CBSE Class 12 Physical Education Syllabus 2026-27

Physical Education (Subject Code 048) Class-XII (2026-27)

RATIONALE

Sri Aurobindo believed, "For the body to be effective physical education must be rigorous and detailed, far-sighted and methodological. This will be translated into habits. These habits should be controlled and disciplined while remaining flexible enough to adapt themselves to circumstances and to the needs of growth and development of the being".

Physical education programs at all levels help students develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and behaviours to initiate and maintain a physically active lifestyle that will continue into and through adulthood. Students are encouraged to use physical activity to develop personal initiative, responsibility, and caring about others and the community.

A positive, supportive environment is essential to the success of the physical education program. This inclusive learning environment allows students to experience positive, challenging, and enjoyable physical activity while learning the benefits and importance of such action. Such an environment accommodates a variety of individual differences such as cultural identity, previous movement experiences, fitness and skill levels, and intellectual, physical, and socio-emotional maturity.

Appropriate instruction in physical education incorporates best practices derived from research and experiences in teaching students. This physical education curriculum sets forth developmental and instructional proper rules in designing, implementing, and evaluating physical education programs.

Therefore, the Physical education committee created a tool, 'The Physical Education Curriculum' – which has been researched and designed to provide consistency, coherence, and rigor in the content and process of teaching physical education throughout the schools of the CBSE all over the world.

The Physical education curriculum provides all students with enjoyable and worthwhile learning opportunities where they develop the movement skills and competencies to participate and perform in various physical activities competently, confidently, and safely. It builds students' motivation and commitment to physical activity and sports within and beyond school. It can encourage students to participate in leadership roles, irrespective of their previous experiences or ability in physical activity. The physical education program also prepares students to develop their careers in physical education and sports. It is one of the dynamic fields, providing numerous opportunities for diverse career options like being a teacher, coach, sports manager, and many more.

Looking into today's context, physical education is the only subject that not only develops mental, physical, and social attributes among us but also contributes to our overall sense of well-being in our life.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Optimum Development of Child's Physical Growth, Including Intellectual Development, Emotional Development, Social Development, Personal Development, and Character Building.
2. Imparting and Development of Positive Approach among Children to opt for Physical Education as a Profession.
3. Developing Management Skills to Understand and Organize Sports Tournaments.
4. Learn and Understand the Motor Abilities like Strength, Speed, Endurance, Coordination, And Flexibility.
5. Acquire knowledge about the Human Body and Its Functioning and Effects on Physical Activities.
6. Understand the Process of Growth and Development and its Positive Relationship with Physical Activities.
7. Develop Socio-Psychological Aspects like Control of Emotions, Balanced Behavior, Development of Leadership and Followership Qualities, and Team Spirit.
8. Learn and Understand the Effect of Physical and Physiological Training on Women Athletes.
9. Develop the Habit of Practicing Yoga Asanas and Pranayama Daily to Minimize Hypokinetic Diseases.
10. Learning about Nutrition and the Importance of a Balanced Diet.
11. Understand the application of Laws and Principles of Physics in Sports and Games.
12. Understanding the Characteristics of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) and Learning the Importance of Physical Activities for them.
13. Learning the procedure and application of different Physical and Physiological tests for different Age Categories.
14. Learning and understanding different Games and Sports.

Physical Education (Subject Code 048)

Class XII (2026-27)

UNIT NO. UNIT NAME THE WEIGHTAGE (MARKS)

ALLOTTED

UNIT 1 Management of Sporting Events 05 + 04b*

UNIT 2 Children and Women in Sports 07

UNIT 3 Yoga as Preventive measure for Lifestyle 06+01 b*

Disease UNIT 4 Physical Education & Sports for (CWSN) 04+04 b*

UNIT 5 Sports & Nutrition 07

UNIT 6 Test and Measurement in Sports 80

UNIT 7 Physiology & Injuries in Sport 04+04 b*

UNIT 8 Biomechanics and Sports 10

UNIT 9 Psychology and Sports 07

UNIT 10 Training in Sports 09

PRACTICAL Including 3 Practical 30

(LAB)# TOTAL Theory 10 + Practical 3 Theory 70 + Practical 30 = 100 Note: b*are the Concept based questions like Tactile diagram/data interpretation/case base study for visually Impaired Child

CLASS XII

COURSE CONTENT

Unit Unit Name & Specific Learning Learning Outcomes Suggested

No. Topics Objectives Teaching Learning with specific

process competencies

Unit Management of To make the After completing • Lecture-based

1 Sporting Events students instruction, the unit, the

1. Functions of understand the students will be • Technology-

Sports Events need and meaning based able to:

Management of planning in learning,

(Planning, sports, committees, • Group learning, * Describe the

Organising, and their • Individual

responsibilities for learning, functions of

Staffing, Directing & conducting the • Inquiry-based Sports Event

Controlling) sports event or learning, management

tournament. • Kinesthetic

1. Various

Committees & • To teach them learning, <math>*</math> Classify the

their about the • Game-based committees and

Responsibiliti different types learning and their

es (pre; during of tournaments • Expeditionary responsibilities

& post) and the detailed learning. in the sports

1. Fixtures and procedure of event their Procedures – drawing fixtures for

Knock- Out Knock Out, League <math>*</math> Differentiate

(Bye & Tournaments, the different

Seeding) & and Combination types of

League tournaments. tournaments.

(Staircase, Cyclic, • To make the <math>*</math> Prepare fixtures

Tabular students of knockout,

method) and understand the Combination need for league &

tournaments the meaning and combination.

1. Intramural & significance of

Extramural intramural <math>*</math> Distinguish

tournaments and extramural between

Meaning, tournaments intramural and

Objectives & extramural

lts • To teach them sports events

Significance about the different

1. Community types of community

sports sports and their <math>*</math> Design and

program importance in our prepare

(Sports Day, society. different types

Health Run, of community

Run for Fun, Run for Specific Cause & Run for Unity)