ISC Syllabus 2027: Subject-Wise Topics, Chapter Weightage and PDF Download

Letter Writing (formal and informal); Directed Writing (report, speech, article, notice, review); Essay Writing (descriptive, argumentative, narrative)

Unseen Passage (comprehension questions); Summary Writing of a given passage; Note-making and Sub-title Writing

Sentence transformation; Phrasal verbs and idioms; Contextual vocabulary; Error correction; Reported speech; Sentence combining; Active and passive voice

Questions on character study, theme, language, stage directions, and contextual significance of key scenes from the CISCE-prescribed drama text for 2026-27.

Questions test plot summary, characterization, narrative technique, and thematic analysis of the prescribed prose collection or novel for 2026-27.

Questions on rhyme scheme, literary devices (metaphor, simile, personification), theme, tone, and appreciation. One unseen poem question may appear.

Complex Numbers (Argand plane, modulus, argument); Quadratic Equations; AP and GP; Special Series; Permutations and Combinations; Mathematical Induction; Binomial Theorem; Matrices and Determinants; Boolean Algebra

Limits and Continuity; Differentiation (chain rule, implicit, parametric, inverse trig); Applications of Derivatives (maxima/minima, tangent and normal); Integration (indefinite and definite); Applications of Integration (area, differential equations)

Lines and Circles; Conic Sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola); Vectors (dot product, cross product, triple product); 3D Geometry (lines and planes); Probability (Bayes’ theorem); Linear Programming; Statistics (regression, correlation)

Vectors in 3D; Planes and Lines in 3D; Probability Distribution (Binomial, Poisson, Normal); Regression Lines; Correlation Coefficient; Rank Correlation

Annuities; Shares and Dividends; Index Numbers; Linear Regression; Time Series; Applications of Calculus in Commerce and Economics

Coulomb’s Law; Electric Field and Flux; Gauss’s Theorem and Applications; Electric Potential; Capacitance; Dielectrics; Energy stored in a Capacitor; Van de Graaff Generator

Drift Velocity; Ohm’s Law; Electrical Resistance and Resistivity; Kirchhoff’s Laws; Wheatstone Bridge; Meter Bridge; Potentiometer; EMF and Internal Resistance

Biot-Savart Law; Ampere’s Circuital Law; Solenoid and Toroid; Moving Coil Galvanometer; Earth’s Magnetism; Magnetic Properties of Materials; Hysteresis

Faraday’s Laws; Lenz’s Law; Self and Mutual Inductance; AC Circuits (LCR, resonance, power factor); Transformers; AC Generator

Ray Optics: Reflection, Refraction, Total Internal Reflection, Lensmaker’s Equation, Optical Instruments (microscope, telescope); Wave Optics: Huygens’ Principle, Young’s Double Slit Experiment, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization

Bohr’s Model; Hydrogen Spectrum; Nuclear Composition and Size; Mass Defect; Binding Energy; Radioactivity (Alpha, Beta, Gamma Decay); Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Fusion

p-n Junction Diode; Half-wave and Full-wave Rectifier; Zener Diode; LED; Photodiode; Solar Cell; n-p-n and p-n-p Transistors; Logic Gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR

Solutions: Types, Vapour Pressure, Raoult’s Law, Colligative Properties, Van’t Hoff Factor. Electrochemistry: EMF, Nernst Equation, Conductance, Faraday’s Laws, Corrosion. Chemical Kinetics: Rate Laws, Arrhenius Equation, Activation Energy. Surface Chemistry: Adsorption, Catalysis, Colloids, Emulsions, Tyndall Effect

General Principles of Isolation of Metals; p-Block Elements Groups 15–18 (nitrogen, oxygen, halogen, noble gas families); d- and f-Block Elements (transition metals, lanthanoids, actinoids); Coordination Compounds: Werner’s Theory, IUPAC Nomenclature, Isomerism, Bonding, Colour

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (SN1, SN2 mechanisms); Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers; Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids; Amines (classification, reactions, Diazonium Salts); Biomolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins); Polymers; Chemistry in Everyday Life

Reproduction in Organisms; Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants (pollination, fertilization, seed development, apomixis); Human Reproduction (gametogenesis, fertilization, embryonic development); Reproductive Health (contraception, STDs, MTP)

Principles of Inheritance and Variation (Mendelism, sex-linked inheritance, mutations); Molecular Basis of Inheritance (DNA structure, replication, transcription, translation, operon model); Evolution (Darwinism, Hardy-Weinberg principle, speciation)

Human Health and Disease (immunity, AIDS, cancer, drugs); Food Production (plant breeding, animal husbandry, tissue culture); Microbes in Human Welfare (fermentation, antibiotics, sewage treatment); Biotechnology — Principles and Applications (recombinant DNA, GMOs, gene therapy)

