Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Vidyashram Pratap Nagar, Session 2017-18
BVBV/Y/17-18/Cir/007
Circular
Date: 20.04.2017
Dear Parents,
Greetings from Principal’s Desk!!
We are sending the Syllabus for the Session 2017-18 for Class XII. Kindly
keep it intact for future reference. The Syllabus is also available on the school
website.
The current Assessment Year will have two Unit Tests, One Term End Exam
and Pre Boards. Time table for all the Assessments would be provided
beforehand.
Syllabus for Class – XII
(HUMANITIES Stream)
HISTORY
Unit Test (July):
Book – Themes In Indian History – Part-II
Theme 5 – Through the Eyes of Travellers
Theme 6 – Bhakti & Sufi Traditions
Book – Themes In Indian History - Part-I
Theme 1 – Bricks, Beads and Bones
Theme 2 – King, Farmers And Towns
Term End Exam (TEE) (September):
Book – Themes In Indian History - Part-I
Theme 3– Kinship, Caste and Class
Theme 4 –Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings.
Part-III:Theme 10 – Colonialism and Countryside, Theme 11 – Rabels and the Raj.
Theme 12-Colonial Cities
(Term End Exam includes syllabus of Unit Test-1 also)
Unit Test-2 (November):
Book – Themes In Indian History Part-III
Theme 13–Mahatma Gandhi And The Nationalist Movement
Theme 14– Understanding Partition, Theme 15–Framing the Constitution
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Book – Themes In Indian History Part-II
Theme 7-An Imperial Capital-Vijaynagar, Theme 8-Peasants, Zamindars And
the State, Theme 9-Kings And Chronicles
Pre Board-I (December/January):
(All themes of UT-1, TEE & UT-2)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Unit Test – 1 (July)
Book 1 – Contemporary world politics
Ch. 1 The Cold War Era, Ch. 2 The End of Bipolarity
Ch. 3 US Hegemony in World Politics
Book 2 – Politics in India since Independence
Ch. 1 Challenges of Nation Building, Ch 4 India’s External Relations
Ch. 2 Era of one Party Dominance, Ch. 3 Politics of Planned Development,
Ch. 4 India’s External Relations
Term End Exam (TEE) (September)
Book 1 - Contemporary World politics
Ch. 1 The Cold War Era, Ch. 2 The End of Bipolarity, Ch.3 US Hegemony in
World Politics, Ch.4 Alternative Centres of Power, Ch. 5 Contemporary
South Asia
Book 2 – Politics in India Since Independence
Ch. 1 Challenges of Nation Building, Ch. 2 Era of one Party Dominance,
Ch. 3 Politics of Planned Development, Ch 4 India’s External Relations,
Ch. 5 Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System
Ch. 6 Crisis of the Democratic Order
(Term End Exam includes syllabus of Unit Test-1 also)
Unit Test-2: (November):
Book 1 – Contemporary World Politics
Ch. 6 International Organisations, Ch. 7Security in Contemporary World,
Ch. 8 Environment and Natural Resources,
Ch. 9 Globalisation
Book 2 – Politics in India Since Independence:
Ch. 8 Regional Aspiration, Ch. 9 Recent Development in India Politics
Pre Board Exam (December/January):
Complete Syllabus – UT-1, TEE & UT-2
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GEOGRAPHY
Unit Test – 1 (July)
Fundamentals of Human Geography
Ch. 1 Human Geography : Nature and scope, Ch. 2 The World Population :
Distribution, Density and Growth Ch. 3 Population Composition,
Ch. 4- Human Development, Ch. 5 Primary activities
India People and Economy : Ch.1 Population : Distribution, Density,
Growth and Composition, Ch. 2 Migration: Types, Causes and consequences
Ch. 3-Human Development
Practical Book : Ch. 1 Data – Its Source and Compilation
Ch. 2 Data Processing, Ch. 3 Graphical Representation of Data
Term End Exam (TEE) (September)
Fundamentals of Human Geography
Ch. 6 Secondary Activities, Ch. 7 Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
Ch. 8 Transport and Communication
India People and Economy
Ch. 4-Human Settlements, Ch. 5- Land Resources and Agriculture
Ch. 6- Water Resource, Ch. 7- Mineral and Energy Resources
Practical –
Ch. 4 Use of Computer in Data Processing and Mapping, Ch.5 Field summary
TEE includes syllabus of Unit Test-1 also.
