NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English 2022-2023, Download PDF

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NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English 2022-2023

Section A: Reading Section

Section B: Writing Section

Section C: Literature Section

Benefits of the NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English

Preparation tips for NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English

 

NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English 2022-2023

The question paper for class 12 English exam is differentiated into 3 sections as follows-

1	Section A	Reading Section
2	Section B	Writing Section
3	Section C	Literature Section

  
Section A - Reading Section

• 2 Unseen passages with questions in the form of very short, short, and multiple-choice questions. This section tests the ability to handle comprehension, interpretation, and inference along with vocabulary, which includes word meaning and inference. 
• The passages are mostly of 1100-1200 words.
• The weightage is 6MCQs and 16 very short answer type questions, holding 22 marks.

• Factual passages, e.g., instructions, descriptions, reports.
• Descriptive passages include opinions, e.g., argumentative, persuasive, or interpretative text.
• Literary passages, like drama, essay, an extract from fiction, poetry, or biography.
• A poem can be of 28-35 lines.
• The passages might be literary or factual to test comprehension. The length of one passage is between 600-700 words.

• One Short Answer Type Question is of 3 marks
• One Long Answer Type Question is to be answered in 80-100 words, carrying 5 marks

• Advertisement writing
• Notice Writing
• Poster writing
• Formal and informal invitation and reply writing (4 Marks)

• Letter writing - based on verbal/visual input (6 Marks)
• Business or official letters (for making inquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders, and sending replies)
• Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinions on an issue of public interest)
• Application for a job

• Article writing
• Debate writing
• speech writing
• Report writing - (10x2=20 Marks)

• Flamingo
• Vistas

• The Invisible Man (unabridged) by H.G. Wells
• Silas Marner (unabridged) by George Eliot

Flamingo
Flamingo – Prose

Lesson 1: The Last Lesson (Alphonse Daudet)

Lesson2: Lost Spring (Anees Jung)

Lesson3: Deep Water (William Douglas)

Lesson 4: The Rattrap (Selma Lagerlof)

Lesson 5: Indigo (Louis Fischer)

Lesson 6: Poets and Pancakes

Lesson 7: The Interview

Lesson 8: Going Places (A. R. Barton)

Flamingo – Poetry

Poem 1: My Mother at Sixty – Six (Kamala Das)

Poem 2: An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum (Stephen Spender)

Poem 3: Keeping Quiet (Pablo Neruda)

Poem 4: A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)

Poem 5: A Roadside Stand

Poem 6: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers (Adrienne Rich)

Vistas

Chapter 1: The Third Level (Jack Finney)

Chapter 2. The Tiger King (Kalki)

Chapter 3. Journey to the end of the Earth (Tishani Doshi)

Chapter 4. The Enemy Pearl (S. Buck)

Chapter 5. Should Wizard hit Mommy (John Updike)

Chapter 6. On the face of It (Susan Hill)

Chapter 7. Evans Tries an O-level (Colin Dexter)

Chapter 8. Memories of Childhood (Zitkala-Sa & Bama)

 

• Very short answer questions that check the comprehension and appreciation, extracted from poetry. (4 marks)
• The students are supposed to attempt 4 out of 6 short answer questions, which are basically based on prose/drama/ poetry. (12 marks)
• Candidates can attempt one long-answer type question in around 120-150 words. (6marks) 
• Students can opt for only 1 question out of 2 long answer-type questions, to be written in 120-150 words to check global analysis of comprehension. (6marks)
• Any questions to be answered include theme, plot, and incidents from the novels. (6marks)
• The scholars can attempt any 1 out of 2, based on their understanding, appreciation, analysis, and interpretation (6 marks)

Benefits of the NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English-

• The syllabus provides knowledge in easy and crisp language.
• The syllabus helps in exams like JEE, NEET, and various scholarship tests like KVPY.
• The syllabus provides a way for the students to make a study schedule and prepare well for the board exams. 
• NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English helps understand the weightage of units and chapters. 

Preparation tips for Class 12th English

• This section includes comprehension. You must take 5 minutes to read and dig out answers from them.
• The scholars are supposed to read the comprehension in the allotted time once they go through the entire paper.
• Reading will give them an idea of comprehension and will take less time than answering the question. 
• The scholars should not spend more than 45 minutes in this section. 

• The sections include writing different things like a letter, e-mails, notices, report writing, paragraphs, etc. 
• The scholars should have a look over the format and practice twice before going to an actual exam.
• The students should not hurry while solving this section. Work with calmness and show a little bit of creativity in this section.
• The language must be simple yet appealing. 

• The section has the highest marks weightage, as it includes the question based on your subjective understanding of the questions.
• Do not overstress on the answers, as it will kill your time.
• The answer should be crisp and short within the prescribed limit.

You can refer to the information given above to understand the syllabus, marks weightage,a nd marking scheme for the NCERT Syllabus for Class 12 English.