UP Board Class 12 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27 (2027 Exam)
Marks distribution
Total: 100 marks, one single exam paper (no separate internal assessment). Minimum passing: 33 marks.
| Unit | Topic | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prose literary history | 5 |
| 1 | Prose section | 15 |
| 1 | Story (Kahani) | 5 |
| 2 | Poetry literary history | 5 |
| 2 | Poetry section | 15 |
| 2 | Khand Kavya (novel-in-verse) | 5 |
| 2 | Kavya Saundarya (poetic elements) | 6 |
| 3 | Sanskrit section | 18 |
| 4 | Essay writing | 9 |
| 4 | Letter writing | 8 |
| 4 | Grammar | 9 |
Exam pattern
Section A (50 marks): development of Hindi prose (Shukla-era and post-Shukla era) and poetry (Bharatendu, Dwivedi, Chhayavad, Pragativad, Nayi Kavita eras); five questions each on prescribed prose and poetry passages; author/poet biographies; a short-answer question on the prescribed story; short-answer questions on the Khand Kavya (its features, character portrayal, key events).
Section B (50 marks): Sanskrit prose and poetry translation into Hindi with context; short Sanskrit answers; Kavya Saundarya (ras, alankar, chhand — all with definitions and examples); essay writing (population, environment, health education, traffic rules, etc.); letter writing (formal — application/office/business letters; informal — personal/family/social letters); Sanskrit grammar (sandhi, samas, pratyaya, vibhakti).
Prescribed prose (गद्य)
- राष्ट्र का स्वरूप — बासुदेव शरण अग्रवाल
- राबर्ट नर्सिंग होम में — कन्हैया लाल मिश्र ‘प्रभाकर’
- अशोक के फूल — डॉ. हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी
- सिद्धांत और नीति के सम्पादित अंश — पं. दीनदयाल उपाध्याय
- भाषा और आधुनिकता — प्रो. जी. सुन्दर रेड्डी
- तेजस्वी मन के सम्पादित अंश — डॉ. ए.पी.जे. अब्दुल कलाम
- भाग्य और पुरुषार्थ — जैनेन्द्र कुमार
- निंदा रस — हरिशंकर परसाई
Prescribed story (कथा साहित्य)
- पंचलाइट — फणीश्वर नाथ ‘रेणु’
- बहादुर — अमरकांत
- कर्मनाशा की हार — शिव प्रसाद सिंह
- खून का रिश्ता — भीष्म साहनी
- लाटी — शिवानी
Prescribed poetry (काव्य)
- प्रेम माधुरी, यमुना-छवि — भारतेन्दु हरिश्चन्द्र
- उद्धव प्रसंग, गंगावतरण — जगन्नाथदास ‘रत्नाकर’
- पवन दूतिका — अयोध्या सिंह उपाध्याय ‘हरिऔध’
- कैकेयी का अनुताप, गीत — मैथिलीशरण गुप्त
- गीत, श्रद्धा-मनु — जयशंकर प्रसाद
- बादल-राग, सन्ध्या-सुन्दरी — सूर्यकान्त त्रिपाठी ‘निराला’
- नौका विहार, बापू के प्रति, परिवर्तन — सुमित्रा नन्दन पंत
- गीत — महादेवी वर्मा
- अभिनव-मनुष्य, पुरुरवा, उर्वशी — रामधारी सिंह ‘दिनकर’
- मैंने आहुति बनकर देखा, हिरोशिमा — सच्चिदानन्द हीरानन्द वात्स्यायन ‘अज्ञेय’
- विविधा (संग्रह): मधु की एक बूंद (नरेन्द्र शर्मा), बूंद टपकी एक नभ से (भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र), मुझे कदम-कदम पर (गजानन माधव मुक्तिबोध), चित्रमय धरती (गिरिजा कुमार माथुर), सांझ के बादल (धर्मवीर भारती)
Prescribed Sanskrit section
भोजस्यौदार्यम्, संस्कृत भाषायाः महत्वम्, आत्मज्ञः एवं सर्वज्ञः, ऋतुवर्णनम्, जातक कथा, नृपति दिलीपः, महर्षि दयानन्दः, सुभाषित रत्नानि, महामना मालवीयः, पंचशीलसिद्धान्ताः, दूत वाक्यम्
Khand Kavya (district-wise)
The prescribed Khand Kavya (novel-in-verse) differs by district — six different books are assigned across UP’s districts (e.g. मुक्ति यज्ञ, सत्य की जीत, रश्मि रथी, आलोकवृत्त, त्याग पथी, श्रवण कुमार). Check the official syllabus PDF above for your district’s assigned title.
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