Puducherry Board 12th Syllabus 2025

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Puducherry Board 12th Syllabus 2025: The Puducherry Board has adopted the syllabus of the Tamil Nadu Board in all the Government schools of the Union Territory. After consulting experts on this matter, the Directorate of Education has decided that the Tamil Nadu Board syllabus will be most effective for the students in the long run. The Puducherry Board 12th syllabus will help the students to study all the topics in detail and also prepare for future competitive exams effectively.

Implementation of the Tamil Nadu Board syllabus has improved the quality of education in the Government-run schools of Puducherry. The syllabus for the Government schools of Puducherry will be available on the official website of the Directorate of Education, Puducherry.

The Students can download the Puducherry Board 12th Syllabus 2025 from the official website. The syllabus will help them get an idea of all the topics included for the different streams like Arts, Science and Commerce and the students can make their study schedule accordingly.

Puducheery Board 12th Syllabus

Highlights of the Puducherry Board 12th Syllabus: 2025

S.No	Particulars of the Exam	Details of the Exam
1	Name of the exam	Puducherry Board 12th exam
2	Conducting body	Directorate of Education, Puducherry
3	Exam time	3 hours
4	Category	Puducherry Board 12th syllabus
5	Status	Released
6	Syllabus based on	Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus
7	Level of the exam	Intermediate
8	Frequency of the exam	Once a year
9	Streams of subjects	Arts/Humanities, Science, Commerce
10	Official website	www.schooledn.py.gov.in

How to download the Pondicherry Board 12th Syllabus?

Aspiring candidates who will take the Intermediate exams can go to the official website directly and download the syllabus. Given below are the steps to download the syllabus for the 12th Board exams of Puducherry.

Go to the official website of the Directorate of Education, Puducherry.
On the homepage click on the “12th syllabus 2025” option.
Subject wise syllabus for the Pondicherry Board 12th will appear on the screen.
Click on the desired subject link to download the syllabus of your requirement.
Download the Pondicherry Board 12th syllabus and take a printout for further use.

Important aspects of the Puducherry 12th Board Exam Pattern:

The Puducherry Board 12th syllabus for the exams are released at the beginning of the Academic year and the candidates need to study all the subjects properly to secure good marks in the exam.

Check out the exam pattern for the Intermediate exams of the Puducherry Board:

Practical Exams

S.No	Particulars of the Exam	Details of the Exam
1	Name of the exam	Puducherry 12th Boards Practical exams
2	Total marks for the exam	50 (20 internal+30 external)
3	Exam month	February
4	Minimum pass marks for the exam	40
5	Marks for oral test	20 (10 internal+10 external)

Theory Exams

S.No	Particulars of the Exam	Details of the Exam
1	Name of the exam	Puducherry Board 12th Theory exams
2	Exam centres	25 centres in Puducherry 5 centres in Karaikal
3	Exam month	March
4	Total marks for the exams	150
5	Minimum pass marks for the exams	30

Examination fee for the Puducherry Boards 12th Exams:

Subjects which do not have practical exams- INR 175 (all papers)

Subjects which have practical exams- INR 225 ( all papers)

Given below is an account of the revised Puducherry 12th Board exam syllabus for the different streams in Arts, Science and Humanities.

Puducherry Board 12th Syllabus for Arts:

S.No	Subjects	Topics included
1	History	Kings, Farmers and towns. Kinship Caste and Class Thinkers, Beliefs and buildings. Bhakti, Sufi traditions An imperial capital Vijayanagara Kings and traditions Rebels and the Raj Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement. Framing the constitution
2	Political Science	The End of Bipolarity South Asia and the contemporary world. United Nations and its organization. Globalization India’s Foreign policy Democratic resurgence Indian politics- Trends and Development. Cold War and Non- aligned movement South Asia and the Contemporary world
3	Geography	Human Geography Human activities and settlements People and Economy People Resources and Development Map work Practical work Processing of Data and Thematic mapping
4	Sociology	Introducing Indian Society Demographic Structure of Indian society Social Institutions Challenges of Cultural diversity Social change and Development in India Change and Development in rural society Change and Development in Industrial society Social movements
5	Psychology	Variations in psychological attributes Meeting life challenges Psychological disorders Attitude and social cognition Social influence and group processes
6	Economics	National income and related aggregates Money and banking Government budget and economy Indian economic development Challenges of the Indian economy Development experiences and economic reforms since 1991

