JKBOSE Class 11th English Syllabus 2025

JKBOSE Class 11th English Syllabus 2025 Highlights

Particulars

Details

Conducting Body

Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE)

Academic Year

2025

Official Website

jkbose.nic.in

Subject Name

English

Mode of Examination

Written Exam (Pen and Paper Mode)

Time Duration

3 Hours

JKBOSE Class 11th English Syllabus 2025 Exam Pattern 

Section

Description

Marks

Section A: Reading

Two unseen passages: one for note-making and summary; the other for comprehension questions.

20

Section B: Writing & Grammar

Includes tasks like notices, letters, emails, reports, articles, speeches, and grammar correction.

30

Section C: Literature

Questions based on textbooks including poems, prose, and plays (short and long answers).

30

Total (Theory)

80

Internal Assessment

Listening (5), Speaking (5), and Project Work (10)

20

Grand Total

100

Section A: Reading Comprehension (20 Marks)

Question No.

Description

Marks

1

One unseen passage (400–500 words) for note-making (5 marks), summarizing (4 marks), and providing a title (1 mark) to the summary.

10

2

One unseen prose passage (400–500 words) followed by ten objective-type questions to assess comprehension, interpretation, and inference.

10

Section B: Writing Skills and Grammar (30 Marks)

Question No.

Description

Marks

3

One out of two questions on notice/poster/advertisements (30–50 words).

4

4

One out of two questions on letter writing (business or official letters for making enquiries, registering complaints, etc.) (120–150 words). Address: 1 mark, Salutation: 1 mark, Body: 3 marks, Closing: 1 mark.

6

5

One question on writing a personal email to a friend/relative/etc. (50–80 words).

4

6

One out of two questions on article/speech/report/personal narrative/debate writing (200–250 words).

8

7

One passage (100–150 words) for assessing through error correction the following items: determiners, tenses, punctuation, modals, conjunctions, and prepositions (8 items).

8

Section C: Literature (30 Marks)

Question No.

Description

Marks

8a

One poetic passage from the prescribed textbooks followed by four objective-type questions on context, comprehension, poetic devices, theme, etc. (4×1=4 marks).

4

8b

Two out of three short answer-type questions on prescribed poems other than included at 8a above, based on poetic devices, theme, global comprehension to be answered in 40–50 words. (2×3=6 marks).

6

9

Three out of five short answer-type questions based on prose lessons to assess inference and critical thinking (40–50 words each). (3×3=9 marks).

9

10

One out of two long answer-type questions based on prose lessons to assess inference, critical thinking and appreciation, global comprehension, theme, style, and extrapolation beyond the texts. (150–200 words).

6

11

One out of two long answer-type questions from the play based on inference, theme, characterization, setting, plot, literary devices, and critical thinking. (120–150 words).

5

Internal Assessment (20 Marks)

Component

Marks

Assessment of Listening Skills

5

Assessment of Speaking Skills

5

Project Work

10

JKBOSE Class 11th English Syllabus 2025 Recommended Books

Book Type

Title

Publisher

Contents / Notable Works

Core Course Textbook

Textbook in English for Class XI (Core Course)

NCERT, New Delhi

1. The Portrait of a Lady

2. A Photograph

3. Not Afraid to Die If We Can All Be Together

4. Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues

5. The Laburnum Top

6. The Voice of The Rain

7. The Ailing Planet: The Green Role

8. Childhood

9. The Adventure

10. Silk Road

11. Father to Son

Supplementary Reader

Supplementary Reader in English for Class XI (Core Course)

NCERT, New Delhi

1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse

2. The Address

3. Day

4. Birth

5. The Tale of Melon City