HPBOSE 12th Syllabus 2024: Check Latest Syllabus for Important Class 12 Subjects

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus 2024: The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education releases the HPBOSE 12th board syllabus on its official website. Students can download the syllabus from the HPBOSE official website in PDF format and refer to it for exam preparation. The HPBOSE Class 12 syllabus consists of all the chapters that are covered in each of the subjects that form a part of the 12th board curriculum. The syllabus is provided for both Term 1 and Term 2 examinations. Read More: HPBOSE 12th Board Exam 2024

Candidates are advised to go through the syllabus thoroughly as they will get an idea about the chapters that need to be covered during exam preparation. The 12th board syllabus is available for all the subjects that are included in the three streams, which are, Science, Arts and Commerce. Students can refer to the syllabus for the subjects of their chosen stream. The subjects include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accountancy, Economics, Business Studies, History, Political Science, Geography, Sociology, Psychology and several others. Also Check: HPBOSE 12th Exam Pattern 2024

The duration of the written examination is 3 hours and both Term 1 and Term 2 exams account for 50 marks each. The syllabus and exam pattern are given in a combined form on the official website of HPBOSE. Students are encouraged to go through the syllabus and exam pattern as it will give them an awareness of the chapters that need to be studied along with the chapter-wise marks weightage. Candidates can create their own preparation strategy in accordance with their own strengths and weaknesses in the chapters that form a part of the syllabus. 

Also Check: HPBOSE 12th Model Test Papers 2024

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus 2024

The HPBOSE 12th board syllabus is provided on the official website of the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education. The syllabus along with the exam pattern helps students to be aware of the chapters and the chapter-wise marks weightage in the HPBOSE 12th board examination. In order to download the syllabus from the official website of HPBOSE, students need to go to the downloads tab on the homepage of the HPBOSE website and select ‘syllabus’ from the drop-down list. Students can subsequently select the subject for which the syllabus is required and the subject-specific syllabus will be displayed on the screen in PDF format. 

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Physics

Physics Term 1 Syllabus

• Electric Charges and Fields
• Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
• Current Electricity
• Moving charges and Magnetism
• Magnetism and Matter
• Electromagnetic Induction
• Alternating Currents 

Physics Term 2 Syllabus 

• Electromagnetic Waves
• Ray optics and optical instruments
• Wave optics
• Dual nature of radiation and matter
• Atoms
• Nuclei
• Semiconductor devices and Digital circuits
• Communication systems

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Chemistry

Chemistry Term 1 Syllabus

• Solid State
• Solutions
• P-block elements
• General principles and isolation of elements
• Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
• Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
• Biomolecules
• Polymers

Chemistry Term 2 Syllabus 

• Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Surface Chemistry
• d-and f-block elements
• Coordination Compounds
• Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
• Amines
• Chemistry in everyday life

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Biology

Biology Term 1 Syllabus 

• Reproduction in Organisms
• Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
• Human Reproduction
• Reproductive Health
• Principles of Inheritance and Variation
• Molecular Basis of Inheritance
• Evolution
• Strategies in Enhancement in Food Production

Biology Term 2 Syllabus

• Human Health and Disease
• Microbes in Human Welfare
• Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
• Biotechnology and its applications
• Organisms and Populations
• Ecosystem
• Biodiversity and Conservation
• Environmental Issues

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Mathematics

Mathematics Term 1 Syllabus

• Relation and Functions
• Inverse Trigonometric Functions
• Matrics
• Determinants
• Continuity and Differentiability
• Applications of Derivatives

Mathematics Term 2 Syllabus

• Integrals
• Applications of Integrals
• Differential Equations
• Vector Algebra
• Three Dimensional Geometry
• Linear Programming
• Probability

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Economics

Economics Term 1 Syllabus

Introductory Microeconomics

• Introduction
• Consumer Behaviour and Demand

Introductory Macroeconomics

• National Income and Related Aggregates
• Determination of Income and Employment

Economics Term 2 Syllabus

Introductory Microeconomics

• Producer Behaviours and Supply
• Forms of Market and Price Determination
• Simple Applications of Tools and Demand and Supply Curve

Introductory Macroeconomics

• Money and Banking
• Government Budget and the Economy
• Balance of Payments   

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Accountancy

Accountancy Term 1 Syllabus 

• Accounting for Not-for-profit organisation
• Accounting for partnership distribution and profit
• Reconstruction of Partnership
• Cash Flow Statement

Accountancy Term 2 Syllabus 

• Accounting for Companies
• Analysis of Financial Statement

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Business Studies

Business Studies Term 1 Syllabus

• Nature and Significance of Management
• Principles of Management
• Management and Business Environment
• Planning
• Organising
• Marketing Management

Business Studies Term 2 Syllabus

• Staffing
• Directing
• Controlling
• Financial Management
• Financial Markets
• Consumer Protection

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - History

History Term 1 Syllabus

• Bricks, Beads and Bones
• King, Farmer and Town
• Fraternity, Caste and Class
• Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
• Society through Travellers’ Accounts
• Bhakti Sufi Traditions
• An Empire Capital - Vijay Nagar
• Farmers, Zamindars and States
• Map Work

History Term 2 Syllabus 

• King and Different Narratives (The Mughal Court)
• Colonialism and Rural Society
• Rebellion and Rule
• Colonialism and Towns
• Mahatma Gandhi and National Movement
• Partition through Oral Sources
• The Making of Constitution
• Map Work

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Political Science

Political Science Term 1 Syllabus

Politics in India Since Independence

• Era of One-Party Dominance
• Nation-Building and its Problems
• Politics of Planned Development
• India’s External Relations
• Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System

Political Theory

• Cold War Era in World Politics
• Disintegration of the 2nd world and the Collapse of Bipolarity
• US Dominance in World Politics
• Alternative Centres of Economics and Political Power

Political Science Term 2 Syllabus

Politics in India Since Independence

• Crises of Constitutional Order
• Regional Aspirations and Conflicts
• Rise of New Social Movements
• Democratic Upsurge and Coalition Parties
• Recent Issues and Challenges

Political Theory

• South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era
• International Organisation in a Unipolar World
• Security in Contemporary World
• Globalisation and its Critics

HPBOSE 12th Syllabus - Geography

Geography Term 1 Syllabus

Fundamentals of Human Geography

• Human Geography: Nature and Scope
• The World Population
• Population Composition
• Human Development
• Primary Economic Activities
• Secondary Activities- Manufacturing 
• Tertiary Activities
• Quarternary Activities
• Land Transport
• Water Transport
• Air Transport
• Oil and Gas Pipelines
• Satellite Communication and Cyber Space
• International Trade
• Human Settlements
• Map of World

Geography Term 2 Syllabus

Indian People and Economy

• Population Distribution, Density, Growth and Migration
• Population Composition
• Human Development
• Rural Settlements
• Urban Settlements
• Land Resources and Agriculture
• Water Resource
• Mineral and Energy Resources
• Industries
• Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian context
• Roads, Railways,Waterways and Airways, Oil and Gas Pipelines, National Electric Grids,Communication Network-Radio, Television , Satellite and Internet
• International Trade : Trade Changing Pattern of Indian Foreign Trade
• Environmental Pollution, Urban-waste disposal
• Urbanisation, Rural-Urban Migration, Problem of Slum
• Land Degradation
• Map Work