RBSE 12th Syllabus 2024-25 (Released): Download RBSE Class 12 Syllabus PDF Here

Units

Important Topics and NCERT Solutions

Unit 1: Solid State

Electrical and magnetic properties, Packing efficiency, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects, etc. 

Unit 2: Solutions

Osmotic pressure, determination of molecular masses using colligative properties, Elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, abnormal molecular mass, etc 

Unit 3: Electrochemistry

Kohlrausch’s Law, lead accumulator, Conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific, variations of conductivity with concentration, etc.  

Unit 4: Chemical Kinetics

Integrated rate equations and half-life, the concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment), etc 

Unit 5: Surface Chemistry

Brownian movement, electrophoresis, Lyophobic multimolecular and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, coagulation, emulsion-types of emulsions, etc 

Unit 6: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

Occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminium, copper, zinc and iron, Principles and methods of extraction – concentration, oxidation, reduction – electrolytic method and refining; etc

Unit 7: p-block Elements

Halides PCl3, Ozone, Sulphur-allotropic forms; Phosphorus – allotropic forms, Preparation properties and uses of sulphur-dioxide, etc. 

Unit 8: d and f-block elements

Magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, Metallic character, ionization enthalpy, preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4, etc 

Unit 9: Coordination Compounds

IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds. Bonding, Introduction, ligands, coordination number, Werner’s theory, VBT, and CFT; structure and stereoisomerism, etc 

Unit 10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, substitution reactions, etc

Unit 11: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Mechanism of dehydration, physical and chemical properties, uses, uses with special reference to methanol and ethanol, etc 

Unit 12: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical, uses, methods of preparation, etc 

Unit 13: Amines (Organic Compounds and containing Nitrogen)

Classification, structure, methods of preparation, secondary and tertiary amines, etc 

Unit 14: Biomolecules

Monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen) importance, etc 

Unit 15: Polymers

Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers, etc, Some important polymers: natural and bakelite, rubber, etc 

Unit 16: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Tranquillizers antiseptics, disinfectants, antacids, antihistamines, artificial sweetening agents, etc

Units

Important Topics and NCERT Solutions

Electrostatics

Electric Charges, Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-force between two point charges, forces between multiple charges, the electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and of electric dipole in an electrostatic field, etc. 

Current Electricity

Ohm’s law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics (linear and nonlinear), electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity and conductivity, Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications. Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge, etc.

Magnetic effect of Current and Magnetism

Torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic field; bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, Force on a moving charge in a uniform magnetic and electric fields, Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements, etc. 

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law, peak and RMS value of alternating current/voltage; reactance and impedance, etc. 

Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic waves, their characteristics, their transverse nature, Electromagnetic spectrum, including elementary facts about their uses, etc. 

Optics

Refraction of light, total internal reflection and its applications, lensmaker’s formula. Magnification, power of a lens, Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula, a combination of thin lenses in contact, etc.

Dual Nature of Matter

Matter waves-wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation, Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations; Einstein’s photoelectric equation-particle nature of light, Davisson-Germer experiment, etc. 

Atoms and Nuclei

Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum, Composition and size of nucleus, Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom; atomic masses, isotopes, radioactive decay law, etc. 

Electronic Devices

transistor as a switch, I-V characteristics of the transistor, transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration), the basic idea of analogue and digital signals, etc. 

Communication Systems

Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere, amplitude modulation.

Production and detection of an amplitude-modulated wave, etc.

Sections

Topics

Reading

2 unseen passages

Writing

Writing advertisements, Notices, Report writing, Letter writing

Grammar

Clauses (Noun Clauses, Adverb Clauses, Relative Clauses) 

Synthesis 

Phrasal Verbs (break, bring, carry, come, get, put, turn) 

Prepositions of motion, time, space and mental attitude

Text Book- Flamingo

2 short answer questions on lessons, 1 reference question and 1 long answer type

Supp. Book- Vistas

2 short answer questions and 1 long answer type and 6 MCQs

Part A: Macroecnomics

Unit 1: Macroeconomics

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2. NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTING

Emergence of Macroeconomics, Context of the Present Book of

Macroeconomics, Basic concepts in macroeconomics, Circular flow of income (two sector model);

Methods of calculating National Income - Value Added or Product method, Expenditure method, Income method. Factor cost, basic prices and market prices, macreoeconomic identities, Real and Nominal GDP, GDP and Welfare. 

