ISC EXAM LATEST UPDATE
The Class 11 exams depend on the schools, as they decide when to conduct the exams. Usually, the Class 11 exams are held a few months before the final board exams. This gives you the opportunity to prepare for the final board exams and also mentally prepare for them. Therefore, it is better to contact your school regarding the Class 11 exams, and also take advantage of the complete information provided here for the final board exam.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ISC (Class 12) board examinations for 2025. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 13 February 2025 and will last upto 05 April 2025, it will take around 52 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 13 February 2025 for Environmental Science subject and the last exam will be held on 05 April 2025 for Art subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.
Official Syllabus
There will be two papers in the subject :
Paper I- Theory : 3 hours……80 Marks
Paper II- Project Work…….20 Marks
PAPER I (THEORY): 80 Marks
There will be one paper of three hours duration, which will consist of two sections:
Section A: Language (40 marks)
Section B: Prescribed Textbooks (40 marks)
SECTION A LANGUAGE – 40 Marks
This section will consist of three questions, all of which will be compulsory.
1. Composition: One composition of 400 words approximately, in the language, to be written out of a choice of 6 topics set within the experience and mental maturity of the age group of the candidates. (15 Marks)
2. Comprehension: An unseen passage of about 300 words to be set with questions and/or summary (with a heading to test the ability to summarise and/or to expand an idea given in the passage). (15 Marks)
3. Grammar: Functional grammar-correction of sentences and using words/idioms in sentences, viz. correct structure with the proper agreement of the subject and verb according to the number, gender, case, tense, and voice. (10 Marks)
SECTION B PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS – 40 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer four questions from any three of the prescribed textbooks.
NOTE: The Class XI Examination is to be conducted on the portion of this syllabus that is covered during the academic year.
The Council has not prescribed a bifurcation of the syllabus prescribed for this subject.
PAPER II (PROJECT WORK): 20 Marks
In addition to the syllabus prescribed, candidates are also required to be assessed in Project Work.
PROJECT WORK FOR CLASS XI
Project Work in Class XI comprises of assessment of candidates' Listening, Speaking, and Writing skills. These are to be assessed internally by the School, during coursework and shown in the student’s report and school record.
Candidates are to be assessed in three projects, one each on Listening, Speaking, and Writing Skills.
Details of Projects in Listening, Speaking, and Writing Skills are given below:
Listening Skills
An unseen passage of about 500 words or a poem (of appropriate length) may be read aloud, twice, the first time at normal reading speed and the next time at a slower speed. The passage/poem may be taken from any book, newspaper, magazine, journal, and so on but not from an ICSE or ISC textbook. A suitable audio clip may also be used.
Students may make brief notes during the readings/playing of the audio clip, followed by answering objective-type questions based on the passage/poem/audio clip, on the paper provided.
Speaking Skills
Students are to be assessed through an individual presentation, e.g. extempore speaking, declamation, recitation, or debate, of about three minutes followed by a discussion with the subject teacher, for another two or three minutes.
List of suggested assignments for Project Work:
(i) Narrating an experience
(ii) Giving directions or instructions on how to make or operate something
(iii) Providing a description
(iv) Giving a report
(v) Expressing an opinion or a theme-based conversation
(vi) Giving a speech on a selected topic
(vii) Reading out, after correcting, a grammatically incorrect passage/s of suitable length (150 - 200 words) based on the prescribed grammar syllabus.
Writing Skills (Language/Literature)
A piece of written work of about 600–800 words must be produced on any aspect of Language or the portion of the Literature syllabus covered in Class XI.
List of suggested assignments for Project Work:
(i) Product/process description
(ii) Description of an event
(iii) An auto-biographical experience
(iv) Review of a book/serial/play/performance
(v) Summary or paraphrase of a chosen text from the syllabus
(vi) Selecting another story/poem on a theme studied in the syllabus and writing a summary of it
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ISC EXAM LATEST UPDATE
The Class 11 exams depend on the schools, as they decide when to conduct the exams. Usually, the Class 11 exams are held a few months before the final board exams. This gives you the opportunity to prepare for the final board exams and also mentally prepare for them. Therefore, it is better to contact your school regarding the Class 11 exams, and also take advantage of the complete information provided here for the final board exam.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ISC (Class 12) board examinations for 2025. This year class 12th board exam will be started from 13 February 2025 and will last upto 05 April 2025, it will take around 52 days to complete the class 12th board exam. The first exam will be held on 13 February 2025 for Environmental Science subject and the last exam will be held on 05 April 2025 for Art subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.
Official Syllabus
There will be two papers in the subject :
Paper I- Theory : 3 hours……80 Marks
Paper II- Project Work…….20 Marks
PAPER I (THEORY): 80 Marks
There will be one paper of three hours duration, which will consist of two sections:
Section A: Language (40 marks)
Section B: Prescribed Textbooks (40 marks)
SECTION A LANGUAGE – 40 Marks
This section will consist of three questions, all of which will be compulsory.
