived class, accessibility of members from objects and within derived class (es)
Data file handling: Need for a data file, types of data files-text file and binary file
Text file: Basic file operations on text file-creating/ writing text into file, reading and manipulation of text from an already existing text file (accessing sequentially)
Binary file: Creation of file, writing data into file, searching for required data from file, appending data to a file, insertion of data in sorted file, deletion of data from file, modification of data in a file
Binary file: Components of C++ to be used with file handling; header file: fstream.h; ifstream, ofstream, fstream classes; opening a text file in in, out, and app modes
Binary file: Using cascading operators (>> <<) for writing text to the file and reading text from the file; open(), get(), put(), getline() and close() functions; detecting end-of-file (with or without using eof() function)
Binary file: Opening a binary file using in, out, and app modes; open(), read(), write() and close() functions; detecting end-of-file (with or without using eof() function); tellg(), tellp(), seekg(), seekp() functions
Computer science: Unit 02
Data structure
Introduction to data structure, primitive and non-primitive data structure, linear and non-linear structure, static and dynamic data structure
Arrays: One and two dimensional arrays-sequential allocation and address calculation; one dimensional array: Traversal, searching (linear, binary search), insertion of an element in an array, deletion of an element from an array
Arrays: Sorting (insertion, selection) two-dimensional arrays: Traversal, finding sum/ difference of two NxM arrays containing numeric values, interchanging row and column elements in a two dimensional array
Stack (array and linked implementation of stack): Introduction to stack (LIFO-last in first out operations), operations on stack (PUSH and POP) and its Implementation in C++
Stack (array and linked implementation of stack): Converting expressions from INFIX to POSTFIX notation and evaluation of POSTFIX expression
Computer science: Unit 03
Database Management System And Sql
Relational data model: Concept of domain, tuple, relation, key, primary key, alternate key, candidate key
Relational algebra: Selection, projection, union, and Cartesian product
General concepts: Advantages of using SQL, data definition language and data manipulation language
Data types: Number/ decimal, character/ varchar / varchar2, date
SQL commands: Create table, drop, drop table, alter table, update…set..., insert, delete; select, distinct, from, where, in, between, group by, having, order by; SQL functions: Sum, AVG, count, max, and min
SQL commands: Obtaining results (select query) from 2 tables using equi-join, Cartesian product and union note: Implementation of the above mentioned commands could be done on any SQL supported software on one or two tables
Computer science: Unit 04
Boolean algebra
Role of logical operations in computing: Binary-valued quantities, logical variable, logical constant and logical operators: AND, OR, NOT; truth tables; closure property, commutative law, associative law, identity law, inverse law, principle of duality
Role of logical operations in computing: Idem potent law, distributive law, absorption law, involution law, De-Morgan's law and their applications
Role of logical operations in computing: Obtaining sum of product (SOP) and product of sum (POS) form from the truth table, reducing Boolean expression (SOP and POS) to its minimal form
Role of logical operations in computing: Use of Karnaugh map for minimization of Boolean expressions (up to 4 variables)
Application of computing logic: Building up logic circuits using basic logic gates (NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOT). Use of Boolean operators (AND, OR) in search engine queries
Computer science: Unit 05
Networking and open source software
Communication technologies: Evolution of networking-ARPANET, www, internet, interspace; different ways of sending data across the network with reference to switching techniques (circuit, message, and packet switching)
Data communication terminologies: Concept of channel and data transfer rate (bps, kbps, mbps, gbps, tbps)
Transmission media: Twisted pair cable, coaxial cable, optical fiber, infrared, radio link, microwave link and satellite link
Network devices: Modem RJ11and RJ45 connectors, ethernet card, hub, switch, gateway
Network topologies and types: Bus, Star, Tree; PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN
Network protocol: TCP/IP, file transfer protocol (FTP), PPP, remote login (telnet), internet wireless/ mobile communication protocol such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS, WLL, mobile telecommunication technologies: 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G
Network protocol: Electronic mail protocols such as SMTP, POP3, protocols for chat and video conferencing VOIP, wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi and WiMax
Network security concepts: Threats and prevention from viruses, worms, Trojan horse, spams. Use of cookies, protection using firewall; India IT act, cyber law, cyber crimes, IPR issues, hacking
Web services: www, hyper text markup language (HTML), extensible markup language (XML); hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP); domain names; URL; protocol address; website, web browser, web servers; web hosting
Open standards: Introduction to open standards and its advantage in development of inter-operable environment
Open source concepts: Proprietory and open source software, freeware, shareware, FLOSS/ FOSS, GNU,FSF, OSI, W3C
Cloud computing: Characteristics, layers-client, application, platform and infrastructure, deployment models-private cloud, public cloud, community cloud and hybrid cloud, issues-privacy, compliance, security, sustainability, and abuse

