CBSE Class 11 Arts Syllabus 2026-27

Part A: Political Theory

• Chapter 1: Political Theory: An Introduction
• Chapter 2: Freedom
• Chapter 3: Equality
• Chapter 4: Social Justice
• Chapter 5: Rights
• Chapter 6: Citizenship
• Chapter 7: Nationalism
• Chapter 8: Secularism
• Chapter 9: Peace
• Chapter 10: Development

Part B: Indian Constitution

• Chapter 1: Constitution: Why and How?
• Chapter 2: Rights in the Indian Constitution
• Chapter 3: Election and Representation
• Chapter 4: Executive
• Chapter 5: Legislature
• Chapter 6: Judiciary
• Chapter 7: Federalism
• Chapter 8: Local Governments
• Chapter 9: Constitution as a Living Document
• Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the Constitution

Part A: Fundamentals of Physical Geography

• Unit 1: Geography as a Discipline
• Unit 2: The Earth (Origin and Evolution)
• Unit 3: Landforms (Geomorphic Processes)
• Unit 4: Climate (Atmosphere, Weather, Climate)
• Unit 5: Water (Oceans, Hydrological Cycle)
• Unit 6: Life on the Earth (Biosphere)

Part B: India - Physical Environment

• Unit 7: Introduction to India
• Unit 8: Physiography (Physical Features)
• Unit 9: Climate and Vegetation
• Unit 10: Soils and Natural Hazards

Part C: Practical Work

• Maps: Topographical and Thematic
• Data: Collection, Presentation and Analysis
• Field Work: Survey and Report Writing

Part A: Statistics for Economics (40 Marks)

Unit 1: Introduction

• What is Economics?
• Meaning, scope, functions and importance of statistics in Economics

Unit 2: Collection, Organisation and Presentation of Data

• Collection of Data: Primary and Secondary data; Sampling methods; Census of India and NSSO
• Organisation of Data: Variables; Frequency Distribution
• Presentation of Data: Tabular, Bar diagrams, Pie diagrams, Histogram, Polygon, Ogive, Time series graphs

Unit 3: Statistical Tools and Interpretation

• Measures of Central Tendency: Arithmetic mean, Median, Mode
• Correlation: Meaning, scatter diagram, Karl Pearson's method, Spearman's rank correlation
• Index Numbers: Meaning, types (WPI, CPI, IIP), uses, Simple Aggregative Method

Part B: Introductory Microeconomics (40 Marks)

Unit 4: Introduction

• Microeconomics and Macroeconomics; Positive and Normative Economics
• Central problems of an economy; Production Possibility Frontier; Opportunity Cost

Unit 5: Consumer's Equilibrium and Demand

• Consumer's Equilibrium: Utility, Marginal Utility, Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility; Indifference curve analysis
• Demand: Market demand, determinants, demand schedule, curve; Movement and shifts; Price elasticity of demand

Unit 6: Producer Behaviour and Supply

• Production: Short-Run, Long-Run; TP, AP, MP; Returns to a Factor
• Cost: Short-run costs (TC, TFC, TVC; AC, AFC, AVC, MC)
• Revenue: TR, AR, MR
• Producer's Equilibrium: MR-MC approach
• Supply: Market supply, determinants, supply schedule, curve; Movement and shifts; Price elasticity of supply

Unit 7: Forms of Market and Price Determination

• Perfect Competition: Features; Market equilibrium; Effects of shifts in demand and supply
• Simple Applications: Price ceiling and price floor

Part A: Sociology and Society

• Chapter 1: Sociology and Society
• Chapter 2: Social Change and Social Order
• Chapter 3: Understanding Social Institutions
• Chapter 4: Culture and Socialisation
• Chapter 5: Social Stratification
• Chapter 6: Social Control

Part B: Indian Society

• Chapter 7: The Demographic Structure of Indian Society
• Chapter 8: Social Institutions in India
• Chapter 9: Social Change in India
• Chapter 10: Social Movements in India
• Chapter 11: The Challenges of Indian Society