ISC Board Class 12

• History, Civics, Geography
• English
• Second Language (one/two)

• Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
• Mathematics
• Commercial Studies
• Economics
• Environmental Science
• A Classical Language
• A Modern Foreign Language

• Arts
• Performing Arts
• Computer Applications
• Economic Applications
• Commercial Applications
• Fashion Designing
• Physical Education
• Yoga
• Cookery
• Home Science
• A Modern Foreign Language
• Technical Drawing Applications
• Environmental Applications

Electrostatics

Electric Charges and Fields

• Electric Charges; Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-force between two-point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution.
• Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field lines, electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole, torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field.
• Electric flux, statement of Gauss’s theorem and its applications to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside).

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

• Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, the electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges, and electric dipole in an electrostatic field.
• Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor. Dielectrics and electric polarisation, capacitors and capacitance, a combination of capacitors in series and parallel, the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor.

Current Electricity

Current Electricity

• Electric current, the flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity, mobility and their relation with electric current; Ohm’s law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics (linear and nonlinear), electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity and conductivity, Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; series and parallel combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance. 
• The internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and EMF of a cell, a combination of cells in series and parallel, Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications, Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge. 
• Potentiometer – principle and its applications to measure potential difference and compare EMF of two cells; measurement of internal resistance of a cell.

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Moving Charges and Magnetism

• Concept of a magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment.
• Biot-Savart law and its application to a current-carrying circular loop.
• Ampere’s law and its applications to an infinitely long straight wire. Cyclotron is straight and toroidal solenoids (only qualitative treatment): force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields.
• Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field, the force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of an ampere, torque experienced by a current loop in a uniform magnetic field; moving coil galvanometer-its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.

Magnetism and Matter

• Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment, magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron, magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis, torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic field; bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. 
• Para-, dia- and ferromagnetic substances, with examples. Electromagnets and factors affecting their strengths, permanent magnets.

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Electromagnetic Induction

• Electromagnetic induction
• Faraday’s laws
• Induced EMF and current
• Lenz’s Law
• Eddy currents
• Self and mutual induction

Alternating Current

• Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/voltage
• Reactance and impedance
• LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only), LCR series circuit, resonance
• Power in AC circuits, power factor, wattless current
• AC generator and transformer.

Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Waves

• The basic idea of displacement current, Electromagnetic waves, their characteristics, their Transverse nature (qualitative ideas only).
• Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses.

Optics

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

• Ray Optics: Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula, refraction of light, total internal reflection and its applications, optical fibres, refraction at spherical surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lensmaker’s formula, magnification, power of a lens, a combination of thin lenses in contact, refraction of light through a prism.
• Scattering of Light: The blue colour of the sky and the reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset.
• Optical Instruments: Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers.

Wave Optics

• Wavefront and Huygens principle, reflection and refraction of a plane wave at a plane surface using wavefronts.
• Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens principle
• Interference
• Young’s double-slit experiment and expression for fringe width
• Coherent sources and sustained interference of light
• Diffraction due to a single slit
• Width of central maximum
• Resolving power of microscope and astronomical telescope
• Polarisation, plane polarised light
• Brewster’s law: uses of plane polarised light and Polaroids

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

• Dual nature of radiation, Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations;
• Einstein’s photoelectric equation-particle nature of light.
• Experimental study of the photoelectric effect
• Matter waves-wave nature of particles, de-Broglie relation, Davisson-Germer experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion should be explained). 

Atoms and Nuclei

Atoms

• Alpha-particle scattering experiment
• Rutherford’s model of the atom
• Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum.

Nuclei

• Composition and size of nucleus, Radioactivity, alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties; radioactive decay law, half-life, and mean life.
• Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number; nuclear fission, nuclear fusion.

Electronic Devices

Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

Energy bands in conductors, semiconductors and insulators (qualitative ideas only)

Semiconductor Diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier;

Special purpose p-n junction diodes: LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener diode and their characteristics, Zener diode as a voltage regulator.

Solid State

• Classification of solids based on different binding forces: molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea).
• Unit cell in two dimensional and three-dimensional lattices, calculation of density of unit cell, packing in solids, packing efficiency, voids, number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects, electrical and magnetic properties.
• Band theory of metals,conductors, semiconductors and insulators and n and p-type semiconductors.

