CBSE Class 11th English Syllabus 2025-26: Are you also a class 11 student looking for the latest syllabus for the academic year 2025-26? Don’t worry, as we have got you covered. Students can take a look at the latest syllabus for class 11th English here. Get here the marking scheme, the topics that need to be covered, along with other things as well, to keep in mind. Read this full article to know about the CBSE class 11th English syllabus. 

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CBSE Class 11th English Syllabus 2025-26

Check the detailed syllabus below: 

Section A

1. Reading Comprehension 25 Marks

Two unseen passages and a poem

1. 12 out of 15 Multiple Choice / Objective Type Questions, from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 words to assess comprehension, interpretation, inference, analysis, appreciation and vocabulary. 1x12=12 marks

2. 8 out of 9 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions to test interpretation, inference and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines. 1x8=8 marks

3. 5 out of 7 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions from a case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation, analysis and evaluation. 1x5=5 marks

Section B

II. Creative Writing Skills 15 Marks

4. An Essay on an argumentative/discursive/reflective/descriptive topic, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending of opinions, to be answered in 120-150 words. 5 marks

5. An article on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words about contemporary topical issues. 5 marks

6. Speech on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words about contemporary topical issues. 5 marks

Section C

This section will have a variety of assessment items, including Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer Type Question,s to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and extrapolation beyond the text.

III. Textbook 20 Marks

7. Reference to the Context

i)One Prose extract, out of two, to assess comprehension, literary appreciation and inference.

ii)One Poetry extract, out of two, to assess comprehension, literary appreciation and inference. 5+5=10 marks

8. Two Short Answer Questions out of three, to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. 2x2=4 marks

9. Two Short Answer Questions, out of three, to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. 3x2=6 marks

Drama 10 Marks

10. Two Long Answer Questions, out of three, to be answered in 80-100 words to appreciate characters, events and episodes. Questions to provide analytical responses using incidents, events, and themes as reference points. 5x2=10 marks

Fiction 10 Marks

11. One Short Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 30-40 words to critically appreciate characters, events, episodes, interpersonal relationships and formation of personal points of view, regarding content, events and episodes. 2 marks

12. One Short Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. 3 marks

13. One Long Answer Question, out of two, to be answered in 120-150 words to test literary appreciation and to draw inferences. Questions should elicit creative responses and develop the ability to form personal points of view. 5 marks

IV. Seminar 20 Marks

• Presentation- book review /a play /a short story/a novel/ novella (tale, fable, and parable) to be followed by a question-and-answer session.
• Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on close reading and literary analysis of the text.
• Critical review of a film/ documentary or a play.
• Conducting a theatre workshop to be followed by a discussion

Note: Teachers may develop their rubrics to assess the performance of students objectively

The parameters for assessing Speaking skills, as given in the curriculum for English Core, may be referred to.

Prescribed Books

1. Woven Words- Textbook published by NCERT

 Short Stories

• The Lament
• A Pair of Mustachios
• The Rocking-horse Winner
• The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
• Pappachi’s Moth
• The Third and Final Continent

Poetry

• The Peacock
• Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds
• Coming
• Telephone Conversation
• The World is too Much with Us
• Mother Tongue
• Hawk Roosting
• Ode to a Nightingale

Essays

• My Watch
• My Three Passions
• Patterns of Creativity
• Tribal Verse
• What is a Good Book?
• The Story
• Bridges

2. Fiction: The Old Man and the Sea (Novel unabridged) by Ernest Hemingway
3. Drama: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

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CBSE Class 11th English (Elective) Question Paper Design 2025-26

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