Biology - Class Xii - Split-Up-Syllabus - 2024-25

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, GUWAHATI REGION

SPLIT UP SYLLABUS
SESSION: 2024-2025
SUB: BIOLOGY (044)
CLASS: XII

NCERT TEXT BOOKS: 1. BIOLOGY (AS PER RATIONALIZED SYLLABUS)


2. NCERT EXEMPLAR BIOLOGY
3. NCERT BIOLOGY PRACTICAL

Chapter No
S. Detailed Split-up
&
No Month Name of Unit
Chapter
Chapter-1:Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination -
types, agencies and examples; out breeding devices; pollen-pistil interaction;
double fertilization; post fertilization events - development of endosperm and
embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit; special modes- apomixis,
UNIT-VI parthenocarpy, polyembryony; Significance of seed dispersal and fruit
April And
1 Reproduction Chap- 1, 2, formation..
May
3
Chapter-2:HumanReproduction
Male and female reproductive systems; microscopic anatomy of testis and
ovary; gametogenesis -spermatogenesis and oogenesis; menstrual cycle;
fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation, implantation;
pregnancy and placenta formation (elementary idea); parturition (elementary
idea); lactation (elementary idea).
Chapter-3: Reproductive Health
Need for reproductive health and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(STDs); birth control - need and methods, contraception and medical
termination of pregnancy (MTP); amniocentesis; infertility and assisted
reproductive technologies - IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (elementary idea for general
awareness).

Chapter-4: Principles of Inheritance and Variation


Heredity and variation: Mendelian inheritance; deviations from Mendelism –
incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood
groups, pleiotropy; elementary idea of polygenic inheritance; chromosome
theory of inheritance; chromosomes and genes; Sex determination - in humans,
birds and honey bee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance -
Unit-VII haemophilia, colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans - thalassemia;
2 June & Chap- 4, 5
Genetics and chromosomal disorders in humans; Down's syndrome, Turner's and Klinefelter's
July
Evolution syndromes.

Chapter-5: Molecular Basis of Inheritance


Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; Structure of DNA and
RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; Central Dogma; transcription, genetic
code, translation; gene 8 expression and regulation - lac operon; Genome,
Human and rice genome projects; DNA fingerprinting.

Chapter-6:Evolution
Origin of life; biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution
(paleontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidences);
Darwin's contribution, modern synthetic theory of evolution; mechanism of
evolution - variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with
examples, types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy -
Weinberg's principle; adaptive radiation; human evolution.
Chapter-7: Human Health and Diseases
Unit VII Cont... Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya,
Unit-VIII filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring
3 August Biology and Chap- worm) and their control; Basic concepts of immunology - vaccines; cancer, HIV
Human 6,7,8 and AIDS; Adolescence - drug and alcohol abuse.
welfare
Chapter-8: Microbes in Human Welfare
Microbes in food processing, industrial production, sewage treatment, energy
generation and microbes as bio-control agents and bio-fertilizers. Antibiotics;
production and judicious use.

Chapter-9: Biotechnology-Principles and processes


Genetic Engineering (Recombinant DNA Technology).
Unit-IX
4 September Biotechnology Chap-9, 10 Chapter-10: Biotechnology and its Application
Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and
vaccine production, stem cell technology, gene therapy; genetically modified
organisms - Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety issues, biopiracy and
patents.

Chapter-11:Organisms and Populations


Population interactions - mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism;
population attributes - growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution. (Topics
excluded: Organism and its Environment, Major Aboitic Factors, Responses to
Abioitic Factors, Adaptations).

Chapter-12:Ecosystem
Ecosystems: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; energy
5 October Unit-X Chap- 11, flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy (Topics excluded: Ecological
Ecology 12, 13 Succession and Nutrient Cycles).

Chapter-13:Biodiversity and its Conservation


Biodiversity-Concept, patterns, importance; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity
conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book,
Sacred Groves, biosphere reserves, national parks, wildlife, sanctuaries and
Ramsar sites.

6 Revision and As per KVS notification


November
PB-1
7 As per KVS notification
December PB-1 Continues
8 As per KVS notification
January PB-2
9 As per CBSE notification
February CBSE Practical

1. The split-up is made as per the latest curriculum available on CBSE website. Changes, if any may be incorporated
by respective subject teacher as per notification issued by CBSE.
2. Practicals are to be conducted as per the latest syllabus issued by CBSE and in co-relation with the theory portion
taught.
Tentative number of working days
For the session 2024-2025
Month No. of working days no. of periods
April 23 29
May 9 13
June 8 11
July 25 32
August 24 30
September 22 28
October 16 21
November 23 29
December 18 23
January 17 25
February CBSE PRACTICALS AND BOARD
March BOARD CONTINUES

PREPARED BY – AJIT SINGH PRINCIPAL, K V ONGC SIVASAGAR


SANTOSH KUMAR OJHA, PGT BIOLOGY K V RRL JORHAT

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