Solutions

• Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, the solubility of gases in liquids, and solid solutions,
• Raoult’s Law,
• Colligative properties – a relative lowering of vapour pressure,
• Elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, and osmotic pressure,
• Determination of molecular masses using colligative properties and abnormal molecular mass,
• Van’t Hoff Factor

Electrochemistry

• Redox reactions, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential,
• Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells,
• Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell,
• Conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration,
• Kohlrausch’s Law,
• Electrolysis and law of electrolysis (elementary idea),
• Dry Cell – electrolytic cells and Galvanic cells, lead accumulator, fuel cells, corrosion

Chemical Kinetics

• Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous),
• Factors affecting rate of reaction: concentration, temperature,
• Catalyst; Order and molecularity of a reaction,
• Rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and half-life (only for zero and first-order reactions),
• Concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment),
• Activation energy,
• Arrhenius equation

Surface Chemistry

• Adsorption – physisorption and chemisorption, factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids,
• Catalysis: Homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity of solid catalysts, enzyme catalysis,
• Colloidal state: the distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspension,
• Lyophilic, lyophobic, multi-molecular and macromolecular colloids,
• Properties of colloids,
• Tyndall effect,
• Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation, emulsion – types of emulsions.

General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

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

p-Block Elements

• Group 15 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties; Nitrogen preparation properties and uses; compounds of Nitrogen: preparation and properties of Ammonia and Nitric Acid, Oxides of Nitrogen (Structure only); Phosphorus – allotropic forms, compounds of Phosphorus: Preparation and properties of Phosphine, Halides and Oxoacids (elementary idea only).
• Group 16 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, dioxygen: preparation, properties and uses, classification of Oxides, Ozone, Sulphur -allotropic forms; compounds of Sulphur: preparation properties and uses of Sulphur-dioxide, Sulphuric Acid: industrial process of manufacture, properties and uses; Oxoacids of Sulphur (Structures only).
• Group 17 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; compounds of halogens, Preparation, properties and uses of Chlorine and Hydrochloric acid, interhalogen compounds, Oxoacids of halogens (structures only).
• Group 18 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, uses.

d and f Block Elements

• General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals.
• General trends in properties of the first-row transition metals – metallic character, ionisation enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation.
• Preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.
• Lanthanoids – Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction and its consequences.
• Actinides – Electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with lanthanide.

Coordination Compounds

Coordination compounds – Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds. Bonding, Werner’s theory, VBT, and CFT; structure and stereoisomerism, the importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological system).

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

• Haloalkanes
• Nomenclature, nature of C–X bond, physical and chemical properties, optical rotation mechanism of substitution reactions.
• Haloarenes
• Nature of C–X bond, substitution reactions (Directive influence of halogen in monosubstituted compounds only).
• Uses and Environmental Effects
• Dichloromethane
• Trichloromethane
• Tetrachloromethane
• Iodoform
• Freons
• DDT

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

• Alcohols
• Nomenclature
• Methods of preparation
• Physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only)
• Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols
• Mechanism of dehydration
• Uses, with special reference to methanol and ethanol
• Phenols
• Nomenclature
• Methods of preparation
• Physical and chemical properties
• Acidic nature of phenol
• Electrophilic substitution reactions
• Uses of phenols
• Ethers
• Nomenclature
• Methods of preparation
• Physical and chemical properties
• Uses of ethers

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

• Aldehydes and Ketones
• Nomenclature
• Nature of carbonyl group
• Methods of preparation
• Physical and chemical properties
• Mechanism of nucleophilic addition
• Reactivity of alpha hydrogen in Aldehydes
• Uses
• Carboxylic Acids
• Nomenclature
• Acidic nature
• Methods of preparation
• Physical and chemical properties
• Uses

Amines

• Amines
• Nomenclature
• Classification
• Structure
• Methods of preparation
• Physical and chemical properties
• Uses
• Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines
• Diazonium salts
• Preparation
• Chemical reactions
• Importance in synthetic organic chemistry

Biomolecules

• Carbohydrates
• Classification (aldoses and ketoses)
• Monosaccharides (glucose and fructose)
• D-L configuration oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose)
• Polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen)
• Importance of carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Elementary idea of – amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins
• Structure of proteins – primary, secondary, tertiary structure and quaternary structures (qualitative idea only)
• Denaturation of proteins
• Enzymes
• Hormones – Elementary idea excluding structure
• Vitamins- Classification and functions
• Nucleic
• Acids – DNA and RNA

Polymers

• Classification – natural and synthetic
• Methods of polymerisation (addition and condensation)
• Copolymerisation
• Some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polythene, nylon polyesters, Bakelite, rubber
• Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers

Chemistry in Everyday Life

• Chemicals in Medicines: Analgesics, tranquilisers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.
• Chemicals in Food: Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary idea of antioxidants.
• Cleansing Agents: Soaps and detergents, cleansing action.

