RAWALPINDI – The Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) in Punjab have provided a relief to class 11 or intermediate part 1 students as syllabus for English paper for upcoming annual examinations 2026.
In a bid to improve students’ learning experience, four units have been excluded from the compulsory English-11 textbook.
The decision aims to help students focus more effectively on the remaining ten units, ensuring better comprehension and preparation for the upcoming annual exams.
List of Units Excluded from Syllabus
The four excluded units are:
1. Unit 4: Team Moon (Pages 42 to 55)
2. Unit 7: What You Do is What You Are (Pages 82 to 94)
3. Unit 9: Freedom (Poem) (Pages 105 to 113)
4. Unit 12: The Impact of AI on Society, Human Relationships, and Ethics (Pages 131 to 138)
The Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority has instructed teachers not to teach these units, and students are advised to focus their studies on the ten remaining units in the textbook.
In addition, all nine Punjab boards’ paper setters have been directed to exclude questions from these units in both objective and subjective sections of the English-11 exam.
Class 11 English Exam Paper Pattern
The upcoming English exam for Grade 11 will be divided into objective and subjective sections, with the objective part carrying 20 marks (30-minute duration) and the subjective part carrying 80 marks (2.5-hour duration).
