The PSEB (Punjab School Education Board) published the PSEB 12th compartment result 2024 on 14th August 2024 on their official website (pseb.nic.in). The PSEB 12th Compartment exam 2024 was conducted from 4th July to 19th July 2024. The Punjab Board uploaded the PSEB 12th syllabus and PSEB 12th exam pattern 2025 on their official website.
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PSEB 12th
Punjab Board of Secondary Education 12th Examination
Akansha Akshara
Updated on 06th September, 2024 | 7 min read
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PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024
The PSEB 12th syllabus 2025 along with PSEB 12th exam pattern 2025 on the Punjab Board official website. Students must be aware of the PSEB 12th class syllabus 2025 to know chapters/topics which they need to cover for PSEB 12th exam preparation 2025. The PSEB 12th exam pattern 2025 includes information related to marks distribution, marking scheme, exam difficulty level, exam duration and other things. Students should also download the PSEB 12th previous years' question papers along with sample papers to prepare well for the exam.
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024: Subject Scheme
- All students need to appear for 4 compulsory subjects
- Students from Arts/Science stream also need opt for 3 elective subjects.
- Students from Commerce stream need to opt 4 elective subjects.
- Students from Commerce stream have the option to choose between Mathematics/Computer Applications for additional subjects.
- Students from Arts stream have the option to choose additional subjects from their subjects group.
- Students from Science stream have the option to choose addition subject among Geography, Home Science, Biology, Economics, Agriculture, or Maths.
PSEB 12th Exam Compulsory Subjects
There are four compulsory subjects in PSEB 12th exam:
- General English
- General Punjabi of Punjab History and Culture
- Environmental Education
- Computer Science
Subject-wise PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024
| Subject | Subject PDF |
| Punjabi Compulsory | Download PDF |
| Punjabi Elective | Download PDF |
| Punjab History and Culture | Download PDF |
| English | Download PDF |
| Hindi | Download PDF |
| Urdu | Download PDF |
| Accountancy | Download PDF |
| Biology | Download PDF |
| Business Studies | Download PDF |
| Chemistry | Download PDF |
| Commercial Art | Download PDF |
| Computer Science | Download PDF |
| Defense Studies | Download PDF |
| Economics | Download PDF |
| EVS | Download PDF |
| Geography | Download PDF |
| History of appreciation and art | Download PDF |
| Home Science | Download PDF |
| Mathematics | Download PDF |
| Media Studies | Download PDF |
| Philosophy | Download PDF |
| Physical Education | Download PDF |
| Physics | Download PDF |
| Political Science | Download PDF |
| Fundamentals of E-Business | Download PDF |
| Welcome Life | Download PDF |
| Sociology | Download PDF |
| Psychology | Download PDF |
| Vocational | Download PDF |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2023-24 for All Streams (Arts, Commerce, and Science)
The PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 is same for every stream subjects such as English, Punjabi, Mathematics, Computer Science, and EVS. All appearing students should take a look at PSEB Class 12 Syllabus 2024 for all these subjects:
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2023-24 for English
| Section A (Lesson for Intensive Study) | |
| Hassan's Attendance Problem by Sudha Murthy | The March King by Katherine Little Bakeless |
| Thinking Out of the Box: Lateral Thinking | On Saying 'Please' by A.G. Gardiner |
| The Story of My Life by Helen Keller | Two Gentlemen of Verona A.J. Cronin |
| In Celebration of Being Alive by Dr. Christian Barnard | Gadari Babas in Kalapani Jail by Dr. Harish Puri |
| Section B (Poetry) | |
| Prayer of the Woods | On Friendship by Khalil Gibran |
| The Echoing Green by William Blake | Once upon a Time by Gabriel Okara |
| The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost | Father Returning Home by Dilip Chitre |
| Section C (Lessons for Extensive Study) | |
| The School for Sympathy by E.V. Lucas | A Chameleon by Anton Chekhov |
| Bholi by K.A. Abbas | The Gold Frame by R.K. Laxman |
| The Barber's Trade Union by Mulk Raj Anand | The Bull beneath the Earth by K.S. Virk |
