PSEB Class 12th Syllabus 2023-24

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PSEB 12th Exams 2024 - The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) conducts the PSEB 12th board exams in the state every year. The Punjab board conducted the intermediate exams from February 13 to March 30, 2024. Students pursuing full-time or private Class 12th in a school affiliated with PSEB can appear for Punjab Board 12th exams. The application forms are made available through respective schools. Every year, around 3 lakh students appear in the PSEB 12th exams. After successfully qualifying for the exams, students can pursue undergraduate courses as per their stream and interest.

More About PSEB Class 12th Exams 2024:

  • Punjab 12th result 2024 is expected to be announced in May 2024.
  • PSEB 12th date sheet 2024 was released on January 2, 2024. The PSEB 12th theory exams were held from February 13 to March 30, 2024.
  • Students must strive harder to complete the PSEB 12th syllabus a month before the commencement of the final examination.
  • They should also solve the latest PSEB 12th model papers 2024 which are based on the revised exam pattern.
  • The PSEB 12th admit cards was released. Regular students can collect the same through their respective schools. Private candidates can download the same by providing their reference number, candidate's name or father's name.
  • Punjab board 12th result 2024 is announced online through the official website - pseb.ac.in for all streams i.e. Science, Commerce and Humanities.
  • Students need to enter their roll number to access the PSEB 12th result 2024.
  • The original mark sheet can be collected one or two weeks after the result declaration from the school authorities.
  • Students who fail to qualify for 1 or 2 subjects can apply for PSEB 12th supplementary exams 2024.
  • PSEB 12th supplementary exams are expected to be held in August 2024.
  • After clearing the PSEB 12th exams 2024, students can apply to various universities and colleges to pursue higher studies.

PSEB 12th 2024 Highlights

Full Exam NamePunjab Board of Secondary Education 12th Examination
Short Exam NamePSEB 12th
Conducting BodyPunjab School Education Board
Frequency of ConductOnce a year
Exam LevelIntermediate
LanguagesArabic, German +9 More
Mode of ApplicationOffline
Mode of ExamOffline
Exam Duration3 Hours

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Upcoming Dates and Events

05 Apr, 2024 - 27 Apr, 2024

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30 Mar, 2024

Exam - Swagat Zindagi (for compartment only) | Mode: Offline

28 Mar, 2024

Exam - Environmental Studies (for compartment only) | Mode: Offline

27 Mar, 2024

Exam - NSQF subjects - Prachoon / Automobiles/ Healthcare/ Information Technology/ Personal Security/ Health & Wellness/ Travel & Tourism/ Physical Education and Sports/ Agriculture/ Apparel, made-ups and Home Furnishing/ Construction/ Plumbing/ Power | Mode: Offline

21 Mar, 2024

Exam - Business Studies- II | Mode: Offline

20 Mar, 2024

Exam - National Cadet Corps | Mode: Offline

19 Mar, 2024

Exam - Philosophy, Chemistry | Mode: Offline

18 Mar, 2024

Exam - Sanskrit, French, German | Mode: Offline

16 Mar, 2024

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15 Mar, 2024

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14 Mar, 2024

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13 Mar, 2024

Exam - Punjabi Elective, Hindi Elective, English Elective, Urdu | Mode: Offline

12 Mar, 2024

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11 Mar, 2024

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07 Mar, 2024

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06 Mar, 2024

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05 Mar, 2024

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04 Mar, 2024

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02 Mar, 2024

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01 Mar, 2024

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29 Feb, 2024

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28 Feb, 2024

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27 Feb, 2024

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26 Feb, 2024

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23 Feb, 2024

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22 Feb, 2024

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21 Feb, 2024

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20 Feb, 2024

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19 Feb, 2024

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17 Feb, 2024

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16 Feb, 2024

Exam - Religion | Mode: Offline

15 Feb, 2024

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14 Feb, 2024

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13 Feb, 2024

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03 Feb, 2024

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Punjab Board determines the eligibility criteria to apply for PSEB 12th exams 2024. Students should follow the given eligibility criteria before filling out the forms.

  • Students who wish to appear for Punjab Board 12th exams 2024 must have passed class 10th and 11th from Punjab board or any other recognised board.
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Accountancy-II-

Accountancy-II: Unit 01
Financial statements of not for profit organizations
Meaning, basic concepts
Receipts and payments account: Features and preparation
Income and expenditure account: Features, preparation of income and expenditure account and balance sheet from the given receipt and payments account with additional information
Accountancy-II: Unit 02
Accounting for partnership firms
Partnership: Features, partnership deed (meaning, contents and importance)
Provisions of the Indian Partnership Act 1932 in the absence of partnership deed
Final accounts of partnership: Fixed v/s fluctuating capital accounts, division of profit among partners (excluding guarantee and past adjustments). Preparation of profit and loss appropriation account
Goodwill: Meaning, nature, factors affecting, and methods of valuation-average profits, super profits, and capitalization
Accountancy-II: Unit 03
Change in the profit sharing ratio
Change in profit sharing ratio among the existing partners-sacrificing ratio and gaining ratio
Accounting for revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities and treatment of reserves, and accumulated profits
Preparation of revaluation account and balance sheet
Accountancy-II: Unit 04
Admission of a partner
Admission of a partner: Effect of admission of partner, change in profit sharing ratio, accounting treatment of goodwill (as per accounting standard 26)
Revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities, treatment of reserves, and accumulated profits, adjustment of capital accounts, and preparation of balance sheet
Accountancy-II: Unit 05
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), treatment of revaluation of assets and reassessment of liabilities, adjustment of accumulated profits and reserves
Adjustment of capitals accounts and preparation of balance sheet
Preparation of loan account of retiring partner
Calculation of deceased partner’s share of profit till the date of death
Accountancy-II: Unit 06
Dissolution of partnership firms
Dissolution of partnership firm: Meaning dissolution of partnership and partnership firm, types of dissolution of firm, settlement of accounts: Preparation of realisation account
Settlement of accounts: Capital accounts of partners and cash/ bank account (excluding piecemeal distribution, sale to a company and insolvency of a partners)
Accountancy-II: Unit 07
Accounting for share capital
Share and share capital: Meaning, nature, and types
Accounting for share capital: Issue and allotment of equity and preference shares, public subscription of shares-over subscription (pro rata adjustment of excess application money) and under subscription share
Issue of shares at par and at premium, calls in advance and calls in arrears (excluding interest), issue of shares for consideration other than cash
Accounting treatment of forfeiture and re-issue of forfeited shares
Accountancy-II: Unit 08
Accounting for debentures
Debentures: Meaning, types of debentures, issue at par, premium, and at a discount
Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash, debenture issues as collateral security-concept, interest on debentures
Writing of discount/ loss on issue of debentures
Redemption of debentures: Methods, lump sum draw of lots
Creation of Debenture Redemption Reserve
Accountancy-II: Unit 09
Analysis of financial statements
Financial statement of company: Statement of profit and loss and balance sheet in the prescribed form with major heading and subheading (as per schedule III to the companies act, 2013)
Financial statement analysis: Meaning, objectives, importance, and limitations
Tools for financial statements analysis: Comparative statements, common size statement
Accounting ratio: Meaning, objectives, types, and computation
Liquidity ratio: Current ratio, liquidity ratio
Solvency ratio: Debt to equity ratio, total assets to debt ratio, proprietary ratio, and interest coverage ratio
Activity ratio: Inventory turnover, trade receivables turnover ratio, trade payables turnover ratio, and working capital turnover ratio
Profitability ratio: Gross profit ratio, operating ratio, operating profit ratio, net profit ratio, and return on investment
Accountancy-II: Unit 10
Cash flow statements
Cash flow statement: Meaning, objectives, and preparation (as per AS-3 revised) (indirect method only)
Adjustments related to depreciation and amortisation, profit or loss on sale of assets including investments, dividend (final and interim), and tax
Bank overdraft and cash credit to be treated as short term borrowings
Current investments to be taken as marketable securities unless otherwise specified
Accountancy-II: Unit 11
Overview of computerized accounting system
Concepts and types of computerized accounting system (CAS)
Features of a computerized accounting system
Structure of a computerized accounting System
Accountancy-II: Unit 12
Using computerized accounting system
Steps in installation of CAS, preparation of chart of accounts, codification, and hierarchy of account heads
Data entry, data validation and data verification
Adjustment entries, preparation of financial statements, closing entries, and opening entries
Security of CAS and security features generally available in CAS (students are expected to understand and practice the entire accounting process using an accounting package)
Tally ERP-9 (educational version)
Accountancy-II: Unit 13
Accounting using DBMS
Concepts of DBMS
Objective in DBMS: Tables, queries, forms, reports
Creating data tables for accounting
Using queries, forms and reports for generating accounting information, applications of DBMS in generating accounting information such as shareholders records, sale reports, customers profile, suppliers profile payroll
Employees' profile and petty cash register
Accountancy-II: Unit 14
Accounting application of electronic spreadsheet
Concept of an electronic spreadsheet (ES)
Features offered by electronic spreadsheet
Applications of electronic spreadsheet in generating accounting information, preparing depreciation schedule, loan repayment schedule, payroll accounting and other such applications

Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management)+

Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 01
Nature and significance of management
Management-concept, objectives, and importance
Management as science, art, and profession
Levels of Management
Management functions-planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 02
Principles of management
Principles of management-concept and significance
Fayol’s principles of management
Taylor’s scientific management-principles and techniques
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 03
Business environment
Business environment-concept and importance
Dimensions of business environment-economic, social, technological, political, and legal
Demonetization-concept and features
Impact of government policy changes on business with special reference to liberalization, privatization, and globalization in India
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 04
Planning
Concept, importance, and limitation
Planning process
Single use and standing plans
Objectives, strategy, policy, procedure, method, rules, budget, and programme
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 05
Organization
Concept and Importance
Organising Process
Structure of organisation-functional and divisional concept
Formal and informal organisation-concept
Delegation: Concept, elements, and importance
Centralisation-concept and features
Decentralization: Concept, features, and importance
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 06
Staffing
Concept and importance of staffing
Staffing as a part of human resource management-concept
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-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 07
Directing
Concept and Importance
Elements of Directing
Supervision-concept and importance
Motivation-concept, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, financial and non-financial incentives
Leadership-concept, styles-authoritative, democratic, and laissez faire
Elements of directing: Communication-concept, formal, and informal communication; barriers to effective communication, how to overcome the barriers
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 08
Controlling
Controlling-concept and importance
Relationship between planning and controlling
Steps in process of control
Business studies-II (Part-A-principles and functions of management): Unit 09
Coordination
Coordination: meaning, nature, and importance

Business studies-II (Part-B-business finance and marketing)+

Business studies-II (Part-B-business finance and marketing): Unit 01
Business finance
Financial decisions: Investment, financing, and dividend, meaning and factors affecting financial decisions
Financial planning-concept and importance
Capital structure-concept and factors affecting capital structure
Fixed and working capital-concept and factors affecting their requirements
Business studies-II (Part-B-business finance and marketing): Unit 02
Financial markets
Financial markets: Concept, functions, and type
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-II (Part-B-business finance and marketing): Unit 03
Marketing
Marketing-concept, functions, and philosophies
Marketing mix-concept and elements
Product-branding, labelling, and packaging, concept
Price-concept, factors determining price
Physical distribution-concept, components, and channels of distribution
Promotion-concept and elements; advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and public relations
Business studies-II (Part-B-business finance and marketing): Unit 04
Consumer protection
Concept and importance of consumer protection
Consumer protection act 1986: Meaning of consumer
Rights and responsibilities of consumers
Who can file a complaint ?
Redressal machinery
Remedies available
Consumer awareness-role of consumer organizations and Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs)

Economics (Part-A-introductory macroeconomics)+

Economics (Part-A-introductory macroeconomics): Unit 01
National income and related aggregates
What is macro economics?, classical and Keynesian views about macroeconomics
Scope, importance and limitations of macroeconomics
Concept of equilibrium: Partial equilibrium and general equilibrium
Basic concepts in macroeconomics: Consumption goods, capital goods, final goods, intermediate goods, stocks and flows variables, etc
Circular flow of income (two sector economy model)
Real flow and monetary flow
Concept of injections and withdrawals in circular flow of income and output
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
Methods of calculating national income-value added or product method, expenditure method, income method with numerical questions
Economics (Part-A-introductory macroeconomics): Unit 02
Determination of income and employment
Aggregate demand-aggregate supply and their components
Consumption function, saving function, investment function
Propensity to consume and propensity to save (average and marginal)
Short-run equilibrium output
Meaning of full employment and involuntary unemployment
Investment multiplier and its mechanism
Problems of excess demand and deficient demand
Measures to correct to correct excess and deficient demand through monetary and fiscal policies of the government along with the instruments of monetary and fiscal policies
Economics (Part-A-introductory macroeconomics): Unit 03
Money and banking
Money-barter system of exchange: Meaning and Limitations
Money: Meaning, importance, and functions of money
Concept of supply of money and its measurement
Banking: Meaning and functions of commercial banks. Meaning and functions of central bank (example of the Reserve Bank of India). Control of credit by by central bank through quantitative and qualitative measures
Economics (Part-A-introductory macroeconomics): Unit 04
Government budget and the economy
Government budget-meaning, objectives, and components
Classification of receipts-revenue receipts and capital receipts; tax: Meaning and types of taxes; classification of expenditure-revenue expenditure and capital expenditure, planned expenditure and non-planned expenditure
Classification of expenditure-developmental and non-developmental expenditure
Measures of government deficit-revenue deficit, fiscal deficit, primary deficit their meaning
Economics (Part-A-introductory macroeconomics): Unit 05
Foreign exchange rate and balance of payments
Foreign exchange rate-meaning of fixed and flexible rates and methods of their determination along with their advantages and limitations
Foreign exchange market-meaning and functions
Balance of payments-meaning and components
Various types of accounts in balance of payment
Deficit in balance of payment: Meaning and measures to correct it

Economics (Part-B-Indian economic development)+

Economics (Part-B-Indian economic development): Unit 01
Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991
A brief introduction of the state of Indian economy on the eve of independence
Five year plans and NITI ayog; rational behind the adoption of five years economic plan, common goals of five-year economic plans with their success and failures
NITI Aayog; a brief introduction, structure, and its working
Agriculture: Meaning, importance, main features, problems and policies of agriculture (institutional aspects and new agricultural strategy)
Industry: Meaning, importance, problems and policies for industrial development (industrial licensing, etc)
Economic reforms since 1991: Features of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation (LPG policy) and measures adopted in this policy of LPG. A critical evaluation of LPG Policy
Economics (Part-B-Indian economic development): Unit 02
Current challenges faced by Indian economy
Poverty: Absolute and relative. Causes of poverty, suggestions to solve the problem of poverty from India and main programmes for poverty alleviation: A critical assessment
Unemployment: Meaning, types and causes, suggestions to solve the problem of unemployment from India. Main programmes for the solution of the problem of unemployment from India
Rural development: Key issues-credit and marketing, role of cooperatives; agricultural diversification; organic farming
Human capital formation: How people become resource; role of human capital in economic development; growth of education sector in India
Infrastructure: Meaning and types, energy and health, problems and policies: A critical assessment
Sustainable economic development: Meaning, effects of economic development on resources and environment, including global warming
Concept of pollution: Types and suggestions to solve the problem of pollution

Economics (Part-C-statistics in economics)+

Economics (Part-C-statistics in economics): Unit 01
Correlation and index numbers
Coefficient of correlation-meaning and properties
Methods for the measurement of coefficient of correlation: Scatter diagram method, Karl Pearson's method (only by direct method) (two variables ungrouped data) Spearman's rank correlation (in case of untied ranks only)
Index numbers-meaning, methods of constructing; unweighted index (simple aggregative and simple average of price relative method)
Weighted index numbers (weighted aggregative methods including only Laspeyres, Paasche's and Fisher's index numbers)
Wholesale price index, consumer price index and index of industrial production
Uses of index numbers; inflation and index numbers

Biology+

Biology: Unit 01
Reproduction
Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organism for continuation of species; modes of reproduction-asexual and sexual reproduction; modes-binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule, fragmentation
Reproduction in organisms: Vegetative propagation in plants
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination-types, agencies, and examples; outbreeding 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 modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; significance of seed dispersal, and fruit formation
Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems, microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; gametogenesis-spermatogenesis and oogenesis; menstrual cycle, fertilisation, embryo development upto 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 ides for general awareness)
Biology: Unit 02
Genetics and evolution
Heredity and variation: Mendelian inheritance, deviations from Mendelism-incomplete dominance, codominance, 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, honey bee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance-haemophilia, colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-thalassemia; chromosomal disorders in humans
Heredity and variation: Down’s syndrome, Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes
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
Molecular basis of inheritance: Genome and human genome project; DNA fingerprinting
Evolution: Origin of life, biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution (paleontological, comparative anatomy, embryology, and molecular evidence); Darwin’s contribution, modern synthetic theory of evolution
Evolution: Mechanism of evolution-variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with examples, types of natural selection; gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy Weinberg’s principle; adaptive radiation; human evolution
Biology: Unit 03
Biology and human welfare
Human health and disease: Pathogens/ parasites causing human diseases (malaria, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, dengue, chikungunya, ringworm), basic concepts of immunology-vaccines
Human health and disease: Cancer, HIV, and AID’s, adolescence, drug and alcohol abuse
Strategies for enhancement in food production: Improvement in food production-plant breeding, tissues culture, single cell protein, biofortification, apiculture, and animal husbandry
Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy generation and microbes as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers, antibiotics-production
Biology: Unit 04
Biotechnology and its applications
Biotechnology: Principles and processes-genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology)
Biotechnology and its applications: Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture-human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy, genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety issues-biopiracy and patents
Biology: Unit 05
Ecology and environment
Organisms and populations: Organisms and environment-habitat and niche; population and ecological adaptations; population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism; population attributes-growth, birth rate, and death rate
Organisms and populations: Organisms and environment-population attributes-age distribution
Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity, and decompositions; energy flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy; nutrients cycling (carbon and phosphorous); ecological succession, ecological services-carbon fixation, pollination, oxygen release
Biodiversity and conservation: Concepts of biodiversity; patterns of biodiversity; importance of biodiversity; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, red data book, biosphere reserves
Biodiversity and conservation: National parks, and sanctuaries
Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; water pollution and its control; agrochemicals and their effects; solid waste management; radioactive waste management; greenhouse effect and global warming; ozone depletion; deforestation
Environmental issues: Any three case studies as success stories addressing environmental issues

