SyllabusWhere to find the official syllabus
The only syllabus that counts is the one published by the Board. It is free, and it takes a minute to find.
Steps
- Open the CBSE academic website, cbseacademic.nic.in.
- Choose Curriculum from the menu.
- Pick the academic year. Sessions are named by two years, such as 2026-27. Students who will write the Board examination early in 2027 belong to the session 2026-27.
- The page lists the curriculum in parts: secondary for classes 9 and 10, senior secondary for classes 11 and 12. Read the initial pages first, as the site itself asks; they set out the scheme of studies and the rules common to all subjects.
- Find your subject under its group, languages or the main subjects, and open the file. It is a PDF.
The page we used for this site is Curriculum for the Academic Year 2026-27.
How to tell that a file is official
- The address begins with cbseacademic.nic.in or cbse.gov.in.
- The file names the class and the session on its first page.
- It is not asking you to log in, pay, or install an app.
Many websites and apps republish the syllabus. Some are accurate. Some are a year old, or mix two years, or add "deleted" lists that the Board never issued. If something you read elsewhere surprises you, check it against the Board's file.
One file may cover two classes
The senior secondary files contain classes 11 and 12 one after the other. Scroll to the heading for your class. Our class 12 pages are made from the class 12 part of each file.
What else is on the official sites
- Sample question papers with marking schemes for the current year, which show the pattern of the paper.
- Circulars, through which the Board announces changes during the year.
- Question banks and support material for some subjects.
- The date sheet and examination notices, on cbse.gov.in.
Changes during the year
A syllabus is fixed for a session, but the Board can clarify or revise it by circular. Look at the circulars page a few times a year, and ask your subject teacher, who receives them through the school.
Other boards
Each board publishes its own syllabus on its own website: CISCE for ICSE and ISC, the state boards for their examinations, NIOS for open schooling. The same rule applies: use the board's site, and check the year on the file. This site summarises only what we have read, which for now is CBSE classes 10 and 12.
Always check the official file. This page is a summary of the CBSE curriculum for 2026-27, made from the subject file on cbseacademic.nic.in, which we read on 12 November 2026. CBSE can revise a syllabus by circular during the year. Before an examination, download the current file from the official site. This is an independent site, not connected with CBSE.