JAC 12th Syllabus 2025-26: Download JAC 12th Board Syllabus Here!

This exam is conducted for courses given below:

Science, Commerce, Arts Science Commerce Arts

Updated on Sep 19, 2025 14:56 IST

By Md Shahzad, Senior Executive - Content

JAC 12th Syllabus 2026: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) releases the JAC 12th Class syllabus 2025-26. The board will soon release the JAC Class 12 syllabus 2026 for all stream subjects at once. JAC 12th syllabus 2026 is made available online on the board's website at jac.jharkhand.gov.in. Apart from the official website, we also provide direct links to download the subject-wise Jharkhand Board 12th syllabus on this page. The Syllabus for JAC Class 12 covers all the important topics a student needs to cover to ace the examinations. Students must be thorough with the entire Syllabus as well as the JAC 12th Exam Pattern.

JAC Class 12 examinations 2026 will be conducted between February and March 2026.

Students must note that the Jharkhand Board refers to NCERT books to prepare the students for the 12th board exams. Thus, students must go through the NCERT books thoroughly before referring to any other books. The NCERT solutions for Class 11, 12 for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics can be downloaded from the links below. The JAC 12th syllabus 2026 for all subjects can be downloaded from the links provided at the end of this page.

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JAC 12th Syllabus 2026: How to Download?
JAC 12th English Syllabus 2025-26
Jharkhand Board 12th Mathematics Syllabus 2026
JAC 12th Syllabus 2025 for Science, Commerce and Arts streams - Download subject-wise PDFs
FAQs on JAC Class 12 Syllabus 2026

JAC 12th Syllabus 2026: How to Download?

Students can follow the steps mentioned below to download the JAC Class 12 Syllabus 2026:

Visit the official website of the JAC Board at jac.jharkhand.gov.in
Navigate to 'Others'
Click on 'Syllabus'
Click on the relevant link and the PDF will appear on the screen
Download the JAC 12th Syllabus 2025-26 and save it for future references

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Are there any major changes in JAC 12th Syllabus?

The board released the JAC class 12 syllabus 2024-25. As it has been released, we have also provided detail on the same on this page. This year too, Jharkhand Board decided to cover the entire syllabus. Students can find subject wise downloadable links of JAC syllabus 2025 on this page. JAC refers NCERT books to prepare its students for the 12th board exams. The links to download the NCERT solutions Class 11, 12 of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are provided on this page.

Q: What are the streams of the JAC 12th exam?

After passing the class 10 exams, all the students are required to choose one stream to study in class 11 and 12 in JAC Board. The JAC 12th exam is conducted across three streams, namely, Science, Commerce and Arts or Humanities. The students must opt any of stream from these while getting enrolled to class 11. Based on selection made by the students, the schools/colleges will arrange classes for the students. The board hold the JJAC 12th board exams in February every year.

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JAC 12th English Syllabus 2025-26

Section A: Reading Skills

1. One unseen passage to test comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and vocabulary. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary.

2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc. for assessing comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, and evaluation. Note: The combined word limit for both passages will be 600-750.

Section B: Writing

II Grammar (7 Marks)

4. Questions on Gap filling: Tenses, Clauses.

5. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences: Total seven questions to be done out of the eight given.

III Creative Writing Skills (16 Marks)

6. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered (3 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 1 / Expression: 1).

7. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (3 marks:Format: 1 / Content: 1 / Expression: 1).

8. Long Writing task: Speech in 120-150 words based on verbal/visual cues on contemporary / age-appropriate topics. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2).

9. Long Writing Task: Debate based on visual/verbal inputs in 120-150 words, thematically related to contemporary, topical issues. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2).

Section C: Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text

This section will include questions of various types: Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions & Long Answer Type Questions that are meant to assess the level of comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and extrapolation beyond the text.

