HBSE Class 12 Physics Syllabus 2024: Haryana Board of School Education has released the 12th class Physics syllabus for Science stream students under BSEH in the 2024 session. The curriculum has been carefully crafted to prioritise a solid conceptual understanding of Physics, emphasising the use of SI units, symbols, and internationally accepted nomenclature for physical quantities and formulas. Students can check the complete course structure, detailed unit-wise course contents and question paper design of the 12th Haryana Physics syllabus 2024 and download its PDF from this article.
HBSE 12th Physics Syllabus Highlights
Subject: Physics
Subject Code: 850
Marks Breakup: Total = 100 (Theory 70 + Practical 30)
General Instructions:
- There will be an annual examination based on the entire syllabus.
- The annual theory examination will be of 70 marks.
- Practical Examination will be of 30 marks (15 marks weightage shall be for
Internal Assessment (INA) and 15 marks for practical examination.)
HBSE Class 12 Physics 2023-24 Course Structure
| S. No. | Units | Chapter | Total |
| 1 | Electrostatics | Electric Charges and Fields | 8 |
| Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | |||
| 2 | Current Electricity | Current Electricity | 8 |
| 3 | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | Moving Charges and Magnetism | 9 |
| Magnetism and Matter | |||
| 4 | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | Electromagnetic Induction | 8 |
| Alternating Current | |||
| 5 | Electromagnetic Waves | Electromagnetic Waves | 3 |
| 6 | Optics | Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | 14 |
| Wave Optics | |||
| 7 | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Dual Nature of Radiation andMatter | 5 |
| 8 | Atoms and Nuclei | Atoms | 8 |
| Nuclei | |||
| 9 | Electronic Devices | Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits | 7 |
HBSE Physics Syllabus for Class 12 2023-24
Unit 1: Electrostatics
Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields
Introduction, Electric Charge, Conductors and Insulators, Basic Properties of Electric Charge: Additivity of Charges, Charge is Conserved, Quantization of Charge, Coulomb’s Law, Forces Between Multiple Charges, Electric Field: Electric Field Due to a System of Charges, Physical Significance of Electric Field, Electric Field Lines, Electric Flux, Electric Dipole: The Field of an Electric Dipole, Physical Significance of Dipoles, Dipole in a Uniform External Field, Continuous Charge Distribution, Gauss’s Law, Application of Gauss’s Law: Field Due to an Infinitely Long Straight Uniformly Charged Wire, Field Due to a Uniformly Charged Infinite Plane Sheet, Field Due to a Uniformly Charged Thin Spherical Shell.
Chapter 2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
Introduction, Electrostatic Potential, Potential Due to a Point Charge, Potential Due to an Electric Dipole, Potential Due to a System of Charges, Equipotential Surfaces: Relation Between Field and Potential, Potential Energy of a System of Charges, Potential Energy in an External Field: Potential Energy of a Single Charge, Potential Energy of a System of Two Charges in an External Field, Potential Energy of a Dipole in an External Field, Electrostatics of Conductors, Dielectric and Polarisation, Capacitors and Capacitance, The Parallel Plate Capacitor, Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance, Combination of Capacitors: Capacitors in Series, Capacitors in Parallel, Energy Stored in a Capacitor.
Chapter–2: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges; equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two-point charges and of electric dipole in an electrostatic field.
Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor. Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitance, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor (no derivation, formulae only).
Unit 2: Current Electricity
Chapter 3: Current Electricity
Introduction, Electric Current, Electric Currents in Conductors, Ohm's Law, Drift of Electrons and The Origin of Resistivity: Mobility, Limitations of Ohm's Law, Resistivity of Various Materials, Temperature Dependence of Resistivity, Electrical Energy, Power, Cells, EMF, Internal Resistance, Cells in Series and in Parallel, Kirchhoff's Rules, Wheatstone Bridge.
Unit 3: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Chapter–4: Moving Charges and Magnetism
Introduction, Magnetic Force: Sources and Fields, Magnetic Field, Lorentz Force, Magnetic Force on a Current Carrying Conductor, Motion in a Magnetic Field Magnetic Field Due to a Current Element, Biot Savart Law, Magnetic Field on The Axis of a Circular Current Loop, Ampere's Circuital Law, Das Solenoid, Force Between Two Parallel Currents, The Ampere, Torque on Current Loop, Magnetic Dipole: Torque on a Rectangular Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field, Circular Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole, The Moving Coil Galvanometer.
