BodhiScoreWest Bengal Board Class 12 Economics Syllabus 2026-27
Exam scheme
Higher Secondary (Class 12), WBCHSE. Theory 80 + project 20 = 100 marks. Semesters III and IV cover macroeconomics and Indian economic development (after Class XI microeconomics and statistics).
Semester III (40 marks)
Macroeconomics
- National income accounting — GDP, GNP, methods of measurement, difficulties
- Simple Keynesian system — consumption, savings, multiplier, government budget and taxation
- Balance of payments and exchange rates — current/capital account, fixed/flexible rates
Indian economic development (intro)
- Brief reference to colonial past and planning context
Semester IV (40 marks)
Macroeconomics
- Money, banking and inflation — credit creation, CRR/SLR/repo rate, demand-pull and cost-push inflation
- Financing government budget — tax/non-tax revenue, GST, fiscal deficit, public debt
Indian economic problems
- Industry — Five Year Plans, liberalisation, WTO, small-scale industries
- Service sector — growth, IT/financial services, globalisation impact
- Inclusive growth — poverty, inequality, HDI, SDGs, NITI Aayog, environmental issues (with West Bengal reference where noted)
Project
Project work 20 marks (12 report + 8 viva) on an economics topic using data and statistical tools.
Prescribed from WBCHSE Higher Secondary Syllabus SET I (July 2026).
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