ISC 12th Syllabus 2024: Download Subject-wise Syllabus PDFs, Chapter-wise Topics

Subjects

Topics

English

I. Drama: The Tempest - William Shakespeare

(Acts 3, 4 & 5)

II. Echoes: A Collection of ISC Short Stories

(Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd, New Delhi).

1. Fritz – Satyajit Ray

2. Quality – John Galsworthy

3. The Story of an Hour – Kate Chopin

4. The Singing Lesson – Katherine Mansfield

5. B. Wordsworth – V.S. Naipaul

III. Reverie: A Collection of ISC Poems (Evergreen

Publications (India) Ltd, New Delhi)

1. The Darkling Thrush – Thomas Hardy

2. Birches – Robert Frost

3. The Dolphins – Carol Ann Duffy

4. John Brown – Bob Dylan

5. Dover Beach – Matthew Arnold 

Physics

1. Electrostatics 

2. Current Electricity

3. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

4. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

5. Electromagnetic Waves

6. Optics 18 Marks

7. Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter 12 Marks

8. Atoms and Nuclei

9. Electronic Devices 8 Marks

10. Communication Systems

Chemistry

1. Solid State

2. Solutions

3. Electrochemistry

4. Chemical Kinetics

5. Surface Chemistry

6. General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

7. p -Block Elements

8. d -and f -Block Elements

9. Coordination Compounds

10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

11. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

12. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

13. Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen

14. Biomolecules

15. Polymers

16. Chemistry in Everyday Life

Biology

1. Reproduction 

2. Genetics and Evolution 

3. Biology and Human Welfare 

4. Biotechnology and its Applications 

5. Ecology and Environment

Mathematics

1. Relations and Functions 

2. Algebra 

3. Calculus 

4. Probability

5. Vectors 

6. Three-Dimensional Geometry 

7. Applications of Integrals

8. Application of Calculus 

9. Linear Regression 

10. Linear Programming

History 

Section A –

1. Towards Independence and Partition: the Last Phase (1935-1947)

2. Establishment and Development of Indian Democracy (1947-1966)

3. Challenges to Indian Democracy (1964-1977)

4. Changing Face of the Indian Democracy (1977-1986)

5. India’s Foreign Policy

6. Movements for Women’s Rights 

Section B –

1. World War II

2. De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana & Kenya)

3. Cold War 1945-91 – origin, course, end and impact

4. Protest Movements

5. Middle East: Israeli-Palestine Conflict (1916-1993)

Geography

1. Physical Environment

2. Population and Human Settlements 

3. Resources of India and their Utilisation

4. Infrastructural Resources

5. Industries

6. Regional Economic Development

7. Map Work 

Political Science

Section A –

1. Forms of Government

2. Constitution 

3. Franchise and Representation

4. The Legislature 

5. The Executive

6. The Judiciary

Section B –

1. Indian Constitution

2. Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

3. Local Self-Government

4. Democracy in India – a perspective of the challenges faced

Subjects

English (801)

Indian Languages

Modern Foreign Languages

Classical Languages

Elective English (850)

History (851)

Political Science (852)

Geography (853)

Sociology (854)

Psychology (855)

Economics (856)

Commerce (857)

Accounts (858)

Business Studies (859)

Mathematics (860)

Physics (861)

Chemistry (862)

Biology (863)

Computer Science (868)

Physical Education (875)

Environmental Science (877)

Subjects

Books

English

1. A Collection of ICSE Short Stories and Poems by Prof. G. S. Das and G. S. Srivastava

2. The Tempest by William Shakespeare

3. Treasure Trove of Short Stories and Poems by I. C. S. E

Mathematics

1. ISC Mathematics by M. L. Aggarwal

2. Elements of Mathematics by V. Krishnamurthy

3. Mathematics for Class 12 by R. D. Sharma

Physics

1. Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma

2. ISC Physics Book II by D. C. Pandey

3. ISC Physics Book I by D. C. Pandey

Chemistry

1. ISC Chemistry by Subhash Biswas

2. Modern's ABC of Chemistry for Class 12 by S. P. Jauhar

Biology

1. ISC Biology Book II by Sarita Aggarwal and Sumitra Siromani

2. ISC Biology Book I by Sarita Aggarwal and Sumitra Siromani

3. Biology for Class 12 by Poonam Gandhi

Computer Science

1. ISC Computer Science for Class XII by Sumita Arora

2. Computer Science with C++ by Sumita Arora

Accounts

1. ISC Accountancy Book II by D. K. Goel, Rajesh Goel, and Shelly Goel

2. ISC Accountancy Book I by D. K. Goel, Rajesh Goel, and Shelly Goel

3. T. S. Grewal's Double Entry Book Keeping: Financial Accounting - Textbook for Class 12

Economics

1. ISC Economics by Jharna Laha and Kalyanmoy Ganguly

2. ISC Economics for Class 12 by Soumya Ganguly

3. Indian Economic Development Textbook for Class 12 by Sandeep Garg