CBSE Class 11 Information Technology Syllabus, Units & Marks

Studying this subject? See the CBSE Class 11 Information Technology course, or read the units below first.

What is the CBSE Class 11 Information Technology syllabus?

CBSE Class 11 Information Technology is organised into 10 units. The full unit list, the topics inside each one and the exam pattern are below, taken from the syllabus we teach to.

CBSE Class 11 Information Technology unit list

What each unit covers

Part A, Unit 1: Communication Skills-III

• Methods and barriers of communication
• Verbal, non-verbal and visual communication
• Writing skills and feedback

Part A, Unit 2: Self-Management Skills-III

• Stress management and self-awareness
• Self-motivation and goal setting
• Working independently and building self-confidence

Part A, Unit 3: ICT Skills-III

• Basics of operating systems
• Internet, web browsing and email basics
• Maintaining and securing computer systems

Part A, Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Skills-III

• Entrepreneurship and society
• Qualities and functions of an entrepreneur
• Myths and types of entrepreneurship

Part A, Unit 5: Green Skills-III

• Sustainable development
• Importance of green economy
• Role of technology in conserving the environment

Part B, Unit 1: Computer Organization

• Fundamentals, characteristics and components of a computer; block diagram and task execution
• Input/output and storage devices; memory units
• Operating systems: need, functions and types
• Troubleshooting hardware, printer, sound, software and networking problems
• Utilities: disk space management, disk cleanup, defragmentation, recycle bin, command prompt

Part B, Unit 2: Networking and Internet

• Computer networking: components, transmission media (wired/wireless), networking devices (RJ45, modem, repeater, hub, switch, bridge, gateway, router)
• Network topologies (bus, star, ring, tree, mesh) and types (LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN, VAN)
• Internet terminology: channels, bandwidth, ISP, data transfer rates, protocols (TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, POP3, PPP, UDP)
• Cyber threats: virus, worm, trojan, spam, malware, DoS, eavesdropping, adware, spyware, snooping
• Cyber crime and cyber safety: phishing, pharming, spoofing, cyber bullying, hacking, identity theft, netiquettes, IT Act, antivirus, firewall

Part B, Unit 3: Office Automation Tools

• Word processor (OpenOffice Writer): window components, tabs, formatting, tables, document management
• Spreadsheets (OpenOffice Calc): data entry, formatting, formulas and functions (sum, sqrt, product, power, log, round, abs, average), absolute/relative/mixed referencing
• Spreadsheets: sorting, filtering, charts/graphs, find and replace, macros, printing
• Presentations (OpenOffice Impress): views, animations, transitions, headers and footers

Part B, Unit 4: RDBMS

• Relational database concepts: relation, tuple, attribute, cardinality; keys (primary, candidate, alternate, foreign)
• Introduction to MySQL: installation, DDL and DML classification, data types (char, varchar, decimal, int, date, time)
• DDL commands: CREATE DATABASE, USE, CREATE TABLE, DESCRIBE, SHOW TABLES, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE
• DML commands: INSERT INTO, UPDATE, DELETE; clauses WHERE, ORDER BY, DISTINCT, LIKE, BETWEEN, IN

Part B, Unit 5: Fundamentals of Java Programming

• NetBeans IDE: components, JFrameForm container, swing controls (jButton, jLabel, jTextField, jTextArea, jRadioButton, jCheckBox, jPasswordField, jListBox, jComboBox) and their properties
• Object Oriented Programming basics; primitive data types and variables
• Operators: assignment, arithmetic, relational, logical, bitwise
• Selection statements: if, if-else, switch-case
• Using components like JTable, JOptionPane, JPanel; building simple GUI applications (arithmetic calculations, simple interest, grade calculation, vowel/consonant check)

Exam pattern

Total 100 marks = Theory 60 + Practical 40. Theory includes Part A Employability Skills (10 marks) and Part B Subject-Specific Skills (50 marks). Practical (40) = Part C Practical Work 30 marks (Office Automation Tools 15, Java Program 10, MySQL Commands 5) + Part D Project Work 10 marks (Practical File 5, Viva Voce 5).

Practical and project work

Part C practical work covers Office Automation Tools (15 marks), a Java program (10 marks) and MySQL commands (5 marks). Part D project work includes a practical file (5 marks) and viva voce (5 marks). Lab work spans 125 hours across the five subject units, including hands-on networking setup, spreadsheet/database exercises, and building Java GUI applications in NetBeans.

Reviewed by Kajal Ma'am (MCA), teaching CBSE Computer Science & Informatics Practices since 2006. Weightage per the official CBSE 2026-27 curriculum.