Puducherry Board 12th syllabus for Science:

S.No	Subjects	Topics included
1	Physics	Electrostatics Current electricity Electromagnetic induction and conduction currents Electromagnetic waves Optics Dual nature of radiation and matter Atoms and nuclei Electronic devices Semiconductor electronics
2	Chemistry	Solid-state Electrochemistry Chemical kinetics ‘P Block elements Alcohols, Phenols and Ether Amines Biomolecules Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
3	Biology	Biotechnology Taxonomy Cell biology and genetics Biology in Human warfare Plant physiology Economic importance of plants Microbiology Immunology Theories of evolution Applied Biology Environmental Science
4	Maths	Relations and functions Vectors Algebra Calculus Linear programming Probability
5	Biotechnology	Protein and gene manipulation Cell culture and genetic manipulation
6	Computer Science	Computational thinking and programming Computer networks Database management Basics of Python programming

Puducherry Board 12th 2025 Syllabus for Commerce

S.No

Subjects

Topics included

Business studies

Principles and functions of management

Business environment

Planning

Organizing

Business finance and marketing

Financial management

Financial markets

Marketing management

Consumer protection

Accountancy

Accounting for nonprofit organizations, partnership firms and companies

Financial statement analysis

Analysis of financial statement

Cash flow statement

Project work

Puducherry Board 12th 2025 Syllabus for other Subjects:

S.No	Subjects	Topics included
1	English	Reading comprehension Writing section Literature section Creative writing skills Assessment of listening and speaking skills
2	Physical Education	Objectives and planning Sports and Nutrition Balanced diet Yoga and Lifestyle Test and Measurement in sports Physiology and injuries in sports Newton’s Law of motion and Application in Sports
3	Entrepreneurship	Entrepreneurial opportunities Entrepreneurial planning Enterprise growth strategies Business Arithmetic Resource mobilization
4	Home Science	Work, Livelihood and career Human Development and Family studies Fabric and Apparel Resource Management Nutrition, Food Science and Technology Communication and Extension
5	Carnatic Vocal	Outline knowledge of Lakshana Gandhi Detailed study of Manodharma Sangita Definition and explanation of Janaka Janya Ragas,Bhashanga,Upanga,Varja, Arudi, Vakra Ragas,Prabandham,Grama, Jaati.
6	Dance	Anyone style of Dance offered to the students Kathak Bharatnatyam Kuchipudi Odissi Manipuri Kathakali Acquaintance with the three Gharanas of Kathak- Lucknow, Jaipur, Benaras Basic understanding of the term Abhinaya Knowledge of Sangeet, Tal, Laya, angahara,bhramari, rasa andhabha va A brief history of the Classical dance forms of India Knowledge of the technical terminology of dance forms Definition and explanation of the nine rasas Acquaintance with traditional costumes and makeup

Significant facts of the Puducherry Board 12th Syllabus:

The Directorate of the Board of Education has adopted the Tamil Nadu Board pattern for the 12th syllabus in the Government schools of Puducherry.
The Tamil Nadu Board pattern has been introduced for the Puducherry 12th Board syllabus 2025 to enhance the standards of study in Puducherry.
The Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus also helps the students to prepare for their future higher studies in different subjects.
The English Medium schools in Puducherry are gradually transforming to the CBSE syllabus pattern for their primary classes while the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam medium schools will take some time to adopt the CBSE syllabus for the intermediate exams.
The schools in Puducherry and Karaikal will teach English and Tamil languages from Classes I to V. English and Hindi will remain compulsory subjects from classes VI to VIII.
The Government schools of Puducherry will refer to the NCERT books from Classes I to V while Classes VI to XII will refer to the books suggested by the Tamil Nadu Board of Education.