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UP Board Class 12 Syllabus 2023-24: This article is about the UP Board syllabus 2023-24 for Class 12 English. The syllabus weightage is mentioned along with the topics. Read and get the complete syllabus pdf.

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Here, we will provide detailed information on the latest released English syllabus for the Class 12 UP Board. This English syllabus is for both, grammar and literature. UP Board Class 12 English syllabus is distributed into four sections. Check the below table to understand the four sections and their individual weightage.
Section |
Marks Allocated |
Section A- Reading |
(15 Marks) |
Section B- Writing |
(20 Marks) |
Section C- Grammar |
(25 Marks) |
Section D- Literature |
(40 Marks) |
Total |
100 Marks |
UP Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2023-24
Below is the UP Board Class 12 English syllabus 2023-24 which is divided into section A, B, C, and D. Each section have certain topics mentioned. The section-wise and topic-wise weightage is given in the table below. Read the syllabus carefully and download the free pdf.
There will be one question paper of 100 marks.
Section |
Marks |
Section A- Reading |
15marks |
1. One long unseen passage followed by four short answer type questions and three vocabulary questions. |
4×3=12(short answer questions) 3×1=3(vocabulary) |
Section B- Writing |
20 marks |
2. Article/(Descriptive, Argumentative/ autobiographical) in about 100 to 150 words |
10 |
3. Letter to the Editor/ complaint letters/Business letter (Placing orders/ Booking or cancellation / making enquiries etc) |
10 |
Section C- Grammar |
25 marks |
4. Ten questions (MCQ and very short answer type questions) based on Narration, Synthesis, Transformation, Syntax and vocabulary items like Idioms and Phrases/ phrasal Verbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, One word substitution, Homophones |
10×2=20 |
5. Translation from Hindi to English (7 to 8 Sentences) |
5 |
Section D- Literature |
40 marks |
Flamingo- Text book |
|
Prose | |
6. Two short answer type questions |
4+4=8 |
7. One long answer type question |
7 |
Poetry |
|
8. Three very short answer type questions based on the given poetry extract |
3×2=6 |
Note- (Questions related to identification of the following figures of speech will be included in the poetry section- (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Apostrophe, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia). |
|
9. Central idea of the given poem |
4 |
Vistas- Supplementary Reader |
|
10 . Two short answer type questions |
4+4=8 |
11 . One long answer type question |
7 |
Following books are prescribed:-
Flamingo- TextBook
1. The Last Lesson |
Alphonse Daudet |
2. Lost Spring |
Anees Jung |
3. Deep Water |
William Douglas |
4. The Rattrap |
Selma Lagerlof |
5. Indigo |
Louis Fischer |
6. Poets And Pancakes |
Asokamitran |
7. The Interview-Part I And Part II |
Christopher Silvester |
8. Going Places |
A.R.Barton |
1. My Mother At Sixty-Six |
Kamala Das |
2. Keeping Quiet |
Pablo Neruda |
3. A Thing Of Beauty |
John Keats |
4. A Road Side Stand |
Robert Frost |
5. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers |
Adrienne Rich |
- Vistas- Supplementary Reader
1. The Third Level |
Jack Finney |
2. The Tiger King |
Kalki |
3. Journey to the end of the Earth |
Tishani Doshi |
4. The Enemy |
Pearl S. Buck |
5. On the Face of it |
Susan Hill |
6. Memories of Childhood |
Zitkala Sa & Bama |
Note- No book has been prescribed for grammar. Students can select any book recommended by the subject teacher.
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