Unit Test – 2: (November)
Fundamental of Human Geography
Ch. 9 - International Trade , Ch. 10 - Human Settlements
India :People and Economy
Ch. 8 Manufacturing industries, Ch. 9 Planning and Sustainable Development
in Indian Context, Ch. 10 Transport and Communication,
Ch. 11 International Trade, Ch. 12 Geographical Perspective on selected
issues and Problems
Practical - Ch. 6 Spatial Information Technology
Pre Board Exam (December/January)
Complete syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2
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ECONOMICS
Unit Test-1 (July)
Micro Economics
Ch. 1 Economics, Economy & Central problems of an Economy
Ch. 2 Consumer’s Equilibrium – Utility Analysis,
Consumer’s Equilibrium – IC Curve Analysis
Ch. 3 Theory of Demand, Ch. 4 Price Elasticity of Demand,
Ch. 6 Production Function & Returns to a Factor, Ch. 7 Concepts of Cost
Ch. 8 Concepts of Revenue, Ch. 9 Producer’s Equilibrium
Mid Term Exam (TEE) (September)
Ch. 5 Theory of Supply, Ch. 10 Forms of Market
Ch. 11 Market Equilibrium under perfect competition & effect of shifts
in Demand & Supply.
Macro Economics : Ch. 12 Circular Flow of Income
Ch. 13 National Income & Related Aggregates.
(TEE includes syllabus of UT-1 also.)
Unit Test – 2 (November)
Ch. 14 Methods of Calculating National Income
Ch. 15 Money & Supply of Money, Ch. 16 Banking
Ch. 17 Aggregate Demand & its Components.
Ch. 18 Short Run Equilibrium Out Put
Ch. 19 Problem of Deficient Demand & Excess Demand
Ch. 20 Government budget and the economy.
Pre Board Exam: (December/January)
Ch. 21 Foreign Exchange Rate, Ch. 22 Balance of Payments.
Complete Syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2 also.
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ENGLISH
Books : Flamingo, Vistas , Novel : The Invisible Man – HG Wells (NCERT)
Unit Test-1: (July)
Flamingo – An Elementary School / Classroom in a Slum,
The Last Lesson, The Lost Spring : Vistas - The Tiger King
Creative Writing:– Notice, Invitations (formal / informal)
Term End Exam (TEE) : (September)
Flamingo: My Mother at Sixty Six, Deep Water, The Rattrap,
Keeping Quiet, A Thing of Beauty : Vistas : The Enemy, Should Wizard
Hit Mommy
Creative Writing – Poster, Advertisement (Classified/Display)
Letters - to Editor, To authorities, Business letter, Article, Job
Applications, Report Writing, Article Writing, Speech Writing, Note Making
Novel : Lesson 1 to 18
(TEE includes syllabus of UT-1 also.)
Unit Test–2: (November) :
Flamingo - Indigo, Going Places, Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Vistas – On the Face of it
Creative Writing – Business Letters, Letters to Authorities
Pre Board Exam: (December/January)
Novel : Lesson 1 to 28
Flamingo – Complete Syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2.
Vistas – Evan’s Tries an O’ Level, Memories of Childhood
(Complete Syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2)
Creative Writing – Debate, Narratives
(Complete syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2)
NOTE: Following lessons have been omitted from the syllabus of class XII CBSE
though they appear in the Text Book printed by NCERT.
