Central Board of Secondary Education
2 Community Center, Preet Vihar
Delhi 110092

ACAD/EO (COM)/2007. Dated 12.03.2007

Circular No.15/07
The Heads
of all CBSE affiliated institutions

Subject: Changes in the Social Science syllabus of class X and Economics, Accountancy and Geography syllabuses of class XII

Dear Principal,
This is to bring to your kind notice that following changes have been brought about in the syllabuses mentioned below with effect from the academic session 2007-08 of class X and XII and applicable to March 2008 examination.

SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS X)

In Unit 1 : India and the Contemporary World II, the instruction under themes on page 80 of the Secondary School Curriculum, 2008 will be read like this :
“The students are expected to choose any two themes from the first two sub-units i.e.
1.1: Events and Processes and
1.2 : Economies and Livelihood and any one theme from the sub-unit
1.3 : Culture, Identity and Society.
In sub-unit 1.1, out of the three themes given, theme 3 :‘Nationalism in India’ is compulsory. The second choice in that sub-unit will be from the first two themes, namely ‘Nationalism in Europe’ and ‘Nationalist Movement in Indo China.”

ECONOMICS FOR CLASS XII

Following topics have been deleted from the units 8, 9 and 10 of Part B, Introductory Macro Economics.
Unit 8 : Recent significant reforms and issues in the Indian Banking System – Privatisation and Modernisation.
Unit 9 : Downsizing the role of government : meaning and implications.
Unit 10 : A brief analysis about recent exchange rate issues.

ACCOUNTANCY FOR CLASS XII

In Unit 2, Accounting for Partnership firms, Preparation of Profit and loss appropriation accounts will include past adjustments.
In Unit 3, Treatment of goodwill will be as per Accounting Standard 10.
In Unit 4, The portion “Redemption of debenture : Out of proceeds of fresh issue, accumulated profits and sinking fund”, may be read as follows :
“Redemption of debentures out of capital; redemption methods : lump sum payment, draw by lots, purchase in open market and conversion (excluding cum-interest and ex-interest).”
GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII
In Part C, Practical work, a unit 3 on Practical Record Book and Viva Voce’ has been added to the existing units 1 and 2. As a result the unit-wise marks distribution under Practical Work will be as follows :
Unit 1 : Processing of Data and Thematic mapping 15 marks
Unit 2: Field study or Spatial Information Technology 10 marks
Unit 3: Practical Record Book and Viva Voce’ 5 marks

The above stated changes may please be brought to the notice of the concerned subject teachers.

Yours faithfully,



(C.GURUMURTHY)
DIRECTOR (ACADEMIC)