Download Computer Science Class 12 Syllabus 2025-26

Chapter No.

Chapter Name

Sub-sections

What's Included

1

Exception Handling in Python

1.1 Introduction 

1.2 Syntax Errors

1.3 Exceptions

1.4 Built-in Exceptions

1.5 Raising Exceptions 

1.6 Handling Exceptions 

1.7 Finally Clause

Syntax errors, built-in exceptions, handling exceptions, finally clause

2

File Handling in Python

2.1 Introduction to Files 

2.2 Types of Files 

2.3 Opening and Closing a Text File 

2.4 Writing to a Text File 

2.5 Reading from a Text File 

2.6 Setting Offsets in a File 

2.7 Creating and Traversing a Text File 2.8 The Pickle Module

Types of files, opening and closing files, writing and reading files, setting file offsets, pickle module

3

Stack

3.1 Introduction 

3.2 Stack 

3.3 Operations on Stack 

3.4 Implementation of Stack in Python 3.5 Notations for Arithmetic Expressions 

3.6 Conversion from Infix to Postfix Notation 

3.7 Evaluation of Postfix Expressions

Introduction to stack, operations on stack, implementation in Python, arithmetic expressions

4

Queue

4.1 Introduction to Queue 

4.2 Operations on Queue

Introduction to queue, operations on queue, implementation using Python

5

Sorting

5.1 Introduction 

5.2 Bubble Sort 

5.3 Selection Sort 

5.4 Insertion Sort 

5.5 Time Complexity of Algorithms

Sorting algorithms: Bubble sort, Selection sort, Insertion sort, time complexity

6

Searching

6.1 Introduction 

6.2 Linear Search 

6.3 Binary Search 

6.4 Search by Hashing

Linear search, Binary search, Hashing methods

7

Understanding Data

7.1 Introduction to Data 

7.2 Data Collection 

7.3 Data Storage 

7.4 Data Processing 

7.5 Statistical Techniques for Data Processing

Data collection, storage, processing, and statistical techniques

8

Database Concepts

8.1 Introduction 

8.2 File System 

8.3 Database Management System 

8.4 Relational Data Model 

8.5 Keys in a Relational Database

Introduction to databases, data models, relational database systems

9

Structured Query Language (SQL)

9.1 Introduction 

9.2 Structured Query Language (SQL) 9.3 Data Types and Constraints 

9.4 SQL for Data Definition 

9.5 SQL for Data Manipulation

9.6 SQL for Data Query 

9.7 Data Update and Deletion 

9.8 Functions in SQL 

9.9 GROUP BY Clause in SQL

SQL commands, data types, constraints, query operations, data manipulation

10

Computer Networks

10.1 Introduction to Computer Networks 

10.2 Evolution of Networking 

10.3 Types of Networks 

10.4 Network Devices 

10.5 Networking Topologies 

10.6 Identifying Nodes in a Networked Communication 

10.7 Internet, Web, and the Internet of Things 

10.8 Domain Name System

Evolution of networking, network devices, topologies, internet, and the Internet of Things

11

Data Communication

11.1 Concept of Communication 

11.2 Components of Data Communication 

11.3 Measuring Capacity of Communication Media 

11.4 Types of Data Communication 11.5 Switching Techniques 

11.6 Transmission Media 

11.7 Mobile Telecommunication Technologies 

11.8 Protocol

Concepts of communication, components, data transmission, network security

12

Security Aspects

12.1 Threats and Prevention 

12.2 Malware

12.3 Antivirus 

12.4 Spam 

12.5 HTTP vs HTTPS 

12.6 Firewall 

12.7 Cookies 

12.8 Hackers and Crackers 

12.9 Network Security Threats

Threats and prevention, malware, network security, hackers, and crackers

13

Project Based Learning

13.1 Introduction 

13.2 Approaches for Solving Projects 13.3 Project Descriptions

Approaches for solving projects, project descriptions, teamwork

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Related Topics for CBSE Computer Science Class 12

1

Class 12 Computer Science - Introduction to Data Representation

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Class 12 Computer Science - What are Data and Information?

3

Class 12 Computer Science - HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)

4

Class 12 Computer Science - Network Topologies

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Supplementary Study Material for Computer Science Class 12

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CBSE Class 12 Computer Science Previous Year Question Paper

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CBSE Class 12 Computer Science Sample Papers