Class 11
Class 11
Syllabus 2023 – 2024 1. To develop in every student the essential elements of morality.
2. To develop the values and capabilities necessary for making right decisions and
Class XI 3.
upright conduct.
To develop in them the attitude of open mindedness, to appreciate and be ready to
accept others and to act constructively not defensively.
S.No. Subject Page Number
4. To develop the skill of striving not only for good but to handle the conflicting
1. Moral Education 6 situations without demeaning self and others.
2. English Language 7 5. To develop the ability to monitor themselves and find out constructive ways of
3. English (Prescribed Texts) 11 conflict resolutions.
6. To promote the development of good character for the purpose of lessening crime
4. Hindi 13 and raising the standard of good citizenship.
5. Mathem atics 15 ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
6. Physics 17 1. To develop habits of:
7. Chem istry 21 a. clear articulate expression, using accepted syntactical forms and structures
with a firm grasp of idioms;
8. Biology 22
b. critical thinking, involving assessment and analysis of the written material
9. Economics 25 provided.
10. Comm erce 27 2. To develop the capacity to critically and innovatively examine and to assess the
value of passages of argumentative writing, to consider the assumptions upon
11. Accounts 28 which the arguments rest and to trace the implications that follow.
12. Com puter Science 30 3. To develop adequate and appropriate vocabulary.
4. To develop the ability to comprehend and appreciate good prose.
13. History 32
ENGLISH (Prescribed Texts):
14. Psychology 33
1. To develop an appreciation of literature through a critical study of selected literary
15. Biotechnology 35 works.
16. Geography 37 2. To help students achieve through the study of literature, an understanding of the
17. Physical Education 39 study of man.
3. To create an interest in the warp of thought, which differs from that of the group to
18. Art 40 which, the student belongs.
19. Sociology 43 4. To develop the power of expression.
20. Fashion Designing 44 HINDI:
21. Political Science 46 1. To develop habits of clear articulate expression using accepted syntactical forms
and structures, with a firm grasp of idiom and to comprehend and appreciate good
22. Legal Studies 47 prose.
NOTE: Please refer to ISC Council Syllabus and Scope of Syllabus 2025 2. To expose candidates to a deeper knowledge and appreciation of literary works in
for further reference. the language.
HISTORY:
1. To provide accurate knowledge of the most significant events and personalities of
the period under study in sequence and in context.
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1. To enable candidates to acquire knowledge, information and develop an 1. To enable candidates to acquire knowledge and to develop an understanding of
understanding of facts, terms, concepts, conventions, trends, principles, the terms, facts, concepts, definitions, fundamental laws, principles and processes
generalisations, assumptions, hypothesis, problems, processes etc. in economics. in the field of physics.
2. To develop the ability to apply the knowledge and understanding of physics to
2. To acquaint candidates with tools of economic analysis.
unfamiliar situations.
3. To develop an understanding of important economic problems.
3. To develop a scientific attitude.
4. To acquaint candidates with the main institutions through which the productive
process is carried out. 4. To develop skills in –
5. To develop an understanding of the role of institutions in the functioning of an a. the practical aspects of handling apparatus, recording observations and
economy. b. drawing diagrams, graphs etc.
6. To enable candidates to compare their own economic structure with that of the 5. To develop an appreciation of the contribution of physics towards scientific and
other areas of the world. technological developments and towards human happiness.
CHEMISTRY:
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BIOLOGY: 3 To understand basic concepts related to sustainable development vis-a-vas
improvement of quality of life.
1. To enable candidates to acquire the knowledge and to develop an understanding
of biological terms, concepts, facts, principles, formulae, etc. 4 To develop a deeper concern for the environment and the sense of commitment
and responsibility to take proactive action.
2. To create awareness about the problems of the environment and the manner in
which these problems can be overcome. 5 To appreciate the variety in living organisms and recognise India as a mega-
diversity nation.
3. To develop the ability to appreciate biological phenomena in nature and the
6 To appreciate the role of the individual, community, national and international
contribution of biology to human welfare.
agencies in resolving the environmental problems.
4. To develop interest in plants and animals and in their respective environments.
5. To develop scientific attitude towards biological phenomena.
6. To create awareness of the fundamentals of human biology, food, health, nutrition
and population control.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE Question 2 – (a) A short composition based on the information and ideas provided.