Relations and Functions

Relations and Functions

• Types of relations: reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions, composite functions, the inverse of a function.

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

• Definition, range, domain, principal value branch. Graphs of inverse trigonometric functions Elementary properties of inverse trigonometric functions

Algebra

Matrices

• Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix, transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.
• Operation on matrices:
• Addition and multiplication and multiplication with a scalar.
• Simple properties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication.
• On Commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the zero matrices (restrict to square matrices of order 2).
• Concept of elementary row and column operations.
• Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse, if it exists; (Here, all matrices will have total entries).

Determinants

• Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 x 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, cofactors and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle.
• Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix.
• Consistency, inconsistency and number of solutions of a system of linear equations by examples, solving systems of linear equations in two or three variables (having a unique solution) using the inverse of a matrix.

Calculus

Continuity and Differentiability

• Continuity and differentiability, a derivative of composite functions, chain rule, inverse trigonometric functions, derivative of implicit functions.
• Concept of exponential and logarithmic functions.
• Derivatives of logarithmic and exponential functions.
• Logarithmic differentiation, derivative of functions expressed in parametric forms.
• Second-order derivatives.
• Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorems (without proof) and their geometric interpretation.

Applications of Derivatives

• Applications of derivatives: rate of change of bodies, increasing/ decreasing functions, tangents and normals, use of derivatives in approximation, maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable tool).
• Simple problems (that illustrate basic principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations).

Integrals

• Integration is an inverse process of differentiation.
• Integration of a variety of functions by substitution, by partial fractions and by parts.
• Evaluation of simple integrals and problems based on them.
• Definite integrals as a limit of a sum
• Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (without proof).
• Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals.

Applications of the Integrals

• Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, circles, parabolas, ellipses (in standard form only).
• The area between any of the two above-said curves (the region should be identifiable).

Differential Equations

• Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation.
• Formation of differential equations whose general solution is given.
• Solution of differential equations by separating variables, solutions of homogeneous differential equations of the first order and first degree.
• Solutions of a linear differential equation.

Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry

Vectors

• Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector.
• Direction cosines and direction ratios of a vector.
• Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, parallel and collinear vectors), position vector of a point, negative of a vector, components of a vector, the addition of vectors, multiplication of a vector by a scalar, position vector of a point dividing a line segment in a given ratio.
• Definition, Geometrical Interpretation, properties and application of scalar (dot) product of vectors, vector (cross) product of vectors, a scalar triple product of vectors.

Three-dimensional Geometry

• Direction cosines and direction ratios of a line joining two points.
• Cartesian equation and vector equation of a line, coplanar and skew lines, the shortest distance between two lines.
• Cartesian and vector equation of a plane.
• Angle between
  • Two lines
  • Two planes
• Line and a plane
• Distance of a point from a plane.

Linear Programming

• Introduction, related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimisation. 
• Different types of linear programming (L.P.) problems.
• A mathematical formulation of L.P. problems.
• Graphical method of solution for problems in two variables.
• Feasible and infeasible regions (bounded or unbounded).
• Feasible and infeasible solutions.
• Optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints).

Probability

• Conditional probability
• Multiplication theorem on probability
• Independent events
• Total probability
• Bayes’ theorem
• Random variable and its probability distribution
• Mean and variance of random variables
• Binomial probability distribution

Reproduction

Reproduction in Organisms

• Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all organisms for continuation of species;
• Modes of reproduction –Asexual and sexual reproduction;
• A sexual reproduction – binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule formation, fragmentation;
• Vegetative propagation in plants;
• Events in sexual reproduction

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

• Flower structure;
• Development of male and female gametophytes;
• Pollination – types, agencies and examples;
• Outbreeding devices;
• Pollen-pistil interaction;
• Double fertilisation;
• Post fertilisation events – development of endosperm and embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit;
• Special modes- apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony;
• Significance of seed dispersal and fruit formation.

