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The CBSE class 12th Physics syllabus 2024-25 emphasizes using SI units, symbols, and nomenclature of physical quantities and formulations. The updated syllabus focuses on electrostatics, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics, which will help the students to study Physics effectively.
Furthermore, students can download the updated CBSE class 12th 2024-25 Physics syllabus from the official website. It contains the course structure, course content, questions typology, and guidelines that must be covered in the CBSE class 12th exam.
Students review the CBSE class 12th Physics syllabus to prepare for the board and entrance exams fully. Physics is among the most important subjects for students who want to appear for entrance examinations like IIT JEE, NEET, etc. Refer to the table below for more details.
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Following the NCERT syllabus will help students prepare for the board exams and competitive examinations like JEE and NEET. Below are the details of the CBSE class 12th 2024-25 Physics syllabus, with several periods included to prepare for the class 12th board exams.
Unit No. | Unit Name | Chapters | Allotted Marks |
Unit 1 | Electrostatics | Chapter 1 – Electric Charges and Fields | 16 |
Chapter 2 – Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | |||
Unit 2 | Current Electricity | Chapter 3 – Current Electricity | |
Unit 3 | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | Chapter 4 – Moving Charges and Magnetism | 17 |
Chapter 5 – Magnetism and Matter | |||
Unit 4 | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | Chapter 6 – Electromagnetic Induction | |
Chapter 7 – Alternating Current | |||
Unit 5 | Electromagnetic Waves | Chapter 8 – Electromagnetic Waves | 18 |
Unit 6 | Optics | Chapter 9 – Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | |
Chapter 10 – Wave Optics | |||
Unit 7 | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Chapter 11 – Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 12 |
Unit 8 | Atoms and Nuclei | Chapter 12 – Atoms | |
Chapter 13 – Nuclei | |||
Unit 9 | Electronic Devices | Chapter 14 – Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices, and Simple Circuits | 7 |
Total | 70 |
The Physics practical exams will be conducted for 30 marks and students must score the passing marks. Refer to the table below for more details.
Particulars | Marks |
Two experiments one from each section | 7+7 Marks |
Practical record [experiments and activities] | 5 Marks |
One activity from any section | 3 Marks |
Investigatory Project | 3 Marks |
Viva on experiments and activities | 5 Marks |
Total | 30 Marks |
The board has reduced the CBSE 12th Physics syllabus as it allows to focus on the important topics, leading to better productivity. The deleted topics along with the chapter names are given below for the student's reference.
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Chapters
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Deleted Topics
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Current Electricity
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Chapter–3: Current Electricity
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Electrical Resistance, Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; series and parallel combinations of resistors, metre bridge, Potentiometer - principle and its applications to measure potential difference and for comparing EMF of two cells; measurement of internal resistance of a cell
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Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
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Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
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Cyclotron
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Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
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Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter
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magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron
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Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
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Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction
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Eddy currents
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Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
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Chapter–7: Alternating Current
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LC oscillations
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Optics
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Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
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Scattering of light - blue colour of sky and reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset
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Optics
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Chapter–10: Wave Optics
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resolving power of microscope and astronomical telescope, polarisation, plane polarised light, Brewster's law, uses of plane polarised light and Polaroids
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Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
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Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
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Davisson-Germer experiment
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Atoms and Nuclei
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Chapter–13: Nuclei
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Radioactivity, alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays and their properties; radioactive decay law.
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Electronic Devices
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Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
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Special purpose p-n junction diodes: LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener
diode and their characteristics, zener diode as a voltage regulator
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Prescribed Books for CBSE class 12th Physics are given below. Students can refer to that and score good marks in their exam.
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