West Bengal Board Class 11 (WBCHSE) Physics Syllabus 2026-27: Topics & PDF

The West Bengal Board Class 11 Physics Syllabus 2026-27 is divided into Semester I and Semester II. It covers topics such as Physical World and Measurement, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Gravitation, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases, and Oscillations and Waves.

Each semester carries 35 marks for theory. The Class 11 Syllabus also includes practical work, project work, and a practical file.

WBCHSE Class 11 Physics Syllabus 2026-27 Highlights

The syllabus gives the unit-wise topics, contact hours, and marks for both Class 11 semesters. The West Bengal Board Class 11 Physics Syllabus has 35 theory marks for each semester. 

The West Bengal Board Class 11 Physics Syllabus has five units in each semester. Semester I has 70 theory contact hours, while Semester II has 60 theory contact hours.

WBCHSE Class 11 Physics Chapter-wise Syllabus 2026-27

The West Bengal Board Class 11 Physics Syllabus is organised into 10 units across two semesters. The following table lists the units and the main topics covered in each unit. 

1. Physical World and Measurement

• Scope and excitement of Physics

• Nature of physical law

• Physics, technology and society

• Units of measurement

• Measurement of length, mass and time

• Accuracy and precision

• Errors in measurement

• Rounding off and order of magnitude

• Significant figures

• Dimensions of physical quantities

• Dimensional analysis and its applications

2. Kinematics

Motion in One Dimension

• Frame of reference

• Motion in a straight line

• Position-time graph

• Speed and velocity

• Elementary differentiation and integration

• Uniformly accelerated motion

• Position-time and velocity-time graphs

• Relations for uniformly accelerated motion

Motion in a Plane

• Scalar and vector quantities

• Position and displacement vectors

• Addition and subtraction of vectors

• Relative velocity

• Unit vector

• Resolution of a vector

• Scalar and vector product

• Motion in a plane

• Projectile motion

3. Laws of Motion

• Force

• Inertia

• Newton's first, second and third laws

• Momentum

• Impulse

• Impulsive force

• Conservation of linear momentum

• Free body diagram

• Equilibrium of concurrent forces

• Static and kinetic friction

• Laws of friction

• Coefficient of friction

• Angle of friction and angle of repose

• Rolling friction

• Uniform circular motion

• Centripetal force

• Centrifugal force

4. Work, Energy and Power

• Work done by constant and variable force

• Kinetic energy

• Work-energy theorem

• Power

• Potential energy

• Potential energy of a spring

• Conservative forces

• Conservation of mechanical energy

• Non-conservative forces

• Motion in a vertical circle

• Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions

5. Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body

• Centre of mass of a two-particle system

• Momentum conservation

• Motion of centre of mass

• Centre of mass of a rigid body

• Moment of a force

• Torque

• Angular momentum

• Conservation of angular momentum

• Equilibrium of rigid bodies

• Rigid body rotation

• Equations of rotational motion

• Linear and rotational motion

• Moment of inertia

• Radius of gyration

• Moment of inertia of simple geometrical objects

• Parallel and perpendicular axis theorem

6. Gravitation

• Universal law of gravitation

• Acceleration due to gravity

• Variation of acceleration due to gravity with altitude, depth and rotation of Earth

• Kepler's laws of planetary motion

• Gravitational potential energy

• Gravitational potential

• Escape velocity

• Orbital velocity of a satellite

• Geostationary satellite

7. Properties of Bulk Matter

Mechanical Properties of Solids

• Elastic behaviour

• Stress-strain relationship

• Hooke's law

• Young's modulus

• Bulk modulus

• Shear modulus of rigidity

• Poisson's ratio

• Elastic energy

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

• Streamline and turbulent flow

• Critical velocity

• Viscosity

• Newton's law of viscosity

• Stoke's law

• Terminal velocity

• Reynolds' number

• Bernoulli's theorem

• Surface energy and surface tension

• Angle of contact

• Excess pressure

• Capillary rise and fall

Thermal Properties of Matter

• Heat and temperature

• Thermal expansion

• Anomalous expansion of water

• Specific heat capacity

• Principle of calorimetry

• Change of state

• Latent heat capacity

• Conduction, convection and radiation

• Black body radiation

• Kirchhoff's law

• Thermal conductivity

• Newton's law of cooling

• Wien's displacement law

• Stefan's law

• Boltzmann's correction

8. Thermodynamics

• Thermal equilibrium

• Definition of temperature

• Zeroth law of thermodynamics

• Heat, work and internal energy

• First law of thermodynamics

• CP and CV

• Isothermal and adiabatic processes

• P-V diagram

• External work done

• Second law of thermodynamics

• Reversible and irreversible processes

• Heat engine

• Efficiency of Carnot engine

• Efficiency of refrigerator as a qualitative idea

9. Kinetic Theory of Gases

• Assumptions of kinetic theory of gases

• RMS speed of gas molecules

• Degrees of freedom

• Pressure, kinetic energy and temperature

• Gas laws

• Law of equipartition of energy

• Specific heats of gases

• Mean free path

• Avogadro's number

10. Oscillation and Waves

Oscillation

• Periodic motion

• Period and frequency

• Displacement as a function of time

• Periodic functions

• Simple harmonic motion

• Equation and phase of SHM

• Oscillation of a spring

• Restoring force and force constant

• Combination of springs

• Energy in SHM

• Simple pendulum

• Loaded spring

• Free, damped and forced oscillations

• Resonance

Waves

• Longitudinal and transverse waves

• Speed of travelling wave motion

• Velocity of sound in gaseous medium

• Newton's law and Laplace's correction

• Progressive wave

• Principle of superposition

• Stationary waves

• Reflection of waves in strings and organ pipes

• Fundamental mode and harmonics

• Beats

• Doppler effect of sound

WBCHSE Class 11 Physics Marking Scheme

The West Bengal Board Class 11 Physics Syllabus has the following theory marking structure:

The practical course carries 30 marks. It includes practical work and viva, project work, and a practical file.

Unit-wise Marks

• Physical World and Measurement – 3 marks

• Kinematics – 12 marks

• Laws of Motion – 8 marks

• Work, Energy and Power – 5 marks

• Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body – 7 marks

• Gravitation – 5 marks

• Properties of Bulk Matter – 10 marks

• Thermodynamics – 5 marks

• Kinetic Theory of Gases – 5 marks

• Oscillations and Waves – 10 marks

WBCHSE Class 11 Physics Syllabus PDF Download

Students can download the WBCHSE Class 11 Physics Syllabus PDF to check the complete syllabus, contact hours, marks, practical experiments, and project work.

The PDF also contains the prescribed Class 11 practical experiments. These include experiments based on measurement, forces, friction, gravitation, springs, gases, thermal properties, surface tension, viscosity, and sound.

WBCHSE Preparation Resources:

• West Bengal Class 11 English Syllabus

• West Bengal Class 11 Science Stream Syllabus

• West Bengal Class 11 Chemistry Syllabus

• West Bengal Class 11 Online Batches