CBSE Class 11 Entrepreneurship Syllabus for academic session 2026-27
This page contains the CBSE Class 11 Entrepreneurship syllabus for the academic session 2026-27, as prescribed by CBSE curriculum.
Rationale
School curriculum is a dynamic process. It continuously evolves itself reflecting the needs and aspirations of learners. In recent times, our society is influenced by knowledge creation and technological advancements. Competencies affecting Innovation and creativity have become important in all walks of life, including business context. This makes entrepreneurship education even more important for enhancing quality of life.
Entrepreneurship plays an influential role in the economic growth and development of the country. As the world economy is changing so is the dynamism of the business world. The aim of this course is to instill and kindle the spirit of Entrepreneurship amongst students. The idea of this course is to create “job providers rather than job seekers”.
Objectives:
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To develop Entrepreneurial mindset among Higher Secondary School children.
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To encourage school children to opt for self-employment as a viable option for earning dignified means of living.
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To enable students to appreciate the dynamic changes happening in the economy.
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To acquaint the students about the role of Entrepreneurship in the growth and economic development of the nation.
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To promote Entrepreneurship as life-skills to improve quality of life, skills of creation and management of entrepreneurial pursuits.
Marking Scheme
Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70
S.No.
Unit
Marks
Unit 1
Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions
15
Unit 2
An Entrepreneur
Unit 3
Entrepreneurial Journey
20
Unit 4
Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving
Unit 5
Understanding the Market
15
Unit 6
Business Finance and Arithmetic
20
Unit 7
Resource Mobilization
PROJECT WORK
30
Total
100
Syllabus – Course Content
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions
Competencies- Vision, Decision making, Logical, Critical and Analytical Thinking, Managing Skills
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Entrepreneurship – Concept, Functions and Need
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Why Entrepreneurship for You
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Myths about Entrepreneurship
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Advantage and Limitations of Entrepreneurship
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Process of Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship – The Indian Scenario
Unit 2: An Entrepreneur
Competencies: Need Achievement, Motivation, Ethics, opportunity seeking, Passion, Independence
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Why be an Entrepreneur
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Types of Entrepreneurs
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Competencies and characteristics
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Entrepreneurial Values, Attitudes and Motivation
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Intrapreneur: Meaning and Importance
Unit 3: Entrepreneurship Journey
Competencies: Scanning the environment; Information seeking; creativity; Innovativeness; divergent thinking; Perseverance
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Idea generation.
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Feasibility Study and opportunity assessment
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Business Plan: meaning, purpose and elements
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Execution of Business Plan
Unit 4: Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving
Competencies: Risk taking; Determination; Initiative; problem solving ability; Adaptability to changing technologies
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Entrepreneurs as problem solvers
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Innovations and Entrepreneurial Ventures – Global and Indian
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Role of Technology – E-commerce and Social Media
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Social Entrepreneurship – Concept
Unit 5: Understanding the Market
Competencies: Task oriented, Opportunity seeking, resourcefulness, organizational skills, Analytical and logical reasoning
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Market: Concept, Types
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Micro and Macro Market Environment
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Market Research – Concept, Importance and Process
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Marketing Mix
Unit 6: Business Finance and Arithmetic
Competencies: Arithmetic skills, critical analysis, decision making, self-confidence, problem solving
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Unit of Sale, Unit Price and Unit Cost – for single product or service
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Types of Costs – Start up, Variable and Fixed
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Break Even Analysis – for single product or service
Unit 7: Resource Mobilization
Competencies: Resourcefulness; Collaboration; Managing Risk; Organizational Skills; Informed Decision Making
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Types of Resources – Physical, Human, Financial and Intangible.
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Selection and utilization of human resources and professionals like Accountants, Lawyers, Auditors, Board Members, etc.
Syllabus – Learning Outcomes
Unit 1: Entrepreneurship: Concept and Functions
Competencies- Vision, Decision making, Logical, Critical and Analytical Thinking, Managing Skills
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Understand the concept of Entrepreneurship
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Explain the functions of an Entrepreneur
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Appreciate the need for Entrepreneurship in our economy
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Assess how entrepreneurship can help shape one’s career
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State the myths, advantages and limitations of Entrepreneurship
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Discuss the steps in the process of Entrepreneurship
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Describe the current scenario of Entrepreneurial activity in India
Unit 2: An Entrepreneur
Competencies: Need Achievement, Motivation, Ethics, opportunity seeking, Passion, Independence
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Understand the motivation to become an entrepreneur
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Differentiate between various types of entrepreneurs
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Explain the competencies of an Entrepreneur
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Appreciate the importance of Ethical Entrepreneurship
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Appreciate the difference between Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur
Unit 3: Entrepreneurship Journey
Competencies: Scanning the environment; Information seeking; creativity; Innovativeness; divergent thinking; Perseverance
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Understand ways of idea generation.
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Discuss the concept of types of feasibility study
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Draft a basic business plan
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Understand the reasons for success and failure of business plan
Unit 4: Entrepreneurship as Innovation and Problem Solving
Competencies: Risk taking; Determination; Initiative; problem solving ability; Adaptability to changing technologies
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Understand the role of entrepreneurs as problem solvers
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Appreciate the role of global and Indian innovations in entrepreneurial ventures
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Understand the use of technology and digitization for new businesses.
