Class XI Syllabus (2024-25)
Theory (Total Marks: 70, Time: 3 hours)
- Unit I: Physical World and Measurement (08 Periods, 23 Marks)
- Chapter 2: Units and Measurements
- Unit II: Kinematics (24 Periods)
- Chapter 3: Motion in a Straight Line
- Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane
- Unit III: Laws of Motion (14 Periods)
- Chapter 5: Laws of Motion
- Unit IV: Work, Energy and Power (14 Periods, 17 Marks)
- Chapter 6: Work, Energy and Power
- Unit V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body (18 Periods)
- Chapter 7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion
- Unit VI: Gravitation (12 Periods)
- Chapter 8: Gravitation
- Unit VII: Properties of Bulk Matter (24 Periods, 20 Marks)
- Chapter 9: Mechanical Properties of Solids
- Chapter 10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids
- Chapter 11: Thermal Properties of Matter
- Unit VIII: Thermodynamics (12 Periods)
- Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
- Unit IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases (08 Periods)
- Chapter 13: Kinetic Theory
- Unit X: Oscillations and Waves (26 Periods, 10 Marks)
- Chapter 14: Oscillations
- Chapter 15: Waves
Practical
Class XII Syllabus (2024-25)
Theory (Total Marks: 70, Time: 3 hours)
- Unit I: Electrostatics (26 Periods, 16 Marks)
- Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields
- Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
- Unit II: Current Electricity (18 Periods)
- Chapter 3: Current Electricity
- Unit III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism (25 Periods, 17 Marks)
- Chapter 4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
- Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter
- Unit IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents (24 Periods)
- Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction
- Chapter 7: Alternating Current
- Unit V: Electromagnetic Waves (04 Periods, 18 Marks)
- Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves
- Unit VI: Optics (30 Periods)
- Chapter 9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
- Chapter 10: Wave Optics
- Unit VII: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter (08 Periods, 12 Marks)
- Chapter 11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
- Unit VIII: Atoms and Nuclei (15 Periods)
- Chapter 12: Atoms
- Chapter 13: Nuclei
- Unit IX: Electronic Devices (10 Periods, 07 Marks)
- Chapter 14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
Practical
Syllabus in Details
Class XI (Theory)
Time: 3 hrs. Max Marks: 70
Unit-I: Physical World and Measurement (8 Periods)
- Chapter–1: Physical World
- Chapter–2: Units and Measurements
- Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and derived units. significant figures. Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.
Unit-II: Kinematics (24 Periods)
- Chapter–3: Motion in a Straight Line
- Frame of reference, Motion in a straight line, Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion, uniform and non-uniform motion, and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time and position-time graphs. Relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment).
- Chapter–4: Motion in a Plane
- Scalar and vector quantities; position and displacement vectors, general vectors and their notations; equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors, Unit vector; resolution of a vector in a plane, rectangular components, Scalar and Vector product of vectors. Motion in a plane, cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration-projectile motion, uniform circular motion.
Unit-III: Laws of Motion (14 Periods)
- Chapter–5: Laws of Motion
- Intuitive concept of force, Inertia, Newton’s first law of motion; momentum and Newton’s second law of motion; impulse; Newton’s third law of motion.
Unit-IV: Work, Energy and Power (14 Periods)
- Chapter–6: Work, Energy and Power
- Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, power.
Unit-V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body (18 Periods)
- Chapter–7: System of Particles and Rotational Motion
- Centre of mass of a two-particle system, Centre of mass of a rigid body; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, laws of conservation of angular momentum and its applications.
Unit-VI: Gravitation (12 Periods)
- Chapter–8: Gravitation
- Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, Universal law of gravitation, Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.
Unit-VII: Properties of Bulk Matter (24 Periods)
- Chapter–9: Mechanical Properties of Solids
- Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus of rigidity, Poisson’s ratio; elastic energy.
- Chapter–10: Mechanical Properties of Fluids
- Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal’s law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes), Effect of gravity on fluid pressure.
- Chapter–11: Thermal Properties of Matter
- Temperature and heat, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry, change of state, latent heat.
Unit-VIII: Thermodynamics (12 Periods)
- Chapter–12: Thermodynamics
- Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of thermodynamics), Heat, work and internal energy.
Unit-IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases (8 Periods)
- Chapter–13: Kinetic Theory
- Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas.
Unit-X: Oscillations and Waves (26 Periods)
- Chapter–14: Oscillations
- Periodic motion – time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time.
- Chapter–15: Waves
- Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave, displacement relation for a progressive wave.
Class XII (Theory)
Time: 3 hrs. Max Marks: 70
Unit-I: Electrostatics (26 Periods)
- Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields
- Electric charges, Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-force between two-point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution.
- Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
- Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two-point charges and of electric dipole in a uniform electric field.
Unit-II: Current Electricity (18 Periods)
- Chapter–3: Current Electricity
- Electric current, drift velocity, Ohm’s law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics (linear and non-linear), electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity and conductivity.
Unit-III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism (25 Periods)
- Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
- Concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment.
- Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter
- Bar magnet, magnetic field lines.
Unit-IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents (24 Periods)
- Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction
- Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, induced emf and current, Lenz’s Law.
- Chapter–7: Alternating Current
- Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/voltage.
Unit-V: Electromagnetic Waves (4 Periods)
- Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves
- Basic idea of displacement current, Electromagnetic waves.
Unit-VI: Optics (30 Periods)
- Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
- Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula.
- Chapter–10: Wave Optics
- Wavefront and Huygens principle.
Unit-VII: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter (8 Periods)
- Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
- Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations.
Unit-VIII: Atoms and Nuclei (15 Periods)
- Chapter–12: Atoms
- Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom; Bohr model.
- Chapter–13: Nuclei
- Composition and size of nucleus, Radioactivity.
Unit-IX: Electronic Devices (10 Periods)
- Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
- Energy bands in conductors, semiconductors and insulators.
Practical Work:
Both Class XI and Class XII have a set of prescribed practicals which include experiments related to measurements, mechanics, optics, electricity, and magnetism. For detailed practicals, reference can be made to the NCERT Laboratory Manual.
This syllabus aims to strengthen the concepts developed at the secondary stage to provide a firm foundation for further learning in the subject, expose learners to different processes used in Physics-related industrial and technological applications, develop experimental, observational, manipulative, decision making, and investigatory skills, promote problem-solving abilities and creative thinking, and develop conceptual competence.