English Elective Class 12 Syllabus 2025-26 – Latest CBSE Curriculum and PDF

1

12 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions out of 15 from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 words.

12 Marks

2

4 out of 5 multiple choice questions / Objective Type Questions to test interpretation and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines.

4 Marks

3

4 out of 5 multiple choice questions / Objective Type Questions from a case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart, etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation. 

4 Marks

4

8 multiple choice questions / Objective Type Questions out of 10 involving the transformation of sentences.

8 Marks

5

Three Long Writing Tasks out of Four to be answered in 120-150 words each: A discursive and interpretative writing. 

15 Marks

6

One Long Writing Task out of two to be answered in 120-150 words: An essay on an argumentative/discursive topic such as an article/report/speech. Contemporary topics/issues to be a part of Article, Report, and Speech Writing

5 Marks

7

7. Reference to the Context

i. One Prose extract out of two to assess literary appreciation and analysis (6x1= 6 Marks)

ii. One Poetry extract out of two to assess literary appreciation and analysis (6x1= 6 Marks)

6 Marks

6 Marks

8

One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking.

2 Marks

9

One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 40-50 words to assess understanding analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking and drawing inferences in poetry and prose.

3 Marks

10

One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words each to assess deeper understanding, interpretation, appreciation, and drawing inferences. Questions to elicit creative responses and assess ability to form opinions. 

5 Marks

11

One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to test understanding and appreciation and seek comments, interpretation, evaluation, and appreciation of characters, events, episodes, and interpersonal relationships.

2 Marks

12

One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 40-50 words to test understanding and appreciation and seek comments, interpretation, evaluation, and appreciation of characters, events, episodes, and interpersonal relationships.

3 Marks

13

One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words to test deeper (in-depth) understanding, interpretation, appreciation, and drawing global inferences of the given text regarding characters /events/ incidents and episodes, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending opinions.

5 Marks

Section

Competencies

Total Marks

% Weightage 

Reading Comprehension

Conceptual understanding, decoding, Analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary, summarizing and using appropriate format/s

20

25%

Applied Grammar

Applying appropriate language conventions comprehension using structures interactively, application, accuracy

8

10%

Creative Writing

Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency, inference, analysis, evaluating, creativity with fluency.

20

25%

Literature

Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary convention, inference, analysis, and creativity with fluency

22

27.5%

Fiction

Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary conventions, illustrating with relevant quotations from the text, inferring, analyzing, evaluating and creating, giving opinions, justifying with fluency

10

12.50%

TOTAL

80

100%

Seminar

Seeking information and clarifying, illustrating with relevant quotations from the texts, reasoning, diction, articulation clarity of pronunciation, using appropriate language conventions Addressing participants using appropriate titles or nomenclatures, and overall fluency

20

-

GRAND TOTAL

100

S.No.

Other Study Materials Links CBSE Class 12 English

1.

CBSE Class 12 English Revision Notes

2.

CBSE Syllabus for Class 12 English Core

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NCERT Books for Class 12 English