Information practices+

Information practices: Unit 01
Networking and open standards
Computer networking: Networking-a brief overview, communication media: Wired technologies-co-axial, ethernet cable, optical fiber, wireless technologies-Blue tooth, infrared, microwave, radio link, satellite link.
Computer networking: Network devices-hub, switch, repeater, gateway-and their functions, types of network: LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN, network topologies: Star, bus, tree, network protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, PPP
Computer networking: Identifying computers and users over a network-basic concept of domain name, MAC (domain control) and IP address, domain name resolution, network security: Denial of service, intrusion problems, snooping
Open source concepts: Open source software (OSS)-common FOSS/ FLOSS examples (e.g. Gnu/ Linux, Firefox, OpenOffice, Java, Netbeans, MySQL ), common open standards (WWW, HTML, XML, ODF, IP, TCP)
Open source concepts: Indian language computing-character encoding, UNICODE, different types of fonts (open type vs. true type, static vs. dynamic), entering Indian language text-phonetic and key map based
Information practices: Unit 02
Programming
Basic concept of: Access specifier for classes, members and methods, concept of package, inheritance: Need and implementation, method overloading and overriding, abstract class and interfaces, use of interface
Commonly used libraries: String class and methods-toString(), concat(), length(), toLowerCase(), toUpperCase(), trim(), substring()
Math object: pow(), round(), accessing MySQL database using ODBC/ JDBC to connect with database
Web application development: URL, web server, communicating with the web server, concept of client and server side
HTML based web pages covering basic tags: HTML, title, body, H1..H6, paragraph (P), line break (BR), section separator (HR), font, table, list (UL, OL), form, creating and accessing static pages using HTML and introduction to XML
Information practices: Unit 03
Relational data base management system
Database fundamentals: Concept of database transaction, committing and cancelling a transaction using COMMIT and ROLLBACK
Grouping records: Group by, group functions-MAX(), MIN(), AVG(), SUM(), COUNT(); using COUNT(*), distinct clause with count, group functions and null values
Displaying data from multiple tables: Cartesian product, union, concept of foreign key, equi-join
Creating a table: Using primary key and not null constraints, adding a constraint, enabling constraints, viewing constraints, viewing the columns associated with constraints using DESC command
Alter table: Deleting a column, modifying data types of a column, adding constraints, enabling constraints and dropping constraints
Drop table for deleting a table
Information practices: Unit 04
It applications
Front-end interface: Introduction; content and features; identifying and using appropriate component (text box, radio button, checkbox, list) for data entry, validation and display
Back-end database: Introduction and its purpose; exploring the requirement of tables and its essential attributes
Front-end and database connectivity: Introduction, requirement and benefits, demonstration and development of appropriate front-end interface and back-end database for e-governance, e-business and e-learning applications
Impact of ICT on society: Social and economical benefits and informania