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, electrical and magnetic properties
Band theory of metals, conductors, semiconductors and insulators and n and p type semiconductors
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 B.P., 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
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
Relation between Gibbs Energy change and EMF of cell
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
Order and molecularity of a reaction: Integrated rate equations and half life (only for zero and first order reactions), concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment)
Activation energy, Arrhenius equation
Chemistry: Unit 05
Surface chemistry
Absorption physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids; catalysis; homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity, and selectivity; enzyme catalysis
Colloidal state: Distinction between true solutions, colloids, and suspensions; lyophilic, lyophobic, multimolecular and macromolecular/ colloids; properties of colloids, Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation
Emulsion-types of emulsions
Chemistry: Unit 06
General principles and process 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
Group 15 elements: Compounds of nitrogen: Preparation and properties of ammonia and nitric acid, oxides of nitrogen (structure only); phosphorus-allotropic forms, compounds of phosphorus: Preparation and properties of phosphine,
Group 15 elements: Compounds of phosphorus-halides 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; classification of oxides; ozone
Group 16 elements: Sulphur-allotropic forms; compounds of sulphur preparation, properties and uses of sulphur 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, interhalogen compounds
Group 17 elements: Oxoacids of halogens (structures 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, electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid, contraction, oxidation states
Actenoids-electronic configuration, oxidation states
Chemistry: Unit 09
Coordination number
Coordination compounds-introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, bonding
Werner’s theory VBT, CFT, isomerism (structure and stereo) importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals, and biological systems)
Chemistry: Unit 10
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) uses and environmental effects of-dichloromethane
Chemistry: Unit 11
Alcohol, phenols, and ether
Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration, uses, with special reference to-methanol and ethanol
Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of phenols
Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical, and chemical properties, uses
Chemistry: Unit 12
Aldehyde, 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 compounds
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
Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions, and importance in synthetic organic chemistry
Chemistry: Unit 14
Biomolecules
Carbohydrates: Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); importance
Proteins: Elementary idea of amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides proteins, primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes
Vitamins: Classification and functions
Hormones: Elementary idea (excluding structure)
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
Biodegradable and nonbiodegradable polymers
Chemistry: Unit 16
Chemistry in everyday life
Chemicals in medicines analgesic, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines
Chemicals in food-preservatives, artificial sweetening agents
Elementary idea of antioxidants
Cleansing agents-soaps and detergents, cleansing action

Physics+

Physics: Unit 01
Electrostatics
Electric charges; charging by induction, basic properties of electric charge (addition of charges, quantisation of charges, and their Conservation) Coulomb's law-force between two point charges, forces between multiple charges
Superposition principle and continuous charge distribution
Electrical field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field due to system of charge, physical significance of electric field, electric-field lines; electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole; (on its axis, on equatorial plane)
Physical significance of dipoles; torque on a dipole in uniform electric field
Electric field due to continuous charge distribution
Electric flux, statement of Gauss's theorem, proof of Gauss’s theorem for a charge enclosed in sphere, and its applications to find electric field due to infinitely long straight wire
Uniformly charged infinite thin plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside)
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, potential due to an electric dipole with special cases for axis and equatorial plane and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, its properties
Relation between field and potential electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges, potential energy in external field and of electric dipole in an electrostatic field
Conductors and insulators, electrostatics of conductors, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor
Electrostatic shielding its uses, dielectrics and electric polarisation, capacitors 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
Physics: Unit 02
Current electricity
Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity, drift of electron mobility and their relation with electric current: Ohm's law, electrical resistance
V-I characteristics (linear and nonlinear), 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 and resistivity
Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel
Kirchhoff's laws and simple applications of Wheatstone bridge, meter 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 effects of current and magnetism
Concept of Magnetic Field
Oersted's experiment, Biot-savart law and its application to find magnetic field on the axis of a current carrying circular loop, Ampere's circuital law (no proof) and its applications to infinitely long straight wire, straight and toroidal 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 galvanometers-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; magnetism and Gauss’s law; Earth's magnetic field and magnetic elements, magnetisation and magnetic intensity
Magnetic properties of materials, Para-, dia-and ferro- magnetic substances with examples, electromagnets and factors affecting their strengths
Permanent magnets
Physics: Unit 04
Electromagnetic induction and current
Electromagnetic induction, Faraday's and Henry experiments, magnetic flux, Faraday laws, induced EMF and current, Lenz's law and conservation of energy, motional emf, Eddy currents: Self and mutual inductance
Alternating current, peak and RMS value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance and impedances; phasors, AC applied across resistance, AC applied across inductor, as applied across capacitor, AC applied across LCR, LC oscillations, across inductor
AC applied across capacitor, AC applied across ILC oscillations, (qualitative treatment only)
LCR series circuit resonance; power in AC circuit, 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, radio microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses
Physics: Unit 06
Optics
Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula
Refraction of light, total internal reflection and its applications, optical fibers, refraction at spherical surfaces, refraction by lens, lenses, thin lens formula/ equation, lensmaker's formula
Magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact, combination of lens, and mirror
Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism
Some natural phenomenon due to sunlight, scattering of light-blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset
Optical instruments: Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers
Waves optics: Wave front and Huygens' Principle, reflection and refraction of plane wave at a plane surface using Huygens’ principle, 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 incoherent addition of waves and sustained interference of light
Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum
Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes
Polarisation, polarization by scattering and reflection, plane polarised light-Brewster's law, uses of plane polarised light and polaroids
Physics: Unit 07
Dual nature of matter and radiation
Electron emission, photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard's observations', experimental study of photoelectric effect, and wave theory of light, Einstein's photoelectric equation, particle nature of light, the photon, Matter waves-wave nature of particles
De Broglie relation
Davisson Germer experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion should be explained)
Physics: Unit 08
Atoms and nuclei
Alpha-particle scattering experiment, Rutherford's model of atom; Bohr model of hydrogen atom, expression for radius, velocity, and energy of electron in orbit, energy levels, line spectrum of hydrogen atom, atomic spectra
De Broglie's explanation of Bohr's second postulate of quantization
Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars, isotones
Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties; radioactive decay law, alpha, beta, and gamma decay
Mass-energy relation, mass-defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number; nuclear fission, nuclear force, nuclear reactor, nuclear energy
Physics: Unit 09
Electronics devices
Classification of metal insulator and semiconductor, energy bands in solids (qualitative idea only) conductor, insulators, and semiconductors; intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, p-n junction
Semiconductor Diode-1-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier, 1-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener diode, Zener diode as a voltage regulator

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. Graphs of inverse trigonometric functions. Elementary properties of inverse trigonometric functions
Mathematics: Unit 02
Algebra
Matrices: Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix, transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Operation of matrices. Addition and multiplication and multiplication with a scalar
Matrices: Simple properties of addition, 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)
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 3x3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, cofactors, and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix.
Determinants: Consistency, inconsistency and number of solutions of system of linear equation 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, derivative of inverse trigonometric functions, derivative of implicit function. Concepts of exponential and logarithmic functions
Continuity and differentiability: Derivatives of logarithmic and exponential functions. Logarithmic differentiation, derivative of functions expressed in parametric forms. Second order derivatives
Continuity and differentiability: Rolle’s and Lagrange’s mean value theorems (without proof) and their geometric interpretation
Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of bodies, increasing/ decreasing functions, tangents and normal, use of derivatives in approximation
Applications of derivatives: Maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable tool)
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, evaluation of simple integrals of the following types and problems based on them:
Integrals: ∫dx/ x²±a², ∫dx/ √x²±a², ∫dx/ √a²-x², ∫dx/ √ax²±bx+c, ∫dx/ ax²±bx+c, ∫(px+q)/ ax²±bx+c dx, ∫(px+q)/ √ax²±bx+c dx, ∫√a²±x² dx and ∫√x²-a² dx, ∫√ax²±bx+c dx and ∫(px+q)√ax²±bx+c dx, definite integrals as a limit of a sum
Integrals: 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, circles/ parabolas/ ellipses (in standard form only), area between any of the two above said curves (the region should be clearly identifiable)
Differential equations: Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Formation of differential equation whose general solution is given. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables
Differential equations: Solutions of homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential equation of the type: dy/dx+py=Q where p and q are functions of x or constant
Differential equations: Solutions of linear differential equation of the type dx/dy+px=q where p and q are functions of y or constant
Mathematics: Unit 04
Vectors and three dimensional geometry
Vectors: Vectors and scalars, magnitude, and direction of a vector. Direction cosines and direction ratios of vectors. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel, and collinear vectors), position vector of a point, negative of a vector
Vectors: Components of a vector, addition of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar position vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio
Vectors: Definition, geometrical interpretation, properties and application of scalar (dot) product of vectors, vector (cross) product of vectors, scalar triple product of vectors
Three-dimensional geometry: Direction cosines and direction ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian equations 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: 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, related terminology such as constraints, objectives function, optimization, different types of linear programming (L.P.) problems, mathematical formulation of L.P problems
Linear programming: Graphical method of solution for problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions (bounded or unbounded), feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints)
Mathematics: Unit 06
Probability
Probability: Conditional probability, multiplication theorem on probability, independent events; total probability, Bayes theorem. Random variable, and its probability distribution, mean and variance of random variable. Binomial probability distribution

