PSEB 12th Arts Books 2026: Check best books for exam preparation

Once you finish learning according to PSEB 12th syllabus, you can start solving the PSEB 12th sample papers and previous year question papers. You can solve the question papers and understand your weaknesses. Thus you can concentrate more on the topics on which you are weak.

You can treat the PSEB sample paper as a mock test and time yourself while answering it. This will make you familiar with the exam pattern and marking scheme, after which you will eventually find the PSEB board paper easy. 

You can download the PSEB 12th sample papers and question papers by clicking on the link below:

PSEB 12th sample paper and previous year question papers

Yes, PSEB textbooks include all the topics mentioned in the PSEB 10th syllabus and PSEB 12th syllabus. Students must thoroughly go through all the chapters from these books before they refer any other book. 

Every year, over 2.5 Lacs students appear for PSEB 12th exams, of which the pass percentage is usually around 90. 

In 2025, the total number of students who appeared for their Punjab board 12th exams 2025 is 265388, out of which 241506 students cleared the exams bringing the overall pass percentage to 91%. Girls performed better, with a pass percentage of 94.32%, while boys had a pass percentage of 88.08%.

In case you are unable to obtain 33 percent marks in one subject in PSEB 12th, you will be eligible to appear for the supplementary exams for the same subject. The PSEB 12th compartment exams are held in June/July. This is a second chance to save your academic year. 

Students are advised to finish the Punjab Board 12th syllabus and know the exam pattern well. They must also solve and practice the previous year's question papers to know the types of questions asked in the exam. With focus, students can easily obtain the minimum passing marks. 

Students can find the Punjab Board 12th English syllabus 2024 below:

 PART-A
DEAR TO ALL THE MUSES
 LESSON:
1. Warrior against Weeds
2. A Most Forgiving Ape
3. A Young Turkish Catastrophe
4. A Tiny Sanctuary
5. Mano Majra
6. Jamaican Fragment
7. The Heritage of India
8. Gold in the North
9. My the greatest Olympic Prize
10. The Green Revolution
11. The Snob
12. Most Dear to All the Muses
13. The Case For the Defence
LITERARY PETALS:
LESSON:
1. Hind ki Chadar- Sri Guru Teg Bahadur
2. Border Guards (Poem)
3. My Heart Leaps when I Behold (Poem)
4. The Gambling Match
5. The Quality of Mercy (Poem)
6. The Fancy Dress Show (Poem)
7. The Eternal Why
8. The Song of India (Poem)
9. After Twenty Years
10. The Tree Fell down (Poem)
11. The World Today is Wild with the Delirium of Hatred (Poem)
12. Attacked by Pit Bulls
13. Slave? No, Master (Poem)
14. The Unrest of Desire (Poem)
15. The Boy Who Broke the Bank
16. Is This The End? (Poem)
17. The Conjuror's Revenge
18. Guru (Poem)
19. A River Tern on the Ganga (Poem)

For detailed PSEB 12th English Syllabus 2026, click on the link provided.