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UP Board Class 12th Physics Syllabus 2025-26

Uttar Pradesh board has issued the UP Board Class 12th Physics syllabus for the academic session 2025-26. The UP Board Class 12th Physics board exam will follow the updated 2025-26 UP board Class 12th Physics syllabus. The students appearing must be well aware of Class 12th Physics syllabus 2025-26.

UP Board Class 12th Physics Syllabus 2025-26 Overview

The UP Board Class 12 Physics syllabus is divided into two parts – Theory (70 marks) and Practical/Internal (30 marks). The syllabus covers a wide range of topics such as Electrostatics, Magnetism, Optics, and Modern Physics. The curriculum emphasizes conceptual understanding, problem-solving skills, and application of physics in real-life contexts.

Unit No.

Name of the Unit

I

Electrostatics

II

Current Electricity

III

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

IV

Electromagnetic Induction and AC

V

Electromagnetic Waves

VI

Optics

VII

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

VIII

Atoms and Nuclei

IX

Electronic Devices

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Detailed Chapter-wise Syllabus

Unit I: Electrostatics

  • Electric Charges and Fields
  • Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Unit II: Current Electricity

  • Electric current, drift velocity, Ohm's Law
  • Resistance, combination of resistors, Kirchhoff’s laws

Unit III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

  • Magnetic field and field lines, Biot–Savart law
  • Ampere's Circuital law, Force on a current-carrying conductor
  • Earth’s magnetism and magnetic properties of materials

Unit IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

  • Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, Lenz’s law
  • Self and mutual inductance, AC generation, RMS value
  • LCR circuit, resonance

Unit V: Electromagnetic Waves

  • Basics of EM waves, characteristics, and spectrum

Unit VI: Optics

  • Ray optics: Reflection, refraction, lenses, optical instruments
  • Wave optics: Huygens’ principle, interference, diffraction, polarization

Unit VII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

  • Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s photoelectric equation de Broglie wavelength

Unit VIII: Atoms and Nuclei

  • Bohr’s model, energy levels
  • Radioactivity, decay law

Unit IX: Electronic Devices

  • Semiconductors, diodes, transistors
  • Logic gates (NOT, AND, OR, NAND, NOR)

UP Board Class 12 Physics Practical Exam 2025-26

Components and Marks Distribution of Physics Practical exam are as follow:

Component

Marks

Two experiments (one from each section)

14

Project book and activity file

6

Project Work

5

Viva based on experiments & project

5

UP Board 12th Physics Paper Pattern 2025-26

The marking scheme of UP Board 12th Physics Paper has been given below:

Question Type

Marks

Description

Very Short Answer

1

Definitions, laws, formula-based questions

Short Answer

2–3

Conceptual questions and derivations

Long Answer

5

Numerical and descriptive questions

Internal Choice

Available

In long-answer questions

Prescribed Textbooks for UP Board Physics 2025-26

Category

Item

Source

Textbooks

Physics - Class XII Part 1 & 2

NCERT

Manuals

UP Board Laboratory Manual

UPMSP

Problem Books

Exemplar Problems

NCERT (Recommended)

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