History+

History: Unit 01
Physical features of the Punjab and their influence on its history
History: Unit 02
Sources of the history of the Punjab
History: Unit 03
Political, social and economic conditions of the Punjab in the beginning of the 16th century
History: Unit 04
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s life and his teachings
History: Unit 05
Development of Sikhism under Guru Angad Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji, and Guru Ram Das Ji
History: Unit 06
Guru Arjan Dev ji and his martyrdom
History: Unit 07
Guru hargobind ji and transformation of Sikhism
History: Unit 08
Guru Har Rai ji and Guru Har Krishan ji
History: Unit 09
Guru Teg Bahadur ji and his martyrdom
History: Unit 10
Guru Gobind Singh ji, the foundation of khalsa, his battles and his personality
History: Unit 11
Banda Singh Bahadur
History: Unit 12
Abdus Samad Khan, Zakaria Khan and Mir Mannu, their relations with the sikhs
History: Unit 13
Rise of the dal khalsa and its mode of fighting
History: Unit 14
Social and economic conditions of the Punjab under the mughals
History: Unit 15
Invasions of Ahmed Shah Abdali and disintegration of mughal rule in the Punjab
History: Unit 16
Origin and growth of the Sikh Misls and their nature of organization
History: Unit 17
Ranjit Singh’s career and conquests
History: Unit 18
Anglo-sikh relations (1800-1839)
History: Unit 19
Ranjit Singh’s relations with Afghanistan and his N.W.F. policy
History: Unit 20
Civil and military administration of Ranjit singh
History: Unit 21
Character and personality of Ranjit singh
History: Unit 22
First Anglo-Sikh war-causes and results
History: Unit 23
Second Anglo-Sikh war-causes and results, annexation of the Punjab

Geography+

Geography: Unit 01
Nature and scope of geography and its branches
Geographical thought; brief definitions of determinism, and possibilism, radical, and postmodern geography
The contribution of A.V Humboldt, Carl Ritter, Paul Vidal De La Blache, and E.C Sample, and branches of geography
Geography: Unit 02
Human resources
Population: Distribution density and growth, age-sex ratio, urbanisation
Literacy, determinants of population change, geography of Indian diaspora, migration causes and consequences, demographic transition theory
Human development concept; selected indicators, international comparison, Punjab’s rank in national HDI
Human settlements: Rural and urban, urbanisation in India and its impact
Distribution of metropolitan cities, mega cities
Growth centres and growth poles
Geography: Unit 03
Economic geography
Primary activities: Concepts and changing trends; gathering; pastoral, mining, subsistence agriculture, modern trends in agriculture with special reference to Punjab, and organic farming
Primary activities: Geographic distribution of major crops in India (wheat, rice, tea, coffee, cotton jute, sugarcane)
Secondary activities: Concepts, manufacturing types (household, small scale, large scale, agro based, and mineral based industries with special reference to Punjab. Distribution of metallic (iron ore, copper, bauxite, manganese,) non-metallic
Secondary activities: Conventional (coal petroleum, natural gas), non-conventional (solar, wind, tidal), and conservation of resources
Secondary activities: Industries-types, distribution of selected industries; iron and steel, cotton textile, sugar, pharmaceutical petrochemical, and knowledge-based industries. Industrial corridors, dedicated freight corridors
Secondary activities: FDI and impact on Indian industries. Tertiary activities; quaternary, and quinary activities. People engaged in tertiary industries. A case study from Punjab
Geography: Unit 04
Transport, communication, and trade
Land transport: Roads, (north south, east-west corridors, golden quadrilateral, and diamond quadrilateral) new numbering scheme of national highways
Railways: Trans-continental railways
Luxury trains in India
Water transport
Inland, major ocean routes of the world
Air transport, oil, and gas pipelines (TAPI, HBJ, Indo Iranian Naharkatia-Nunmati-Barauni pipeline, Kandla-Bhatinda pipeline, gas pipelines-Jamnagar Srinagar L.P.G pipeline, Dabhol-Kakinada pipeline)
International and national trade, sea ports, and their hinterlands and major airports)
International trade bases and changing patterns
International organisations with reference to India
Role of WTO in International trade
Geography: Unit 05
Geographical perspective on selective issues and problems
Environmental pollution; land, water, air
Geography of superlatives in India and Punjab

Political science (Part-A-political theories)+

Political science (Part-A-political theories): Unit 01
Political system
Meaning, characteristics, functions of political system, David Easton’s input output model, difference between state and political system
Political science (Part-A-political theories): Unit 02
Major contemporary political theories
Liberalism, Marxism, political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi
Political science (Part-A-political theories): Unit 03
Bureaucracy (civil services)
Meaning and importance, recruitment, role and functions, distinction between political executive and permanent executive and their respective roles
Political science (Part-A-political theories): Unit 04
Public opinion
Role and importance of public opinion in a democratic polity
Agencies for the formulation and expression of public opinion
Political science (Part-A-political theories): Unit 05
Party system
Political parties-their functions and importance, basis of formation of political parties, types of party system, the role of opposition
Political science (Part-A-political theories): Unit 06
Interest and pressure groups
Interest groups and pressure groups-their nature types and functions, ways of functioning of pressure groups,

Political science (Part-B-Indian political system)+

Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 01
Indian democracy
Parliamentary model, problems and challenges to Indian democracy and future of Indian democracy
Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 02
Democracy at grass root
Concept of Panchayati Raj, structure and working of Panchayati Raj (73th Amendment), Panchayati Raj-some problems, local bodies in urban areas (74th Amendment),
Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 03
Party system in India
Nature of party system in India, study of major 4 national political parties (INC, BJP, CPI, CPI (M) their programs, and policies), regional political parties in Punjab (SAD, AAP), problems facing the Indian party system
Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 04
Electoral system
Adult franchise direct and indirect elections, and people’s participation, voting behavior-meaning and determinants, election commission and election procedure
Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 05
National integration
Problems of national integration, steps taken to promote national integration
Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 06
Foreign policy of India
Determinants of foreign policy, basic principles of foreign policy, India and the United Nations, India, and SAARC
Political science (Part-B-Indian political system): Unit 07
India and the world
India’s relations with her neighbors-Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, India’s relation with U.S.A. and Russia, India’s approach to major world issues-human rights, disarmament, and globalization

Philosophy+

Philosophy: Unit 01
Metaphysics
Idealism: Characteristics; kinds-subjective idealism (Berkeley), objective idealism (Plato)
Materialism: Characteristics; kinds-mechanical materialism, dialectical materialism
Epistemology: Sources of knowledge; empiricism, rationalism, intuitionism, testimony
Theories of truth: Correspondence theory, coherence theory and pragmatic theory
Philosophy: Unit 02
Scientific method
Its various steps; characteristics, uses of scientific method, difference between scientific method and non-scientific methods
Hypothesis: Its meaning, its place in scientific method; formulation of a relevant hypothesis, conditions of valid hypothesis. Uses of hypothesis
Philosophy: Unit 03
Explanation
Its meaning, popular, and scientific explanation, kinds/ forms and limits of scientific explanation
Propositions: Meaning and definition of propositions, difference between sentence and proposition, various divisions of propositions
Philosophy: Unit 04
Indian philosophy
Its nature and characteristics
The philosophy of Bhagavad-Gita-Karma Yoga (philosophy of action)
Sikhism: Its salient features, concepts of Sangat, Pangat, and Sarbat da Bhala

Media studies+

Media studies: Unit 01
History and development of media
Brief history and development of media in India, with special reference to Punjab; evolution of print media, evolution of radio, evolution of television, evolution of cinema, evolution of internet
History of Punjabi journalism, evolutionary period-1850 A.D. to 1900 A.D., 1900 A.D. to 1947 A.D., 1947 A.D. to 2000 A.D., After 2000 A.D.
Radio programmes-characteristics, types, and Impact
T.V. programmes-characteristics, types, and Impact
Script writing for radio and television programmes
Media studies: Unit 02
Films and cyber journalism
Indian cinema, types (commercial and art), characteristics, and Impact
Punjabi cinema, characteristics, and Impact (special reference to-Chann Pardesi, Marhi da Diva, Des hoeya Padeis, Nabar and Asees, semi-Punjabi and Hindi Films, Pinjar, Chakravyuh, Udta Punjab, Page 3 and Peepli Live)
Cyber/ online journalism: (i). Social networking, Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, websites, portal, Instagram, (ii) communication through cell phones; WhatsApp, SMS
Media advertising; selling, and marketing products through advertising
Introduction to media ethics
Basic terminology and use reference materials

Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition)+

Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition): Unit 01
Food, nutrition, and health
Definitions: Food, nutrition, health, nutrients, nutrient density, malnutrition, recommended dietary allowances, nutritional status, functional food, nutraceuticals, antioxidants, geriatrics, probiotics. Functions of food
Classification of food groups based on the recommendation of ICMR
Balanced diet
Food guide pyramid
Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition): Unit 02
Nutrients and nourishment
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, iodine, fluorine), vitamins (A, D, E, K, B, and C) and water: (i) Functions and sources, (ii) health effects of too little and too much of nutrients
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, iodine, fluorine), vitamins (A, D, E, K, B, and C) and water: (iii) Enhancing nutritional value of foods
Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition): Unit 03
Meal planning
Meaning, importance, and principles of meal Planning
Planning meals for the family-children (infants, pre schoolers, and school going children), adolescents (boys and girls), adults (men and women), pregnant women, lactating mothers, and elderly
Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition): Unit 04
Food selection, storage, preparation, and preservation at home
Food selection and storage
Preparation of food: Different methods of cooking
Food preservation at home-importance and method
Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition): Unit 05
Food safety
Food hygiene
Food adulteration
Removal of the pesticide residues from food by different methods
Home science (Part-A-food and nutrition): Unit 06
Diet therapy
Principles of diet therapy
Adaptation of normal diet for therapeutic purpose

Home science (Part-B-human development)+

Home science (Part-B-human development): Unit 01
Beginning of motherhood
Signs, discomforts, and warning signs of pregnancy
Antenatal care of expectant mother (diet, rest, exercise, medical checkups, and immunization)
Alternative reproductive methods (in-vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer, and surrogacy)
Home science (Part-B-human development): Unit 02
Prenatal physiological processes
Stages of prenatal development ( germinal, embryonic, and fetal)
Fetal monitoring techniques (ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, and foetoscopy)
Environmental influences on prenatal development (teratogens, diseases, harmful drugs, and x-ray)
Home science (Part-B-human development): Unit 03
Birth process
Stages of birth process (dilation, expulsion, and placental stage)
Types of childbirth (natural, instrument, breech, and caesarean)
Categories of new born babies (pre-term, term, and post-term)
Home science (Part-B-human development): Unit 04
Postnatal care of mother
Meaning and purpose of postnatal care
Aspects of postnatal care
Effects of parenthood on mother, father, and other family members
Home science (Part-B-human development): Unit 05
Care of newborn
Characteristics of newborn
Neonatal reflexes
Feeding, bathing, and clothing of newborn
Immunization
Developmental milestones and delays
Home science (Part-B-human development): Unit 06
Infant stimulation
Mother-child interaction
Developmentally appropriate play material
Common childhood ailments

Environmental education+

Environmental education: Unit 01
Biodiversity
Concept and value of biodiversity
Levels of biodiversity species, eco, and genetic
Balance in nature
Biodiversity for sustenance of mankind
Resource limitation
Ecological role of biodiversity
Interdependence among different species
India as a mega diversity nation
Economic potential of biodiversity
Loss of biodiversity-threatened, endangered, and extinct
Strategies for conservation of biodiversity in situ and ex situ
Mitigating the people-wildlife conflict
Environmental education: Unit 02
Environmental management
Need for environment management vis-a-vis development
Aspects of environmental management-ethical, economic, technological, and social
Legal provisions for environmental management
Approaches for environmental management-economic policies, environmental indicators, setting of standards, information exchange, and surveillance
Problem of stubble and its management
Environmental education: Unit 03
Sustainable development
Concept of sustainable development
Concept of sustainable consumption
Need for sustainable development for improving the quality of life for the present and future
Challenges for sustainable development-political and administrative will, dynamic and flexible policies, appropriate technologies, comprehensive review, and revision mechanism, human approach
Development of skilled manpower
Role of individual and community
Role of national and international agencies (both governmental and non-governmental)
Environmental education: Unit 04
Sustainable agriculture
Need for sustainable agriculture
Green revolution-impact on environment
Importance of soil for crops, irrigation systems, use of manure, and fertilizers
Crop protection-major plant pests and diseases (wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, potato), measures for their control agrochemicals
Impact of agrochemicals on environment
Elements of sustainable agriculture-mixed farming, mixed cropping, crop rotation, biological and economic consideration, use of biofertilizers and bio pesticides, biological pest control, integrated pest management
Application of biotechnology in crop improvement
Management of agricultural produces-storage, preservation, transportation, and processing
Environmental education: Unit 05
Environmental actions
Meeting basic human need, food, water, shelter, and fuel for all
Population control
Changing consumption patterns
Prevention and control of environmental pollution
Waste management-reduce, reuse, and recycle
Community movement for ecological restoration and conservation of environment like joint forest Management (JFM), student's participation in tree rearing, social, and agroforestry
Drugs-ill effects (part-II) consequences of use of different drugs, the narcotic drugs, and psychotropic substances act 1985 offences as penalties

Computer application+

Computer application: Unit 01
Introduction to c++
Introduction to object orientation, difference between structured and object oriented language, introduction to C++, program structure, program design and implementation issues, character set of C++, C++ basic elements, structure of a program
What is meant by an object ?
Computer application: Unit 02
Data types variables and constants
Concepts of data types, data types modifiers, constants, string literals, variables, operators in C++, expressions and statements, conditional expression, operators precedence in C++
Computer application: Unit 03
Control statements
Conditional statements, selection statements: If and else, nested if (nested blocks), another selection statements-switch, jump statement, the break statement, the continue statement, the go to statement, exit() function, iteration statement (C++)
Loop and nested loops, console I/O functions, header files
Computer application: Unit 04
Functions
Definition of function, function prototype, objective of using function prototype, accessing a function, passing argument to a function, default values for parameters, the const argument, C++ function call by value, C++ function call by reference
Parameter pass by reference, return statement, passing arrays as function arguments in C++, C++ variable scope, local variables
Computer application: Unit 05
Arrays
Declaring arrays, one dimensional array, nature of subscript, multidimensional array, two-dimensional arrays, arrays of strings
Computer application: Unit 06
Classes and objects
Classes, access specifiers and default labels, scope of class and its members, member functions, data hiding and encapsulation, inline functions, nesting of member functions, arrays within a class, static function members
Computer application: Unit 07
Constructor, destructor, and function overloading
Need for constructors, default constructors, parameterized constructor, default copy constructor, dynamic initialization using constructors, the class destructor, function overloading in C++, steps involved in finding the best match
Computer application: Unit 08
Inheritance
Inheritance: Extending classes, need for inheritance, defining derived Class, different forms of inheritance, visibility modes, inherit private members of base class
Computer application: Unit 09
Information technology
Introduction, computer networks, network topology, advantages and disadvantages of network, data communication, transmission channel, types of networks

Physical education and sports+

Physical education and sports: Unit 01
Physical fitness
Physical education and sports: Unit 02
Sport training
Physical education and sports: Unit 03
Careers in physical education and sports awards
Physical education and sports: Unit 04
Sport injuries
Physical education and sports: Unit 05
Disability
Physical education and sports: Unit 06
Sociological and psychological aspects of physical education

Psychology+

Psychology: Unit 01
Growth and development
Difference between growth and development, principles of growth and development
Stages of growth and development, physical, mental, emotional, and social, characteristics of adolescence, effect of heredity and environment in growth and development
Psychology: Unit 02
Emotions
Definition, concept, and characteristics of emotions, physical, and physiological changes accompanying emotions
Difference between emotions and feelings, important emotions: Fear, anger, and aggression, jealousy, love, happiness, curiosity
Psychology: Unit 03
Motivation
Meaning, definition, and characteristics of motivated behaviour, classes, and types of motives and needs, Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs
Instincts, drives, incentives, and goals as motives
Frustrations and conflicts of motives
Psychology: Unit 04
Thinking, reasoning, and problem solving
Definition, types, and stages of thinking-images and thinking-languages and thinking
Reasoning-definition, characteristics, steps, and types of reasoning, problem solving, creative thinking, concepts: Definition, type of formation of concepts
Psychology: Unit 05
Delinquency and mental health
Delinquent behavior, definition, characteristics, causes, remedial and preventive measures-mental health: Meaning and definition, characteristics of a mentally healthy person, defence mechanism
Psychology: Unit 06
Intelligence
Definition, nature and theories: Spearman's two factor theory and Thurstone's primary mental abilities theory-concept of I.Q. measurement of intelligence-intelligence tests-relative role of heredity and environment on the development of intelligence
Psychology: Unit 07
Personality
Definition, nature, characteristics and traits of personality classification of personality: Sheldon's Jung's and Eysenck's classifications-theories of personality, Freud's psychoanalytical theory-Jung's analytical theory
Allport's theory of cardinal traits, Carl Rogers theory of self, Adler's theory of will power
Psychology: Unit 08
Statistics
Frequency distribution, mean, median, mode, mean deviation, standard deviation, quartile deviation. (Only numerical will be set from this unit)

