CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts Syllabus 2025-26 PDF Download; Check Exam Pattern

Overview

Details

Board Name:

Central Board of Secondary Examination

Class:

11

Subject:

Fine Arts

Parts In Fine Arts

Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Applied Arts

Subject Code for Painting:

049

Subject Code for Graphics: 

050

Subject Code for Sculpture:: 

051

Subject Code for Applied Arts-Commercial Art: 

052

Total Marks:

100 Marks

Theory Marks for every part:

30 Marks

Practical Marks for every part:

70 Marks

Theory Paper Duration:

2 Hours

Practical Paper Duration

6 Hours (3+3)

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TOPICS: CATEGORIES

NO. OF PERIODS

MARKS WEIGHTAGE

1

Painting

• Relief Printing through Linocut/Woodcut/Paper-cardboard
• Portfolio Assessment

100

48

50

20

2

Graphics

• Making of graphic-print through Serigraphy/Lithography/Etching and Engraving (IntaglioProcess) techniques
• Portfolio Assessment

100

48

50

20

3

Sculpture

• Modeling in Relief (in clay or plaster of Paris)
• Modeling in Round (in clay or plaster of Paris)
• Portfolio Assessment

50

50

48

20

20

20

4

Applied Art

– Drawing

– Lettering and layout

– Portfolio Assessment

50

50

48

25

25

20

Units

History of Indian Art

Marks

1.

Pre-Historic rock paintings and art of Indus / Sindhu Saraswati Civilization (Indus valley Civilization) Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art 

• Pre-Historic Rock-Paintings
• Study and appreciation of following: Sculptures in Bronze and Terra cottas: Introduction to Method of Bronze casting
• Study and appreciation of following Seal:
• Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art (3rd century B.C. to 8th century A.D.)

15

2.

Temple Sculptures, Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic architecture

• Artistic aspects of Indian Temple sculpture Period: 6 th Century CE to 13th Century CE
• Bronzes
• Artistic aspects of the Indo-Islamic architecture

15

TOTAL

30

Part

Content

Marks

1.

Nature and Object Study (Observation Based) 

Study of two or three natural and geometric forms in pencil with light and shade from a fixed point of view. Natural forms like plants, vegetables, fruits and flowers, etc., are to be used. Geometrical forms of objects like cubes, cones, prisms, cylinders and spheres should be used.

25

2.

Painting Composition (Imagination based) 

Simple exercises of basic drawing and colouring of human figures organized in attractive visual compositions. Sketches from life and nature

25

3.

Portfolio Assessment 

(a) Record of the entire years’ performance from sketch to finished product. 

(b) Five selected nature and object study exercises in any media done during the session including a minimum of two still life exercises. 

(c) One selected work of paintings composition done during the year 

(d) Two selected works of paintings done during the year

20

TOTAL

70

Units

History of Indian Art

Marks

1.

Pre-Historic rock paintings and art of Indus / Sindhu Saraswati Civilization (Indus valley Civilization) Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art 

15

2.

Temple Sculptures, Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic architecture

15

TOTAL

30

Part

Content

Marks

1.

Relief Printing through Linocut/ Woodcut/ Paper-cardboard:

To make Linocut/Woodcut/Paper-cardboard print on 1/4 Imperial sheet on a given subject Syllabus for Relief Printing (Linocuts/Woodcuts/Papercardboard Prints). 

1. Printing methods and materials. 

2. Characteristics of printing inks, solvents, and years. 3. Registration methods. 

4. Simple, colour printing techniques. Finishing and mounting of the print

50

2.

Portfolio Assessment 

(a) Record of the entire year’s performance from sketch to finished product

(b) Three selected prints (either from Linocuts/ Woodcuts/Papercardboard prints) from the works prepared during the course.

(c) Four selected prints based on Indian Folk Art 

20

TOTAL

70

Units

History of Indian Art

Marks

1.

Pre-Historic rock paintings and art of Indus / Sindhu Saraswati Civilization (Indus valley Civilization) Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art 

15

2.

Temple Sculptures, Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic architecture

15

TOTAL

30

Part

Content

Marks

1.

Modeling in Relief (in clay or plaster of Paris) 

• Modeling in relief on given subjects from life and nature

25

2.

Modeling in Round (in clay or plaster of Paris)

• Modeling in round on given subjects from life and nature. 
• Handling of clay and its techniques, pinching, coiling, rolling, etc.

25

3.

Portfolio Assessment 

• Record the entire year’s performance from sketch to design study of textures to finished product. (baking or use of plaster of Paris)
• Four selected pieces of works prepared during the course by the candidate
• Three selected pieces based on Indian Folk Art (Sculpture – Round or Relief)

20

TOTAL

70

Units

History of Indian Art

Marks

1.

Pre-Historic rock paintings and art of Indus / Sindhu Saraswati Civilization (Indus valley Civilization) Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Art 

15

2.

Temple Sculptures, Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic architecture

15

TOTAL

30

• Drawing from Still-Life and Nature, medium- pencil monochrome/colour.

• Lettering: Study of lettering of Roman and Devanagari Scripts identification of some typefaces and their sizes
• Layout: Making a simple layout with lettering as the main component

• Record of entire year’s performance from sketch to finished product 
• Four selected drawings in any media done during the year
• Two selected works in chosen subjects done during the year. 
• Two selected works based on Indian Folk Art