Accountancy+

Accountancy: Unit 01
Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Not-for-profit organizations: Concept
Receipts and payments account: Features and preparation
Income and expenditure account: Features, preparation of income and expenditure account and balance sheet from the given receipts and payments account with additional information
Accountancy: Unit 02
Accounting for partnership firms
Fundamentals: Partnership-features, partnership deed. Provisions of the Indian partnership act 1932 in the absence of partnership deed. Fixed vs. fluctuating capital accounts
Fundamentals: Preparation of profit and loss appropriation account-division of profit among partners, guarantee of profits. Past adjustments (relating to interest on capital, interest on drawing, salary, and profit sharing ratio)
Fundamentals: Goodwill-nature, factors affecting and methods of valuation-average profit, super profit, and capitalization
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Change in the profit sharing ratio among the existing partners-sacrificing ratio, gaining ratio, accounting for revaluation of assets and re-assessment of liabilities
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Change in the profit sharing ratio among the existing partners-distribution of reserves and accumulated profits
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Admission of a partner-effect of admission of a partner on change in the profit sharing ratio, treatment of goodwill (as per AS 26)
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Admission of a partner-treatment for revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities, treatment of reserves and accumulated profits
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Retirement and death of a partner-effect of retirement/ death of a partner on change in profit sharing ratio, treatment of goodwill (as per AS 26)
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Retirement and death of a partner-treatment for revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities, treatment of reserves and accumulated profits
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Calculation of deceased partner's share of profit till the date of death. Preparation of balance sheet
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Dissolution of a partnership firm-types of partnership firms. Settlement of accounts-preparation of realization account
Accounting for partnership firms-reconstitution and dissolution: Dissolution of a partnership firm-other related accounts (excluding piecemeal distribution, sale to a company and insolvency of partner’s firm)
Accountancy: Unit 03
Accounting for companies
Accounting for share capital: Share and share capital-nature and types. Accounting for share capital: (i) issue and allotment of equity and preferences shares, (ii) private placement of shares, (iii) employee stock option plan (ESOP)
Accounting for share capital: Accounting for share capital-(iv) public subscription of shares, (v) over subscription and under subscription of shares, (vi) issue at par, at premium, and at discount, (vii) calls in advance and calls in arrears
Accounting for share capital: Accounting for share capital-(viii) Issue of shares for consideration other than cash. Accounting treatment of forfeiture and re-issue of shares
Accounting for debentures: Issue of debentures-issue of debentures at par, at a premium, and at a discount. Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash; issue of debentures as collateral security, interest on debentures
Accounting for debentures: Creation of debenture redemption reserve
Accountancy: Unit 04
Analysis of financial statements
Financial statements of a company: Statement of profit and loss and balance sheet of a company in the prescribed form with major headings and sub headings (as per schedule III to the companies act, 2013)
Financial statement analysis: Objectives, importance, and limitations
Tools for financial statement analysis: Comparative statements, common size statements, cash flow analysis, ratio analysis
Accounting ratios: Meaning, objectives, classification, and computation
Liquidity ratios: Current ratio and quick ratio
Solvency ratios: Debt to equity ratio, total asset to debt ratio, proprietary ratio and interest coverage ratio
Activity ratios: Inventory turnover ratio, trade receivables turnover ratio, trade payables turnover ratio and working capital turnover ratio
Profitability ratios: Gross profit ratio, operating ratio, operating profit ratio, net profit ratio and return on investment
Accountancy: Unit 05
Cash flow statement
Meaning, objectives, and preparation (as per AS3 revised) (indirect method)

