As per the stream chosen in class 11th, the students will have to continue with the subjects. The syllabus details for all the subjects are mentioned in the PDF file. It will be necessary for students to study 5 subjects. In addition, they can choose 2 more subjects as additional subjects. The exam for some subjects will be of 70 marks and some subjects will be of 80 marks. By visiting the official website of the board, students can check the syllabus for their subjects. They can download the syllabus PDFs and prepare for the board exams. For complete details about the CHSE Odisha Syllabus 2025-26 and download the PDFs, go through the article in detail.
CHSE Odisha 12th English Core Syllabus 2025-26
Below given is the detailed syllabus:
Unit | Chapters / Topics |
Unit I: Prose | My Greatest Olympic Prize |
On Examinations | |
The Portrait of a Lady | |
The Magic of Teamwork | |
Development of Polio Vaccines | |
Unit II: Poetry | Daffodils |
The Ballad of Father Gilligan | |
A Psalm of Life | |
Television | |
Money Madness | |
Unit III: Non-Detailed Study | The Doctor’s Word |
The Nightingale and the Rose | |
Mystery of the Missing Cap | |
The Monkey’s Paw | |
My Mother | |
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish | |
Unit IV: Writing Skills | Interpreting Graphs, Charts, Tables, Diagrams |
Reporting Events and Business Matters | |
Note-Making and Summarizing | |
Extended Writing | |
Unit V: Grammar | Revision of Tense Patterns & Modal Verbs |
Conditionals | |
The Passive | |
Direct and Reported Speech | |
Interrogatives | |
Phrasal Verbs |
CHSE Odisha 12th English Core: Marks Distribution
Below given is mark distribution:
Section | Details | Marks |
1. Reading Comprehension | (a) From Prose – 5 Qs × 2 marks (b) From Poetry – 5 Qs × 2 marks (c) From Non-Detailed Study – 2 Qs × 5 marks | 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 |
2. Reading-Related Skills | (a) Vocabulary – 5 (b) Information Transfer (verbal → non-verbal) – 5 (c) Reordering Sentences – 5 (d) Dictionary/Reference Skills – 5 (e) Cohesive Devices – 5 | 25 |
3. Writing Skills | (a) Letter Writing (150 words) – 10 (b) Description (object/event/process, 150 words) – 10 (c) Slogan/Telegram/Caption (10 words) – 5 | 25 |
4. Grammar in Context | Application-based grammar | 10 |
5. Translation/Story Writing | Translation (Hindi ↔ English) or Story Development | 10 |
TOTAL | — | 100 Marks |
Odisha CHSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus 2025-26: Steps to Download
To get the Odisha 12th syllabus, students can follow the steps provided below.
Step 1: Visit the official website of the Odisha Board at chseodisha.nic.in.
Step 2: Click on the 'Odisha Board syllabus' link on their home page.
Step 3: Now choose the 12th class from the drop-down menu.
Step 4: The Odisha 12th syllabus will now open in a separate window on the website.
Step 5: Take a printout of the CHSE Odisha class 12 curriculum for 2025-26 to refer to during your exams.
