Maharashtra State Board HSC Chemistry Syllabus, Pattern and Marks Allotment

Anjum Khan

Jun 6, 2018 18:36 IST

Maharashtra State Board HSC Chemistry Syllabus

Maharashtra Board has prescribed new syllabus for Higher Secondary Chemistry subject and has considered national level curriculum for the subject. This has been done considering that students will be appearing for state level and national level entrance exams for admissions to medical courses, engineering and technology courses. Therefore, the new syllabus of Maharashtra Board HSC Chemistry subject has been designed on basis of curriculum prescribed by NCERT so as to make students ready for challenges of Entrance Exams.

Maharashtra Board Class 11^th and Class 12^th syllabus contains topics like physical, organic, inorganic, industrial, analytical and polymer chemistry. The new syllabus of HSC Chemistry by Maharashtra Board includes new formulations and nomenclature of elements, compounds and IUPAC units of physical quantities as well as new nomenclature, symbols and formulations, fundamental concepts, modern techniques.

Maharashtra Board HSC Syllabus for Chemistry –

Class 11^th Chemistry Syllabus:

Units	Chapter name
Unit 1	Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Unit 2	States of matter : Gases and liquids
Unit 3	Structure of atom
Unit 4	Periodic table
Unit 5	Redox reactions
Unit 6	Chemical equilibrium
Unit 7	Surface chemistry
Unit 8	Nature of chemical bond
Unit 9	Hydrogen
Unit 10	s-Block elements (Alkali and alkaline earth metals) Group 1 and Group 2 elements
Unit 11	p-Block elements Group Introduction to p-Block elements Group 13 elements Group 14 elements
Unit 12	Basic principles and techniques in organic chemistry
Unit 13	Alkanes
Unit 14	Alkenes
Unit 15	Alkynes
Unit 16	Aromatic compounds
Unit 17	Environmental chemistry

Maharashtra Board HSC Syllabus for Chemistry –

Class 12^th Chemistry Syllabus:

Units	Chapter name
Unit 1	Solid State
Unit 2	Solutions and Colligative properties
Unit 3	Chemical thermodynamics and energetic
Unit 4	Electrochemistry
Unit 5	Chemical kinetics
Unit 6	General principles and processes of isolation of elements
Unit 7	p-Block elements: Group 15 elements Group 16 elements Group 17 elements Group 18 elements
Unit 8	d and f Block Elements: d-Block Elements f-Block elements
Unit 9	Coordination compounds
Unit 10	Halogen derivatives of alkanes (and arenes): Haloalkanes Haloarenes
Unit 11	Alcohols, phenols and ethers: Alcohol Phenols Ethers
Unit 12	Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids: Aldehydes and ketones Carboxylic acids
Unit 13	Organic compounds containing nitrogen: Amines Cyanides and isocyanides Diazonium salts
Unit 14	Biomolecules: Carbohydrates Proteins Vitamins Nucleic acids
Unit 15	Polymers
Unit 16	Chemistry in everyday life: Chemicals in medicines Chemicals in food Cleansing agents

Maharashtra State Board HSC Physics Syllabus, Pattern and Marks Allotment

Examination Pattern of Maharashtra Board HSC Chemistry Subject–

There will be only one paper for the subject of total 100 marks and the weightage is as given below –

Theory paper – 70 marks
Practical/Viva– 30 marks

The questions for HSC Chemistry subject is of –

Multiple Choice Questions type
Very Short Answer Type
Short Answer Type I
Short Answer Type II
Long Answer Type

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As per the marking scheme of Maharashtra Board HSC Chemistry Subject, the questions have been allotted marks as under –

MCQ – 1 mark
VSA –1 mark
SA I – 2 marks
SA II – 3 marks
LA – 5 marks

Chapter-wise Marks Distribution for Class 11^th Chemistry Subject:

Units	Chapter name
Unit 1: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	4
Unit 2: States of matter : Gases and liquids	5
Unit 3: Structure of atom	5
Unit 4: Periodic table	4
Unit 5: Redox reactions	3
Unit 6:Chemical equilibrium	4
Unit 7: Surface chemistry	3
Unit 8: Nature of chemical bond	7
Unit 9: Hydrogen	3
Unit 10: s-Block elements (Alkali and alkaline earth metals) - Group 1 and Group 2 elements	5
Unit 11: p-Block elements Group Introduction to p-Block elements - Group 13 elements and Group 14 elements	5
Unit 12: Basic principles and techniques in organic chemistry	6
Unit 13: Alkanes	4
Unit 14 : Alkenes	3
Unit 15 : Alkynes	3
Unit 16: Aromatic compounds	3
Unit 17: Environmental chemistry	3
Total	70 marks

Chapter-wise Marks Distribution for Class 12^th Chemistry Subject:

Units	Chapter name
Unit 1: Solid State	4
Unit 2: Solutions and Colligative properties	5
Unit 3: Chemical thermodynamics and energetic	6
Unit 4: Electrochemistry	5
Unit 5: Chemical kinetics	4
Unit 6: General principles and processes of isolation of elements	3
Unit 7: p-Block elements(Group 15 elements, Group 16 elements, Group 17 elements, Group 18 elements)	8
Unit 8: d and f Block Elements	5
Unit 9: Coordination compounds	3
Unit 10: Halogen derivatives of alkanes and arenes	4
Unit 11: Alcohols, phenols and ethers	4
Unit 12: Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids	5
Unit 13: Organic compounds containing nitrogen	4
Unit 14: Biomolecules	4
Unit 15: Polymers	3
Unit 16: Chemistry in everyday life	3
Total	70