Business studies+

Business studies: Unit 01
Principles and functions of management-Nature and significance of management
Management-concept; meaning and features, objectives, and importance
Management as science, art, and profession
Levels of Management
Management functions-planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling
Coordination-concept and importance
Business studies: Unit 02
Principles and functions of management-Principles of management
Principles of management-concept and significance
Fayol's principles of management
Taylor's scientific management-principles and techniques
Business studies: Unit 03
Principles and functions of management-Business environment
Business environment-concept and importance
Dimensions of business environment-economic, social, technological, political, and legal
Business studies: Unit 04
Principles and functions of management-Planning
Concept, importance, and limitation
Planning process
Business studies: Unit 05
Principles and functions of management-Organising
Concept and Importance
Organising Process
Structure of organisation-functional and divisional concept
Delegation: Concept, elements, and importance
Decentralization: Concept and importance
Business studies: Unit 06
Principles and functions of management-Staffing
Concept and importance of staffing
Staffing process
Recruitment process
Selection-process
Training and development-concept and importance, methods of training-on the job and off the job-vestibule training, apprenticeship training and internship training
Business studies: Unit 07
Principles and functions of management-Directing
Concept and Importance
Elements of Directing
Supervision-concept, function of a supervisor
Motivation-concept, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, financial and non-financial incentives
Leadership-concept, styles-authoritative, democratic, and laissez faire
Communication-concept, formal, and informal communication
Business studies: Unit 08
Principles and functions of management-Controlling
Concept and Importance
Steps in process of control
Business studies: Unit 09
Business finance and marketing-financial management
Concept, role, and objectives of financial management
Financial decisions: Investment, financing and dividend-meaning and factors affecting
Financial planning-concept and importance
Capital structure-concept
Fixed and working capital-concept and factors affecting their requirements
Business studies: Unit 10
Business finance and marketing-Financial markets
Financial markets: Concept, functions, and types
Money market and its instruments
Capital market and its types (primary and secondary), methods of floatation in the primary market
Stock exchange-functions and trading procedure
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)-objectives and functions
Business studies: Unit 11
Business finance and marketing-Marketing management
Selling and marketing-concept
Marketing management-concept
Marketing Functions
Marketing Management Philosophies
Marketing mix-concept and elements
Product-branding, labelling, and packaging-concept
Price-concept, factors determining price
Promotion-concept and elements; advertising concept, role, objections against advertising, personal selling concept and qualities of a good salesman, sales promotionconcept and techniques, public relations-concept and role
Business studies: Unit 12
Business finance and marketing-Consumer protection
Concept of consumer protection
Consumer protection act, 1986: Meaning of consumer rights and responsibilities of consumers-who can file a complaint against whom?, redressal machinery remedies available

Entrepreneurship+

Entrepreneurship: Unit 01
Entrepreneurial opportunities
Sensing entrepreneurial opportunities
Environment Scanning
Problem Identification
Spotting Trends
Creativity and Innovation
Selecting the Right Opportunity
Entrepreneurship: Unit 02
Entrepreneurial planning
Forms of business entities-sole proprietorship
Joint stock company-meaning characteristics and suitability
Business Plan
Organisational plan
Operational plan and production plan
Financial plan
Marketing Plan
Human Resource Planning
Formalities for starting a business
Entrepreneurship: Unit 03
Enterprise marketing
Goals of business; goal setting
SMART Goals
Marketing and Sales strategy
Branding-business name, logo, tag line
Promotion strategy
Business failure-reasons
Entrepreneurship: Unit 04
Enterprise growth strategies
Franchising
Value Chain and Value Addition
Entrepreneurship: Unit 05
Business arithmetic
Business arithmetic: Unit of sale, unit cost for multiple products or services, break even analysis for multiple products or services, importance and use of cash flow projections, budgeting and managing the finances, computation of working capital
Business arithmetic: Inventory control and EOQ, return on investment (ROI) and return on equity (ROE)
Entrepreneurship: Unit 06
Resource mobilization
Resource mobilization: Angel investor, venture capital funds, stock market-raising funds, specialized financial institutions-meaning and objectives

Fundamental of business mathematics+

Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 01
Business mathematics-Sets
Introduction-meaning, elements of a set, description of a set, types of a set, finite and infinite sets, empty sets, equality of sets, equivalent sets, sub-sets, family of sets, power sets, universal sets, Venn diagram, complement of sets
Operations on sets (union, intersection, and difference of two sets), application of sets
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 02
Business mathematics-Relations and functions
Definition of relation, domain and range of a relation
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 03
Business mathematics-Determinants
Determinants of second order, third order, expansion of determinants, minor, some properties of determinants, solution of linear equations, Crammer's rule
Applied problems in business
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 04
Business mathematics-Matrices
Meaning-types of matrices, algebra of matrices, equality of matrices, addition and subtraction of matrices, multiplication of matrix by scalar, multiplication of matrices, transpose of a matrix, symmetric matrix, determinants of a square matrix
Minor, cofactor
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 05
Business mathematics-Adjoint and inverse of a matrix
Adjoint of a square matrix, inverse of a matrix, solution of linear equations
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 06
Commercial arithmetic-Partnership
Investment of capital for unequal period, sharing profit, partner's salaries, interest on capital, profit sharing on the admission of a new partner/ retirement of an existing partner
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 07
Commercial arithmetic-Bill of exchange and average due date
Meaning of bill of exchange, promissory note, true discount, banker's discount, present value, bill value, banker's gain, discounted value
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 08
Commercial arithmetic-Stock and shares
Meaning and nature of shares, meaning and nature of stock, dividend and yield, exdividend and cum-dividend price, brokerage
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 09
Commercial arithmetic- Linear programming
Introduction-linear inequations in two variables and their graphs, solution set of a system of linear inequations, meaning of linear programming and its importance, objectives, function, optimization, limitations of linear programming
Application areas of linear programming, different types of linear programming problems (L.P.P), mathematical formulation of linear programming problems
Feasible and infeasible solutions
Fundamental of business mathematics: Unit 10
Commercial arithmetic-Mixture or alligation
Meaning of mixture or alligation, mixture of three or more ingredients