1. Composition: One composition of 400 words approximately, in the language, to be written out of a choice of 6 topics set within the experience and mental maturity of the age group of the candidates. (15 Marks)
2. Comprehension: An unseen passage of about 300 words to be set with questions and/or summary (with a heading to test the ability to summarise and/or to expand an idea given in the passage). (15 Marks)
3. Grammar: Functional grammar-correction of sentences and using words/idioms in sentences, viz. correct structure with the proper agreement of the subject and verb according to the number, gender, case, tense, and voice. (10 Marks)
SECTION B PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS – 40 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer four questions from any three of the prescribed textbooks.
NOTE: The Class XI Examination is to be conducted on the portion of this syllabus that is covered during the academic year.
The Council has not prescribed a bifurcation of the syllabus prescribed for this subject.
PAPER II (PROJECT WORK): 20 Marks
In addition to the syllabus prescribed, candidates are also required to be assessed in Project Work.
PROJECT WORK FOR CLASS XI
Project Work in Class XI comprises of assessment of candidates' Listening, Speaking, and Writing skills. These are to be assessed internally by the School, during coursework and shown in the student’s report and school record.
Candidates are to be assessed in three projects, one each on Listening, Speaking, and Writing Skills.
Details of Projects in Listening, Speaking, and Writing Skills are given below:
Listening Skills
An unseen passage of about 500 words or a poem (of appropriate length) may be read aloud, twice, the first time at normal reading speed and the next time at a slower speed. The passage/poem may be taken from any book, newspaper, magazine, journal, and so on but not from an ICSE or ISC textbook. A suitable audio clip may also be used.
Students may make brief notes during the readings/playing of the audio clip, followed by answering objective-type questions based on the passage/poem/audio clip, on the paper provided.
Speaking Skills
Students are to be assessed through an individual presentation, e.g. extempore speaking, declamation, recitation, or debate, of about three minutes followed by a discussion with the subject teacher, for another two or three minutes.
List of suggested assignments for Project Work:
(i) Narrating an experience
(ii) Giving directions or instructions on how to make or operate something
(iii) Providing a description
(iv) Giving a report
(v) Expressing an opinion or a theme-based conversation
(vi) Giving a speech on a selected topic
(vii) Reading out, after correcting, a grammatically incorrect passage/s of suitable length (150 - 200 words) based on the prescribed grammar syllabus.
Writing Skills (Language/Literature)
A piece of written work of about 600–800 words must be produced on any aspect of Language or the portion of the Literature syllabus covered in Class XI.
List of suggested assignments for Project Work:
(i) Product/process description
(ii) Description of an event
(iii) An auto-biographical experience
(iv) Review of a book/serial/play/performance
(v) Summary or paraphrase of a chosen text from the syllabus
(vi) Selecting another story/poem on a theme studied in the syllabus and writing a summary of it
(vii) Giving an alternative title to a story or poem studied in the syllabus and justifying the same
LIST OF PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS
Recommended for background work: Vyakaran Manjusha(I.U.P.)
Any three of the following books are to be offered:
I. Saara Akash (Novel) : Rajendra Yadav
II. Aashad Ka Ek Din (Drama): Mohan Rakesh
III. Gadya Sanklan (ISC Collection of Short Stories and Essays) Published by: Evergreen Publications – India) Ltd., Delhi
(i) Puthra Prem: Munshi Premchand
(ii) Gauri: Subhadra Kumar Chauhan
(iii) Sharanagat: Vrindavan Lal Verma
(iv) Sati: Shivani
(v) Outsider: Malti Joshi
(vi) Dasi: Jai Shankar Prasad
(vii) Kya Nirash Hua Jai ( Essay): Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
(viii) Bhaktin: Mahadevi Verma
(ix) Sanskriti Hai Kya (essay): Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
(x) Majburi - Mannu : Mannu Bhadari
IV. Kavya Manjari (ISC Collection of Poems) – Published by: Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd., New Delhi
(i) Sakhi : Kabir
(ii) Balleela : Surdas
(iii) Ek Phool Ki Chah : Siyaram Sharan Gupta
(iv) Aah Dharati Kitna Deti Hai : Sumitra Nandan Pant
(v) Nadi Ke Dweep: Agyeya
(vi) Tulsi Das Ke Pad: Tulsi Das
(vii) Jag Tujhko Door Jana Hai : Mahadevi Verma
(viii) Udyami Nar : Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
(ix) Badal Ko Ghirte Dekha Hai : Nagarjun
(x) Andhere Ka Deepak: Hari Bansh Rai Bachchan
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