Changes in the Curriculum for Science Class 11 & 12

The CBSE Class 11th & 12th Syllabus 2020-21 has been reduced for several courses because of the COVID19 epidemic. Students preparing for the forthcoming CBSE Classes 11 & 12 examinations 2021-22 should study the CBSE Class 12th Syllabus 2021-22 thoroughly. Students may begin their CBSE Exam preparation by obtaining the CBSE class 11th & 12th science syllabus 2021-22. The usual routine has been severely disrupted as a result of the countrywide lockdown. With this in mind, CBSE authorities have rationalised the CBSE 11th Class Syllabus.

Science Class 12 Term 1 Exam Pattern & Timelines 

Between November and December 2021, CBSE will conduct the Term I Exam on a flexible schedule. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) will be included in the Question Paper, including case-based MCQs and MCQs of the assertion-reasoning kind. CBSE 12th exams will be 90 minutes long. Students' replies will be recorded on OMR sheets, which may then be scanned and instantly uploaded to the CBSE portal, or they can be assessed and the results posted by the school the same day. The Board's Examination Unit will issue the final directive in this respect to schools. Students' ultimate total score will be determined by their performance on the Term I Examination as well as the Term II Examination. Question papers will be sent to Schools by CBSE Board along with the marking schemes.

Science Class 12 Term 2 Exam Pattern & Timelines 

The CBSE will only administer the Term II or Year-end Examination based on the rationalized Term II syllabus (i.e. approximately 50 percent of the entire syllabus). Term II board examinations will be held in March-April 2022 at the Board's designated examination centres. The paper will be 2 hours long and will include case-based/situation-based, open-ended-short answer/long response questions. If the scenario does not allow for a traditional descriptive test, the board may also hold a 90-minute MCQ-based exam. The ultimate total score will be calculated by the results of the Term I & II Examination. 

Details of Curriculum Transaction Class XI & XII

For the purposes of calculating total scores, the marks earned in the practical and internal assessments will be combined. Internal Assessment (throughout the year-irrespective of Term I and II) would include end of topic or unit tests/ exploratory activities/ practicals/ projects. Schools would create a student profile for all assessments undertaken over the year and retain the evidence in digital format. CBSE will facilitate schools to upload marks of Internal Assessment on the CBSE IT platform. Guidelines for Internal Assessment for all subjects will also be released along with the Assessment / Examination as per different situations:

• In case the situation of the pandemic improves and students are able to come to schools or centres for taking the exams.
  Board would conduct Term I and Term II examinations at schools/centres and the theory marks will be distributed equally between the two exams.

• In case the situation of the pandemic forces complete closure of schools during November-December 2021, but Term II exams are held at schools or centres.
  Term I MCQ based examination would be done by students online/offline from home - in this case, the weightage of this exam for the final score would be reduced, and the weightage of Term II exams will be increased for declaration of the final result.

• In case the situation of the pandemic forces complete closure of schools during March-April 2022, but Term I exams are held at schools or centres.
  Results would be based on the performance of students on Term I MCQ based examination and internal assessments. The weightage of marks of the Term I examination conducted by the Board will be increased to provide year-end results of candidates.

• In case the situation of the pandemic forces complete closure of schools and Board conducted Term I and II exams are taken by the candidates from home in the session 2021-22.
  Results would be computed on the basis of the Internal Assessment/Practical/Project Work and Theory marks of Term-I and II exams taken by the candidate from home in Class X / XII subject to the moderation or other measures to ensure validity and reliability of the assessment.
  In all the above cases, data analysis of marks of students will be undertaken to ensure the integrity of internal assessments and home-based exams.

Rationalized Term Wise Divided Syllabus for the Session 2021-22

Vedantu offers CBSE Drishti and CBSE Sankalp classes for students in grades 11 and 12. Each Term's syllabus has been updated as per the announcements made by CBSE for curriculum change.   Weekly discussions are conducted for students. 

Questions from the NCERT exercises that are important are discussed every week, there are two dedicated sessions for these conducted. Chapterwise assignment sheets having MCQs as per the new format are assigned to the students and discussed by the teachers. For each batch, revision lectures will be held throughout the term. Weekly exams for CBSE batches will be administered using the new MCQ format, which includes case, study-based and assertion-reasoning questions. Before the Term examinations, Mock tests based on the specified syllabus will be held.

Science Class 11th Syllabus for Term 1 

Students who have opted for PCM can refer to the Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics table below and students who have opted for PCB can refer to the Physics, Chemistry and Biology tables below. You can review the CBSE Class 11th Syllabus 2021-22 subject-by-subject in the below tables to get a detailed view of the change of syllabus.

Science Class 11th Syllabus for Term 2 

Class 11 Science: Chapters Deleted from the Syllabus

Science Class 12th Syllabus for Term 1 

Science Class 12th Syllabus for Term 2 

Chapters Deleted from the Syllabus

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