Financial markets management+

Financial markets management: Unit 01
Introduction to Indian securities market and trading membership
Market segments-primary market, secondary market
Key indicators of securities market-index, market capitalisation, market capitalisation ratio, turnover, turnover ratio
Products and participants-products, participants
Market segments and their products
Reforms in Indian securities markets
Stock brokers
NSE membership-new membership, eligibility criteria for membership at NSE, admission procedure for new membership
Surrender of trading membership
Suspension and expulsion of membership-basis of suspension of membership, suspension of business, removal of suspension, consequences of suspension, consequences of expulsion
Declaration of defaulter
Authorised persons
Sub-brokers-eligibility, registration, cancellation of registration
Broker-clients relations, client registration documents, unique client code (UCC), margins from the clients, execution of orders, contract note, payments/ delivery of securities to the clients, brokerage, segregation of bank account
Segregation of demat (beneficiary) accounts
Sub-broker-clients relations, relationship with clients, contract notes, securities/ funds
Investor service cell and arbitration
Code of advertisement
Financial markets management: Unit 02
Trading
Introduction
NEAT system
Market types
Trading system users hierarchy
Local database
Market phases
Logging on
Log off/ exit from the application
NEAT screen
Invoking an inquiry screen-market watch, security descriptor, market by price, previous trades, outstanding orders, activity log, order status, snap quote, market movement, market inquiry, auction inquiry, security/ portfolio list
Multiple index broadcast and graph, online backup, basket trading, buy back trades, supplementary functions
Order management-entering orders, order modification, order cancellation, order matching
Internet broking
Co-location
Wireless application protocol (WAP)
Financial markets management: Unit 03
Clearing, settlement, and legal framework
Introduction
Key terminologies used in clearing and settlement process
Transaction cycle
Settlement agencies
Clearing and settlement process-clearing process, settlement process, settlement cycle
Securities and funds settlement-securities settlement, funds settlement
Shortages handling-valuation prices, close-out procedures
Risks in settlement
Risk management-capital adequacy requirements, margins, on-line exposure monitoring, off-line monitoring, index-based market-wide circuit breakers/ price bands for securities, settlement guarantee mechanism
International securities identification number
Data and report downloads-obligation reports, custodial trade reports, deliveries reports, funds reports, auction reports, other reports
SEBI (intermediaries) regulations, 2008
SEBI (prohibition of insider trading) regulations, 2015-prohibition on dealing, communicating or counselling (chapter II), investigation (chapter III), disclosures and internal procedure for prevention of insider trading (chapter IV)
SEBI (prohibition of fraudulent and unfair trade practices relating to securities market) regulations, 2003-prohibition of certain dealings in securities, prohibition of manipulative, fraudulent and unfair trade practices
The depositories act, 1996
Indian contract act, 1872
Income tax act, 1961
Financial markets management: Unit 04
Introduction to derivatives
Types of derivative contract
Basic derivatives
History of financial derivatives markets
Participants in a derivative market
Economic function of the derivative market
Understanding interest rates
Understanding the stock index
Economic significance of index movements
Index construction
Desirable attributes of an index
Applications of index
Financial markets management: Unit 05
Introduction to futures and options
Forward contracts
Limitations of forward markets
Introduction to futures
Distinction between futures and forwards contracts
Futures terminology
Trading underlying vs. trading single stock futures
Futures payoffs
Pricing futures
Understanding Beta (β)
Numerical illustration of applications of stock futures
Hedging using stock index futures
Option terminology
Comparison between futures and options
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NBSE HSSLC 2024 Preparation Tips

1. Students must cover all the topics mentioned in the syllabus.

2. Clear all doubts by contacting the teacher concerned about the topics which are difficult.

3. They must make a timetable that includes each and every subject.

4. Students are advised to practise the previous years’ NBSE 12th question papers and sample papers available on the official website in order to improve speed and accuracy.