| Section D (Grammar and Composition) | |
| Grammar | Composition |
| Determiners | Precis writing |
| Use of Non-finite (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles) | Letter Writing (Official/Business/To Editors) |
| Transformation of Sentences | Application |
| Voice | Explaining Newspaper Headline |
| Narration | Email writing |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Maths
| Units | Chapters |
| Relations and Functions | Relations and Functions |
| Inverse Trigonometric Functions | |
| Algebra | Matrices and Determinants |
| Calculus | Continuity and Differentiability |
| Applications of Derivatives | |
| Integrals | |
| Applications of the Integrals | |
| Differential Equations | |
| Vectors and 3 Dimensional Geometry | Vectors |
| Three Dimensional Geometry | |
| Linear Programming | Linear Programming |
| Probability | Probability |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Computer Science
| Chapter Name | No. of Questions | Marks |
| Revision of 11th Class | 2 | 3 |
| Uses of String Function | 2 | 6 |
| User-Defined Functions | 3 | 7 |
| Windows Movie Maker - 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Windows Movie Maker - 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Networking Resolution | 3 | 9 |
| Library Functions | 2 | 6 |
| E-Governance | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 19 | 50 |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for EVS
| Units | Chapters |
| Biodiversity | Concept of Value and Biodiversity |
| Levels of biodiversity species, eco, and genetic | |
| Balance in nature | |
| Biodiversity for sustenance of mankind | |
| Resource limitation | |
| Ecological role of biodiversity | |
| Interdependence among different species | |
| India as a mega diversity nation | |
| Economic potential of biodiversity | |
| Loss of biodiversity-threatened, endangered, and extinct | |
| Strategies for conservation of biodiversity in situ and ex situ | |
| Mitigating the people-wildlife conflict | |
| Environmental Management | Need for environment management vis-a-vis development |
| Aspects of environmental management-ethical, economic, technological, and social | |
| Legal provisions of environmental management | |
| Approaches for environmental management- economic policies, environmental indicators, setting of standards, information exchange and surveillance | |
| Problem of stubble and its management | |
| Sustainable Development | Concept of sustainable development |
| Concept of sustainable consumption | |
| Need for sustainable development for improving the quality of life for the present and the future | |
| Challenges for sustainable development-political and administrative will, dynamic and flexible polices, appropriate technologies, comprehensive review and revision mechanism, human approach | |
| Development of skilled manpower | |
| Role of individual and community | |
| Role of national and international agencies( both governmental and non- governmental) | |
| Sustainable Agriculture | Need for sustainable agriculture |
| Green revolution-impact on environment | |
| Importance of soil for crops, Irrigation systems, use of manure and fertilizers | |
| Crop protection-major plant pests and diseases (wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, potato), measures for their control agrochemicals | |
| Impact of agrochemicals on environment | |
| Elements of sustainable agriculture-mixed farming, mixed cropping, crop rotation, biological and economic consideration, use of biofertilizers and bio pesticides, biological pest control, integrated pest management | |
| Application of biotechnology in crop improvement | |
| Management of agricultural produces- storage, preservation, transportation and processing | |
| Environmental Actions | Meeting basic human need, food, water, shelter and fuel for all |
| Population control | |
| Changing consumption patterns | |
| Prevention and control of environmental pollution | |
| Waste management- reduce, reuse and recycle | |
| Community movement for ecological restoration and conservation of environment like joint forest Management (JFM),student's participation in tree rearing, social and agro- forestry | |
| Drugs-ill effects(Part-II) Consequences of use of different drugs, The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances Act-1985 offences as penalties |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Physics
