Maths Syllabus 2025 - 26

CBSE / NCERT • Class 11 & 12 • Chapter-wise

Class 11

  • Sets and their representations
  • Empty set
  • Finite and Infinite sets
  • Equal sets
  • Subsets
  • Subsets of a set of real numbers especially intervals (with notations)
  • Universal set
  • Venn diagrams
  • Union and Intersection of sets
  • Difference of sets
  • Complement of a set
  • Properties of Complement
  • Ordered pairs
  • Cartesian product of sets
  • Number of elements in the Cartesian product of two finite sets
  • Cartesian product of the set of reals with itself (up to ℝ × ℝ × ℝ)
  • Definition of relation
  • Pictorial diagrams of relations
  • Domain, co-domain and range of a relation
  • Function as a special type of relation
  • Pictorial representation of a function
  • Domain, co-domain and range of a function
  • Real valued functions: domain and range
  • Types of real valued functions:
    •     Constant function
    •     Identity function
    •     Polynomial function
    •     Rational function
    •     Modulus function
    •     Signum function
    •     Exponential function
    •     Logarithmic function
    •     Greatest integer function
  • Graphs of the above functions
  • Sum, difference, product and quotients of functions
  • Positive and negative angles
  • Measuring angles in radians and in degrees, and conversion from one measure to another
  • Definition of trigonometric functions with the help of unit circle
  • Truth of the identity: sin²x + cos²x = 1, for all x
  • Signs of trigonometric functions
  • Domain and range of trigonometric functions and their graphs
  • Expressing sin(x ± y) and cos(x ± y) in terms of sin x, sin y, cos x, and cos y, with simple applications
  • Deducing identities
  • Identities related to:
    •     sin 2x
    •     cos 2x
    •     tan 2x
    •     sin 3x
    •     cos 3x
    •     tan 3x
  • Need for complex numbers, especially √−1, motivated by the inability to solve certain quadratic equations
  • Algebraic properties of complex numbers
  • Argand plane
  • Linear inequalities
  • Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable
  • Representation of linear inequalities on the number line
  • Fundamental principle of counting
  • Factorial n (n!)
  • Permutations and combinations
    •     Derivation of formulae for nPr and nCr
    •     Connections between nPr and nCr
    •     Simple applications of permutations and combinations
  • Historical perspective of the Binomial Theorem
  • Statement and proof of the Binomial Theorem for positive integral indices
  • Pascal’s Triangle
  • Simple applications of the Binomial Theorem
  • Sequence and Series
  • Arithmetic Mean (A.M.)
  • Geometric Progression (G.P.)
    •     General term of a G.P.
    •     Sum of n terms of a G.P.
    •     Infinite G.P. and its sum
  • Geometric Mean (G.M.)
  • Relation between A.M. and G.M.
  • Brief recall of two-dimensional geometry from earlier classes
  • Slope of a line and angle between two lines
  • Various forms of equations of a line:
    •     Parallel to axis
    •     Point-slope form
    •     Slope-intercept form
    •     Two-point form
    •     Intercept form
  • Distance of a point from a line
  • Sections of a cone:
    •     Circle
    •     Ellipse
    •     Parabola
    •     Hyperbola
    •     Point (degenerate case)
    •     Straight line (degenerate case)
    •     Pair of intersecting lines (degenerate case)
  • Standard equations and simple properties of:
    •     Parabola
    •     Ellipse
    •     Hyperbola
  • Standard equation of a circle
  • Sections of a cone:
    •     Circle
    •     Ellipse
    •     Parabola
    •     Hyperbola
    •     Point (degenerate case)
    •     Straight line (degenerate case)
    •     Pair of intersecting lines (degenerate case)
  • Standard equations and simple properties of:
    •     Parabola
    •     Ellipse
    •     Hyperbola
  • Standard equation of a circle
  • Derivative introduced as:
    •     Rate of change of distance function
    •     Geometrical interpretation (slope of the curve)
  • Intuitive idea of limit
  • Limits of:
    •     Polynomials
    •     Rational functions
    •     Trigonometric functions
    •     Exponential functions
    •     Logarithmic functions
  • Definition of derivative and its relation to the slope of the tangent to the curve
  • Derivative of:
    •     Sum of functions
    •     Difference of functions
    •     Product of functions
    •     Quotient of functions
    •     Polynomial functions
    •     Trigonometric functions
  • Measures of Dispersion:
    •     Range
    •     Mean deviation
    •     Variance
    •     Standard deviation
  • Applicable to:
    •     Ungrouped data
    •     Grouped data
  • Events:
    •     Occurrence of events
    •     ‘Not’ events
    •     ‘And’ events
    •     ‘Or’ events
    •     Exhaustive events
    •     Mutually exclusive events
  • Axiomatic (set theoretic) probability
  • Connections with other theories studied in earlier classes
  • Probability of:
    •     An event
    •     ‘Not’ an event
    •     ‘And’ events
    •     ‘Or’ events