5. Short notes must also be made while studying which will help candidates at the time of revision.

6. To analyze the preparation level, students can also go for group studies.

NBSE HSSLC 2024 Exam Pattern

In the NBSE HSSLC exams 2024, students will appear for six external subjects, including one additional subject and three subjects that are internally assessed.

  • For all the streams, English is a compulsory subject.
  • Accountancy, Economics, and Business studies are compulsory for the commerce stream while Chemistry and Physics are compulsory subjects for the students of science stream.
  • Subjects which does not have practical exams will be held for 100 marks whereas all the subjects with practical papers will include theory for 70 marks and practicals of 30 marks.
  • Papers that have internal/project work will consist of the internals of 10 marks and theory of 90 marks.

NBSE HSSLC question papers are available to download in the form of pdf files through the official website.

  • Candidates should practice these question papers regularly to be familiar with the exam pattern, marking scheme, and typology of questions.
  • NBSE 12th question papers also aid the students to know the difficulty level of exam.
  • By using these question papers, candidates can analyze their preparation level and they will gain confidence for the exams.

Documents Required at Exam

  • Admit Card
  • School ID
  • NBSE HSSLC result 2024 has been announced on April 26, 2024.
  • Students will have to enter their roll number to check the NBSE 12th result 2024.

  • The result of NBSE class 12 will include the candidate’s name, subject-wise marks, roll number, and qualifying status.

  • Students will also be able to access their result via SMS. In order to access the result through SMS, students must type NBSE12<space>roll number and send it to 54242.

  • After receiving the text message, NBSE will send detailed result consisting of subject wise marks of the candidates.

  • NBSE HSSLC online result 2024 will be provisional in nature. NBSE will issue original mark sheets which must be collected by the students from their respective schools.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question:How can I apply for Nagaland Board Exams 2024?

Answer:

You can apply for the exams in offline mode through your respective schools.

Question:When will the NBSE 12th supplementary exam be conducted?

Answer:

The NBSE HSSLC supplementary exams 2024 are expected to be held in June 2024.

Question:What should I do if I did not get satisfactory marks in the exams?

Answer:

In this case, you can apply for revaluation or rechecking of marks.

Question:How can I check my result if I forgot my roll number?

Answer:

You can check your NBSE result 2024 by entering your name.

Question:What is the exam duration of Nagaland Class 12 exams?

Answer:

The exams are held for a duration of 3-hours each.

Question:From where will I get the NBSE 12th question papers 2024?

Answer:

You can download the NBSE HSSLC question papers from nbsenl.edu.in. Alternatively, click on the link provided to get the direct download links for the papers.

Question:How can I check NBSE 12th result 2024 offline?

Answer:

The result is made available offline via SMS. For this, you have to send an SMS in the following format:

NBSE12<space>roll number and send it to 54242.

Question:Where can I check the Nagaland Board 12th result?

Answer:

The NBSE HSSLC result 2024 is made available online on the official website - nbsenl.edu.in.

Question:When will the Nagaland Board Class 12 result 2024 be released?

Answer:

The NBSE HSSLC result 2024 has been announced on April 26, 2024.

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Aspirants who are preparing for Nagaland 12th board exam must solve previous year question paper.

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Priya Sharma 29th Jun, 2021

dear aspirant,

Students can go through the eligibility criteria of MBSE HSSLC 2021 exams below:

• They must have completed a regular course of study for Class 11.

• In addition to this, they must have passed Class 11 examination from a school affiliated to the board.

• Students need to have 75% attendance in subjects of Internal Assessment.

• They must possess a good moral character.

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NBSE HSSLC 2020 Question paper

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