Human Reproduction

• Male and female reproductive systems;
• Microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; Gametogenesis – spermatogenesis and oogenesis;
• Menstrual cycle;
• Fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation, implantation;
• Pregnancy and placenta formation (elementary idea);
• Parturition (elementary idea);
• Lactation (elementary idea).

Reproductive Health

• Need for reproductive health and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs);
• Birth control – need and methods;
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP);
• Amniocentesis;
• Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies – IVF, ZIFT,
•  GIFT, AI (brief overview).

Genetics and Evolution

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

• Heredity and variation, Mendelian inheritance;
• Deviations from Mendelism – incomplete dominance, codominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy;
• Elementary idea of polygenic inheritance;
• Chromosome theory of inheritance;
• Chromosomes and genes;
• Linkage and crossing over;
• Sex determination – in human beings, birds, grasshopper and honey bees;
• Mutation, Pedigree analysis, sex-linked inheritance – haemophilia, colour blindness;
• Mendelian disorders in humans –sickle cell anaemia, Phenylketonuria, thalassemia;
• Chromosomal disorders in humans;
• Down’s syndrome,
• Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes.

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

• Structure of DNA and RNA;
• DNA packaging;
• Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material;
• DNA replication;
• Central Dogma;
• Transcription, genetic code, translation;
• Gene expression and regulation – lac operon;
• Human genome project;
• DNA fingerprinting.

Evolution

• Origin of life;
• Biological evolution and evidence for biological evolution (palaeontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence);
• Adaptive radiation;
• Biological evolution:
•  Lamarck’s theory of use and disuse of organs, Darwin’s theory of evolution;
• Mechanism of evolution – variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with examples, types of natural selection;
• Gene flow and genetic drift;
• Hardy – Weinberg’s principle;
• A brief account of evolution;
• Human evolution.

Biology and Human Welfare

Human Health and Diseases

• Pathogens;
• Parasites causing human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ringworm) and their control;
• Basic concepts of immunology – vaccines;
• Cancer, HIV and AIDS;
• Adolescence – drug and alcohol abuse.

Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

• Animal husbandry,
• Plant breeding,
• Tissue culture,
• Single-cell protein.

Microbes in Human Welfare

• Microbes in food processing, industrial production, Antibiotics;
• Production and reasonable class use, sewage treatment, energy generation and microbes as biocontrol agents and bio-fertilizers.

Biotechnology and its Applications

Biotechnology – Principles and Processes

• Genetic Engineering (Recombinant DNA Technology

Biotechnology and its Application

• Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture
• Genetically modified organisms – Bt Crops;
• RNA interference, Human insulin, gene therapy;
• Molecular diagnosis;
• Transgenic animals;
• Biosafety issues, biopiracy and patents.

Ecology and Environment

Organisms and Populations

• Organisms and environment
• Habitat and niche, A biotic factors, ecological adaptations;
• Population interactions – mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism, commensalism;
• Population attributes – growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution.

Ecosystem

• Ecosystem: Structure and function;
• Productivity and decomposition;
• Energy flow;
• Pyramids of number, biomass, energy;
• Nutrient cycles (carbon and phosphorous);
• Ecological succession;
• Ecological services – carbon fixation, pollination, seed dispersal, oxygen release (in brief).

Biodiversity and Conservation

• Biodiversity – Concept, levels, patterns, importance;
• Loss of biodiversity;
• Biodiversity conservation;
• Hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book, Sacred Groves, biosphere reserves, national parks, wildlife, sanctuaries and Ramsar sites.

Environmental Issues

• Air pollution and its control;
• Water pollution and its control;
• Agrochemicals and their effects;
• Solid waste management;
• Radioactive waste management;
• Greenhouse effect and climate change impact and mitigation;
• Ozone layer depletion;
• Deforestation;
• Case study exemplifying success story addressing the environmental issue(s).

