🔍 Understand Human Behaviour – Score Smart in the Boards
CBSE Class 12 Psychology helps students decode thoughts, emotions, and behavior. With structured learning and applied practice, it becomes a scoring and insightful subject.
🧾 Exam Pattern (2025–26)
| Component |
Marks |
| Theory Paper |
80 |
| Project Work |
20 |
| Total |
100 |
| Duration |
3 Hrs |
📚 Class 12 Sociology Syllabus – 2026
The syllabus is divided into two books:
📘 Book I – Indian Society
| Chapter |
Title |
| 1 |
Introducing Indian Society |
| 2 |
The Demographic Structure of Indian Society |
| 3 |
Social Institutions: Continuity and Change |
| 4 |
The Market as a Social Institution |
| 5 |
Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion |
| 6 |
The Challenges of Cultural Diversity |
| 7 |
Suggestions for Project Work |
📗 Book II – Social Change and Development in India
| Chapter |
Title |
| 1 |
Structural Change |
| 2 |
Cultural Change |
| 3 |
The Story of Indian Democracy |
| 4 |
Change and Development in Rural Society |
| 5 |
Change and Development in Industrial Society |
| 6 |
Globalization and Social Change |
| 7 |
Mass Media and Communications |
| 8 |
Social Movements |
🧠 Key Sociological Thinkers & Concepts to Focus On
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Karl Marx – class conflict, capitalism
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Emile Durkheim – social facts, division of labour
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Max Weber – bureaucracy, social action
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M.N. Srinivas – Sanskritisation, Westernisation
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Andre Béteille – caste, class, and inequality
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Yogendra Singh – modernization and Indian society
✍️ Board Answer Writing Strategy
✅ Use sociological terms & theorists’ names correctly
✅ Quote Indian examples (e.g., caste, reservation, rural change)
✅ Avoid general opinions — focus on analysis
✅ Use intro-body-conclusion even in short answers
✅ Add case studies or survey insights if asked
📌 Top Scoring Tips
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Practice concept-based questions and application-based case studies
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Revise definitions and distinctions (e.g., caste vs class)
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Solve previous year CBSE papers and self-assess
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Link textbook chapters to current affairs (for better application)
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Create mind maps for thinkers and key concepts
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