The Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) has officially released the Class 11 Economics syllabus for the academic session 2025-26, serving as a vital guide for all students transitioning to the intermediate level. This course is designed to equip learners with the fundamental concepts and analytical skills necessary to understand both theoretical economics and the practical challenges of the Indian economy.
The syllabus is structured for a total of 100 marks, balancing theory, application, and project-based learning:
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Theory (80 Marks): The written examination covers two core and distinct parts, each carrying a weightage of 40 marks.
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Project Work & Internal Assessment (20 Marks): This component involves research, viva voce, and continuous unit testing, encouraging students to apply economic principles to real-world issues.
UK Board Class 11 Economics Syllabus 2026: Key Highlights
| Board | Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) |
| Class | 11 |
| Academic Year | 2025-26 |
| Subject | Economics |
| Subject Code | 112 |
| Theory Marks | 80 |
| Practical Marks | 20 |
| Total Marks | 100 |
UBSE Class 11 Economics Syllabus 2025-26
| Units | Marks | |
| Part A: Statistics for Economics | 40 | |
| 1 | Introduction | 15 |
| 2 | Collection, Organisation and Presentation of Data | |
| 3 | Statistical Tools and Interpretation | 25 |
| Total | 40 | |
| Part B: Indian Economic Development | 40 | |
| 4 |
| 12 |
| 5 | Current Challenges facing Indian Economy | 20 |
| 6 | Development experience of India-A comparison with neighbours | 08 |
| Total | 40 | |
| Grand Total | 80 |
Part A: Statistics for Economics
Unit 1: Introduction What is Economics? Meaning, scope, functions and importance of statistics in Economics
Unit 2: Collection, Organisation and Presentation of data Collection of data - sources of data - primary and secondary; how basic data is collected with concepts of Sampling; methods of collecting data; some important sources of secondary data: Census of India and National Sample Survey Organisation.
Organisation of Data: Meaning and types of variables; Frequency Distribution. Presentation of Data: Tabular Presentation and Diagrammatic Presentation of Data: (i) Geometric forms (bar diagrams and pie diagrams), (ii) Frequency diagrams (histogram, polygon and Ogive) and (iii) Arithmetic line graphs (time series graph).
Unit 3: Statistical Tools and Interpretation For all the numerical problems and solutions, the appropriate economic interpretation may be attempted. This means, the students need to solve the problems and provide interpretation for the results derived. Measures of Central Tendency- Arithmetic mean, Median and Mode Correlation – meaning and properties, scatter diagram; measures of correlation - Karl Pearson's method (two variables ungrouped data) Spearman's rank correlation (Non-Repeated Ranks and Repeated Ranks). Introduction to Index Numbers - meaning, types - Wholesale Price Index, Consumer Price Index and index of industrial production, uses of index numbers; Inflation and Index Numbers, Simple Aggregative Method.
Part B:Indian Economic Development
Unit 4: Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 1991: A brief introduction of the state of Indian economy on the eve of independence. Indian economic system and common goals of Five Year Plans. Main features, problems and policies of agriculture (institutional aspects and new agricultural strategy), industry (IPR 1956; SSI – role & importance) and foreign trade. Economic Reforms since 1991: Features and appraisals of liberalisation, globalisation and privatisation (LPG policy); Concepts of demonetization and GST
Unit 5: Current challenges facing Indian Economy Human Capital Formation: How people become resource; Role of human capital in economic development; Growth of Education Sector in India Rural development: Key issues - credit and marketing - role of cooperatives; agricultural diversification; alternative farming - organic farming Employment: Growth and changes in work force participation rate in formal and informal sectors; problems and policies Sustainable Economic Development: Meaning, Effects of Economic Development on Resources and Environment, including global warming
Unit 6: Development Experience of India: A comparison with neighbours India and Pakistan, India and China Issues: economic growth, population, sectoral development and other Human Development Indicators
UK Board Class 11 Economics Practical Syllabus 2026
| Topics | Marks |
| 1-Project Work | |
| a) Relevance of the topic | 3 |
| b) Knowledge content /Research Work | 3 |
| c) Presentation Technique | 3 |
| d) Viva based on project | 6 |
| 2- Continuous Assessment (Unit Test) | 5 |
| Total | 20 |
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