Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)Class 12 English Syllabus (Language and Literature Syllabus) for Academic Session 2026-27
PSEB Class 12 English 2026 Syllabus and Mark Distribution
Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class 12 English Syllabus 2026-27– Here is Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class 12 English Syllabus for the Academic Session. Here we have provided the detailed information about the distribution of marks for all sections, and the types of questions included in the examination. This will help students understand the examination pattern and prepare for their board examination.
PSEB Class XII English Syllabus 2026-27
| Theory | 80 marks |
| Internal Assessment | 20 marks |
| Total: | 100 marks |
Structure of Question Paper
| Section A: Reading Comprehension | 16 marks |
| Section B: Writing Skills, Grammar & Translation | 27 marks |
| Section C: Literature Textbooks | 37 marks |
| Total Marks | 80 marks |
| Ques. No. | Maximum Marks (80) | |
| Section A: Reading Comprehension | ||
| 1. | a. One unseen passage with a variety of Objective Type Questions, including MCQs and SAQs. Passage length 200 – 250 words. Two MCQs and eight one-line questions shall be asked from this passage. |
10×1=10 marks |
| b. Unseen passage. Passage length 150 – 200 words. 2 M.C.Qs, 2 single-line comprehension questions, one question on fill in the blank, one question on match the words |
6×1=6 marks | |
| Section B: Writing Skills, Grammar & Translation | ||
| 2. | Precis writing (passage of about 150 words) | 4 marks |
| 3. | Letter writing (only official/ business / to the Editor/ Applications) (one out of any two) | 6 marks |
| 4. | Explaining Newspaper Headlines (15-20 words)/ E-mail writing | 3 marks |
| 5. | a. Translation from English to Punjabi/Hindi (2 sentences out of 3) | 2 marks |
| b. Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English (2 sentences out of 3) | 2 marks | |
| 6. | Grammar items: | 10 Marks |
| a. Determiners | 3 Marks | |
| b. Use of Non-finites (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles) | 2 Marks | |
| c. Transformation of Sentences (2 out of 3) | 2 Marks | |
| d. Voice (2 out of 3) | 2 Marks | |
| e. Narration (1 out of 2) | 1 Mark | |
| Section C: Literature Textbooks | ||
| 7. | It will consist of 10 objective type questions carrying one mark each. Objective type questions may include four questions with one word to one sentence answer, two fill in the blanks and four multiple choice type questions.
a. Lessons meant for intensive study b. Lessons meant for extensive study |
5×1=5 marks
5×1=5 marks |
| 8. | a. Comprehension question on a given stanza from poetry (4 out of 5 questions including a question on name of the poet/poem/ Rhyme scheme / Simile / Metaphor / Personification/ Alliteration/ Imagery etc).(1 out of two given stanzas to be attempted) | 4 marks |
| b. Central idea of poem (1 out of 2.) | 3 marks | |
| 9. | Three (out of five) short answer questions of about 20 to 30 words from Lessons for Intensive study | 3×2=6 marks |
| 10. | Two (out of three) short answer questions of about 20 to 30 words from Lessons for Extensive study. | 2×2=4 marks |
| 11. | Long answer type questions (100 to 120 words) on theme, incident, content, character etc. from Lessons for Intensive study (with internal choice) | 5 marks |
| 12. | Long answer type question (100 to 120 words) from Lessons for Extensive study on Character/incident/theme etc (with internal choice). | 5 marks |
Books Prescribed
- A Rainbow of English for 12 published by Punjab School Education Board
- English Grammar and Composition for 11 and 12 published by Punjab School Education Board
Section A (Lessons for Intensive study)
- Hassan’s Attendance Problem
- The March King
- Thinking Out of the Box
- On Saying ‘Please’
- The Story of My Life
- Two Gentlemen of Verona
- In Celebration of Being Alive
- Ghadari Babas in Kalapani Jail
Section B (Poetry)
- Prayer of the Woods
- On Friendship
- The Echoing Green
- Once upon a Time
- Father Returning home
- The Road Not Taken
- On His Blindness
Section C (Lessons for Extensive study)
- The School for Sympathy
- A Chameleon
- Bholi
- The Gold Frame
- The Barber’s Trade Union
- The Bull beneath the Earth
Grammar
- Determiners
- Use of Non-finites (Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles)
- Transformation of Sentences
- Voice
- Narration
Writing Skills
- Formal Letter Writing
- Informal Letter Writing
- Applications
- Explaining Newspaper Headlines
- E-Mail writing
- From English to Punjabi/Hindi and Translation from Punjabi/Hindi to English.