Physical Education Class 12 Syllabus 2025
The syllabus consists of 10 units. Theory paper is of 70 marks.
Exam Structure
| # | Unit | Marks |
| 1 | Management of Sporting Events | 9 |
| 2 | Children and Women in Sports | 7 |
| 3 | Yoga as Preventive measure for Lifestyle Disease | 7 |
| 4 | Physical Education & Sports for (CWSN) | 8 |
| 5 | Sports & Nutrition | 7 |
| 6 | Test and Measurement in Sports | 8 |
| 7 | Physiology & Injuries in Sport | 8 |
| 8 | Biomechanics and Sports | 10 |
| 9 | Psychology and Sports | 7 |
| 10 | Training in Sports | 9 |
| Total | 70 |
Unit 1: Management of Sporting Events
- Functions of Sports Events Management (Planning, Organising, Staffing, Directing & Controlling)
- Various Committees & their Responsibilities (pre; during & post)
- Fixtures and their Procedures - Knock-Out (Bye & Seeding) & League (Staircase, Cyclic, Tabular method) and Combination tournaments
- Intramural & Extramural tournaments - Meaning, Objectives & Its Significance
- Community sports program (Sports Day, Health Run, Run for Fun, Run for Specific Cause & Run for Unity)
Unit 2: Children & Women in Sports
- Exercise guidelines of WHO for different age groups
- Common postural deformities - knock knees, flat foot, round shoulders, Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, and bow legs and their respective corrective measures
- Women’s participation in Sports - Physical, Psychological, and social benefits
- Special consideration (menarche and menstrual dysfunction)
- Female athlete triad (osteoporosis, amenorrhea, eating disorders
Unit 3: Yoga as Preventive measure for Lifestyle Disease
Obesity: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Tadasana, Katichakrasana, Pavanmuktasana, Matsayasana, Halasana, Pachimottansana, Ardha-Matsyendrasana, Dhanurasana, Ushtrasana, Suryabedhan pranayama.
Diabetes: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Katichakrasana, Pavanmuktasana, Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana, Supta - vajarasana, Paschimottanasana, Ardha-Mastendrasana, Mandukasana, Gomukasana, Yogmudra, Ushtrasana, Kapalabhati.
Asthma: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Tadasana, Urdhwahastottansana, UttanMandukasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Ushtrasana, Vakrasana, Kapalbhati, Gomukhasana Matsyaasana, Anuloma-Viloma.
Hypertension: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications for Tadasana, Katichakransan, Uttanpadasana, Ardha Halasana, Sarala Matyasana, Gomukhasana, Uttan-Mandukasana, Vakrasana, Bhujangasana, Makarasana, Shavasana, Nadi-shodhanapranayam, Sitlipranayam.
Back Pain and Arthritis: Procedure, Benefits & Contraindications of Tadasan, Urdhawahastootansana, Ardh-Chakrasana, Ushtrasana, Vakrasana, Sarala Maysyendrsana, Bhujandgasana, Gomukhasana, Bhadrasana, Makarasana, Nadi-Shodhana pranayama.
Unit 4: Physical Education and Sports for CWSN
(Children with Special Needs - Divyang)
- Organizations promoting Disability Sports (Special Olympics; Paralympics; Deaflympics)
- Concept of Classification and Divisioning in Sports
- Concept of Inclusion in sports, its need, and Implementation
- Advantages of Physical Activities for children with special needs
- Strategies to make Physical Activities assessable for children with special needs
Unit 5: Sports & Nutrition
- Concept of balanced diet and nutrition
- Macro and Micro Nutrients: Food sources & functions
- Nutritive & Non-Nutritive Components of Diet
- Eating for Weight control - A Healthy Weight, The Pitfalls of Dieting, Food Intolerance, and Food Myths
- Importance of Diet in Sports - Pre, During and Post competition Requirements
Unit 6: Test & Measurement in Sports
1. Fitness Test - SAI Khelo India Fitness Test in school:
Age group 5-8 years/class 1-3: BMI, Flamingo Balance Test, Plate Tapping Test
Age group 9-18yrs/class 4-12: BMI, 50mt Speed test, 600mt Run/Walk, Sit & Reach flexibility test, Strength Test (Partial Abdominal Curl Up, Push-Ups for boys, Modified Push-Ups for girls).
2. Measurement of Cardio-Vascular Fitness
Harvard Step Test - Duration of the Exercise in Seconds x 100/5.5 X Pulse count of 1-1.5 Min after Exercise.
3. Computing Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
4. Rikli & Jones - Senior Citizen Fitness Test
- Chair Stand Test for lower body strength
- Arm Curl Test for upper body strength
- Chair Sit & Reach Test for lower body flexibility
- Back Scratch Test for upper body flexibility
- Eight Foot Up & Go Test for agility
- Six-Minute Walk Test for Aerobic Endurance
5. Johnsen - Methney Test of Motor Educability (Front Roll, Roll, Jumping Half-Turn, Jumping full-turn
Unit 7: Physiology & Injuries in Sport
- Physiological factors determining components of physical fitness
- Effect of exercise on the Muscular System
- Effect of exercise on the Cardio-Respiratory System
- Physiological changes due to aging
- Sports injuries: Classification (Soft Tissue Injuries - Abrasion, Contusion, Laceration, Incision, Sprain & Strain; Bone & Joint Injuries - Dislocation, Fractures - Green Stick, Comminuted, Transverse Oblique & Impacted)
Unit 8: Biomechanics and Sports
- Newton’s Law of Motion & its application in sports
- Types of Levers and their application in Sports
- Equilibrium - Dynamic & Static and Centre of Gravity and its application in sports
- Friction & Sports
- Projectile in Sports
Unit 9: Psychology and Sports
- Personality; its definition & types (Jung Classification & Big Five Theory)
- Motivation, its type & techniques
- Exercise Adherence: Reasons, Benefits & Strategies for Enhancing it
- Meaning, Concept & Types of Aggressions in Sports
- Psychological Attributes in Sports - Self-Esteem, Mental Imagery, Self-Talk, Goal Setting
Unit 10 Training in Sports
- Concept of Talent Identification and Talent Development in Sports
- Introduction to Sports Training Cycle - Micro, Meso, Macro Cycle
- Types & Methods to Develop - Strength, Endurance, and Speed
- Types & Methods to Develop - Flexibility and Coordinative Ability
- Circuit Training - Introduction & its importance