Unit VI

Reproduction

14

Unit VII

Genetics and Evolution

18

Unit VIII

Biology and Human Welfare

14

Unit IX

Biotechnology and its Applications

10

Unit X

Ecology and Environment

14

Total

70

Unit I

Solid State

23

Unit II

Solutions

Unit III

Electrochemistry

Unit IV

Chemical Kinetics

Unit V

Surface Chemistry

Unit VII

p -Block Elements

19

Unit VIII

d -and f -Block Elements

Unit IX

Coordination Compounds

Unit X

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

28

Unit XI

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Unit XII

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Unit XIII

Amines

Unit XIV

Biomolecules

Total

70

Unit I – Electrostatics

Chapter–1: Electric Charges and Fields

16

Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Unit II – Current Electricity

Chapter -3: Current Electricity

Unit III – Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism

17

Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter

Unit IV – Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Chapter–6: Electromagnetic Induction

Chapter–7: Alternating Current

Unit V – Electromagnetic Waves

Chapter–8: Electromagnetic Waves

18

Unit VI – Optics

Chapter–9: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Chapter–10: Wave Optics

Unit VII – Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

12

Unit VIII – Atoms and Nuclei

Chapter–12: Atoms

Chapter–13: Nuclei

Unit IX – Electronic Devices

Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

7

Total

–

70

Unit I

Relations and Functions

08

Unit II

Algebra

10

Unit III

Calculus

35

Unit IV

Vectors and Three – Dimensional Geometry

14

Unit V

Linear Programming

05

Unit VI

Probability

08

Total

80

Internal Assessment

20

S. Chand’s ISC Mathematics Class – XII 

O.P. Malhotra, S.K. Gupta, Anubhuti Gangal

ISC Mathematics Class 12– R D Sharma (Vol 1 & Vol 2)

R D Sharma

Understanding I.S.C. Mathematics Class XII

M.L. Aggarwal

Senior Secondary School Mathematics for Class 12

R.S. Aggarwal

1

ISC Physics Book II for Class XII

P. Vivekanandan, D.K. Banerjee and Anand V. Karthik

2

ISC Nootan Physics Class 12 

Kumar.Mittal Nageen Prakashan

3

New Simplified Physics, 

S. L. Arora

4

Modern’s ABC Of Practical Physics

Ashok Sharma

1

ISC Nootan Chemistry Class 12

HC Srivastava

2

S Chand ISC Chemistry for Class 12

RD Madan and BS Bisht

3

Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

KL Chugh

4

Modern’s ABC Of Practical Chemistry For Class-12

S. Kiran, Kavya

5

The Language of Chemistry or Chemical Equations

G.D. Tuli & P.L. Soni

1

S. Chand A Textbook of ISC Biology Class 12

Sarita Aggarwal

2

Nootan ISC Biology Class 12

VK Singh and DK Jain

3

Modern’s ABC Of Practical Biology For Class-12

V.K. Khosla, Kanta Khosla

ISC Exam Events

April 26 to June 13, 2022

Release of ISC 2022 Timetable

March 3, 2022

Release of ISC 12th Admit Card

To be announced

ISC Exams Begin

April 26, 2022

ISC 12th Exams End

June 13, 2022

Declaration of ISC 12th Result

To be announced

Conduct of ISC Compartment/Improvement Exams 2022

August 2022

Release of Date sheet

March 3, 2022

Commencement of Exam

April 26, 2022

ISC Result date

July, 2022 

Official website

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Mode of result

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Total schools

1125

Total students

88,409

Total passed

85,611

Unsuccessful students

2,798

Total boys appeared

47,429 (53.65 %)

Total girls appeared

40,980 (46.35 %)

2022

94,011 

99.76%

99.66%

99.86%

2020

2,07,902

99.33 %

99.68 %

99.04 %

2019

1,96,271

98.54 %

99.05 %

98.12 %

2018

1,84,000

98.55 %

98.95 %

98.14 %

2017

1,75,000

98.53 %

99.03 %

98.13 %

2016

1,58,883

98.02 %

97.78 %

97.3 %

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Jawaharlal Nehru Universities (JNU’s)

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Kendriya Vidyalaya

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Sainik Schools

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Police Public Schools

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International Schools

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7. VITEEE
8. AMU (B. Tech)
9. NDA Entrance with PCM (MPC)

Medical

1. National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET)
2. AIIMS
3. JIPMER

Defence Services

1. Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test
2. Indian Navy B.Tech Entry Scheme
3. Indian Army Technical Entry Scheme (TES)
4. National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I)

Fashion and Design

1. National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Test
2. National Institute of Design Admissions
3. All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED)
4. Symbiosis Institute of Design Exam
5. Footwear Design and Development Institute
6. Maeer’s MIT Institute of Design
7. National Institute of Fashion Design
8. National Aptitude Test in Architecture
9. Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT)

Social Sciences

1. Banaras Hindu University
2. IIT Madras Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE)
3. TISS Bachelors Admission Test (TISS-BAT)

Law

1. Common-Law Admission Test
2. All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)

Science

1. Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
2. National Entrance Screening Test (NEST)

Mathematics

1. Indian Statistical Institute Admission
2. Admissions to Universities
3. Various B.Sc Programs
4. Banasthali Vidyapith Admission

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12th PCM, unmarried Indian citizens.