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Discuss the concept of social entrepreneurship
Unit 5: Understanding the Market
Competencies: Task oriented, Opportunity seeking, resourcefulness, organizational skills, Analytical and logical reasoning
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Scan the market environment
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Learn how to conduct market research
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Understand the elements of marketing mix
Unit 6: Business Finance and Arithmetic
Competencies: Arithmetic skills, critical analysis, decision making, self-confidence, problem solving
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Discuss – Unit Cost, Unit of Sale, Unit Price of a product or service
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Understand the components of COST – Start-up and operational costs
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Calculate break even of single product and service
Unit 7: Resource Mobilization
Competencies: Resourcefulness; Collaboration; Managing Risk; Organizational Skills; Informed Decision Making
After going through this unit, the student/ learner would be able to:
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Identify the different types of resource tools – Physical and material, Human, Financial, Intangibles
PROJECT WORK
Students have to do TWO projects in the entire academic session.
Assessment details for the project work:
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10 Marks each for 02 Projects
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5 Marks for Numerical Assessment
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5 marks for Viva Voce
TOPICS FOR THE PROJECT:
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Visit of the District Industries Centre and prepare a report of activities and programs undertaken by them
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3. Conduct a case study of any entrepreneurial venture in your nearby area. Field Visit: Visit any business firm near your locality; interact with the owner of the business firm and prepare a field report on parameters like: type of business, scale of business, product/service dealing in, target customer, problems faced and measures to solve the faced challenges.
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Learn to Earn
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Know your State Handicraft and Handlooms as a means of economic activity for the livelihood of people and intellectual property rights attached to them for the promotion of local specific skills.
1. The objectives of the project work:
Objectives of project work are to enable learners to:
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probe deeper into personal enquiry, initiate action and reflect on knowledge and skills, views etc. acquired during the course of class XI-XII.
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analyse and evaluate real world scenarios using theoretical constructs and arguments
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demonstrate the application of critical and creative thinking skills and abilities to produce an independent and extended piece of work
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follow up aspects in which learners have interest
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develop the communication skills to argue logically
2. Role of the teacher:
The teacher plays a critical role in developing thinking skills of the learners. A teacher should:
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help each learner select the topic after detailed discussions and deliberations of the topic;
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play the role of a facilitator to support and monitor the project work of the learner through periodic discussions;
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guide the research work in terms of sources for the relevant data;
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ensure that students must understand the relevance and usage of primary evidence and other sources in their projects and duly acknowledge the same;
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ensure that the students are able to derive a conclusion from the content; cite the limitations faced during the research and give appropriate references used in doing the research work.
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educate learner about plagiarism and the importance of quoting the source of the information to ensure authenticity of research work.
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prepare the learner for the presentation of the project work.
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arrange a presentation of the project file.
3. Steps involved in the conduct of the project:
Students may work upon the following lines as a suggested flow chart:
Choose a title/topic
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Collection of the research material/data
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Organization of material/data
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Present material/data
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Analysing the material/data for conclusion
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Draw the relevant conclusion
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Presentation of the Project Work
4. Expected Checklist for the Project Work:
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Introduction of topic/title
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Identifying the product/service/entrepreneur
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Identify the State handicraft
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Various stakeholders and effect on each of them
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Use of different tools for market assessment and it’s analysis
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Calculation of various costs involved in the selling process
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Validity, reliability, appropriateness and relevance of data used for research work and for presentation in the project file
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Presentation and writing that is succinct and coherent in project file
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Citation of the materials referred to, in the file in footnotes, resources section, bibliography etc.
5. Viva-Voce
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At the end of the academic session, each learner will present the research work in the Project File to the Internal examiner.
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The questions should be asked from the Research Work/ Project File of the learner.
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The Internal Examiner should ensure that the study submitted by the learner is his/her own original work.
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In case of any doubt, authenticity should be checked and verified.
Note: Students need to complete two projects. Guidelines for project are given in the CBSE Textbook.
Question Paper Design
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Competencies
Total Marks
% Weightage
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Remembering: Exhibit memory of previously learned material by recalling facts, listing elements, terms and basic concepts
Understanding: Demonstrate understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions, and stating main ideas
20
28.5%
2.
Applying: Solve problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in different ways.
30
43%
3.
Analysing and Evaluating: Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations, integrated learning; Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas, or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
Creating: Compile information together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions
70
28.5%
TOTAL
70
100%
Prescribed Books:
1.
Entrepreneurship – Class XI- C.B.S.E, Delhi
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Udyamita (in Hindi) by Dr. MMP. Akhouri and S.P Mishra, pub. By National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), NSIC-PATC Campus, Okhla
Magazines
1.
Udyamita Samachar Patra (Monthly, Hindi), Pub. By Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, M.P. (CEDMAP), 60 Jail Road, Jhangerbad, Bhopal-462008.
2.
Science Tec. Entrepreneur (A Bi Monthly Publication), Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, M.P (CEDMAP), 60 Jail Road, Jhangerbad, Bhopal -462008
3.
Laghu Udhyog Samachar
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Project Profile by DCSSI