Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 covers the subjects prescribed by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) for 2026-27 academic year. The General Stream is divided into Arts, Commerce and Science and the Board also lists a separate Vocational Stream. Subjects with practicals usually carry 70 marks for theory and 30 for practicals. Students can check the latest syllabus and study material on the GBSHSE website under Students → Study Material 2026.

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Goa Board HSSC English Syllabus 2027
Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Science
Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Arts
Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Commerce
How to Download the Goa Board HSSC Syllabus PDF

Goa Board HSSC English Syllabus 2027

Goa Board Class 12 English Syllabus covers reading, writing, grammar, poetry, prose and Vistas. Reading includes unseen comprehension and note making. Writing covers notices, advertisements and report writing.

Section

Topics / Chapters

Reading Skills

Comprehension of unseen passages, note making

Writing Skills

Notice/advertisement, report writing

Grammar

Modals, transformation of sentences

Poetry

My Mother at Sixty-Six, An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum, Keeping Quiet, A Thing of Beauty, Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

Prose

The Last Lesson, Lost Spring, Deep Water, The Rattrap, Indigo, The Interview, Going Places

Vistas

The Third Level, The Tiger King, Journey to the End of the Earth, The Enemy, Should Wizard Hit Mommy, On the Face of It, Memories of Childhood

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Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Science

Goa Board Class 12 Science Syllabus includes Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. Computer Science and Geology are also listed in the General Stream. Physics, Chemistry and Biology have separate practical components. Subjects with practicals generally have a 70 mark theory and 30 mark practical structure.

Goa Board HSSC Physics Syllabus 2027

Physics covers electrostatics, current electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. It also includes semiconductor electronics. Theory carries 70 marks.

Unit

Main Topics

Electric Charges and Fields

Electric charge, Coulomb’s law, electric field, electric flux, electric dipole, Gauss’s law

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Potential, potential energy, capacitors, dielectrics, capacitance

Current Electricity

Ohm’s law, resistance, cells, Kirchhoff’s rules, Wheatstone bridge, potentiometer

Moving Charges and Magnetism

Magnetic force, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, solenoid, galvanometer

Magnetism and Matter

Bar magnet, earth’s magnetism, magnetisation, magnetic materials

Electromagnetic Induction

Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, magnetic flux, inductance, AC generator

Alternating Current

AC circuits, phasors, LCR circuit, power, transformers

Electromagnetic Waves

Displacement current, electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic spectrum

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Reflection, refraction, total internal reflection, lenses, prism, optical instruments

Wave Optics

Huygens principle, interference, Young’s experiment, diffraction, polarisation

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s equation, photons, matter waves

Atoms

Rutherford model, atomic spectra, Bohr model, de Broglie explanation

Nuclei

Nuclear composition, binding energy, radioactivity, nuclear energy

Semiconductor Electronics

P-N junction, semiconductor diode, rectifier, Zener diode, digital electronics, logic gates

Goa Board HSSC Chemistry Syllabus 2027

Chemistry covers physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. The current 2026-27 syllabus information assigns 70 marks to theory and includes ten major chapters.

Chapter

Topics

Solutions

Types of solutions, concentration, solubility and colligative properties

Electrochemistry

Conductance, electrochemical cells, Nernst equation, batteries and corrosion

Chemical Kinetics

Rate of reaction, factors affecting rate, order and molecularity

d- and f-Block Elements

Transition elements, lanthanoids, actinoids and their properties

Coordination Compounds

Werner’s theory, nomenclature, isomerism, bonding and coordination chemistry

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Nomenclature, preparation, properties and reactions

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Preparation, properties and chemical reactions

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Preparation, properties, reactions and uses

Amines

Nomenclature, preparation, properties and reactions

Biomolecules

Carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, vitamins and nucleic acids

Goa Board HSSC Biology Syllabus 2027

Biology has five units: Reproduction, Genetics and Evolution, Human Welfare, Biotechnology and Ecology. Theory carries 70 marks. Genetics and Evolution has the highest weightage at 18 marks.

Unit

Topics / Chapters

Marks

Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, Human Reproduction, Reproductive Health

Genetics and Evolution

Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Molecular Basis of Inheritance, Evolution

Biology and Human Welfare

Human Health and Diseases, Microbes in Human Welfare

Biotechnology

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes, Biotechnology and its Applications

Ecology

Organisms and Populations, Ecosystem, Biodiversity and Conservation

Total

Goa Board HSSC Mathematics Syllabus 2027

Mathematics covers algebra, calculus, vectors, 3D geometry, linear programming and probability. Theory carries 80 marks. Integrals and Applications has the largest share at 18 marks.

Unit

Marks

Relations and Functions

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Continuity and Derivatives

Applications of Derivatives

Integrals and Applications

Differential Equations

Vectors and 3D

Probability

Matrices

Determinants

Linear Programming

Total

Goa Board HSSC Computer Science Syllabus 2027

Computer Science covers C++ programming, data structures and computer networks. Students learn to write programs and organise data. They also study how networks connect devices.

Unit

Main Topics

C++ Programming

C++ fundamentals, operators, functions, classes, objects, constructors, destructors, inheritance

Data Structures

Arrays, sorting, searching, linked lists, stacks, queues

Computer Networks

LAN, MAN, WAN, communication channels, switching, network devices, protocols, internet services, web technologies

Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Arts

Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 for Arts includes subjects such as History, Political Science, Geography, Sociology, Psychology and languages. Geography has both theory and practical work, while students studying other Arts subjects prepare mainly through their prescribed theory syllabus and internal assessment requirements.

Goa Board HSSC History Syllabus 2027

History combines major developments in Indian history with the history of Goa. It runs from the Harappan civilisation to Goa after Liberation. Unit 7 covers Goa from 1820 to 1987.

