ISC 12th Board

ISC 12 Revised Syllabus 2025 Released: Download PDF Here

Indian School Certificate Examinations

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CISCE conducts ISC board exams every year for class 12 students. ISC 12th exams are held in Feb/March every year. 

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CISCE made changes to the ISC 12th syllabus 2025 last year April and the new syllabus can be accessed on the official website (cisce.org). Students appearing for the ISC 12th Exams 2025 need to be familiar with the complete ISC syllabus 2025. The revised ISC 12th syllabus 2025 for all streams is uploaded subject-wise on the website. ISC 12th syllabus includes the important topics and chapters to be focused on while preparing for the ISC 12th exam 2025. It also explains the marking scheme as well as the exam pattern for all subjects.

ISC Class 12th Syllabus 2025

Subject

Important Topics

Marks

English

  • English Language
    - A composition
    - Directed writing and Proposal Writing
    - Short-answer questions to test grammar, structure and usage
    -Comprehension

80

  • Literature in English
  • Questions from the prescribed textbook

80

Project Work

20

History

  • Towards Independence and Partition: the Last Phase (1935-1947).
  • Establishment and development of Indian democracy (1947 – 1966)
  • Challenges to Indian democracy (1964 – 1977)
  • Changing face of the Indian democracy (1977 – 1986)
  • India’s Foreign Policy
  • Movements for Women’s Rights
  • World War II
  • De-colonisation – in Asia (China) and Africa (Ghana & Kenya)
  • Cold War 1945-91– origin, course, end and impact
  • Protest Movements
  • Middle East: Israeli-Palestine conflict

80

Project work

20

Geography

  • Physical Environment
  • Population and Human settlements
  • Resources of India and their Utilisation
  • Infrastructural Resources
  • Industries
  • Regional Economic Development
  • Map Work

70

Project work

30

Economics

  • Micro Economic Theory
  • Theory of Income and Employment
  • Money and Banking
  • Balance of Payment and Exchange Rate
  • Public Finance
  • National Income

80

Project Work

20

Commerce

  • Business Environment
  • Financing
  • Management
  • Marketing

80

Maths

  • Relations and Functions
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Probability
  • Vectors
  • Three - Dimensional Geometry
  • Applications of Integrals
  • Application of Calculus
  • Linear Regression
  • Linear Programming

80

Project Work

20

Physics

  • Electrostatics
  • Current Electricity
  • Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
  • Electromagnetic Induction and AlternatingCurrents
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Optics
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
  • Atoms and Nuclei
  • Electronic Devices

70

Practical

15 marks

Project Work

10 marks

Practical File

5 marks

Chemistry

  • Solid State
  • Solutions
  • Electrochemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Surface Chemistry
  • General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
  • p -Block Elements
  • d -and f -Block Elements
  • Coordination Compounds
  • Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
  • Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids
  • Organic Compounds containing nitrogen
  • Biomolecules
  • Polymers
  • Chemistry in Everyday Life

70

Practical

15 marks

Project Work

10 marks

Practical File

5 marks

Biology

  • Reproduction
  • Genetics and Evolution
  • Biology and Human Welfare
  • Biotechnology and its Applications
  • Ecology and Environment

70

Practical

15 marks

Project work

10 marks

Practical file

5 marks

ISC Revised Syllabus 2025 PDF

AccountancyCommerceElective English
Classical LanguagesHome SciencePolitical Science
Geometrical and Building DrawingGeographyPhysical Education
Geometrical and Mechanical DrawingElectricity and ElectronicsEconomics
ArtHospitality ManagementPhysics
BiologyIndian LanguagesMathematics
SUPWEngineering ScienceComputer Science
ChemistryHistoryMusic
BiotechnologyIndian LanguagesMass media and Communication
Business StudiesLegal StudiesModern Foreign Languages
PsychologyFashion DesigningSociology
Environmental Science--

Exam Preparation Tips for ISC Class 12

  • Be consistent with your hard work. Consistency is the key.
  • Solve as many sample test papers as possible.
  • Start with the difficult subjects and topics first.
  • Keep the concepts clear.
  • Go through the syllabus thoroughly. Understand the syllabus and be clear about the topics and the areas that need to be covered first.
  • Prepare a timetable according to your schedule and follow it strictly.
  • Make short notes and keywords in a separate notebook for each and every subject. This will help you to keep your concepts clear and aid you in your last-minute revision.
  • Solve 10 years of question papers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ISC board class 12?

CISCE conducts ISC (Indian School Certificate) board exams every year for class 12 students. ISC exams are held in Feb/March every year. All students who have cleared class 11th from CISCE schools can apply for ISC 12th exams.

What is the full form of ISC?

The ISC full form is Indian School of Certificate. It is the name given to the 12th class exam organized by Council for India School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).

What is the exam duration for ISC Class 12 Exams?

The exam duration for ISC Class 12 Exams is 3 hours.

When are the ISC 12th exams usually conducted?

The ISC 12th Exams 2025 are expected to be conducted from 10th February to 4th April 2025 in offline mode via pen and paper.

When will the ISC Time Table 2025 be released?

The ISC Time Table 2025 is tentative to be released by the Council in December 2024. The date sheet will be available to download on the official website.

When was the ISC improvement exam 2024 conducted?

The ISC improvement exams 2024 conducted by the CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations) was held between 1st July 2025 to 16th July 2024. The result for the same was declared on 7th August 2024.

Is the ISC Class 12 Syllabus 2025 released?

The CISCE has put out the ISC Class 12 Syllabus for the academic year 2024-2025. Students can download it on the official website.

What are some of the ISC Preparation Tips 2025?

Some of the ISC Preparation Tips 2025 are to Make a Study Schedule, Practice Writing Answers, Do Smart Study, Work on time management, Solve previous years' question papers, Focus on Topics with More Weightage, Focus on Weaker or Difficult Areas, Prepare

How to download the ISC 12th Admit Card 2025?

Students can download the ISC 12th Admit Card 2025 by visiting the official CISCE website (cisce.org).

When were the ISC 12 Board Exams 2024 conducted?

The ISC Board Exams 2024 were held from 12th February 2024 to 4th April 2024.