Organisms and Populations; Ecosystem (food chains, energy flow, nutrient cycling, productivity); Biodiversity and Conservation (hotspots, in situ and ex situ conservation, Red Data Book); Environmental Issues (pollution, climate change, ozone depletion)

Historical background; Constituent Assembly: composition and working; Key debates (language, minority rights, federalism); Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s role as Chairman of the Drafting Committee; Sources drawn upon while framing the Constitution; Salient features of the Indian Constitution

Preamble: objectives and significance; Fundamental Rights (Articles 12–35): scope and limitations; Directive Principles of State Policy: classification and significance; Fundamental Duties (Article 51A); Relationship between FRs and DPSPs; Constitutional Amendment procedure (Article 368)

Composition of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; Qualifications and disqualifications of members; Powers and functions of Parliament (legislative, financial, electoral, judicial); Legislative process (ordinary bills and money bills); Speaker’s role; Parliamentary committees; Sessions, quorum, prorogation, dissolution

President: election, qualifications, powers (executive, legislative, financial, judicial, emergency); Vice President: role and functions; Prime Minister: appointment, powers, and relationship with the President; Council of Ministers: collective responsibility; Cabinet System; Governor’s role in states

Supreme Court: composition, jurisdiction (original, appellate, advisory), powers; Appointment and removal of judges; Judicial Review and the Basic Structure Doctrine; High Courts: jurisdiction and powers; Subordinate Courts; Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and its significance

Features of Indian federalism; Division of powers: Union List, State List, Concurrent List; Residuary powers; Emergency provisions and their effect on federalism; Centre-State financial relations; Role of the Finance Commission; Cooperative federalism and recent trends (GST Council)

Determinants of Indian foreign policy (geography, history, economy, military power, national interest); Panchsheel Principles; Non-Alignment Movement (NAM): origin, objectives, evolution, and relevance today; India’s Neighborhood Policy (SAARC, BIMSTEC); India-China Relations; India-Pakistan Relations; India-US Relations; India’s changing role in global affairs

United Nations: structure (General Assembly, Security Council, ICJ, Secretariat), peacekeeping role, and reform agenda; India’s contributions to UN peacekeeping operations; Nuclear policy and non-proliferation (NPT, CTBT); India and climate change diplomacy; Terrorism as a global challenge and India’s response; Emerging multipolar world order

Non-Cooperation Movement; Simon Commission; Civil Disobedience Movement; Round Table Conferences; Quit India Movement; Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA; Partition of India; Indian Independence Act 1947

Rise of Fascism and Nazism; World War II — causes and consequences; Cold War: origins, phases, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan; Decolonization in Asia and Africa; Nuclear Arms Race and Disarmament; Disintegration of the USSR

Origin and Charter of the United Nations; Structure: General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC, ICJ, Secretariat; Role of the UN in maintaining world peace; India and the UN; Criticisms and reform proposals

Salient Features of the Indian Constitution; Union Legislature (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha); Union Executive (President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers); Supreme Court and High Courts; Local Self Government: Panchayati Raj Institutions; Urban Local Bodies

Consumer Behaviour (utility analysis, indifference curves, budget line, consumer equilibrium); Demand and Supply (law, elasticity, determinants, market equilibrium); Production Function; Cost and Revenue (short-run and long-run curves); Market Structures (perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly); Factor Pricing

National Income: concepts (GDP, GNP, NNP, NI, PI, DPI) and measurement; Aggregate Demand and Supply; Investment Multiplier; Money and Banking (RBI, commercial banks, credit creation); Government Budget (fiscal deficit, revenue deficit); Balance of Payments; Foreign Exchange Rate

Overview of the Indian Economy; Planning in India; Economic Reforms since 1991 (Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation); Current Challenges (poverty, unemployment, inflation); Agriculture; Industry and Services Sector; Human Development

Classes and Objects; Inheritance (single and multilevel); Polymorphism (method overloading and overriding); Interfaces and Abstract Classes; Exception Handling (try-catch-finally, custom exceptions); File I/O; Recursion; String and StringBuilder handling

Arrays (1D and 2D, sorting and searching); Linked Lists (singly, doubly, and circular); Stacks (array-based and linked-list-based, applications); Queues (simple, circular, priority); Binary Trees (traversals: inorder, preorder, postorder); Binary Search Trees; Sorting algorithms (bubble, insertion, selection, merge, quick)

Algorithm Complexity (Big O notation); Boolean Laws, De Morgan’s Theorem, K-Maps; Flip-Flops (SR, JK, D); Network types (LAN, WAN, MAN); Topologies; Protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, DNS); Cybersecurity basics; SQL fundamentals (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)