Class 11 English New Syllabus 2024-25 Marks Division (H S)

Explore Class 11 English New Syllabus 2024-25 Marks Division (H S) both for ENG(A) and ENG(B).

In the New Education Policy, the semester system is being implemented by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education from the session 2024-25.

According to the latest notification announced by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on their Official website.

WBCHSE has introduced the Semester System at the Higher Secondary Level from the Academic Session 2024-25 for Class XI (11) and subsequently from the Academic Session 2025-26 for Class XII(12).

Class 11 English New Syllabus 2024-25 WBCHSE

We have discussed here Class 11 English(A)/(ENGA) and English(B)/(ENGB) with Syllabus, Course Structure, and Topics. 

English(B)/(ENGB) is for those whose medium is Bengali i.e.1st language is Bengali.

English(A)/(ENGA) is for those whose medium is English i.e.1st language is English.

English (ENGB)/2nd Language English/Bengali Medium [Theory]

English (B)/ [ENGB] Syllabus is for those whose 2nd language is English i.e., for Higher Secondary Bengali Medium Students WB.

Class XI English exam will be in two semesters from 2024-25 session namely the first semester and second semester.

First Semester Marks Division:

• 50 marks [40 marks theory + 10 marks Project/Assessment]
• The First Semester Theory paper of Class XI English will be of 40 marks.
• 10 marks will be the Assessment test.
• Each question in the theory paper will have multiple choice-based questions (MCQs) and carry 1 mark.
• This 40-mark English Theory Paper should be completed in one and a half hours.
• These 40 marks will include Verse, Prose, Textual  Grammar, Rapid Reader, and unseen Reading Comprehension passages.
• Generally, the Exam will be taken in November.

Class XI SEMESTER 1: [MCQ] MARKS: 40 [ 1 MARK PER QUESTION ]

First Semester Syllabus

UNIT 1: Prose [10 Marks]

1. ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ – R. K. Narayan [4 marks]
2. ‘The Swami and Mother-Worship’ from The Master as I Saw Him by Sister Nivedita [3 Marks]
3. ‘Amarnath’ from The Master as I Saw Him‘ by Sister Nivedita. [3 Marks]

UNIT 2: Verse  [10 Marks]

1. ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ – William Wordsworth [4 marks]
2. ‘The Bangle Sellers’ – Sarojini Naidu [3 Marks]
3. ‘The Second Coming’ – W.B. Yeats [3 Marks]

UNIT 3: Rapid Reader [10 Marks]

1. ‘Macbeth’ from A TextBook of English(B) Rapid Reader & A Book on ESP & Project by WBCHSE [4 marks]
2. ‘Othello’ from A TextBook of English(B) Rapid Reader & A Book on ESP & Project by WBCHSE [3 Marks
3. ‘As You Like It’ from A TextBook of English(B) Rapid Reader & A Book on ESP & Project by WBCHSE [3 Marks]

UNIT 4: Textual Grammar [5 Marks]

1. Tense 
2. Voice 
3. Indirect Speech
4. Phrasal Verbs 
5. Preposition 
6. Clause 
7. Participle
8. Gerund 
9. Transformation of sentences

UNIT 5: Comprehension ( Unseen ) [5 Marks]

• Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

Second Semester Marks Division:

• 50 marks [40 marks theory + 10 marks Project/Assessment]
• The Second Semester Theory paper of Class XI English will be of 40 marks.
• 10 marks will be the Assessment test.
• Questions in the theory paper will have Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) and Descriptive Type Questions (6 marks)
• This 40-mark English Theory Paper should be completed in one and a half hours.
• Generally, the Exam will be taken in March.

Class XI SEMESTER 2 TOPICS: [Short Answer Questions, Descriptive Questions ] MARKS: 40

Syllabus Second Semester

UNIT 1: Prose [10 Marks]

1. ‘The Garden Party’ – Katherine Mansfield
2. ‘Alias Jimmy Valentine’ – O’ Henry
3. ‘Of Studies’ – Francis Bacon
4. ‘Nobel Lecture’ – Mother Teresa

Note:

A. Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. And total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
B.  Any 01 out of 03 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks

UNIT 2: Verse  [10 Marks]

1. ‘My Last Duchess’ – Robert Browning
2. ‘And Still I Rise’ – Maya Angelou

Note:

A. Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. And total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
B.  Any 01 out of 02 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks

UNIT 3: Rapid Reader [5 Marks]

1. ‘The Ghost Brahman’ from Folk-Tales of Bengal by LalBehariDey
2. ‘A Ghostly Wife’ from Folk-Tales of Bengal by LalBehariDey
3. ‘The Man Who Wished to be Perfect’ from Folk-Tales of Bengal by LalBehariDey

Note:

A. Any 1 out of 3 Questions of 05 marks. And total marks 5 x1= 05 marks

UNIT 4: Non-Textual Grammar [02+03 = 05]

1. Tense, 
2. Voice,
3. Phrasal Verbs,
4. Preposition,
5. Clause,
6. Participle,
7. Gerund,
8. Transformation of Sentences

Note:

A. 1 question of 2 marks
[1 question to be attempted out of two questions from Transformation of sentences or Correction of errors]

B. Fill in the blanks as per direction: 0.5 marks x 6 to be attempted from all topics covered

UNIT 5:  Writing Skill [10 Marks]

Paragraph Writing [ 150 words ] [1 x 10]
OR
Formal Letter Writing [ 75 words ] + Event Report Writing [ 75 words ] [1 x 05 +1 x 05]

English (ENGB)/2ndLanguage English [PROJECT/TUTORIAL]

Project/Tutorial may be done throughout both semesters. However, the student will be evaluated at the end of Semester II.

PROJECT/TUTORIAL  – MARKS: 20

FORMAT: 

1) Listening and Speaking Activity [05+05 marks]
2) Writing Activity [10 marks]

Subject teachers will engage students in activities that will test their listening and speaking skills comprehensively.

Instructions:

1. For the writing activity concerned teacher will select a relevant topic from:

a) Environmental Issues
b) Society and Culture
c) Eminent Personalities

English (ENGA)/1st Language English/English Medium Syllabus (Theory)

English (A)/ [ENGA] Syllabus is for those whose 1st language is English i.e., for Higher Secondary English Medium Students WB.

Class XI English exam will be in two semesters from 2024-25 session namely the first semester and second semester.

 First semester: 

• 50 marks [40 marks theory + 10 marks Project/Assessment]
• The First Semester Theory paper of Class XI English will be of 40 marks.
• 10 marks will be the Assessment test.
• Each question in the theory paper will have multiple choice-based questions (MCQs) and carry 1 mark.
• This 40-mark English Theory Paper should be completed in one and a half hours.
• These 40 marks will include Verse, Prose, Textual  Grammar, Rapid Reader, and unseen Reading Comprehension passages.
• Generally, the Exam will be taken in November.

First SemesterTopics with Marks

Class XI SEMESTER 1: [MCQ] MARKS: 40 [ 1 MARK PER QUESTION ]

Syllabus First Semester

Unit 1: PROSE: [10 marks]

1. ‘The Last Leaf’ by O’Henry – 5 marks
2. ‘One of These Days’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  – 5 marks

Unit 2: VERSE [10 marks]

1. ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats – 3 marks
2. ‘All the World’s a Stage’ by William Shakespeare – 3 marks
3. ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’ by Sarojini Naidu – 4 marks

Unit 3: RHETORIC   – 5 marks

1. Simile, 
2. Metaphor, 
3. Oxymoron,
4. Paradox, 
5. Alliteration, 
6. Antitheses,
7. Irony, 
8. Onomatopoeia,
9. Personification, 
10. Transferred Epithet

4 Unit : NONTEXTUAL GRAMMAR – 5 marks

1. Tenses, 
2. Voice, 
3. Direct and Indirect Speech, 
4. Phrases and Clauses, 
5. Articles,
6. Prepositions,
7. Phrasal Verbs

Unit 5: READING COMPREHENSION  – 10X1=10 marks

1. Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

Second Semester Topics and Marks:

• 50 marks [40 marks theory + 10 marks Project/Assessment]
• The Second Semester Theory paper of Class XI English will be of 40 marks.
• 10 marks will be the Assessment test.
• Questions in the theory paper will have Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) and Descriptive Type Questions (6 marks)
• This 40-mark English Theory Paper should be completed in one and a half hours.
• Generally, the Exam will be taken in March.

