CBSE Class 12 Economics Syllabus 2025-26: Download PDF & Full Exam Pattern

Updated CBSE Class 12 Economics Syllabus for 2025-26 – Get the latest chapter-wise syllabus, marking scheme, and study tips. Download the official PDF at the end!

Overview of CBSE Class 12 Economics Syllabus 2025-26

The Class 12 CBSE syllabus for Economics plays a crucial role in board exams and competitive exams like JEE, NEET, CUET, etc. This year, CBSE has introduced competency-based questions and a revised weightage system to encourage conceptual learning over rote memorization.

BoardCBSE
Class12
Session2025-26
SubjectEconomics
Content-TypeSyllabus/Curriculum
Official Websitehttps://cbseacademic.nic.in

ECONOMICS (Subject Code 030) - CLASS XII (2025-26)

Examination Structure:

  • Theory: 80 marks (3 hours)
  • Project Work: 20 marks
  • Total: 100 marks

Part A: Introductory Macroeconomics (40 marks)

UnitTopicMarks
1National Income and Related Aggregates10
2Money and Banking6
3Determination of Income and Employment12
4Government Budget and the Economy6
5Balance of Payments6
Total Part A40

Part B: Indian Economic Development (40 marks)

UnitTopicMarks
6Development Experience (1947-90) and Economic Reforms since 199112
7Current Challenges facing Indian Economy20
8Development Experience of India - A Comparison with Neighbours8
Total Part B40

Part C: Project Work (20 marks)


Part A: Introductory Macroeconomics (40 Marks)

Unit 1: National Income & Related Aggregates (10 Marks)

Key Concepts:

  • Macroeconomics: Meaning & scope
  • Basic Concepts:
    • Consumption goods, capital goods, final & intermediate goods
    • Stocks vs flows
    • Gross investment & depreciation

Circular Flow of Income:

  • Two-sector model

National Income Calculation Methods:

  1. Value Added/Product Method
  2. Expenditure Method
  3. Income Method

Aggregates:

  • GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP (at market price & factor cost)
  • Real vs Nominal GDP
  • GDP Deflator & GDP as welfare indicator
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Unit 2: Money & Banking (6 Marks)

Money:

  • Meaning & functions (medium of exchange, store of value, etc.)
  • Money Supply:
    • Currency held by public + Net demand deposits

Commercial Banks:

  • Money creation process (credit multiplier)

Central Bank (RBI):

  • Functions:
    • Bank of issue
    • Government’s banker
    • Banker’s bank
  • Credit Control Tools:
    • CRR, SLR, Repo/Reverse Repo Rate
    • Open Market Operations
    • Margin requirements

Unit 3: Income & Employment (12 Marks)

Aggregate Demand (AD):

  • Components: Consumption, Investment, Govt. spending, Net exports

Propensity to Consume/Save:

  • Average & marginal propensity

Equilibrium Output:

  • Short-run equilibrium
  • Investment Multiplier: Concept & working

Employment Concepts:

  • Full employment vs involuntary unemployment

Demand Issues:

  • Excess/Deficient Demand: Causes & corrective measures
    • Fiscal policy (govt. spending/tax changes)
    • Monetary policy (money supply adjustments)

Unit 4: Government Budget (6 Marks)

Budget:

  • Meaning, objectives (growth, equity, stability)

Components:

  • Receipts: Revenue (tax/non-tax) vs Capital
  • Expenditure: Revenue vs Capital

Budget Types:

  • Balanced, Surplus, Deficit
  • Deficit Measures:
    • Fiscal deficit, Revenue deficit, Primary deficit

Unit 5: Balance of Payments (6 Marks)

BoP Account:

  • Components: Current account, Capital account
  • Surplus vs Deficit

Foreign Exchange Rate:

  • Systems: Fixed, Flexible, Managed Floating
  • Determination: Free market dynamics
  • Merits/Demerits of exchange rate systems

Part B: Indian Economic Development (40 Marks)

Unit 6: Development Experience (1947-90) & Reforms (12 Marks)

Pre-Reform Era:

  • State of Indian economy at independence
  • Five Year Plans: Goals & achievements
  • Sectoral challenges & policies:
    • Agriculture: Land reforms, Green Revolution
    • Industry: IPR 1956, Small-scale industries (SSI)
    • Foreign Trade: Import substitution

Post-1991 Reforms:

  • LPG Policies:
    • Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization
    • Appraisal of reforms
  • Key initiatives:
    • Demonetization
    • GST (Goods & Services Tax)
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Unit 7: Current Challenges (20 Marks)

1. Human Capital Formation:

  • Role in economic development
  • Education sector growth

2. Rural Development:

  • Credit & marketing (Cooperatives)
  • Agricultural diversification
  • Organic farming

3. Employment:

  • Workforce trends (formal vs informal sectors)
  • Policies for job creation

4. Sustainable Development:

  • Environment vs growth trade-offs
  • Global warming concerns

Unit 8: Comparative Development (8 Marks)

India vs Neighbors:

  • Pakistan & China:
    • Economic growth rates
    • Population dynamics
    • Sectoral contributions (agriculture/industry/services)
    • HDI Indicators: Health, education, income

Part C: Project Work (20 Marks)

Guidelines:

  • Apply theoretical concepts to real-world economic issues
  • Suggested formats:
    • Case studies
    • Surveys & data analysis
    • Policy evaluations

Prescribed Books:

  1. NCERT Textbooks:
    • Indian Economic Development
    • Macroeconomics
  2. CBSE Supplementary Material

Question Paper Design | March 2026 Examination

Total Marks: 80Duration: 3 Hours

Assessment Framework

S.No.Cognitive SkillMarksWeightageQuestion Types
1Remembering & Understanding3240%Definitions, concepts, comparisons, explanations
2Applying2430%Numerical problems, diagram-based questions, policy applications
3Analyzing, Evaluating & Creating2430%Case studies, data interpretation, critical essays
Total80100%

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