Class 12 English Blueprint for AHSEC 2025 pdf

Class 12 English Blueprint for AHSEC 2025 pdf: AHSEC Class 12 English is the mandatory paper, which needs to appear to all the students from the Science, Arts, and Commerce streams. Hence, candidates from all streams should have a clear idea about the marking scheme, chapter-wise weightage, etc. Here you can avail Class 12 English Blueprint for AHSEC 2025 pdf.

HS 2nd Year English Syllabus 2024-25

AHSEC Class 12 English paper is divided into four sections, such as Reading, writing, grammar and literature. Check out the section-wise marks distribution here:

HS 2nd Year 2025 English Syllabus

SECTION - A

Reading unseen Passage 10 Marks

Reading unseen prose passage for comprehension.

The total length of the passage will be between 500-800 words. The passages may be one of the following:

(a) Factual Passages e.g. instructions. descriptions, reports.

(b) Discursive passage involving opinion e.g. argumentative. persuasive or interpretative text.

SECTION - B

Advanced Writing Skills 25 Marks

2. One out of two short compositions of not more than 50 words each e.g. advertisement and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies. 05

3. A report or a factual description based on verbal input provided (one out of two) (100-125 words) 10

4. Writing one out of two letters based on verbal input. Letter types include : 10

(a) Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies):

(b) Letters to the editor (giving suggestions on an issue)

SECTION-C

Grammar 20 Marks

5. 1. Narration : Direct and Indirect 4marks

2. Voice 3marks

3. Tenses 5marks

4. Preposition 4marks

5. Transformation of Sentences 4marks

SECTION-D

FLAMINGO 30 marks

Prose : Selected Text

1. The Last Lesson : Alphonse Daudet

2. Memoirs of Chota Sahib : John Rowntree

3. Lost Spring : Anees Jung

4. Indigo : Louis Fischer

5. Going places : A.R. Barton

Poetry : Selected Poetries

1. My Mother At Sixty Six : Kamala Das

2. Keeping Quiet : Pablo Neruda

3. A Thing of beauty : John Keats

4. A Roadside Stand : Robert Frost

6. One out of two extracts based on poetry from the text to test comprehension and appreciation 4

7. Three out of four short questions from the poetry section to test local and global comprehension of text. 2×3=6

8. Five very Short answer questions out of seven questions based on the lessons from prescribed text. 1×5=5

9. Five short answer questions out of seven questions based on the lessons from prescribed text 2×5=10

10. One out of two long answer type questions based on the text to test global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the set text. (Expected word limit about 80-100 words each) 5

Prescribed Textbooks : (ii) VISTAS 15 marks

Selected Pieces

1. The Tiger King : Kalki

2. The Enemy : Pearl S. Buck

3. On the Face of it : Susan Hill

4. Memories of Childhood : Zitkala Sa and Bama

5. Magh Bihu or Maghar Domahi : Dr. Praphulladatta Goswami

11. One out of two long answer type question based on Supplementary Reader to test comprehension and extrapolation of theme, character and incidents (Expected word limit about 125-150 words) 07

12. Four short answer questions from the Supplementary Reader (2x4) 08