Crack UPSC NDA exam followed by a medical exam.

39,000 - 80,000 per month

Bachelor of Architecture ( B.Arch.) - 5 years

12th Science PCM with high percentile

National Level and State level entrance tests such as IIT-JEE, GATE, UPSEE, BITSAT.

2.5 lakh - 4.5 lakh PA

Merchant Navy

B.Sc. Nautical Science - 3 years

B.E. (Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Harbour and Ocean Engineering) - 4 years

12th Science PCM with high percentile

Qualified All India Merchant Navy Entrance Test (AIMNET) and required the vision (eyesight) and health standards.

12,000 - 8 lakhs per month

Railway Apprentice Exam (Training of 4 years after selection. Further, candidates take up leadership positions in the Indian Railways as Class 1 officers)

12th Science PCM with at least 60% marks

Candidates will have to qualify the written test followed by an interview test to get selected

9,300 - 34,800 with Grade pay of 4200/

Pilot (Indian Flying schools provide CPL programs with a duration as long as 2–3 years.

It takes 18–24 months to get the Commercial Pilot licence after acquiring a flying experience of at least 200 hours.)

Class XII with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in Maths and Physics.

At least the age of 16 years to be eligible for a Student Pilot Licence.

17 for a Private Pilot Licence.

18 for a Commercial Pilot Licence.

Apply for FAA Medical Certificate, then apply for FAA Student Pilot Certificate

Start Flight Training Lessons and Pass Private Pilot Knowledge Test then Pass Private Pilot Practical Exam.

3 lakh - 8 lakh per month

MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) - 5.5 years

10+2 with minimum 50% marks in PCB

Through NEET Entrance exam

35,000 - 80,000 per month

BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) - 4 years

10+2 with min. 50% marks in PCB + English as a compulsory subject

Through NEET Entrance exam

15,000 - 30,000 per month

B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science)

Botany/Zoology/Chemistry

Nutrition and Dietetics

Biochemistry - 3 years

10+2 with the subjects PCB or PCM

Merit-based admission

(Some colleges conduct entrance test)

2.5 lakh - 4 lakh PA

BHMS (Bachelor of Homoeopathy Medicine and Surgery) -5.5 years

10+2 with a minimum of 50% in PCB and English as a mandatory subject

NEET, TS EAMCET, AP EAMCET

25,000 - 35,000 per month

B. Pharmacy - 4 years

10+2 with subjects PCB (50% or above marks)

Through entrance tests (Direct admissions in some universities)

10,000 - 18,000 per month

BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) - 4 years

10+2 with at least 50% marks in PCB +English as compulsory subjects

Through entrance exam

15,000 - 30,000 per month

BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine Surgery) -5.5 years

10+2 with minimum 50% marks (40%for SC/ST) in PCB with English as a compulsory subject

Entrance exam + Group discussion + Personal interview

15,000 - 20,000 per month

BUMS (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery) - 5.5 years

10+2 with PCB (minimum 50%)

NEET entrance exam

12,000 - 15,000 per month

Bioinformatics - 3 years

10+2 with PCB with min. 50% marks

Entrance tests followed by an interview

2 lakh - 3 lakh PA

Genetics - 3 years

10+2 with Science stream

Direct admission

Entrance exam in few institutes

3.5 lakh - 5 lakh PA

Microbiology - 3 years

10+2 with Science (minimum 55% marks)

Direct admission

(Some universities conduct entrance exam)

10,000 - 20,000 per month

Forensic Sciences - 3 years

10+2 with Science stream

Entrance tests

3 lakh - 4 lakh PA

Biotechnology

(B.Sc. - 3 years, B.Tech - 4 years)

Min. 55% marks in 12th in any three out of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths or Computer Science subjects

Entrance tests

25,000 - 28,000 per month

Environmental Science - 3 years

10+2

Direct admissions

Some colleges conduct entrance exams

3 lakh - 5 lakh PA

Nursing - 4 years

10+2 with PCB as compulsory subjects

Entrance exams

2 lakh - 2.8 lakh PA