West Bengal WBCHSE Class 11 Syllabus, Questions & Notes 2025-26: The WB Board has released the 2025-26 syllabus for Class 11. Students and Faculties can access and download the PDFs for free. The syllabus consists of language subjects, science and commerce subjects. Read the complete syllabus article for all the relevant details regarding syllabus and curriculum.
Class 11 WBCHSE Course Overview 2025
In the table below, you’ll find complete details about the WBCHSE course for classes 11th and 12th, including subjects, medium, organization, exam dates, and more.
Class 11 WBCHSE Bengali Syllabus 2024-25
Semester – 1
Semester – 2
Class 11 WBCHSE English Syllabus 2024-25
Semester I :
FULL MARKS: 40
- CONTACTHOURS: 100 Hours
- COURSE CODE: THEORY
MCQ MARKS:1 MARKPER QUESTION]
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 1: PROSE | 1.‘The Last Leaf’ by O’ Henry | 10 | 05 |
| 2.‘One of these Days’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez | 10 | 05 | |
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 2: VERSE | 1.‘To Autumn’ by John Keats | 07 | 03 |
| 2.‘All the World’s a Stage’ by William Shakespeare | 06 | 03 | |
| 3.‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’ by Sarojini Naidu | 07 | 04 | |
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 3 : RHETORIC | Rhetoric from Unit 2: Simile, Metaphor, Oxymoron, Paradox, Alliteration, Antitheses, Irony, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Transferred Epithet | 20 | 05 |
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 05 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACTHOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 4:NON- | Non-Textual Grammar: Tense, Voice, Direct and | 20 | 01´5 |
| TEXTUAL | Indirect Speech, Phrases and Clauses, Tenses, Articles, | ||
| GRAMMAR | Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs | ||
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 05 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 5:READING COMPREHENSION | Reading Comprehension (Unseen) | 20 | 01´10 |
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 100 | 40 |
Semester II :
- FULL MARKS: 40
- CONTACT HOURS :80 Hours
- COURSE CODE: THEORY
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (6 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 1: PROSE | 1.‘Shootingan Elephant’ by George Orwell | 02** | 01*** | 06 | 10 | |
| 2.‘The Portrait of a Lady’ by Khushwant Singh | 06 | |||||
| 3.‘Araby’ by James Joice | 08 | |||||
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 | ||||
**Any 2 out of 3 Questions of 02 marks. Total marks 2×2 = 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 03 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (5 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 2: VERSE | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya Angelou | 02** | 01*** | 07 | 09 | |
| 2.‘Dover Beach’ by Mathew Arnold | 08 | |||||
| TOTAL | 15 Hours | 09 | ||||
**Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. Total marks 2×2 = 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 02 questions of 05 marks. Total marks: 05 marks
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (5 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS | |
| UNIT 3 : TEXTUAL: PROSODY | Textual Prosody | 2 | 20 | 06 | |||
| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 06 | |||||
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (5 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 4 : NON- TEXTUAL GRAMMAR | Non-textual Grammar: Voice Change, Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences, Finite and Non- Finite Verbs | 1questionof2marks [1 question to be attempted out of two questions from Transformation of sentences and Correction of errors] | Fill in the blanks as per direction from a paragraph: 01 mark x 3 to be attempted from all topics covered | 10 | 02 + 03= 05 | |
| TOTAL | 10 Hours | 05 | ||||
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (6marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 5:READING | Reading Comprehension | 02 | 01 | 15 | 10 | |
| COMPREHENSION | (Unseen) | |||||
| SAQ–04Marks | ||||||
| Precis Writing –06Marks | ||||||
| TOTAL | 15 Hours | 10 | ||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 80 | 40 | ||||
Class 11 WBCHSE Physics Syllabus 2024-25
Semester – 1
Semester – 2
Class 11 WBCHSE Chemistry Syllabus 2024-25
Semester – 1
| Unit | Topics | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Unit- 1 | Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | 03 |
| Unit- 2 | Structure of Atom | 06 |
| Unit- 3 | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 04 |
| Unit- 4 | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 06 |
| Unit- 5 | States of Matter — Solids and Gases | 04 |
| Unit- 6 | s-Block Elements (Group 1 and Group 2 elements) | 05 |
| Unit- 7 | p-Block Elements (Group 13 and Group 14 elements) | 07 |
Semester – 2
| Unit | Topics | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Unit- 1 | Thermodynamics | 07 |
| Unit- 2 | Equilibrium | 06 |
| Unit- 3 | Redox Reactions | 03 |
| Unit- 4 | Organic Chemistry: Some basic principles | 07 |
| Unit- 5 | Hydrocarbons: Classification of hydrocarbons | 08 |
| Unit- 6 | Environmental Chemistry | 04 |
Class 11 WBCHSE Mathematics Syllabus 2024-25
Semester – 1
