SRI SATHYA SAI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PRASANTHINILAYAM
XI Entrance Syllabus: Admissions 2025-26
Papers to be attempted for various groups:
English: 40 Marks (for all students regardless of the group applied)
30 Marks – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs);
10 Marks – Descriptive writing (Essay)
Note:
1. All papers except English contains 30 MCQs which are to be attempted in 30 minutes for 30 marks.
2. Time given for English exam is 60 minutes.
3. Each Question in MCQs carries 1 Mark for correct answer and -0.25 for wrong answer.
Group Papers to be attempted Group Papers to be attempted
English English
Standard Mathematics Applied Mathematics
MPC MAE
Physics Economics
Chemistry GK (10), Reasoning & Aptitude (20)
Group Papers to be attempted Group Papers to be attempted
English English
Biology Objective Arithmetic
BPC CAE
Physics Economics
Chemistry GK (10), Reasoning & Aptitude (20)
Electives: Student has to choose one of the electives provided.
Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit.
Computer Science (Only for MPC boys)
Informatics Practices (For BPC, MAE and CAE)
(This subject deals with computer application development and data science)
Points to be noted:
1. Candidates who opt for Computer Science or Informatics as their elective must take an additional
test on the same, in addition to the subjects mentioned in the table above, for each group. There
is no prerequisite to opt for this elective.
2. Those Candidates who opt for Telugu, Hindi / Sanskrit as their elective need not write test in
these Languages. The candidate should have studied this elective in his 10th class.
Marking Scheme (for MCQs of all subjects):
Your option Mark Positive / Negative
Correct answer 1 Positive
Wrong answer -0.25 Negative
Unanswered 0 Neither positive nor negative
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SYLLABUS
English:
1. Identifying common errors.
2. Ability to write a report or a letter.
3. Familiarity with the following grammar:
a. Tenses
b. Use of prepositions
c. Active and Passive forms of verbs
d. Spelling
e. Direct – Indirect speech
4. A creative piece of writing in about 150 words.
Reference books:
- Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi
- Practical English Grammar & Composition by S.C. Gupta
- Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy
- Objective English for Competitive Exams by Shradha Kaul
- Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad & Uma Rani Sinha
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Standard Mathematics:
1. Algebra: Real numbers, polynomials, Linear equations in variables, Quadratic equations, Arithmetic
progression.
2. Geometry: Similarity of triangles, Circles & tangents to circles.
3. Trigonometry: Identities, Ratios of complimentary Angles, Heights and Distances.
4. Mensuration: Areas and Volumes.
5. Statistics: Mean Median & Mode, Probability
6. Co-ordinate Geometry: Distance between two points, Section formula.
Reference books: 1) Mathematics text book for class IX, X by NCERT publications
2) Secondary school mathematics for class X by RS Aggarwal
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Biology:
1. Cell structure and function: Brief account of structure and function of cell organelles. Plant and
animal tissues- location, structure and function.
2. Life processes: Basic concepts of nutrition, respiration, control and co-ordination, transport,
excretion and reproduction in plants and animals.
3. Health and Disease: Communicable and non-communicable diseases- pathogens, mode of Spread,
control and preventive measures.
4. Heredity and evolution: Basic concepts of Mendel’s laws of inheritance, sex determination in
humans and basic concepts of evolution.
5. Natural resources: Conservation and judicious use of soil, water and air. Biogeochemical cycles-
nitrogen, carbon and water cycles. Greenhouse effect and ozone depletion. Ecosystem-food chains.
Reference books: Biology textbook for class IX, X by NCERT publications
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Reasoning & Aptitude:
Topics like
1. Series completion
2. Venn diagrams
3. Blood relation test
4. Direction sense test
5. Dice
6. Figure Counting & Image Formation
7. Data Sufficiency
8. Assertion and reason
9. Odd man out
10. Coding-decoding
Reference book: Quantitative aptitude and reasoning by R.V. Praveen
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Applied Mathematics:
1. Numbers & Quantification: Averages, Time, work and Distance, Mensuration.
2. Probability & statistics: Measures of central tendency- Mean, median and mode. Applications of
probability in daily life situations, probability of an event.
3. Financial mathematics: Interest & interest rates, Accumulation with simple and compound interest
4. Algebra: Arithmetic progression, Linear equations, Polynomials, Real numbers and quadratic
equations
5. Coordinate geometry: Concept of a straight line in the Cartesian plane, Distance formula.
Reference books: 1) Mathematics text book for class X by NCERT publications
2) Secondary school mathematics for class X by RS Aggarwal
3) Mathematics for class X by RD Sharma
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Objective Arithmetic:
Average
Problems on numbers
Problems on ages
Percentage
Profit and loss
Ratio and proportion
Simple and compound interest
Pie chart, Bar diagram, Line graphs.
Reference books: 1) Objective arithmetic by RS Aggarwal (S Chand publications)
2) Fast track objective arithmetic by Rajesh Varma (Arihant publications)
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Physics:
1. Motion: Distance and displacement, velocity; uniform and non-uniform motion along a straight
line; acceleration, distance-time and velocity-time graphs for various kinds of motion, equations of
motion; uniform circular motion.