Unit 2: Money and Banking

Chapter 3. Money and Banking

Functions of Money, demand for money, supply of money, Money creation by the banking system : Balance Sheet of a Fictional Bank, Limits to Credit Creation and Money Multiplier, policy tools to control money supply

Unit 3: Income and Employment

Chapter 4. Determination of Income and Employment

Aggregate demand and its components-consumption, investment, determination of Income in two sector model, Determination of equilibrium with price level, fixed effect of an autonomous change in aggregate

Unit 4: Government Budget

Chapter 5. Government Budget and the Economy

Government budget - meaning, objectives and its components, Objectives of government budget, Classification of receipts , Classification of expenditure,Balanced, surplus, deficit Budget. Measures of government deficit.

Unit 5: Open Economy

Chapter 6. Open Economy-Macroeconomics

Balance of payments, current account, capital account, balance of payments surplus and deficit. Foreign exchange market, Foreign exchange rate, Determination of exchange rate , merits and demerits of flexible and fixed exchange rate systems, managed floating.

Part B: Introductory Microeconomics

Unit 1: Introductory Microeconomics

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

A Simple Economy , Central Problems of an Economy , Organisation of Economic Activities ,The Centrally Planned Economy,The Market Economy, Positive and Normative Economics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

Unit 2: CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Chapter 2. THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Utility, Cardinal Utility Analysis, Ordinal Utility Analysis, The Consumer’s Budget, Budget Set and Budget Line, Changes in the Budget Set, Optimal Choice of the Consumer, Demand, Demand Curve and the Law of Demand, Deriving a Demand Curve from Indifference Curves and Budget Constraints, Normal and Inferior Goods, Substitutes and Complements, Shifts in the Demand Curve , Movements along the Demand Curve and Shifts in the Demand Curve, Market Demand, Elasticity of Demand, Elasticity along a Linear Demand Curve, Factors Determining Price Elasticity of Demand for a Good, Elasticity and Expenditure.

Unit 3: CONCEPTS of PRODUCTION AND COSTS

Chapter 3. PRODUCTION AND COSTS

Production Function. The Short Run and the Long Run. Total Product, Average
Product and Marginal Product. The Law of Diminishing Marginal Product and the
Law of Variable Proportions. Shapes of Total Product, Marginal Product and
Average Product Curves. Returns to Scale, Costs, Short Run and Long Run Costs .

Unit 4: PERFECT COMPETITION

Chapter 4: THE THEORY OF THE FIRM UNDER PERFECT COMPETITION

Supply.Chapter 5: MARKET EQUILIBRIUM

Chapter 6. NON-COMPETITIVE MARKETS

Perfect Competition: Defining Features, Revenue , Profit Maximization , The Profit Maximization Problem: Graphical Representation, Supply Curve of a Firm, Short Run Supply Curve of a Firm. Long Run Supply Curve of a Firm, The Shut Down Point , The Normal Profit and Break-even Point , Determinants of a Firm’s Supply Curve,
Technological Progress, Input Prices, Market Supply Curve, Price Elasticity 

Equilibrium, Excess Demand, Excess Supply, Market Equilibrium: Fixed Number of Firms, Market Equilibrium: Free Entry and Exit, Applications, Price Ceiling Price Floor. Simple Monopoly in the Commodity Market, Market Demand Curve is the Average Revenue Curve, Total, Average and Marginal Revenues, Marginal Revenue and Price Elasticity of Demand, Short Run Equilibrium of the Monopoly Firm, Other Non-perfectly Competitive Markets , Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly

Units

Management

Principles of Management

Business Environment

Planning

Organisaing

Staffing

Directing

Controlling

Financial Management

Financial Markets

Marketing

Consumer Protection