| Electrostatics | Current Electricity | Electronic Devices |
| Magnetic effects of current and magnetism | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current | Optics |
| Atoms and Nuclei | Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation | Electromagnetic Waves |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Chemistry
| Solid State | Solutions | Electrochemistry | Chemical Kinetics |
| Surface Chemistry | General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements | d and f Block Elements | p-Block Element |
| Coordination Compounds | Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers | Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids |
| Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen | Biomolecules | Polymers | Chemistry in Everyday Life |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Biology
| Unit name | Chapter | Marks |
| Reproduction | Reproduction in organisms | 1 |
| Sexual reproduction in flowering plants | 8 | |
| Human reproduction | 2 | |
| Reproductive health | 3 | |
| Genetics and Evolution | Heredity and variation | 5 |
| Molecular basis of inheritance | 10 | |
| Evolution | 3 | |
| Biology and Human Welfare | Human health and disease | 6 |
| Strategies for enhancement in food production | 3 | |
| Microbes in Human Welfare | 5 | |
| Biotechnology and its applications | Biotechnology: Principles and Processes | 4 |
| Biotechnology and its applications | 6 | |
| Ecology and Environment | Organisms and its Evolutions | 3 |
| Ecosystem | 8 | |
| Biodiversity and conservation | 1 | |
| Environmental issues | 2 |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Business Studies II
| Part A - Principles and Functions of Management | |
| Nature and Significance of Management | Principles of Management |
| Business Environment | Planning |
| Organising | Staffing |
| Directing | Controlling |
| Coordination | - |
| Part B - Business Finance and Marketing | |
| Business Finance | Financial Markets |
| Marketing | Consumer Protection |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Accountancy II
| Part I | |
| Financial Statements of Not for Profit Organizations | Accounting for Partnership Firms |
| Change in the Profit-Sharing Ratio | Admission of a Partner |
| Retirement and Death of a Partner | Dissolution of Partnership Firms |
| Part II | |
| Accounting for Share Capital | Accounting for Debentures |
| Analysis of Financial Statements | Cash Flow Statement |
| Part III | |
| Overview of Computerized Accounting System | Using Computerized Accounting System |
| Accounting Using Data Base Management System (DBMS) | Accounting Application of Electronic Spread Sheet |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Economics
| Part A: Introductory Macroeconomics | |
| National Income and Related Aggregates | Determination of Income and Employment |
| Money and Banking | Government Budget and the Economy |
| Foreign Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments | - |
| Part B: Indian Economic Development | |
| Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991 | Current Challenges faced by Indian Economy |
| Part C: Statistics in Economics | |
| Coorelation and Index Numbers | |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Fundamentals of E-Business
| Unit Name | Chapter |
| Fundamental of Information Technology | Concepts and Scope of Information Technology, Fundamentals of Computers |
| Elements of Computer System | Computer Hardware and Software, Computer Organization, CPU etc. |
| Multimedia | |
| Fundamentals of and Working of Internet | Concept of Internet, Use of Internet, Requirements of Internet, Internet Domain, Internet Server, establishing connectivity on the Internet, etc. |
| Introduction to E-Commerce and E-Commerce in India | Meaning, Functions and Benefit of E-Commerce, E-Commerce Practices, Traditional Practice, Scope and Basic Models of E-Commerce, etc. |
| E-Payments | Transaction through Internet, Requirements of E-Payment System, Post Paid Payment System, Credit Card Solutions, etc. |
| E-Security | Areas of Internet Security, Security Threats, Security Breach Avoidance, Defection and Recovery, etc. |
| E-Banking | Meaning, Importance and Types of E-Banking Services, Traditional vs E-Banking, Process of E-Banking, etc. |
| E-Trading | Meaning and Importance of E-Trading, Operational Aspects of E-Trading, Status of E-Trading in India |
