CBSE Curriculum at Senior Secondary Level

For the purpose of fostering competences in learners, the curriculum encompasses seven major learning areas, which are: Languages, Humanities, Mathematics, Sciences, Skill Subjects, General Studies and Health and Physical Education.

Scholastic Areas

The curriculum envisages individualized personal learning acumen and seeks to explore the potential of students in acquiring substantial knowledge and skills through academic rigors. With greater academic orientation and research skills in core academic areas, students would evolve as discerning young adults with a sense of real self-esteem having true values and principles. The scholastic areas are:

  1. Languages include Hindi, English and other 30 languages.

  2. Subjects like Geography, History, Economics, Home Science, Sociology, Fine Arts, Political Science, Fashion Studies, and related subjects promote the learning of history and culture, geographical environment, global institutions, constitutional values and norms, politics, economy, interpersonal and societal interactions, civic responsibilities and the interplay of the above-mentioned learning.

  3. Subjects like Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Informatics Practices help in making students perceptive about matter and energy, nature, the environment, technology breakthrough in science.

  4. Mathematics includes acquiring the concepts related to numbers, operations, computation, measurement, geometry, probability and statistics, the skill to calculate and organize and the ability to apply this knowledge and acquired skills in their daily life. It also includes understanding of the principles of reasoning and problem solving.

  5. Subjects like Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Economics and related subjects help in gaining understanding about core business disciplines.

  6. Subjects like Dance, Drama, Music, Heritage Crafts, Fine Arts, Sculpture and related subjects aim to help learners cultivate an interest and appreciation for arts and encourage them to enthusiastically participate in related activities, thus, promoting abilities such as imagination, creativity, value arts, and the cultural heritage.

  7. Skill Electives help in development of professional competencies, which are analytical, applied and outcome based.

Co-Scholastic Areas

Co-curricular activities aim at development and using knowledge and skills in different fields to groom the overall personality and character of students. It includes Health and Physical Education including Work Education and SEWA, various Creative Arts like Painting, Crafts, Dance and Music, and social activities.

  1. Health and Physical Education focuses on holistic development, both mental and physical, understanding the importance of physical fitness, health, well-being and the factors that contribute to them.

  2. General Studies: The purpose of orienting students to General Studies is to develop in them an appreciation for the holistic nature of knowledge.

Scheme of Studies

Class XI and XII is an integrated course. Students need to take only those subjects in class XI which they intend to continue in class XII. Students can offer a minimum of 5 or more subjects in class XI. They need to continue the same subjects in class XII also.

  • Subject 1: Hindi Elective or Hindi Core or English Elective or English Core.

  • Subject 2: Any one Language from Subject Group - L OR Any one Subject from Academic Electives (Group - A).

  • Subject 3, 4, 5: Any three Subjects from Academic Electives (Group - A) OR Any three Subjects from Skill Group - S OR Any three from Combination of Group - A and Group - S.

  • Subject 6 (Additional Subject Optional): Any one subject or Language from any subject group.

  • Subjects of Internal Assessment (Subject 7 to 9): Work Experience, Health and Physical Education, General Studies

The following combinations cannot be taken together:

  • Business Studies (Code 054) and Business Administration (Code 833)
  • Further, Out of three Computer Science/IT related subjects - Informatics Practices (065), Computer Science (Code 083), and Information Technology (Code 802), a candidate can opt only for one subject.
  • Biology (Code 044) and Biotechnology (Code 045)
  • Mathematics (Code 041) and Applied Mathematics (Code 241)

If a student has taken 6 subjects, and if he or she fails in any one of first five subjects, the same will be replaced by the 6th subject provided the candidate satisfies the scheme of studies - after replacement either Hindi or English remains as one of the main five subjects.