HP Board Class 12 Physics Syllabus 2026-27

Exam scheme

Plus Two (Class 12). Theory 60 marks (3 hours), practical 30 marks. Official PDF session label: 2025-26.

Chapters	Topic area
1–2	Electrostatics
3	Current electricity
4–5	Magnetic effects and magnetism
6–7	EMI and AC
8	Electromagnetic waves
9–10	Optics
11	Dual nature of radiation and matter
12–13	Atoms and nuclei
14	Semiconductor electronics

Chapters

1. Electric charges and fields — Coulomb’s law, field, dipole, Gauss’s law.
2. Electrostatic potential and capacitance — potential, capacitors, dielectrics.
3. Current electricity — Ohm’s law, resistivity, Kirchhoff’s rules, Wheatstone bridge.
4. Moving charges and magnetism — Lorentz force, Biot–Savart, Ampere’s law, galvanometer.
5. Magnetism and matter — bar magnet, dia/para/ferromagnetism.
6. Electromagnetic induction — Faraday, Lenz, inductance, AC generator.
7. Alternating current — LCR, resonance, transformer.
8. Electromagnetic waves — spectrum.
9. Ray optics and optical instruments — mirrors, lenses, microscope, telescope.
10. Wave optics — interference, diffraction.
11. Dual nature of radiation and matter — photoelectric effect, de Broglie.
12. Atoms — Bohr model.
13. Nuclei — binding energy, radioactivity.
14. Semiconductor electronics — materials, devices and simple circuits.

The official PDF lists detailed sub-topics under each chapter.