Syllabus Second Semester

Unit 1: PROSE: [10 Marks]

1. ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell
2. ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ by Khushwant Singh
3. ‘Araby’ by James Joice

Note: 

A. Any 2 out of 3 Questions of 02 marks. Total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
B. Any 01 out of 03 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks

Unit 2: VERSE [10 marks]

1. ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya Angelou
2. ‘Dover Beach’ by Mathew Arnold

Note: 

A.  Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. Total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
B. Any 01 out of 02 questions of 05 marks. Total marks: 05 marks

UNIT 3 :TEXTUAL: PROSODY [6 marks]

Textual Prosody [any two]

Note:

A. Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) x 2=6

UNIT 4: NONTEXTUAL GRAMMAR [02+03 = 05]

1. Voice Change
2. Simple Sentence
3. Complex Sentence
4. Compound Sentence,
5. Finite Verb
6. Non-finite Verb

Note:

A. 1 question of [2 marks]
[1 question to be attempted out of two questions from Transformation of sentences and Correction of errors]

B.  Fill in the blanks as per direction from a paragraph: 01 mark x 3 to be attempted from all topics covered. [3 marks]

UNIT 5: READING COMPREHENSION [10 marks]

• Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

Note:

A. Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) x 2 = 4
B. Descriptive Type Questions [Precis Writing] (6 marks) x 1 = 6

FAQs on Class 11 English New Syllabus 2024-25

Q: How many semesters will the examination be conducted for Class XI and XII in total?

Ans: The examination will be conducted in total four semesters for class XI and XII. The school will take two semesters of class XI. The Higher Secondary Council will take two semesters of class XII. However, the assessment of higher secondary will be only from the last two semesters. Remaining two semesters will not be considered for results.

Q: What are the names of the semesters for Class XI and XII, and when do students receive their admit cards for the third semester exams?

Ans: The two semesters of class XI will be called first and second semester. And the two semesters of twelfth will be called third and fourth semesters. Admit card will be given to the students after the 12th class before the third semester. With that admit card, the students will go for the third and fourth semester exams in other schools.

Q: When are the first, second, third, and fourth semesters scheduled, and what is the examination requirement for students entering Class 11 through Madhyamik?

Ans: First and third semester will be in the month of November. And the second and fourth semester will be in the month of March. Students who are going to take admission in class 11 through Madhyamik this time, will have to appear for the first semester exam in November. The second semester will be in March. After reaching class 12th they have to give third semester again in November. The fourth semester will be in March.

Q: What is the examination format for the first and third semesters, and how do they differ from the second and fourth semesters?

Ans: First and third semester examination will be MCQ questions. First semester school will take care of itself. But third semester will be in OMR sheet. The computer will look at the account. And second and fourth semester will be big questions.

Q: How are the total marks distributed for candidates in both Class 11th and 12th, and what components contribute to these marks?

Ans: Candidates will have to give 100 marks in both class 11th and 12th. These 100 marks will be from written and project or practical. For example, science students have to give written exam with 70 marks. 30 marks allotted for practical. For those who do not have a laboratory based test, the written test will be of 80 marks. 20 marks will be allotted for the project.

Q: How are the written exams distributed across the semesters for a science student in Class 11, and what types of questions are included in each semester’s exam?

Ans: Let’s say a student is admitted in class 11 with science. The written exam of 70 marks that he will have to appear will be in two semesters. That is, 35 marks in first semester and 35 marks in second semester. First 35 marks will be in MCQ questions. Next 35 marks will be big questions. Similarly, the written examination of 80 marks will be conducted in two semesters with 40 marks. At the end of the year practical or project marks will be added.

Q: What is the duration of each semester’s examination, and how does it vary between the first three semesters and the fourth semester?

Ans: The duration of the first three semesters will be one and a half hours. The duration of the fourth semester will be two hours.

Q: What happens if a student scores zero in any subject in the first semester, and how does this rule apply to both Class XI and XII students? Additionally, what is the consequence if a student fails in the project or practical component despite passing the written test?

Ans:  If a student gets zero in any subject in the first semester, he/she will have the opportunity to bring up the pass marks in the next semester. This rule is applicable for classes XI and XII. But the parliament has said that if a student fails in the project or practical despite passing the written test, then that student will be considered as a failure in that matter.