Unit

Topics / Chapters

Unit 1

Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation

Unit 2

Kings, Farmers and Towns: Early States and Economies

Unit 3

An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Unit 4

Kings and Chronicles: The Mughal Courts

Unit 5

Rebels and the Raj: 1857 Revolt and its Representation

Unit 6

Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond

Unit 7

History of Goa: Goa during 1820–1961 and Goa since Liberation (1961–1987)

Goa Board HSSC Political Science Syllabus 2027

Political Science has two parts. One covers world politics and the other covers Indian politics. Topics range from the Cold War to recent political challenges.

Part

Major Topics

Contemporary World Politics

The Cold War Era, The End of Bipolarity, U.S. Hegemony in World Politics, Alternative Centres of Power, Contemporary South Asia, International Organisations, Security in Contemporary World, Environment and Natural Resources, Globalisation

Politics in India Since Independence

Nation Building and its Problems, Era of One-Party Dominance, Politics of Planned Development, India’s External Relations, Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System, Crisis of Democratic Order, Rise of Popular Movements, Regional Aspirations and Conflicts, Recent Issues and Challenges

Goa Board HSSC Geography Syllabus 2027

Geography covers human geography, population, economic activities and trade. It also covers India's resources and development. Geography includes practical work along with theory.

Unit

Topics / Chapters

Unit 1

Human Geography: Nature and Scope

Unit 2

World Population

Unit 3

Population Composition

Unit 4

Human Development

Unit 5

Primary Activities

Unit 6

Secondary Activities

Unit 7

Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

Unit 8

Transport and Communication

Unit 9

International Trade

Unit 10

Human Settlements

Unit 11

India: Population, Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition

Unit 12

Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences

Unit 13

Land Resources and Agriculture

Unit 14

Water Resources

Unit 15

Mineral and Energy Resources

Unit 16

Manufacturing Industries

Goa Board HSSC Sociology Syllabus 2027

Sociology has two parts: Indian Society, and Social Change and Development in India. Students study social institutions, inequality and exclusion. They also study mass media and social movements.

Part

Major Topics

Indian Society

Introducing Indian Society, Demographic Structure of Indian Society, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change, The Market as a Social Institution, Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusions

Social Change and Development in India

Structural Change, Cultural Change, Change and Development in Rural Society, Mass Media and Communication, Social Movements

Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Commerce

Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 Commerce includes Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, Banking, Secretarial Practice and Co-operation, along with language subjects. The General Stream subject list specifically includes Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, Banking, Secretarial Practice and Co-operation.

Goa Board HSSC Accountancy Syllabus 2027

Accountancy covers partnership accounts and company accounts. Topics include admission, retirement and death of a partner. Theory carries 80 marks.

Unit

Topics

Partnership Accounts

Fundamentals of partnership, partnership deed, capital accounts, profit and loss appropriation, goodwill

Reconstitution of Partnership

Admission of a partner, change in profit-sharing ratio, goodwill, revaluation, reserves, retirement and death of a partner

Dissolution of Partnership

Dissolution of firm, realisation account, partners' capital accounts and cash/bank account

Accounting for Shares and Debentures

Issue and allotment of shares, forfeiture, reissue, debentures

Financial Statements of a Company

Statement of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet

Analysis of Financial Statements

Ratio analysis, common-size statements and comparative statements

Cash Flow Statement

Preparation and analysis of cash flow statements

Goa Board HSSC Business Studies Syllabus 2027

Business Studies covers management, financial management, marketing and consumer protection. Theory carries 80 marks. Marketing has the highest weightage at 13 marks.

Unit

Marks

Nature and Significance of Management

Principles of Management

Business Environment

Planning

Organising

Staffing

Directing

Controlling

Financial Management

Marketing

Consumer Protection

Total

Goa Board HSSC Economics Syllabus 2027

Economics covers both microeconomics and macroeconomics. It starts with basic concepts and consumer behaviour. It ends with the government budget, foreign exchange and balance of payments.

Unit

Major Topics

Unit 1

Introduction to Economics and Consumer Behaviour

Unit 2

Consumer Behaviour and Consumer Equilibrium

Unit 3

Demand Analysis and Price Elasticity of Demand

Unit 4

Producer Behaviour and Supply

Unit 5

Producer’s Equilibrium, Market Structure and Price Determination

Unit 6

National Income and Related Aggregates

Unit 7

Determination of Income and Employment

Unit 8

Money and Banking

Unit 9

Government Budget, Foreign Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments

How to Download the Goa Board HSSC Syllabus PDF

GBSHSE publishes the latest Class 12 syllabus on its official website. Follow these steps to download it:

Visit the official GBSHSE website.
Open the Students menu.
Select Study Material 2026.
Find your stream and subject.
Download the PDF and save a copy.

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Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 FAQs

What is the syllabus for the Goa Board 12th grade?

The Goa Board Class 12 syllabus covers subjects from Science, Commerce and Arts, along with language and elective subjects prescribed by GBSHSE for HSSC students.

What are the passing marks for the 12th Goa HSSC board exam in 2027?

Students must secure at least 35% aggregate in a subject, with separate minimum requirements for theory, practical/oral and sessional components where applicable.

Where can I download the Goa Board HSSC Syllabus 2027 PDF?

Students can check and download the latest Class 12 syllabus and study material from the official GBSHSE website under the Student Study Material section.

What subjects are included in the Goa Board HSSC 2027 syllabus?

The HSSC syllabus includes subjects such as English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accountancy, Economics, Business Studies, History, Geography, Political Science, Sociology and Psychology.

How many marks is the Goa Board HSSC exam 2027?

The total marks and assessment pattern vary by subject, with many theory based papers carrying 80 marks, while subjects with practicals commonly have 70 marks theory and 30 marks practical assessment.

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