Public administration+

Public administration: Unit 01
Personnel administration
Recruitment and training: UPSC-its organisation and role
Promotion and position classification
Conduct and discipline
Morale
Joint consultative machinery-employer employee relations
Public administration: Unit 02
Financial administration
Budget-meaning, principles, and importance
The budget as an instrument of public policy
The budgetary process
Ministry of finance-its organisation and working legislative control finance
Public accounts committee at the central level
Estimates committee at the central level
Performance budgeting
Public administration: Unit 03
Audit and its role
Comptroller and auditor general of india
Accounting: Its importance and organisation
Public administration: Unit 04
Selected approaches
Scientific management
Human relations approach
Public administration: Unit 05
Functional aspects of administration
Communication
Supervision
Coordination
Centralisation
Decentralisation
Field headquarter relationship
Public administration: Unit 06
Policy and planning
Leadership
Policy formation
Planning and decision making
Public administration: Unit 07
Administration improvement
O and M (organisation and methods)
Administrative reforms
Public administration: Unit 08
Law and legislation
Administrative Law
Rule of law
Delegated legislation
Administrative tribunals-role, structure, and working

Sociology+

Sociology: Unit 01
Tribal, rural, and urban societies in India
Tribal society: Meaning, features, classification of tribes; marriage system; issues-deforestation and displacement; changes in tribal society
Rural society: Meaning, features; issues-indebtedness, impact of green revolution; changes in rural society
Urban society: Meaning features; issues housing and slums
Sociology: Unit 02
Inequalities in Indian society
Caste inequalities: Concept, features; caste and social stratification, theories of origin of caste, caste inequality, and Indian society
Class inequalities: Concept of class, features of class; relations between caste, class, status group, and class hierarchy, views of sociologists on class structure, classes in rural and urban India
Gender inequalities: Concept, gender inequality, theories of feminism, gender; gender discrimination: Meaning and nature; problems of women, role of gender relation in societal development
Sociology: Unit 03
Structural and cultural change in India
Westernisation and Sanskritization: Westernisation-meaning, carrier of process, features, impact: Sanskritization-meaning, Sanskritisation preferred as against Brahminization, dominant caste, impact
Modernisation and globalisation-modernisation-meaning, characteristic, process of modernisation, causes, Impact: Globalisation-meaning, characteristics, process of globalization, causes, impact
Social movement: Meaning types, stages caste based movements, class based movements, women's movements, environmental movements
Sociology: Unit 04
Social problems in Indian society
Social problems: Alcoholism and drug addiction
Violence against women: Female foeticide and domestic violence-female foeticide: Meaning, India scenario, causes, consequences, strategies to combat female foeticide; domestic violence-meaning, forms, factors, causes, effects, remedies
Social issues-the aged and disability, the aged: Theories, problems, remedial measures-disability-definition, magnitude of disability, types, causes, social model, problems, measures

Music (dance)+

Music (dance): Unit 01
Knowledge of the kathak dance
Music (dance): Unit 02
Definition of the following terms
Laya, Taal, Theka, Paran, Chakkardaraparan, Kavit, Gat-nikas
Music (dance): Unit 03
Knowledge of hasta mudras (sanyukta) based on abhinaya darpana
Music (dance): Unit 04
Knowledge of the following Dances
(i) Bharatanatyam, (ii) Lasya
Music (dance): Unit 05
Life sketch of Uday Shankar
Music (dance): Unit 06
Knowledge of rasa and bhava and their application in dance
Music (dance): Unit 07
Knowledge of folk dance of Punjab
Music (dance): Unit 08
Definition and comparative study of teen taal and jhap taal
Music (dance): Unit 09
Ability to write the following material in prescribed taals given below
Teen taal: One Thaat, one Amad, two Tukras, one Salami, one Paran, two Toras, one Kavit
Jhap taal: One Thaat, one Tehai, one Amad, one Salami, one Tora
Music (dance): Unit 10
Ability to recognize the Layakari
Ikgun, Dugun, Tigun, and Chougun) through some bole from Teen taal and Jhap taal

Music (Instrumental)+

Music (Instrumental): Unit 01
History of modern period of hindustani music
Music (Instrumental): Unit 02
Detailed knowledge of the following instruments
Sitar, Tabla
Music (Instrumental): Unit 03
Time theory of Ragas
Music (Instrumental): Unit 04
Definition of the following music terms
Varna, Kan, Meend, Mizrab, Jhalla, Chikari, Gamak, Soot, Krintan, Zamjama, Shudh, Chyalag, Sankeeran raags
Music (Instrumental): Unit 05
Vadak ke gun aur dosh
Music (Instrumental): Unit 06
Definition and principles of Thaats
Ten Thaats of Pandit Bhatkhande
Comparison between Raags and Thaats rules
Music (Instrumental): Unit 07
Importance of taal in music, music and other fine-arts
Music (Instrumental): Unit 08
Contribution towards music by the following scholars
Scholars: (i) Ustad Allauddin Khan, (ii) Shri Nikhil Banerjee, (iii) Pandit Harvinder Kumar Sharma, (iv) Ustad Vilayat Khan
Music (Instrumental): Unit 09
Development of vadan styles in Indian music
Music (Instrumental): Unit 10
Instruments used in solo performance in Indian music
Sitar, sarood, sarangi, dilruba, shanai, flute, jattarang, harmonium, tabla, dhol
Music (Instrumental): Unit 11
10 alankars
Music (Instrumental): Unit 12
Notation of Razakhani Gats in Bhairav, Malkauns, Bhimpalasi, and Khamaj Raags
Music (Instrumental): Unit 13
One slow gat in prescribed raags
Music (Instrumental): Unit 14
One composition in Ek Taal or Jhaptaal in prescribed raags
Music (Instrumental): Unit 15
One dhun in any raag
Music (Instrumental): Unit 16
Description of Rupak taal, Ek taal, Tilwara taal, Dhamar taal, Sul taal and Jhap taal with Ekgun, and Dugan layakaries
Music (Instrumental): Unit 17
Knowledge of the structure of your instrument

Music (Tabla)+

Music (Tabla): Unit 01
Definition of the following
Uthan, Peshkar, Paran, Tehai, Duppali, Tippali, Rela, Nagma
Music (Tabla): Unit 02
Principles of formation of taal
Music (Tabla): Unit 03
Importance of Laya and taal in music and importance of tabla in music
Music (Tabla): Unit 04
Comparative study of tabla and pakhawaj vadan
Music (Tabla): Unit 05
Taal and its ten parans
Music (Tabla): Unit 06
Brief introduction of gharanas of tabla
Music (Tabla): Unit 07
Principles of tabla solo vadan
Music (Tabla): Unit 08
Biographical sketches of the following tabla maestro
Tabla maestro: (i) Pandit Kanthe Maharaj, (ii) Pandit Shamta Prasad, (iii) Ustad Zakir Hussain, (iv) Ustad Laxman Singh Seen
Music (Tabla): Unit 09
Introduction and notation of the following taals with Ikgun, Dugun, Tigun and Chougun Layakaries
(i) Rupak taal (ii) Jhap taal (iii) Ek taal (iv) Deepchandi (v) Teen taal (vi) Punjabi Theka ( Chhota teen taal)
Music (Tabla): Unit 10
Description and comparison of the following taals
(i) Teen taal-Punjabi Theka (ii) Deepchandi-Dhamar taal (iii) Rupak taal-Tivra taal
Music (Tabla): Unit 11
Notation of the following material in Teen taal, Jhap taal, Rupak taal-Peshkar, Kayada, Tehai, Paran, Rela, and Tukra
Music (Tabla): Unit 12
Recognition of teen taal, deepchandi, punjabi theka, dhamar, rupak, tivra taals through some bols
Music (Tabla): Unit 13
Notation of nagma in prescribed taals

Music (vocal)+

Music (vocal): Unit 01
Brief history of modern period of hindustani music
Music (vocal): Unit 02
Detailed knowledge of tabla and harmonium
Music (vocal): Unit 03
Time theory of Ragas
Music (vocal): Unit 04
Define and explain the following terms
Varna, Kan, Khatka, Murki, Gamak, Gayak, Gayaki, shudh Rag, Chhayalg Rag, Sankiran Rag, Lakshan geet
Music (vocal): Unit 05
Gayak ke gun aur dosh
Music (vocal): Unit 06
Definition of Thaat
Its characteristics, ten Thaat of Bhatkhande
Comparison between Raag and Thaat rules
Music (vocal): Unit 07
Essay
(i) Importance of taal in music, (ii) Place of fine arts in music
Music (vocal): Unit 08
Contribution towards music by the following scholars
Scholars: (i) Bade Gulam Ali Khan, (ii) Bhim Sain Joshi, (iii) Prof. Baldev Sharan Narang, (iv) Faiyaz Khan
Music (vocal): Unit 09
Shastri gayan shailies
Dharupad, Dhamar, Tarana, Dhumri, Khayal, Tappa
Music (vocal): Unit 10
Contribution of famous folk singers of Punjab in folks music
Folk singers: (i) Assa Singh Mastana, (ii) Surinder Kaur, (iii) Narinder Biba, (iv) Kuldeep Manak, (v) Lal Chand Yamala Jat, (vi) Didar Sandhu, (vii) Parkash Kaur
Music (vocal): Unit 11
10 alankaras
Music (vocal): Unit 12
Notations of Drut Khyals in prescribed
Raags: Bhairav Bhimpalasi, Malkauns, Khamaj
Music (vocal): Unit 13
Notation of Rupak taal, EK taal, Jhap taal, Sultaal, Tilwara taal, Dhamar taal
Music (vocal): Unit 14
Recognition of raags from given swar sangaties
Music (vocal): Unit 15
Description of prescribed raags