2. Force and Newton’s laws: Newton’s Laws of Motion, Action and Reaction forces, Inertia of a body,
Inertia and mass, Momentum, Force and Acceleration. Conservation of Momentum. Turning effect
of force-moment of a force.
3. Gravitation: Gravitation; Universal Law of Gravitation, Force of Gravitation of the earth (gravity),
Acceleration due to Gravity; Mass and Weight; Free fall.
4. Work, energy and power: Work done by a Force, load, effort, mechanical advantage, Energy,
power; Kinetic and Potential energy; Law of conservation of energy.
5. Reflection of light by curved surfaces; Images formed by spherical mirrors, mirror formula,
magnification.
6. Refraction; Laws of refraction, refractive index. Refraction of light by spherical lens; Image formed
by spherical lenses; Lens formula, Magnification. Power of a lens. Refraction of light through a
prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in daily life.
7. Current Electricity: Ohm’s law; Resistance, Resistivity, Factors on which the resistance of a
conductor depends. Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors and its
applications in daily life. Heating effect of electric current and its applications in daily life. Electric
power, Interrelation between P, V, I and R. Heating effects of electric current.
8. Magnetic effects of current : Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current carrying conductor,
field due to current carrying coil or solenoid; Force on current carrying conductor, Fleming’s Left
Hand Rule, Electric Motor, Electromagnetic induction. Induced potential difference, Induced
current. Fleming’s Right Hand Rule
9. Heat: Calorimetry: specific heat capacity; Latent heat, latent heat of fusion
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Computer Science and Informatics:
1. Computer Fundamentals: Hardware & Software.
2. Integer Conversions among the number systems (Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hexadecimal)
3. Basics of MS word, Excel
Shortcuts, Functions like Sum, Round, If, Len, And, Or, Power, Left, Right, Mid, Find, Trim,
Concatenate, Mod, Count, Countif
4. Mental-ability, Logical reasoning and aptitude test
Topics like:
a. Pipes and cisterns
b. Boats and Streams
c. Heights and Distances
d. Problems on Clock, Calendar
e. Problems on Trains
f. Coding and Decoding
g. Assertion and Reason
Reference book: “Quantitative Aptitude” by R.S. Agarwal
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Chemistry:
1. Atomic Structure: Elementary atomic theories by Dalton, Rutherford, Bohr etc.; Laws of chemical
combinations; valencies, predicting molecular formula; Bonding between atoms-ionic and covalent
compounds and their properties.
2. Matter: types of matter like elements, compounds, mixtures, colloids, solutions etc.- their
properties separation techniques, preparation; States of matter
3. Mole concept: ways of expressing concentration of solutions such as molarity, percentage etc.
4. Physical and chemical changes: types of chemical reactions; writing balancing reactions.
5. Carbon and its compounds: Nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, halogens, alcohol, ketones,
aldehydes, carboxylic acids, versatile nature of carbon, homologous series, saturated & unsaturated
hydrocarbons, covalent bonding, electron dot structures.
6. Metals and non-metals: Properties, distinction between metals and non-metals, reactivity series,
ionic compounds, extraction, purification of metals, corrosion, reaction of metals with acids, water,
and oxygen.
7. Acids, Bases and Salts: Definitions, Concept of pH scale, Importance of pH in everyday life,
Preparation and uses of sodium hydroxide, bleaching powder, baking soda, washing soda and
Plaster of Paris.
Reference books: Chemistry textbook for class IX, X by NCERT publications
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Economics:
1. Factors of production: Land, Labor, Capital and Organization; Human capital; Importance of
Education and Health; Unemployment and its types; Poverty; Food security: Fair Price Shops.
2. Resources; Development; Sustainable development; Sectors of Economy; Agriculture- Crop Pattern
in India; Minerals and Energy resources; Manufacturing Industries of India;
3. National income and PCI; Sectors in the Economy: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary-Organized and
Unorganized- Public and Private; Credit- Formal and Informal sources; Modern forms of money;
Banking; Globalization: MNCs and their role; Consumer Rights: COPRA, Consumer Forums,
Consumer Courts.
4. The making of a global world: Pre-modern world- silk routes; Colonialism; Indentured Labor
migration; Global trade in the 20th Century. Industrialization; Proto-industrialization; coming up of
factories; Industrialization in India.
Reference books: Following textbooks of classes IX, X published by NCERT
- Economics (IX) and Understanding Economic Development (X)
- India and Contemporary World I and II (History)
- Contemporary India I and II (Geography)
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GK (Based on below topics):
1. Indian Geography.
2. Indian Constitution.
3. Lifelines of National Economy.
4. Forest and Wild life resources.
5. Water Resources.
6. Mineral and Energy Resources.
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Reference books: Following textbooks of classes IX, X published by NCERT
- Democratic Politics I and II (Civics)
- India and Contemporary World I and II (History)
- Contemporary India I and II (Geography)
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Useful link(s):
https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php
https://cbseacademic.nic.in/curriculum_2024.html
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