10. One Poetry extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, and appreciation. (3x1=3 Marks)

11. One Prose extract out of two, from the book Hornbill, to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation and appreciation. (3 x1 = 3 Marks)

12. One prose extract out of two, from the Snapshots book to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, and appreciation. (4x1=4 Marks)

13. Two short-answer type questions (one from Prose and one from Poetry, from the book Hornbill), out of four, to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (3x2=6 Marks) 14. One short-answer type question, from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 40 - 50 words. Questions shall aim at inferential response through critical thinking. One out of two questions to be done. (3x1=3 Marks) 15. One Long answer-type question, from the Prose/Poetry of Hornbill, to be answered in 120-150 words. Questions can be based on incident/theme/passage/extract/event, as reference points to assess extrapolation beyond and across the text. The question will elicit analytical and evaluative responses from the student. Anyone out of two questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks) 16. One long-answer type question, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots, is to be answered in 120-150 words, to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide analytical and evaluative responses, using incidents, events, and themes as reference points. Anyone out of two questions to be done. (1x6=6 Marks)

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Commonly asked questions

Q: How long will it take to cover entire JAC 12th syllabus?

It completely depend on student's level of understanding, daily study routine, and the pace of their learning. IN general, if a student follow a focused exam preparation routine then their syllabus wll be completed within 6 to 8 month. Students should prepare a suitable daily study schedule considering their priority papers and topics and follow them on daily basis.

Jharkhand Board 12th Mathematics Syllabus 2026

Students must go through the JAC Class 12 Mathematics Syllabus 2026 carefully and cover it on time. The topics and the marks from last year's syllabus have been mentioned below:

Units	Part	Topics
Unit-I: Sets and Functions	Sets	Sets and their representations, Empty set, Finite and Infinite sets, Equal sets, Subsets, Subsets of a set of real numbers especially intervals (with notations). Universal set. Venn diagrams. Union and Intersection of sets. Difference of sets. Complement of a set. Properties of Complement. NCERT Solutions for Sets
	Relations & Functions	Ordered pairs. Cartesian product of sets. Number of elements in the Cartesian product of two finite sets. Cartesian product of the set of reals with itself (upto R x R x R).Definition of relation, pictorial diagrams, domain, co-domain and range of a relation. Function as a special type of relation. Pictorial representation of a function, domain, co-domain and range of a function. Real valued functions, domain and range of these functions, constant, identity, polynomial, rational, modulus, signum, exponential, logarithmic and greatest integer functions, with their graphs. Sum, difference, product and quotients of functions. NCERT Solution for Relations & Functions
	Trigonometric Functions	Positive and negative angles. Measuring angles in radians and in degrees and conversion from one measure to another. Definition of trigonometric functions with the help of unit circle. Truth of the identity sin2x + cos2x = 1, for all x. Signs of trigonometric functions. Domain and range of trigonometric functions and their graphs. Expressing sin (x±y) and cos (x±y) in terms of sinx, siny, cosx & cosy and their simple applications. NCERT Solutions for Trigonometric Functions
Unit-II: Algebra	Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	Need for complex numbers, especially√−1, to be motivated by inability to solve some of the quadratic equations. Algebraic properties of complex numbers. Argand plane. NCERT Solutions for Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
	Linear Inequalities	Linear inequalities. Algebraic solutions of linear inequalities in one variable and their representation on the number line. NCERT Solutions for Linear Inequalities
	Permutations and Combinations	Fundamental principle of counting. Factorial n. (n!) Permutations and combinations, derivation of Formulae for nPr and nCr and their connections, simple applications. NCERT Solutions for Permutations and Combinations
	Binomial Theorem	Historical perspective, statement and proof of the binomial theorem for positive integral indices. Pascal’s triangle, simple applications. NCERT Solutions for Binomial Theorem
	Sequence and Series	Sequence and Series. Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) Geometric Progression (G.P.), general term of a G.P., sum of n terms of a G.P., infinite G.P. and its sum, geometric mean (G.M.), relation between A.M. and G.M. NCERT Solutions for Sequence and Series
Unit-III: Coordinate Geometry	Straight Lines	Brief recall of two dimensional geometry from earlier classes. Slope of a line and angle between two lines. Various forms of equations of a line: parallel to axis, point -slope form, slope-intercept form, two-point form, intercept form, Distance of a point from a line. NCERT Solutions for Straight Lines
	Conic Sections	Sections of a cone: circles, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, a point, a straight line and a pair of intersecting lines as a degenerated case of a conic section. Standard equations and simple properties of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola. Standard equation of a circle. NCERT Solutions for Conic Sections
	Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry	Coordinate axes and coordinate planes in three dimensions. Coordinates of a point. Distance between two points. NCERT Solutions for Introduction to Three-dimensional Geometry
Unit-IV: Calculus	Calculus	Derivative introduced as rate of change both as that of distance function and geometrically. Intuitive idea of limit. Limits of polynomials and rational functions trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Definition of derivative relate it to scope of tangent of the curve, derivative of sum, difference, product and quotient of functions. Derivatives of polynomial and trigonometric functions. NCERT Solutions for Limits and Derivatives
Unit-V: Statistics and Probability	Statistics	Measures of Dispersion: Range, Mean deviation, variance and standard deviation of ungrouped/grouped data. NCERT Solutions for Statistics
Unit-V: Statistics and Probability	Probability	Events; occurrence of events, ‘not’, ‘and’ and ‘or’ events, exhaustive events, mutually exclusive events, Axiomatic (set theoretic) probability, connections with other theories of earlier classes. Probability of an event, probability of ‘not’, ‘and’ and ‘or’ events. NCERT Solutions for Probability