Chapter–5: Magnetism and Matter
Introduction, The Bar Magnet: The Magnetic Field Lines, Bar Magnet as an Equivalent Solenoid, The Dipole in a Uniform Magnetic Field, The Electrostatic Analog, Magnetism and Gauss's Law, Magnetization and Magnetic Intensity, Magnetic Properties of Materials: Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism.
Unit 4: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Induction
Introduction, The Experiments of Faraday and Henry, Magnetic Flux, Faraday's Law of Induction, Lenz's Law and Conservation of Energy Motional Electromotive Force, Inductance: Mutual Inductance, Self- Inductance, AC Generator.
Chapter 7: Alternating Current
Introduction, AC Voltage Applied to a Resistor, Representation of AC Current and Voltage By Rotating Vectors-Phasors, AC Voltage Applied to an Inductor, AC Voltage Applied to a Capacitor AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit: Phasor-Diagram Solution, Resonance, Power in AC Circuit: The Power Factor, Transformers.
Unit 5: Electromagnetic waves
Chapter 8: Electromagnetic Waves
Introduction, Displacement Current, Electromagnetic Waves: Sources of Electromagnetic Waves, Nature of Electromagnetic Waves, Electromagnetic Spectrum: Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared Waves, Visible Rays, Ultraviolet Rays, X-Rays, Gamma Rays.
Unit 6: Optics
Chapter 9: ray optics and optical instruments
Introduction, Reflection of Light By Spherical Mirrors: Sign Convention, Focal Length of Spherical Mirrors, Mirror Equation, Refraction, Total Internal Reflection: Total internal reflection in nature and its technological applications, Refraction At Spherical Surfaces and By Lenses: Refraction At a Spherical Surface, Refraction By a Lens, Power of a Lens, Combination of Thin Lenses in Contact, Refraction Through a Prism, Optical Instruments: The Microscope, Telescope.
Chapter–10: Wave Optics
Introduction, Huygens Principle, Refraction and Reflection of Plane Waves Using Huygens Principle: Refraction of a Plane Wave, Refraction At a Rarer Medium, Reflection of a Plane Wave By a Plane Surface, Coherent and Incoherent Edition of Waves, Interference of Light Waves and Young's Experiment, Diffraction: The Single Slit, Seeing The Single Slit Diffraction Pattern, Polarization.
Unit 7: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Chapter–11: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
Introduction, electron emission, photoelectric effect: Hertz’s Observations, Hallwachs’ and Lenard's Observation, Experimental Study of Photoelectric Effect: Effect of Intensity of Light on Photocurrent Effect of Potential on Photoelectric Current, Effect of Frequency of Incident Radiation on Stopping Potential, Einstein's Photo Electric Equation: Energy Quantum of Radiation, Particle Nature of Light: The Photon, Wave Nature of Matter.
Unit 8: Atoms and Nuclei
Chapter–12: Atoms
Introduction, Alpha-Particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom: Alpha-Particle Trajectory, Electron Orbits, Atomic Spectra, Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom: Energy Levels, The Line Spectra of the Hydrogen Atom, De Broglie’s Explanation of Bohr’s Second Postulate of Quantisation
Chapter–13: Nuclei
Introduction, Atomic Masses and Composition of Nucleus, Size of the Nucleus, Mass-Energy and Nuclear Binding Energy: Mass-Energy, Nuclear Binding Energy, Nuclear Force, Radioactivity, Nuclear Energy: Fission, Nuclear Fusion - Energy Generation in Stars, Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion
Unit 9: Electronic Devices
Chapter–14: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
Introduction, Classification of Metals, Conductors and Semiconductors, Intrinsic Semiconductor, Extrinsic Semiconductor, p-n Junction: p-n Junction Formation, Semiconductor Diode: p-n Junction Diode under Forward Bias, p-n Junction Diode under Reverse Bias, Application of Junction Diode as Rectifier.
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