Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus 2025: Download Reduced 2nd PUC Syllabus 2025 Here

Roumik Roy

Updated on - Nov 15, 2024

Department of Pre-University, Karnataka has released the reduced Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 for PCMB, Economics, Business Studies, and Accountancy subjects. The syllabus will help students cover all chapters and topics for all subjects under each stream for board exam preparation.

Moreover, the candidates are advised to strictly adhere to the Karnataka 2nd PUC 2025 syllabus provided by the board for Karnataka 2nd PUC exam preparation. Candidates can also refer to the Karnataka 2nd PUC books which are curated as per the recent syllabus.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Reduced Syllabus 2025

The board has reduced the syllabus for various subjects for the academic year 2025. Students must use the reduced syllabus to strategize their plans accordingly. Moreover, the reduced syllabus link is provided below for the student's reference. 

Read more: Karnataka 2nd PUC Blueprint 

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus 2025: Subject-Wise

Students must cover all the chapters and topics as mentioned in the syllabus as the question papers of the exam will contain various types of questions such as MCQ, short answer, and long answer questions from topics, well-allocated from the syllabus. However, students should review the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam pattern and check the topic allocation based on the marking scheme. 

The syllabus for different subjects under streams such as Science, Arts, Commerce, and languages is given in the following section.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus for Maths

The 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 for KSEEB class 12 Maths was reduced for the academic year 2025. There are 15 units in all, and some of the topics include Matrices and Determinants, Permutations and Combinations, Probability, Binomial Theorem, Partial Fractions, etc. Find the detailed Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 below.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus for Electronics

Some topics in Electronics include Transistor Amplifiers, Oscillators, Feedback in Amplifiers, Transistor Amplifiers, etc. Students can check the 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 for Electronics given below:

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus for Geology

The Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 for Geology consists of 7 units. Students must check these different sets of units and study accordingly. Some important topics include Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Structural Geology, Stratigraphy, etc.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus For Physics

The given physics syllabus consists of 13 units with very detailed topics and sub-topics. Some of the units include chapters like Electric charges and fields, Current Electricity, Moving charges and magnetism, etc. Please go through the 2nd PUC syllabus for Physics given below and study accordingly.

1. Electric charges and fields

Introduction Electric Charge, Conductors and Insulators, Charging by Induction, Basic Properties of Electric Charge, Coulomb’s Law, Forces between Multiple Charges, Electric Field, Electric Field Lines, Electric Flux, Electric Dipole, Dipole in a Uniform External Field, Continuous Charge Distribution, Gauss’s Law, Applications of Gauss’s Law, Field due to infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire, Field due to uniformly charged infinite plane sheet.

2. Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Introduction, Electrostatic Potential, Potential due to a Point Charge, Potential due to an Electric Dipole, Potential due to a System of Charges, Equipotential Surfaces, Potential Energy of a System of Charges, Potential Energy in an External Field, Electrostatics of Conductors, Dielectrics and Polarisation, Capacitors and Capacitance, The Parallel Plate Capacitor, Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance, Combination of Capacitors, Energy Stored in a Capacitor.

3. Current Electricity

Resistivity, Limitations of Ohm’s Law, Temperature Dependence of Resistivity, Electrical Energy, Power, Cells, emf, Internal Resistance, Cells in Series and Parallel, Kirchhoff’s Rules, Wheatstone Bridge, Meter Bridge, Potentiometer.

4. Moving Charges and Magnetism

Introduction, Magnetic Force, Motion in a Magnetic Field, Motion in Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields, velocity selector, Magnetic Field due to a Current Element, Biot-Savart Law, Magnetic Field on the Axis of a Circular Current Loop, Ampere’s Circuital Law, The Solenoid and the Toroid, Force between Two Parallel Currents, the Ampere, Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Dipole, The Moving Coil Galvanometer.

5. Magnetism and Matter

Introduction, The Bar Magnet, The magnetic field lines, Magnetism and Gauss’s Law, The Earth’s Magnetism, Magnetisation and magnetic intensity.

6. Electronic Induction

Introduction, The Experiments of Faraday and Henry, Magnetic Flux6.4 Faraday’s Law of Induction, Lenz’s Law and Conservation of Energy, Motional Electromotive Force, Energy Consideration: A Quantitative Study, Eddy Currents, Inductance, AC Generator.

7. Alternating Current

Introduction, AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor, Representation of AC Current and Voltage by Rotating Vectors - Phasors, AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor, AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor, AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit, LC Oscillations, Transformers.

8. Electromagnetic Waves

Introduction, Electromagnetic Waves, Electromagnetic Spectrum.

9. Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Introduction, Refraction, Total Internal Reflection, Refraction at Spherical Surfaces and by Lenses, Refraction through a Prism, Some Natural Phenomena due to Sunlight, the rainbow, Optical Instruments (except resolving power microscope and astronomical telescope).

10. Wave Optics

Introduction, Huygens Principle, Refraction and Reflection of Plane Waves using Huygens Principle, Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves.

11. Dual Nature of radiation and matter

Introduction, Electron Emission, Photoelectric Effect, Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect, Photoelectric Effect and Wave Theory of Light, Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation: Energy Quantum of Radiation, Particle Nature of Light: The Photon, Wave Nature of Matter.

12. Atoms

Introduction Experiment, Alpha particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom, Atomic Spectra, Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom, The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom, De Broglie’s Explanation of Bohr’s Second Postulate of Quantisation.

13. Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

Introduction, Classification of Metals, Conductors and Semiconductors, Intrinsic Semiconductor, Extrinsic Semiconductor.

Karnataka Chemistry 2nd PUC Syllabus 2025 

There are 11 units in the Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025, and there are various sub-topics under these units. Find below the syllabus for Chemistry. The www.pue.kar.nic.in syllabus for Chemistry includes units like Solid-state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, etc.

1. Solid-state

General Characteristics of Solid State, Amorphous and Crystalline Solids, Classification of Crystalline Solids, Crystal Lattices and Unit Cells, Number of Atoms in a Unit Cell, Close Packed Structures, Packing Efficiency, Calculations Involving Unit Cell Dimensions, Imperfections in Solids

2. Solutions

Types of Solutions, Expressing Concentration of Solutions, Solubility, Vapour Pressure of Liquid Solutions, Ideal and Non-ideal Solutions, Colligative Properties and Determination of Molar Mass.

3. Electrochemistry

Electrochemical Cells, Nernst Equation, Conductance of Electrolytic Solutions, Electrolytic cells, and Electrolysis (excluding the elementary idea of laws of electrolysis)

4. Chemical Kinetics

Rate of a Chemical Reaction, Factors Influencing Rate of a Reaction, Integrated Rate Equations

5. Surface Chemistry

Adsorption, Colloids, Classification of Colloids, Colloids Around Us

6. General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

7. p-block elements

Group 15 Elements, Dinitrogen, Ammonia, Oxides of Nitrogen (excluding structure), Nitric Acid, Group 16 Elements, Dioxygen, Simple Oxides, Ozone, Sulphur – Allotropic Forms, Sulphur Dioxide, Oxoacids of Sulphur, Sulphuric Acid; chemical Properties use, Group 17 Elements, Chlorine, Hydrogen Chloride, Oxoacids of Halogens, Interhalogen Compounds, Group 18 Elements

8. d and f Block Elements

Position in the Periodic Table, Electronic Configurations of the d-Block Elements, General Properties of the Transition, Elements (d-Block), The Lanthanoids: Electronic configuration, oxidation states, Llanthanoids contraction, reasons and consequences, The Actinoids; Actinoid contraction, Some Applications of d- and f-Block Elements

9. Coordination Compounds

Werner's Theory of Coordination Compounds, Definitions of Some Important Terms Pertaining to Coordination Compounds, Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds, Bonding in Coordination Compounds, Bonding in Metal Carbonyls, Stability of coordination compounds

10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Classification, Nomenclature, Nature of C–X Bond, Methods of Preparation, Physical Properties, Chemical Reactions

11. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Classification, Nomenclature, Structures of Functional Groups, Alcohols and Phenols, Ethers

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus for English

Given below is the Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus for English. There are 13 units in the English syllabus. The topics are mentioned in the table below for reference purposes:

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus for Economics

Economics is divided into Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Check the 2nd PUC syllabus for Economics which is mentioned below.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus for Business Studies

Business studies consist of parts 1 and part 2. Please go through both the parts and know the topics well. Some important topics of Karnataka 2nd PUC syllabus 2025 for business studies include Principles of Management, Business Environment, Organising, Controlling, Staffing, Financial Management, etc.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Syllabus For Accounting

Kindly check the PUC board Karnataka syllabus for accounting. There are two parts to the Accounting syllabus.  Some topics include Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organisation, Accounting for Partnership: Basic Concepts, Reconstitution of a Partnership Firm - Retirement/Death of a Partner, Dissolution of Partnership Firm, Financial Statement of Company, etc.

The parts and the units under them are mentioned in the table below.

Karnataka 2nd PUC Exam 2025 Distribution of Marks

You can find details about the distribution of marks for the Karnataka 2nd PUC exam 2025 in the table below.