| E-Marketing | Concept of E-Marketing, 4Ps of E-Marketing, Status of E-Marketing in India, etc. |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Fundamentals of History
| Part A | |
| Physical Features of the Punjab and their influence on its History. | Guru Arjan Dev Ji and His Martyrdom |
| Sources of the History of Punjab. | Guru Hargobind Ji and Transformation of Sikhism. |
| Political, Social and Economic Conditions of Punjab in the beginning of the 16th Century | Guru Har Rai Ji and Guru Har Krishan Ji |
| Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s life and His Teachings | Guru Teg Bahadur Ji and His Martyrdom. |
| Development of Sikhism under Guru Angad Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji and Guru Ram Das Ji | Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the foundation of Khalsa, His battles and His personality |
| Banda Singh Bahadur | |
| Part B | |
| Abdus Samad Khan, Zakaria Khan and Mir Mannu, Their relations with the Sikhs | Anglo-Sikh Relations (1800-1839) |
| Rise of the Dal Khalsa and its mode of Fighting | Ranjit Singh’s relations with Afghanistan and his N.W.F. Policy. |
Social and Economic Conditions of Punjab under the Mughals. | Civil and Military Administration of Ranjit Singh. |
| Origin and Growth of the Sikh Misls and their nature of organization. | First Anglo-Sikh War – Causes and Result |
| Ranjit Singh’s Career and Conquests. | Second Anglo-Sikh War – Causes and Results, Annexation of Punjab |
| Part C (Map) | |
| Battles of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. | First Anglo-Sikh War. |
| Important Battles of Banda Singh Bahadur | Second Anglo-Sikh War |
| Ranjit Singh’s kingdom | |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Political Science
| Chapters of Part A (Political Theory) | |
| Political System | Major Contemporary Political Theories |
| Bureaucracy (Civil Service) | Interest and Pressure Groups |
| Public Opinion | Party System Electorate |
| Chapters of Part B (Indian Political System) | |
| Indian Democracy | Democracy at Grass Root |
| Party System in India | Electoral System |
| National Integration | Foreign Policy of India |
| India and the World | - |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Sociology
| Unit Name | Chapter |
| Tribal, Rural, and Urban Societies in India | Tribal Society |
| Rural Society | |
| Urban Society | |
| Inequalities in Indian Society | Caste Inequalities |
| Class Inequalities | |
| Gender Inequalities | |
| Structural and Cultural Change in India | Westernization and Sanksritization |
| Modernization and Globalization | |
| Social Movement | |
| Social Problems in Indian Society | Social Problems |
| Violence Against Women | |
| Social Issues |
PSEB 12th Syllabus 2024 for Geography
| Unit Name | Chapter/Topics |
| Nature and Scope of Geography and its Branches | Geographical thoughts, Radical and postmodern geography, all branches of Geography in brief, etc. |
| Human Resources | Population, Determinants of population change, Human development concept, Human settlement, etc. |
| Economic Geography | Primary Activities: Concept of changing trends, gathering, pestora, Geographical distribution of major crops in India, etc. |
| Secondary Activities: Concept, Manufacturing types, Distribution of resources and their conservation, Industries: Types, Distribution of selective industries, etc. | |
| Tertiary Activities: Quaternary activities, Quinary activities, etc. | |
| Transport, Communication, and Trade | Land transport, Water transport, Air transport, Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines, International and National Trade etc. |
| Geographical Perspectives on selected issues and problems | Environmental Pollution: Air, Water, Land |
| Practical Work | Types of data, Representation of data, Thematic maps, Data analysis and generation of diagrams graphs, Field studies and Land Use survey, Satellite communication, etc. |
| Project report: Growth of population, Changing patterns in agriculture, Migration patterns from Punjab to foreign countries, Superlatives of any concerned city or village |
| Q. When will the PSEB 12th Exam 2024 be conducted? |
| Ans. The PSEB 12th exam 2024 was conducted from 13th February and 30th March 2024. The exam duration is 3 hours and it is conducted in offline mode through paper and pen. |
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