CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CBSE Syllabus 2025-26 Class 12: The CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2025-26 CBSE Class 12 English Core Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CBSE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
Academic year:
CBSE Class 12 English Core Revised Syllabus
CBSE Class 12 English Core and their Unit wise marks distribution
CBSE Class 12 English Core Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| I | Flamingo | 27 |
| 1.1 | The Last Lesson | |
| 1.2 | Lost Spring | |
| 1.3 | Deep Water | |
| 1.4 | The Rattrap | |
| 1.5 | Indigo | |
| 1.6 | Poets and Pancakes | |
| 1.7 | The Interview | |
| 1.8 | Going Places | |
| 2.1 | My Mother at Sixty-six | |
| 2.2 | An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum | |
| 2.3 | Keeping Quiet | |
| 2.4 | A Thing of Beauty | |
| 2.5 | A Roadside Stand | |
| 2.6 | Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers | |
| II | Vistas | |
| 2.01 | The Third Level | |
| 2.02 | The Tiger King | |
| 2.03 | Journey to the End of the Earth | |
| 2.04 | The Enemy | |
| 2.05 | Should Wizard Hit Mommy | |
| 2.06 | On the Face of It | |
| 2.07 | Evans Tries an O-level | |
| 2.08 | Memories of Childhood | |
| III | Fictious Section | |
| 3.1 | Silas Marner by George Eliot | |
| 3.2 | The Invisible Man by Hg Wells | |
| 4 | Grammar | |
| 5 | Writing Skills | 20 |
| 6 | Reading Skills | 20 |
| 7 | Listening Skills | 5 |
| 8 | Speaking Skills | 5 |
| 9 | Project Work | 10 |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus for Chapter 1: Flamingo
1.1 The Last Lesson
- The Last Lesson
1.2 Lost Spring
- Lost Spring
1.3 Deep Water
- Deep Water
1.4 The Rattrap
- The Rattrap
1.5 Indigo
- Indigo
1.6 Poets and Pancakes
- Poets and Pancakes
1.7 The Interview
- The Interview
1.8 Going Places
- Going Places
2.1 My Mother at Sixty-six
- My Mother at Sixty-six
2.2 An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
- An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
2.3 Keeping Quiet
- Keeping Quiet
2.4 A Thing of Beauty
- A Thing of Beauty
2.5 A Roadside Stand
- A Roadside Stand
2.6 Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
- Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus for Chapter 2: Vistas
2.01 The Third Level
- The Third Level
2.02 The Tiger King
- The Tiger King
2.03 Journey to the End of the Earth
- Journey to the End of the Earth
2.04 The Enemy
- The Enemy
2.05 Should Wizard Hit Mommy
- Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
2.06 On the Face of It
- On the Face of It
2.07 Evans Tries an O-level
- Evans Tries an O-level
2.08 Memories of Childhood
- The Cutting of My Long Hair
- We Too Are Human Beings
CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus for Chapter 3: Fictious Section
3.1 Silas Marner by George Eliot
- Silas Marner by George Eliot
3.2 The Invisible Man by Hg Wells
- The Invisible Man by HG Wells
4 Grammar
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Parts of Speech
- Pronoun
- Types of Pronoun: Relative pronoun, Possessive pronoun, Reflexive pronoun, Demonstrative Pronoun, Interrogative Pronoun, Indefinite Pronoun, Personal Pronoun, Subject Pronoun, Object Pronoun, Reciprocal Pronoun, Intensive Pronoun
- Verb
- A verb is a term that expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being (exist).
- Types of Verb: main verb, auxiliary verb, modal verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, finite verbs, infinitives, gerund, participles, phrasal verbs
- Pronoun
- Tense
- Figures of Speech
- Alliteration
- Antithesis
- Personification
- Climax
- Imagery
- Hyperbole
- Inversion
- Metaphor
- Oxymoron Parody
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Punctuation
5 Writing Skills
- Writing Skills
- Notice Writing
- Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply
- Formal Letter Writting
- Article Writing
- Report Writing
- Letter Writing
- Speech Writing
- Debate Writing
- Paragraph Writing
- Advertisement Writing
- Dialogue Writing
- Essay Writing
- Interview Questions
- Poster Writing
6 Reading Skills
- Reading Skills
- Unseen Passage Comprehension
- Unseen Poem Comprehension
7 Listening Skills
- Listening Skills
8 Speaking Skills
- Speaking Skills
9 Project Work
- English Language Projects
