# CBSE Class 11 History Syllabus 2026-27, Unit Marks | SwaVid

CBSE Class 11 History syllabus 2026-27: 80 marks theory and 20 marks project. Official marks, unit by unit, with the source page linked.

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# Class 11 History Syllabus 2026-27

## Theme-wise marks

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CBSE’s official marks for each theme, and the project.

Theory is 80 marks. CBSE prints a mark figure for each theme.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, History (027) Class XI-XII , p.3

Short answer. The Class 11 History theory paper is 80 marks. Another 20 marks are for the project. Class 11 exams are set by the school. The marks are split over 8 units: Writing and City Life 10, An Empire Across Three Continents 10, Nomadic Empires 10, The Three Orders 10, Changing Cultural Traditions 10, Displacing Indigenous Peoples 10, Paths to Modernisation 15 and Map work of the related Themes 5.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, History (027) Class XI-XII , p.3

Checked against the official CBSE pages on 3 November 2026. 2026-27 is the latest curriculum CBSE has published.

CBSE says: "The assessment scheme will be similar to class XII Board examination and shall be carried out at school level." CBSE does not hold a Class 11 board exam, and it does not publish Class 11 sample papers, past papers or a date sheet.

Source : CBSE Introduction to Senior Secondary Curriculum (Part 2) 2026-27 , p.14

Syllabus, sample paper and past papers for this subject on one page.

The theory paper is 80 marks. The project is another 20 marks.

Paths to Modernisation carries the most, 15 of the 80 marks.

CBSE prints a mark figure for each theme in the curriculum, as shown in the table above. It does not split a theme into chapters.

No. CBSE says the Class 11 assessment is similar to the Class 12 board exam and is carried out at school level. CBSE does not issue sample papers or date sheets for Class 11.

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