1. Poets and Pancakes, 2. The Interview, 3. A Road Side Stand (Poetry)
4. The Third Level, 5. Journey to the End of the Earth
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PSYCHOLOGY
Unit Test-1: (July)
Ch. 1-Variations in Psychological , Ch. 3-Meeting life Challenges Attributes
Ch. 2-Self & Personality, Ch. 4 - Psychological Disorders
Term End Exam(TEE) (September)
Ch. 5-Therapeutic Approaches & Counselling , Ch. 6-Attitude & Social
Cognition (TEE includes syllabus of UT-1 also.)
Unit Test – 2 (November)
Ch. 7 Social Influences & Group Processes,
Ch. 8 Psychology and Life
Ch. 9 Developing Psychological Skills and their Application
Pre Board Exam: (December/January)
Complete syllabus of - UT-1, TEE & UT-2.
INFORMATICS PRACTICES
Unit Test – 1 (July)
Unit 1–Computer Networking, Unit 7-Web Application ,
Unit 8- MYSQL Revision Tour, Unit 2- Open Source Concepts
Unit 3- GUI Programming Revision Tour – A Review
Term End Exam (TEE) (September)
Unit 4-Basic of Object Oriented Programming, Unit 6 – Data Connectivity,
Unit 9-More on Database and SQL, Unit 10-Advance RDBMS Concepts.
(TEE includes syllabus of UT-1 also.)
Unit Test – 2 (November)
Unit 5 - Advance Programming Concepts, Unit 11 - IT Applications
Pre Board Exam (December/January)
Complete syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Unit Test-1 (July)
Ch. 1 Planning in Sports , Ch. 12 Training in Sports , Ch. 10 Biomechanics
and Sports, Ch. 2 Sports and Nutrition , Ch. 5 Children and Sports
Term End Exam (TEE) (September)
Ch.3 Yoga and Life Style
Ch. 6-Women & Sports, Ch. 9-Sports Medicine
(TEE includes syllabus of Unit Test-1 also)
Unit Test – 2 (November)
Ch. 8 Physiology and Sports, Ch. 11-Psychology and Sports
Ch.4 Physical Education and Sports for differently abled.
Ch. 7-Test and Measurement in sports
Pre Board Exam (December/January)
Complete syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2
COMMERCIAL ART
Unit Test – 1 (July)
Theory : (History of Indian Art)
1. The Rajasthani and Pahari Schools of Miniature Painting.
A. The Rajasthani School
B. The Pahari School
2. The Mughal & Deccan Schools of Miniature Painting.
A. The Mughal School B. The Deccan School
Practical : Posters-2, Illustration - 1
Term End Exam (TEE) (September)
3. The Bengal School of Painting.
A. Evolution of the Indian National Flag: Study of the form of
the color scheme, B. Introduction to the Bengal School of Painting.
Practical: Poster –2, Illustration – 2
TEE includes syllabus of Unit Test-1 also
Unit Test – 2 (November) - 4. The Modern Trends in Indian art.
Practical: Poster-4, Illustration-2
Pre Board Exam (December/January)
Complete syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2
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THEATRE STUDIES
Unit Test – 1 (July)
Unit-1 : Modern contemporary Indian Theatre Studies
Unit-2 : Modern and Western Theatre
Term End Exam (TEE): (September)
Unit-3 : Theatre Production, Management & Performance
(TEE includes syllabus of Unit Test-1 also)
Unit Test – 2 (November)
Unit-4 : Survey of Acting and Practice Theories
Unit-5 : Theatre Production – Acting and Directing
Pre Board Exam (December/January)
Unit-6 : Theatre Production and Production Designs
Unit-7 : Developing and Documenting the Research Project
(Pre Board includes complete syllabus of UT-1, TEE & UT-2)
* Tentative months for Examination:
* Unit Test – 1
:
July / August
* Term End Exam
:
September
* Unit Test – 2
:
November
* Pre Board Exam
:
December - January
(Inclusive entire syllabus of Class XII
Theory and Practical)
* CBSE Practical Exams
:
First week of February
* CBSE Board Exams
:
March – April
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