JAC 12th Syllabus 2025 for Science, Commerce and Arts streams - Download subject-wise PDFs

Students appearing for Class 12 Jharkhand Board exams must be well versed with the JAC 12th Syllabus for Science, JAC 12th Syllabus for Commerce and JAC 12th Syllabus for Arts, according to their respective streams. They must go through the revised syllabus carefully and chalk out their study schedule.

The JAC 12th Syllabus 2026 is released for all subjects. Students can download the last year's subject-wise CBSE Syllabus 2024 Class 12 PDF below:

Accountancy	Physics	Hindi Elective
Sociology	Mathematics	Hindi Core
Psychology	Home Science	Geography
Political Science	History	English Elective
English Core	Economics	Computer Science
Chemistry	Business Studies	Biotechnology
Biology	Applied Mathematics

Commonly asked questions

Q: Where can I download the JAC 12th model papers?

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) releases the Jharkhand Board Inter model papers online on its website. Students preparing for the upcoming JAC 12th board exams can download the same at jacexamportal.in. Apart from the official website, we have also provided the JAC 12th Sample Papers on this page. We provide direct links to download the subject-wise JAC class 12 model papers here for free. Students can download and practice.

Q: What is the JAC Class 12 exam difficulty level?

Overall, the level of JAC class 12 board exams is not different than other 12th boards in India. However, the difficulty level of the JAC 12th exam can be termed as moderate to tough. The difficulty level also varies from subject to subject and depends on the candidates’ preparation levels. Hence, to perform well in the exam, the students must think of covering the entire JAC 12th syllabus. Apart from this, the students should also practice the JAC 12th sample papers and previous year's question papers.

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Commonly asked questions

Q: When will the JAC 12th Exam be conducted?

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has announced the Jharkhand Board 12th time table 2025. The board announced the JAC 12th Board exam dates 2025 on December 17, 2024. As per the announced exam date, the JAC class 12 exams 2025 will be conducted from February 11 to March 4, 2025. The JAC 12th practicals will be hold from March 5 to 20, 2025.

In 2024, JAC class 12 exams were conducted from February 6, 2024 and February 26, 2024. Exam commenced with the Vocation Subject and concluded with the conduction of Political Science paper.

Q: What is the total marks of the JAC 12th exam?

Jharkhand Board prescribe the JAC 12th exam pattern in the form of JAC 12th sample paper. It is made available online on the official website of the board at jac.jharkhand.gov.in. JAC class 12 sample paper include the pattern of actual exam. As per JAC class 12 exam pattern, the total marks of the JAC 12th exam is 500. Each subject carries a total of 100 marks. To pass JAC 12th exams 2024, a student must achieve a score of 33 percent. The JAC Class 12 passing marks are 24 out of 70 and 33 out of 100 for each subject.

Q: What are some tips for the JAC 12th exam preparation?

Download the JAC 12th syllabus and also focus on important topics from the major subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Math.
Create a study time table and follow it daily.
Practice official JAC 12th Sample Papers and previous year's question papers as it gives you an idea about the exam pattern & level of questions asked.
You can seek helps from teachers and friend to clarify doubts.
Do not forget to sleep 7 to 8 hours in a day and also do some Yoga or exercise.