Haryana Board HBSE Class 11th Philosophy Syllabus 2025, Download PDF Here

 The Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) has officially published the Class 11th Philosophy syllabus for the 2025-26 academic year on its website. This formal release is significant for HBSE-affiliated students, teachers, and educational institutions. The detailed syllabus serves as a vital guide, outlining the subject matter for the upcoming academic session.

The 2025-26 syllabus for Class 11th Philosophy, released by the HBSE, is crucial for students preparing for their examinations. This release highlights the board's commitment to ensuring transparency and providing timely information to all participants in the educational process.

Haryana Board Class 11 Philosophy Course Structure 2025-2026

HBSE Board Class 11 Philosophy Syllabus and Chapter-wise distribution of Marks

Class: 11th 

Subject: Philosophy

Code: 588

General Instructions For The Exam 

1. There will be an annual examination based on the entire syllabus.
2. The annual examination will be of 80 marks and the internal assessment will be of 20 marks.
3. For Internal Assessment: There will be a Periodic Assessment that will include:

• For 4 marks- Two SAT exams will be conducted and will have a weightage of 04 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
• For 2 marks- One half-yearly exam will be conducted and will have a weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
• For 2 marks- One pre-board exam will be conducted and will have a weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
• For 2 marks- The subject teacher will assess and give a maximum of 02 marks for CRP (Classroom participation).
• For 5 marks- A project work to be done by students and will have a weightage of 05 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
• For 5 marks- Attendance of student will be awarded 05 marks as:

Haryana Board HBSE Class 11 Philosophy Syllabus 2025-2026

Chapter 1: Natural and Social Sciences

• Methods of Natural Sciences
• Methods of Social Sciences
• Value of Science
• Nature and Aim of Scientific Methods
• Difference between Scientific Induction and Induction by Simple Enumeration 
• Difference between Methods of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences 

Chapter 2: Observation and Experiment 

• Differences between Observation and Experiment 
• Fallacies of Observation

Chapter 3: Science and Hypothesis

• Meaning of Hypothesis 
• The Place of Hypothesis in Scientific Methods 
• Formulation of Valid Hypothesis
• Formal Conditions of Valid Hypothesis
• Hypothesis and Crucial Experiments 

Chapter 4: Mill's Methods of Experimental Inquiry 

• The Methods of Agreement 
• The Method of Difference
• The Joint Method of Agreement and Difference 
• The Method of Concomitant Variation 
• The Method of Residue Chapter 

Chapter 5: Nyaya Theory of Knowledge

• What is Knowledge 
• Types of Knowledge 
• Source of Knowledge (Pramana) Pratyaksha, Anumana, Upamana, and Sabda 

Chapter 6: The Nature and Subject Matter of Logic 

• Meaning and Definition of Logic 
• Nature and Scope of Logic 
• Importance of Logic 
• Use and Application of Logic 4 
• Difference between Truth and Validity 

Chapter 7: Terms and Propositions 

• Definition of Term 
• Denotation and Connotation of Terms 
• Definition of Proposition
• Traditional Classification of Proposition 
• Relation between Propositions
• Distribution of Terms
• Square of Opposition of Propositions 

Chapter 8: Categorical Syllogism 

• Meaning and Definition of Categorical Syllogism 
• Rules of Valid Syllogism 
• Fallacies of Syllogism

Chapter 9: Symbolic Logic 

• Elements of Symbolic Logic
• Value of using Symbols in Logic 
• Basic Truth Tables

Chapter 10: Buddhist Logic 

• Buddhist Formal Logic 
• Buddhist view on Indeterminate Perception 
• Theory of Anumana

HBSE Class 11 Philosophy Syllabus Download PDF

HBSE Philosophy Class 11 syllabus - Download PDF here

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