(250-300 words) … 15 marks
* English Language test papers to be prescribed by the subject teacher at
the branch level. (b) Proposal Writing … 10 marks
Question 3 – Short-answer questions to test grammar, structure and usage. … 15 marks
JUNE – MARCH
Question No. Topics Question 4 – Comprehension (about 700 words will be provided) … 20 marks.
1. Composition: Internal Assessment – … 20 Marks
a narrative Language Project:
b descriptive
c reflective
d discursive Project work in class XI consists of assessment of candidates in listening and
e argumentative speaking skills which will be assessed in the following way:
f story writing
2(a) Directed Writing:
Report Writing 1. Listening Skills:
(i) an accident
(ii) a natural calamity A passage of about 500 words is read aloud, twice, the first time at normal reading
speed (about 110 words a minute) and the next time at a slower speed. Students
(iii) coverage of an official function Half Yearly
may make brief notes during the readings. They then answer objective type
(iv) visit of a dignitary
questions based on the passage on the paper provided.
(v) an incident
Feature Article 2. Speaking Skills:
Speech Writing
Annual Students are to be assessed through an individual presentation of about three
Book review
2(b) Proposal Writing minutes followed by a discussion with the subject teacher, for another two or three
3. Functional Grammar: minutes.
a. transformation of sentences
Some of the themes to be addressed in the assessment are - narrating an
b. prepositions experience, giving directions or instructions on how to make or operate something,
c. tenses providing a description, giving a report, expressing an opinion or a theme based
4. Comprehension: conversation.
a (i) synonymous words
(ii) different meaning sentences
b. comprehension questions * Note: Please refer to the Council Syllabus and Scope of syllabus 2025 for details.
c. summary writing
REVISION / HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION (September-October)
REVISION / ANNUAL EXAMINATION (February - March)
* Questions are subject to change as per the latest Council Sample Paper, 2025.
* One Test Paper to be done every month.
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1. Heading: The candidates will be required to convey the specific task that List of Measures:
the project is supposed to achieve. It should be creative, clear
The middle-school activity room will be used as the room for all Science
and concise and have at least two points to define the
Club meetings and activities.
purpose.
2. Objective: The candidates will be required to explain the goals and The meetings will take place once a week after school from 2.00 pm till
objectives of the proposed project. At least two objectives in 3.30 pm. Any activities such as talks by scientists or competitions will
a paragraph should be stated clearly. take place on Saturdays.
3. Measures: The candidates will be required to explain the specific steps Membership of the Science Club will be open to all students from
and method of what is to be done as: Classes VI to XII. The Club President will be Mr. Sinha, our Senior
Physics Teacher. Eight other office bearers will be elected from the
1. What do they plan to do?
members of the Club.
2. Total number of members involved in the project
Club membership has been fixed at Rs. 250/- per member per year.
3. Proposed activities
The Club will have a range of activities ranging from Science Fairs,
4. Time that will be taken to complete the project Robot making, creating slogans and posters, documentaries and so on.
5. Budgetary and non-financial needs, i.e. How much money will be spent
on the project and what non-financial resources are required? (human (minimum 4 points – 4 marks)
capital, infrastructure, other resources required, etc.)
Concluding sentence . The proposal should be concluded with a sentence stating that We hope that the proposal will be accepted so that the Science Club becomes a
you are hopeful that your proposal will be accepted. reality in the life of the school.
Based on the above mentioned points, the mark distribution for different heads under
proposal writing is as follows:
Maximum Marks: 10 (linguistic ability – 2 marks)
Heading: 2 [Total – 10 marks]
Objectives: 2 (Objectives + Expression)
Measures: 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE: It is suggested that while writing a proposal, the
Linguistic ability 2 students provide an apt title, a Heading i.e. an introduction of about 2
sentences, a minimum of 2 objectives and a list of measures of a minimum
of 4 points. The proposal should be concluded with an appropriate
sentence, 2 marks will be awarded for linguistic ability.
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DECEMBER – MARCH (SECOND TERM) Note: Please refer to the Council Syllabus and Scope of the syllabus 2025 for the
project topics and details.
Suggested
Name of the Chapter
Month
October- Macbeth – William Shakespeare
February
Act II
Prism: A Collection of ISC Short Stories
The Paper Menagerie
The Great Automatic Grammatizator
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OCTOBER – MARCH
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List of Practicals
CHEMISTRY July – 1. Titration
September
Name of the textbook: J hBalaji ISC Chemistry A textbook 2. Preparation of Inorganic compounds
of Class XI Part I, II October – 3 Qualitative Analysis: Identification of single salt
Author: M P Sawhney January containing one anion and one cation.
