BodhiScoreWest Bengal Board Class 12 English Syllabus 2026-27
Exam scheme
Higher Secondary (Class 12), WBCHSE. English B (second language/core). Semesters III and IV: 40 + 40 = 80 theory marks, plus speaking/listening and project components as in the official PDF.
Semester III (40 marks)
Prose
- The Night Train at Deoli — Ruskin Bond
- Strong Roots (from Wings of Fire) — APJ Abdul Kalam
- The Bet — Anton Chekhov
Poetry
- Our Casuarina Tree — Toru Dutt
- Ulysses — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Drama
- Riders to the Sea — J.M. Synge
Skills: Textual grammar (synthesis, narration, error correction); unseen reading comprehension (MCQ + descriptive).
Semester IV (40 marks)
Prose
- Alice in Wonderland — Down the Rabbit Hole — Lewis Carroll
- Three Questions — Leo Tolstoy
Poetry
- Hawk Roosting — Ted Hughes
- That time of year… (Sonnet) — William Shakespeare
Skills: Descriptive and short-answer questions on prescribed texts; advanced writing; grammar from Semesters I–II foundation.
Prescribed from WBCHSE Higher Secondary Syllabus — Languages (July 2026).
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