Gurmat sangeet+

Gurmat sangeet: Unit 01
Brief history of gurmat music
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 02
Contribution towards gurmat sangeet by guru arjun dev ji
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 03
Introduction of choukie
(i) Asa Di Var, (ii) Sodar
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 04
Brief introduction of famous kirtaniyas of guru period
(i) Bhai Mardana, (ii) Bhai Shahzad, (iii) Bhai Sata, (iv) Bhai Balwand
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 05
Raag parkar and mishrit (mixed) raags of guru granth sahib
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 06
Life sketch and contribution of towards gurbani sangeet
(i) Bhai Chand, (ii) Prof. Tara Singh, (iii) Bhai Hira Singh
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 07
Definition of following music terms used in Gurmat sangeet Raag
Mahalla, Shabad Ank, Rahao, Dhuni (Dhun), Partal, Ghar
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 08
Description of the prescribed Raags
Todi and Dhanasari, Sarang, Baharaiv
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 09
Description with Ikgun, Dugun and Chougun of Ek Taal, Jhap Taal, Rupak Taal, and Teen Taal
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 10
Recognition of prescribed Raags
Asavari, Dhanasari, Bhairav, Sarang Raags from given Swar-Sangaties
Gurmat sangeet: Unit 11
Notation of Shabad
Gayan only Sathai Antra

Fundamental of E-business+

Fundamental of E-business: Unit 01
Concepts and scope of information technology, fundamentals of computers
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 02
Elements of computer system
Computer hardware and software
Computer organization, CPU: Memory input devices, output devices, storage devices, and communication devices
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 03
Multimedia
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 04
Fundamentals of internet, working with internet
Concept of internet, use of internet, requirements of internet, internet domain, internet server, establishing connectivity on the internet, types of internet providers, constitute of internet protocol
Browsing the internet tools and service of internet, procedure of opening e-mail account on internet
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 05
Introduction to e-commerce and e-commerce in India
Meaning, features, functions, and benefit of E-commerce, E-commerce practice vs traditional practice, scope, and basic models of E-commerce, limitations of E-commerce, precautions for secure E-commerce, proxy services
Types of E-commerce, meaning of B2C, B2B, C2C, and P2P
Status of E-commerce in India, problems and opportunity in E-commerce in India, future of E-commerce, legal issues involved E-commerce
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 06
E-payments
Transaction through internet, requirements of E-payment system, post paid payment system, credit card solutions, cyber cash internal cheques, instant paid payment system, debit card, prepaid payment system, electronic cash, digi cash, net cash
Cyber cash, smart cards
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 07
E-security
Areas of internet security, security threats, security breach avoidance, defection and recovery, confidentiality and integrity, electronic signature, access control, authentication precaution for secure E-commerce
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 08
E-banking
Meaning, importance, and types of E-banking services
Traditional vs E-banking, process of E-banking, advantages and disadvantages of E-banking, status of E-banking in India
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 09
E-trading
Meaning and importance of E-trading, traditional trading vs E-trading, operational aspects of E-trading, advantages of E-trading, status of E-trading in India
Fundamental of E-business: Unit 10
E-marketing
Concept of E-marketing, 5Ps of E-marketing, traditional marketing vs E-marketing, advantages of E-marketing, status of E-marketing in India

Defence studies+

Defence studies: Unit 01
Elements of strategy
Various definitions, distinctions between grand strategy, strategy, and tactics type of strategy
Defence studies: Unit 02
Armed forces of India's neighbours with special reference to Pakistan, china, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri lanka
Defence studies: Unit 03
Higher defence organization in India
Defence minister's committee
Chief of staff committee
Defence studies: Unit 04
Elements of evolution of tactics
Means of collection and interpreting information troop movements, operational and verbal orders, attack, defence, and withdrawal
Defence studies: Unit 05
Higher defence organizations in India
Defence committee of the cabinet
National defence council
Powers of the President in relation to armed forces
Defence studies: Unit 06
Organization of India's armed forces
Equivalent ranks in the armed forces
Role and characteristic of army, navy and air force
Army: Integrated headquarters, static, and field formation, elementary knowledge of the following weapons-5.56mm INSAS Rifle, 7.62mm MMG, LMG 9mm carbine, grenade, mortar, rocket launcher, Antitank weapons: Tanks and APC
Navy: Headquarters, commands, type of ships, and submarines
Air force: Headquarters, commands, types of service, aircrafts of India

Religion+

Religion: Unit 01
Historical
Religious life of the Indus valley people and early Aryans
Buddhist movement (up to Ashoka period)
Rise and development of sikhism (A.D. 1469 – 1708)
Religion: Unit 02
Literary
Introduction to Vedic literature (name and main features of the four Vedas)
General Introduction to Puranas, Upanishads, Shastras
The Adi-Granth-its editing scheme
Religion: Unit 03
Reflective
Ashta marga of Buddhism
Ethical teachings of Jainism
The sikh way of life

National cadet corps (common subjects)+

National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 01
The NCC
Duties of NCC cadets, NCC song
NCC camps-types and conduct
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 02
National integration and awareness
Unity in diversity and role of NCC in nation building
Threats to national security, freedom struggle and nationalist movement in India
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 03
Drill
Rifle ke saath savdhan, vishram aur aaram se
Rifle ke saath parade par aur saj
Rifle ke saath visarjan, line tod
Bhoomi shastra aur uthayo shastra
Bagal shastra aur baaju shastra
Salaami shastra
Squad drill
Guard Mounting
Guard of Honour
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 04
Weapon training
Range procedure and theory of group
Short range firing (7.62 SLR)-loading, cocking and unloading, positions of holding and aiming, group and snap shooting
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 05
Personality development and leadership
Group discussion-stress and emotions, change your mindset, interpersonal relations and team work, time management , civic sense
Career counseling, SSB procedure and interview skill
Public speaking
Case studies-(a) Mahatma Gandhi, (b) Shivaji, (c) A P J Abdul Kalam, (d) Deepa Malik, (e) Maharana Pratap, (f) Ratan Tata, (g) Jhansi ki Rani, (h) Narayan Murti, (i) Prakash Padukone, (j) Tipu Sultan, (k) Rabindranath Tagore
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 06
Disaster management and civil affairs
Fire service and fire fighting, civil defence and NDMA
Initiative training, organising skills, do's and don'ts, natural disasters, man made disasters
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 07
Social awareness and community development
Road/ rail travel safety
Cyber and mobile safety awareness
Civic responsibilities
Causes and preventions of HIV/AIDS
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 08
Health and hygiene
First aid in common medical emergencies, treatment and care of wounds, infectious and contagious diseases and its prevention
Introduction to yoga and exercises
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 09
Adventure and obstacle training
Obstacle training
National cadet corps (common subjects): Unit 10
Environment awareness and conservation
Water conservation and rainwater harvesting

National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army)+

National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army): Unit 01
Armed forces
Armed forces, army, CAPF, police: Basic organization of armed forces
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army): Unit 02
Map reading (MR)
Conduct to MR
Google and tourist maps and apps
Prismatic compass and its use, and GPS
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army): Unit 03
Field craft and battle craft (FC and BC)
Introduction to field craft
Indication of landmark
Observation, camouflage and concealment
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army): Unit 04
Introduction to infantry weapons and equipments (INF)
Organization of infantry battalion and its weapons
Characteristics of 7.62mm SLR Rifle, ammunition, fire power, stripping , assembling and cleaning
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army): Unit 05
Military history (MH)
Biographies of renowned generals
Study of battles-Indo Pak war 1965, 1971, and Kargil
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Army): Unit 06
Communication (C)
Basic communication procedure
Types of communication
Characteristics of wireless technology (mobile, Wi-Fi, etc)

National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force)+

National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 01
General service knowledge
Aircraft recognition
Latest trends and acquisitions
1971 war, operation Safed Sagar, operation Meghdoot
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 02
Principles of flight
Forces acting on aircraft
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 03
Airmanship
Aviation Medicine
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 04
Aero engines
Aircraft control
Parts of aircraft
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 05
Air frames
Landing gear
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 06
Instruments
Introduction to Radars
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 07
Aircraft particulars
Aircraft particular type specific
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 08
Aero modeling
Building and flying of aero models
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Air Force): Unit 09
Flying
Effects of flight control
Effects of weather

National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy)+

National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 01
Naval orientation and service subjects
Naval expeditions and campaigns
Rank profiles of officers and sailors and their equivalents in other services
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 02
Naval communication
Semaphore
Wearing of flags
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 03
Seamanship
Navigation tactics and methods
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 04
Rigging
Bends and hitches
Introduction to shackles
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 05
Boat works
Instructions on boat pulling
Steering of boats under oars
Whaler sailing instructions
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 06
Ship and Boat Modeling
Maintenance and care of tools
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 07
Search and rescue
SAR organization in the Indian ocean
National cadet corps (specialized subject: Navy): Unit 08
Swimming
Floating and free style swimming