Publisher: Shri Balaji Publications 4 Paper chromatography
JUNE – SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER – MARCH Suggested Topic
Name of the Chapter
October 5 States of Matter: Gases and Liquids Month Number
Chemical Thermodynamics June - July 1 The Living World
November 6
2 Biological Classification
7 Equilibrium
8 Cell – The Unit of Life
December Organic Chemistry: Some basic principles and
12 10 Cell Cycle and Cell Division
techniques (Mechanism)
August 18 Body Fluids and Circulation
10 s-Block Elements
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Paper II (Practical): Three hours (15 marks), project work (10 marks) and practical file Submission of project 1
(5 marks).
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
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August 6 Accounting for Goods & Service Tax (GST) There will be two papers in the subject.
7 Books of Original Entry - Cash Book Paper I – Theory 3 hours 80 marks.
8 Books of Original Entry - Special Purpose Subsidiary Paper II – Project Work 20 marks.
Books PAPER I (Theory) 80 marks.
9 Ledger
There will be one paper of three hours duration of 80 marks divided into two parts.
10 Trial Balance
15 Bases of Accounting Part I (20 marks) will be compulsory and will consist of short answer questions, testing
19 Final Accounts (Without Adjustments) knowledge, application and skills relating to elementary / fundamental aspects of the
entire syllabus.
September 19 Final Accounts (Without Adjustments) (continued)
20 Final Accounts (With Adjustments) Part II (60 marks): Candidates will be required to answer five questions out of eight
from this section. Each question shall carry 12 marks.
Project I
REVISION Candidates will be expected to have completed two projects from any topic covered in
theory but the topic should be from the scope of syllabus 2024.
September HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
-October Refer Council Syllabus 2024 for further details.
October 11 Bank Reconciliation Statement
16 Accounting Standards and International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) COMPUTER SCIENCE
12 Depreciation Name of the textbook: Computer Science With Java
November 12 Depreciation (Continued) A Textbook for Class XI
17 Capital and Revenue Author: Sumita Arora
18 Provisions and Reserves Publisher: Dhanpat Rai & Co.
JUNE – SEPTEMBER
Suggested Chapter
DECEMBER - MARCH Name of the Chapter Page
Month Number
December 13 Bills of Exchange June - July 1 Data Representation 1
21 Errors and their Rectification 3 General OOP Concepts 97
22 Accounts from Incomplete Records: Single Entry System 4 Introducing Java 109
January 22 Accounts from Incomplete Records: Single Entry System 5 Java Fundamentals 123
(Continued) 6 Flow of Control 185
23 Accounts of Not-for-Profit Organisations 7 Classes in Java (excluding object 243
24 Computerised Accounting System passing)
August 8 Functions (excluding Recursion) 265-297
25 Accounting Information System
10 Using Library Classes and Packages 339
Project II
September 10 Using Library Classes and Packages -
February REVISION (continued)
February- ANNUAL EXAMINATION 11 Arrays (including strings) 375
March REVISION
September- HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
October
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Note:
OCTOBER – MARCH 1. Algorithms may be done along with the programs.
2. Programs in the Half-yearly and Annual Examination to be based on classes and
October 7 Classes in Java (only passing and 243
objects including main.
returning objects as arguments)
3. Programs on file handling and recursion will be asked in Section C in the
November 7 Classes in Java (only passing and - examinations.
returning objects as arguments)
4. Refer to the Council Specimen paper 2023 of Class XII for knowing the pattern of
(continued)
questions.