| Unit | Topics | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Unit- 1 | SETS AND FUNCTIONS Sets Relations and Functions Trigonometric Functions | 15 |
| Unit- 2 | ALGEBRA Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Linear Inequalities Permutations and Combinations | 15 |
| Unit- 3 | CALCULUS Limits and Derivatives | 10 |
Semester – 2
| Unit | Topics | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Unit- 1 | ALGEBRA Principle of Mathematical Induction Binomial theorem Sequence and series | 15 |
| Unit- 2 | COORDINATE GEOMETRY (2D) Straight lines Conic sections | 15 |
| Unit- 3 | STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY Statistics Probability | 10 |
Class 11 WBCHSE Biology Syllabus 2024-25
Semester – 1
Semester – 2
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Download WBCHSE Class 11 Syllabus 2025-26
Students can follow the simple steps to download the free PDF of the West Bengal Class 11 syllabus for the academic session 2025-26. Refer the steps mentioned below explaining the how to download the syllabus:
First Language
| Subject | |
| WBCHSE Class 11 English-A (ENGA) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Bengali-A (BNGA) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Hindi-A (HINA) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Urdu (URDU) | Download |
Second Language
| Subject | |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Bengali-B (BNGB) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Hindi-B (HINB) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Alternative English (ALTE) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 English-B (ENGB) | Download |
Curriculum & Syllabus SET-I
| Subject | |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Physics (PHYS) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Nutrition (NUTN) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Chemistry (CHEM) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Economics (ECON) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Mathematics (MATH) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Psychology (PSYC) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Anthropology (ANTH) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Agriculture (AGRI) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Biological Science (BIOS) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Statistics (STAT) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Geography (GEGR) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Computer Science (COMS) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Data Science (DTSC) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Artificial Intelligence (ARTI) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Environment Studies (ENVS) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Cyber Security (CBST) | Download |
Curriculum & Syllabus SET-II
| Subject | |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Accountancy (ACCT) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Business Studies (BSTD) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Statistics (STAT) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Applied Artificial Intelligence (APAI) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Science of Well-Being (SOWB) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Economics (ECON) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Health And Physical Education (HPED) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Modern Computer Application (COMA) | Download |
Curriculum & Syllabus SET-III
| Subject | |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Political Science (POLS) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Education (EDCN) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Journalism & Mass Communication (JMCN) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Sanskrit (SNSK) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Philosophy (PHIL) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Sociology (SOCG) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 History (HIST) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Psychology (PSYC) | Download |
| WBCHSE Class 11 Human Development and Resource Management (HDRM) | Download |
WB Class 11 Prescribed Books
The following tables mention the names of WB HS prescribed books with their author name for various WB HS subjects.
| Subject | Book Name |
| Bengali | |
| English | |
| Physics | |
| Chemistry | |
| Mathematics | |
| Biology |
WBCHSE Class 11 Syllabus 2025-26 FAQs
When will the WBCHSE Class 11 exams for the 2024-25 session begin?
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has introduced a semester system for Class 11 in the 2024-25 academic year. The first semester exams are scheduled from September 13 to September 30, 2024, and the second semester exams from March 3 to March 18, 2025.
Can I download the WBCHSE Class 11 syllabus for all subjects?
Yes, you can download the WBCHSE Class 11 syllabus for all subjects from the official WBCHSE website. Visit the ‘Curriculum & Syllabus’ section to access and download subject-wise syllabi.
What is the minimum qualifying marks for WB HS exams 2024-25?
To qualify in the West Bengal Higher Secondary (WB HS) exams for the 2024-25 session, students must secure at least 30% in each subject, encompassing both theory and practical components