English (elective)+

English (elective): Unit 01
Dear to all the muses
Lessons: (a) Warrior against weeds, (b) Almost forgiving ape, (c) A young Turkish catastrophe, (d) A tiny sanctuary, (e) Mano majra, (f) Jamaican fragment, (g) The heritage of India, (h) Gold in the north, (i) My greatest olympic prize
Lessons: (j) The green revolution, (k) The snob, (l) Most dear to all the muses, (m) The case for the defence
English (elective): Unit 02
Literary petals
Lessons: (a) Hind ki chadar Sri Guru Teg Bahadur, (b) The gambling match, (c) The eternal why, (d) After twenty years, (e) Attacked by pit bulls, (f) The conjurer's revenge, (g) The boy who broke the bank
Poems: (a) Border guards, (b) My heart leaps when I behold, (c) The quality of mercy, (d) The fancy dress show, (e) The song of India, (f) The tree fell down, (g) The world today is wild with the delirium of hatred, (h) Slave? no master
Poems: (i) The unrest of desire, (j) Is this the end?, (k) Guru, (I) A river tern on the Ganga
English (elective): Unit 03
Act plays
Content: (a) The bishop’s candlesticks, (b) The miracle-merchant, (c) The king’s warrant, (d) The monkey’s paw
English (elective): Unit 04
Novel
Pride and prejudice
English (elective): Unit 05
Paragraph writing/ extended composition
English (elective): Unit 06
Translation
Paragraph from Hindi/ Punjabi to English
English (elective): Unit 07
Applied grammar
Content: (a) Change of narration, (b) Change of voice, (c) Joining two simple sentences into one using linkers, etc, (d) use of modals, (e) transformation of sentences (use of gerunds, infinities, participles adverbials)

General English+

General English: Unit 01
Unseen passages for testing reading skills
General English: Unit 02
Lessons for Intensive study
Hassan's attendance problem-Sudha Murthy
The march king-Katherine Little Bakeless
Thinking out of the box: Lateral thinking (adapted from the article from Internet)
On saying 'please'-A. G. Gardiner
The story of my life-Helen Keller
Two gentlemen of verona-A. J. Cronin
In celebration of being alive-Dr. Christian Barnard
Gadari babas in Kalapani jail-Dr. Harish Puri
General English: Unit 03
Poetry
Prayer of the woods-anonymous
On Friendship-Khalil Gibran
The Echoing Green-William Blake
Once upon a time-Gabriel Okara
Father returning home-Dilip Chitre
The road not taken-Robert Frost
On his blindness-John Milton
General English: Unit 04
Lessons for extensive study
The school for sympathy-E. V. Lucas
A chamelon-Anton Chekhov
Bholi-K. A. Abbas
The gold frame-R. K. Luxman
The Barber's trade union-Mulk Raj Anand
The bull beneath the Earth-K. S. Virk
General English: Unit 05
Grammar
Determiners
Use of non-finites (infinitives, gerunds, participles)
Transformation of sentences
Voice
Narration
General English: Unit 06
Composition
Precis writing
Letter writing (official/ business/ to editors)
Applications
Explaining newspaper headlines
Email writing
General English: Unit 07
Translation
Translation from English to Hindi/ Punjabi and translation form Hindi/ Punjabi to English

Punjab history and culture+

Punjab history and culture: Unit 01
The great Mughals and their legacy to the Punjab
Punjab history and culture: Unit 02
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Punjab history and culture: Unit 03
Successors of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Punjab history and culture: Unit 04
Banda Singh Bahadur and his martyrdom
Punjab history and culture: Unit 05
Sikhs became the masters of the Punjab
Punjab history and culture: Unit 06
The Punjab under Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Punjab history and culture: Unit 07
The British occupation of the Punjab
Punjab history and culture: Unit 08
Some famous legends of the Punjab
(i) Puran Bhagat, (ii) Heer Ranjha, (iii) Sohni Mahiwal
Punjab history and culture: Unit 09
Classical Literature of the medieval period
Punjab history and culture: Unit 10
Map
Banda Singh Bahadur
Shri Guru Gobind Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
First Anglo-Sikh war
Second Anglo-Sikh war

General Punjabi

Urdu

Sanskrit

Hindi

Punjabi (compulsory)

Punjabi (elective)

German

French

Computer science

Commercial art

Drawing and painting

Modeling and sculpture

Agriculture

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PSEB 12th 2024 Preparation Tips

Students can follow the given tips while preparing for PSEB 12th exams 2024-

  • Students must cover the complete syllabus without skipping any topic.
  • Revise regularly and make notes about important topics or formulas for revision in the exam days.
  • Eat healthy food, rest properly and exercise in between studies to refresh your mind and body.
  • Students must also practice PSEB 12th exams 2024 sample papers/ previous year question papers to be well aware of the pattern and topics. It would help them to understand the exam pattern and relieve exam day stress.

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According to the examination pattern of PSEB 12th exams 2024, there are four compulsory subjects. Out of which, the examination for Environmental Education and Computer Science will be conducted at school level only.

The minimum PSEB passing marks  2024 in 12th exams are 33 marks. The marks division for theory exam, practical exam and internal assessment are listed below.

1) Compulsory subjects mark distribution

SubjectTheory MarksPractical MarksCCE MarksTotal Marks

Min. Pass Marks

General English65-107525
General Punjabi/ Punjab History and Culture65-107525
Environmental Education45-55017
Computer Science50401010033

2) Exam Pattern for Elective Subjects

In addition to compulsory subjects, students need to opt for elective subjects from a group of the following subjects:

  • Group 1 Science (Mainly includes theory paper of 70 marks, 20 marks for practical and 10 marks for CCE)
  • Group 2 Humanities (Includes a theory paper of 90 marks and internal assessment of 10 marks, languages like French or German may also have 20 marks for the practical exam)
  • Group 3 Commerce (Includes a theory paper of 65 marks and CCE of 10 marks)
  • Group 4 Technical
  • Group 5 Agriculture

3) Students might also opt for one additional subject in addition to three elective subjects from groups of science, humanities or agriculture.

While preparing for the PSEB 12th exams 2024, students must practice previous years question papers and model test papers to know the exam pattern, marking scheme and typology of questions.

These PSEB 12th model test papers also help students to analyze their performance and prepare accordingly. One should try to solve these papers in the stipulated time as it will develop time management skills.

Documents Required at Exam

  • Admit Card
  • School ID Card

Punjab School Education Board will declare the result of PSEB 12th exams 2023 in May 2024. Students need to enter their roll number to view the scores obtained by them in PSEB 12th exams 2024. The result of Punjab board 12th exam 2024 contains the student's name, roll number, subjects, marks obtained in theory and practical, total marks.

Steps to check PSEB 12th Result 2024

  • Step 1: Visit the official website: pseb.ac.in.
  • Step 2: Click on the link as 'PSEB Class 12 Result 2024'.
  • Step 3: Enter the roll number or Name in the login window.
  • Step 4: Click on the respective button named as 'Get Results'.
  • Step 5: The result will be displayed on the screen.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question:Can I apply for the change of PSEB 12th exam centre?

Answer:

There is no such a provision to apply for the change of exam centre as the centre is allotted as per preferences filled in the form.

Question:What are the PSEB 12th exam dates 2024?

Answer:

PSEB Class 12 exams were held from February 13 to March 30, 2024.

Question:Can I opt for additional subject in 12th?

Answer:

Yes, you can opt for additional subjects in PSEB 12th while filling the form.

Question:Can I download Punjab board 12th admit card in online mode?

Answer:

Only private students can download PSEB 12th admit card 2024 from the official website and regular students can collect the same from respective schools.

Question:Can I apply for PSEB 12th individually?

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Individual students can apply for PSEB 12th open school exams in online mode as private students.

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This year I got 92.8% in my pseb 12th boards and Im from punjab so shall I got admission in this college?

Aditi Singh 8th Jul, 2022

I am not sure of which college you're talking about but you've got pretty good scores in 12th boards and there is a high chance of getting admissions in many of the government colleges of India if they are taking admissions based on merit.

As for your good, i will suggest you to give CUET exam and by scoring good in that exam you can easily get admission in some of the top universities in India like Delhi University, BHU, Aligarh University , and many more.

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12 pseb results how can see??????????

pjinendraBTECH19 21st Jul, 2020

Dear candidates,

To check PSEB senior secondary examination result at pseb.ac.in, click on the download 'result link'. Enter registration number, roll number. The results will appear on the screen. Download it,

hope this helps!!

All the Best!!

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hii i am jitesh i just want to know that, when started our 12th 2020 exam

manisha.gupta 6th Apr, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

PSEB class 12th exam has been postponed. Kindly stay tuned with the official website or Careers360 to get the updated information.

https://school.careers360.com/exams/pseb-12th

Good Luck!

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12 class English questions paper

hrithik jain 4th Mar, 2020

Hello,

The offcial website of Cbse provides the materials to the students for practice. You can visit the site to get the papers for all the subjects and for previous years as well. The website also has model paper to help the students in examination preparation. The link for the official website is as follows:

http://cbse.nic.in/newsite/examination.html

The latest paper of this year would be available in few weeks or months on the official website as the paper has just finished so it will take time for the management to cover all the papers of all the subjects and then upload it together.

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I want to know about the marking of economics chapters for doing my best of +2 arts

Jaspreet singh 31st May, 2020

Yr school open kar deo yr 12th paper dena aa firr koe hor kamm v kar na yr jisa na marna hos na mar jan par school ta open kar deo

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