December 9 Program Error Types and BASIC 313
Exception Handling
12 Operations on Files (Text and Binary 417
both)
8 Functions (Methods) Recursion (only 298-302 HISTORY
number based)
January 8 Functions (Methods) Recursion (only Name of the textbook: 1. Mastering Modern World History
number based) (continued) by Norman Lowe
2 Propositional Logic & Hardware 63 2. ISC History Class XI
(Situation based questions on by S.N. Banerjee
propositional logic) Publisher: 1. Macmillan
February 13 Trends in Computing and Ethical Issues 453 2. Kalyani Publishers
REVISION
February- ANNUAL EXAMINATION
JUNE – SEPTEMBER
March
Suggested Topic
Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2025. Month Name of the Topic
Number
There will be two papers in the subject:
June - July 1 Growth of Nationalism
Paper I: Theory 3 hours … 70 marks
Paper II: Practical 3 hours … 30 marks (Practical Exam: 10 marks 2 Emergence of the Colonial Economy
Project File: 5 marks August 3 Economic, Social and Cultural Impact of British Rule
Internal Assessment: 15 marks) 6 Urbanisation, Growth of Working Class and Worker’s
Movement
PAPER I – THEORY 7 The First World War 1914-1918
8 Peace settlements after the World War – I
Paper I shall be of 3 hours duration and be divided into two parts. Establishment of the League of Nations
Part I (20 marks): This part will consist of compulsory short answer questions, testing September 4 Protest Movement against Colonial Rule
knowledge, application and skills relating to the entire syllabus. 9 The Great Depression: USA, Germany, Britain, France,
Japan
Part II (50 marks): This part will be divided into three Sections A, B and C. Candidates
are required to answer two questions out of three from Section A (each carrying REVISION
10 marks) and two questions out of three from Section B (each carrying 10 marks) HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
and two questions out of three from Section C (each carrying 5 marks). Therefore, a
total of six questions are to be answered in Part II.
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November Learning
There will be two papers in the subject: December Remembering & Forgetting.
Paper I: Theory 3 hours – 80 marks
Thinking, Reasoning and Problem Solving, Creativity
Paper II: Project Work – 20 marks
Please refer to the Council Syllabus 2025 for details. January Psychological Test, Samples, Statistics
February REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
PSYCHOLOGY
Internal Assessment: Two studies to be undertaken on topics given in the Council
Name of the Textbook: 1. Psychology Syllabus.
2. Introduction to Psychology
3. General Psychology There will be two papers in the subject.
Author: 1. Robert Baron Paper I – Theory: 3 hours – 70 marks
2. Morgan & King
3. S K Mangal Paper II – Practical Work – 30 marks
Publisher: 1. Pearson Please refer to the Council syllabus 2025 for details.
2. Tata McGraw Hill
3. Sturling
JUNE – SEPTEMBER
Suggested
Name of the Chapter / Topic
Month
June - July Defining Psychology;
Schools;
Fields;
Methods
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BIOTECHNOLOGY
Name of the textbook: A Textbook of Biotechnology LIST OF PRACTICALS
Author: Dr R C Dubey 1. Determination of blood group by using anti sera
Publisher: S Chand and Company Pvt Ltd
2. Identification of different types of blood cells by preparing blood
JUNE – SEPTEMBER smear using Leishmann’s stain
Suggested Topic
Name of the Topic
Month Number 3. Instruments – their names, use and principles.
1 Introduction to Biotechnology
4. Finding out the pH of water by using pH meter or pH paper on tap
(i) Historical Background water and water containing acid, base.
June - July 5. Observation of steps of mitosis by using root tip of onion
(ii) Scope and Importance of Biotechnology
(iii) Basic concepts of Biochemical Technology and 6. Measurement of mitotic index.
Biostatistics
7. Observation of various stages of meiosis under microscope
August 2 Cell Biology
(i) Cell – justification of cell as a basic unit of life 8. Effect of temperature on curdling of milk using Lactobacillus bacteria
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at 37 C, 60 C and 10 C
(ii) Cell Division and Cell Cycle
9. Food tests – Carbohydrates, proteins and lipid.
September (iii) Errors in Cell Division
REVISION 10. Finding out the purity of milk by using Lactometer.
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 11. Construction of pedigree showing different types of Inheritance.
12. Preparation of Karyotypes
OCTOBER – MARCH 13. Sampling methods – quadrat and transect by using different
October 3 Biomolecules and Related Techniques techniques.
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4 Birthday card – Design a birthday card for your mother December Still Life I
for her birthday
17 9 Cosmetic set, lipstick, Ponds cream Lotion,
5 Pattern design Moisturising cream, cleansing milk, etc.
August - 6 A basket full of vegetables (7 at least) 18 Stationery items – books, pencil/pen, sharpener, etc.
September
19 Bucket, tub, towel, soap case, tooth paste, brush and
Still Life Paper I one mug
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2 Buying Fabrics
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1 Common Stains and their Removal June - July 1 Introduction to Political Science
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LEGAL STUDIES
JUNE – SEPTEMBER
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter
Month Number
June - July Unit 1 & Historical Evolution of Indian Legal System & Law and
Unit 2 Jurisprudence
REVISION
OCTOBER – MARCH
REVISION