CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices (065) Syllabus 2026-27

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Download the official CBSE syllabus

This is CBSE's own Senior Secondary Curriculum 2026-27 (see the Class 11 Informatics Practices section), straight from cbseacademic.nic.in:

Official CBSE Curriculum 2026-27 (PDF)

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Marks at a glance

100 marks total = 70 theory (3-hour written exam) + 30 practical (lab test, practical file, project and viva).

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Unit-wise syllabus & marks

Unit & topics	Marks
Unit 1: Introduction to Computer System Introduction to computer and computing: evolution of computing devices, components of a computer system and their interconnections, Input/output devices. Computer Memory: units of memory, types of memory - primary and secondary, data deletion, its recovery and related security concerns. Software: purpose and types - system and application software, generic and specific purpose software.	10
Unit 2: Introduction to Python Basics of Python programming, execution modes (interactive and script mode), structure of a program, indentation, identifiers, keywords, constants, variables, types of operators, precedence of operators, data types, mutable and immutable data types, statements, expression evaluation, comments, input and output statements, data type conversion, debugging. Control Statements: if-else, if-elif-else,	25
Unit 3: Database Concepts and the Structured Query Language Database Concepts: introduction to database concepts and its need, Database Management System. Relational data model: concept of domain, tuple, relation, candidate key, primary key, alternate key. Advantages of using Structured Query Language, Data Definition Language, Data Query Language and Data Manipulation Language, Introduction to MySQL, creating a database using MySQL, Data Types. Data Defin	30
Unit 4: Introduction to Emerging Trends Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Immersive experience (AR, VR), Robotics, Big data and its characteristics, Internet of Things (IoT), Sensors, Smart cities, Cloud Computing and Cloud Services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS), Grid Computing, Blockchain technology.	5
Theory total	70

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Practical (30 marks)

Component	Marks
Problem solving using Python programming language	11
Creating database using MySQL and performing Queries	7
Practical file (minimum of 14 Python programs, and 14 SQL queries)	7
Viva-Voce	5

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Common questions

What is the CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices (065) syllabus for 2026-27?+

The 2026-27 syllabus has Unit 1: Introduction to Computer System (10 marks), Unit 2: Introduction to Python (25 marks), Unit 3: Database Concepts and the Structured Query Language (30 marks), Unit 4: Introduction to Emerging Trends (5 marks), totalling 70 theory marks, plus a 30-mark practical.

How many marks are theory and practical in Class 11 Informatics Practices?+

Class 11 Informatics Practices (065) is 100 marks: 70 marks theory (3-hour written exam) and 30 marks practical (lab test, practical file, project and viva).

Which unit carries the most marks in Class 11 Informatics Practices?+

Unit 3: Database Concepts and the Structured Query Language carries the most, 30 of 70 theory marks.

Where can I download the official CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices syllabus 2026-27?+

CBSE publishes it in the Senior Secondary Curriculum 2026-27 on cbseacademic.nic.in; the official PDF is linked at the top of this page.

CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices Syllabus 2026-27