CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2026-27: Handbook with Chapter Names
Updated for 2026-27: this guide follows the CBSE senior secondary curriculum listed for 2026-27 on cbseacademic.nic.in. Some subject PDFs there still carry a 2025-26 label inside, so check the official PDF for your subject before you finalise your plan.
English plays a vital role in lucid expression and critical comprehension of concepts. The Class 12 syllabus strengthens all language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It also enriches literary appreciation through varied texts. The course helps prepare the student for higher studies and effective communication in everyday life.
The syllabus has Language and Literature sections. Grammar and writing different types such as letters and reports come under Language. Prose, poetry, and drama of prescribed books come under Literature. Thought-provoking and relevant themes are discussed in each chapter.
Practising past papers is the best way to use this syllabus. Gradehunt’s CBSE Class 12 test series gives you chapter-wise and full-syllabus papers with detailed evaluation, so you know where you lose marks before the board exam.
Syllabus Table
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| Unit No. | Section | Topic and Subtopics with Chapter Names |
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1 | Reading Skills | - Factual, Discursive, Literary comprehension passages - Note-making and Summarizing |
2 | Writing Skills | - Formal and Informal Letters - Articles - Reports - Speeches - Debates - Advertisements - Notices - Invitations |
3 | Grammar | - Tenses - Modals - Voice - Reported Speech - Gap Filling - Sentence Transformation - Editing and Omission |
4 | Literature – Prose | - From Flamingo: "The Last Lesson," "Lost Spring," "Deep Water," "The Rattrap," "Indigo," "Poets and Pancakes," "The Interview," "Going Places" - From Vistas: "The Third Level," "The Tiger King," "Journey to the End of the Earth," "The Enemy," "Should Wizard Hit Mommy?" "On the Face of It." |
5 | Literature – Poetry | - From Flamingo: "My Mother at Sixty-six," "An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum," "Keeping Quiet," "A Thing of Beauty," "A Roadside Stand," "A Photograph," "The Laburnum Top," "Father to Son." |
6 | Literature – Drama | - From Vistas: "The Proposal" by Anton Chekhov |