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NCERT Class 12 Physics (New Edition)

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This book and all of its chapters are on NCERT Archive. Open the book there, or pick a chapter below to find it on NCERT Archive.

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About Class 12 Physics (New Edition)

NCERT Class 12 Physics is the new edition Physics textbook for Class 12, part of the Senior Secondary stage. This is the new edition, the textbook brought out under the NEP 2020 / NCF-SE 2023 syllabus rollout.

The book has 14 chapters, from "Electric Charges and Fields" to "Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits". Every chapter has its own page below, with a button to read it on NCERT Archive.

Syllabus note for Class 12: Senior Secondary titles remain largely stable; NCERT periodically issues rationalized/reduced-syllabus editions of the same titles.

Read this book on NCERT Archive

NCERT Archive is our dedicated site for NCERT textbooks and solutions, Class 1 to 12. Its Class 12 Physics page for the new edition lists the book chapter by chapter and links to the matching solutions.

How to study Class 12 Physics

  • Read the chapter once for the big picture, then again slowly, noting each new term and definition.
  • Draw and label the diagrams yourself; they are asked often in tests.
  • Do the in-text activities and questions, then the end-of-chapter exercises, before checking answers.
  • Write short answers in your own words and compare them with the NCERT answers for completeness.

Chapters

  1. 1 Electric Charges and Fields
  2. 2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
  3. 3 Current Electricity
  4. 4 Moving Charges and Magnetism
  5. 5 Magnetism and Matter
  6. 6 Electromagnetic Induction
  7. 7 Alternating Current
  8. 8 Electromagnetic Waves
  9. 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
  10. 10 Wave Optics
  11. 11 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
  12. 12 Atoms
  13. 13 Nuclei
  14. 14 Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Class 12 Physics book is this page for?

The new edition of NCERT Class 12 Physics. It is the latest NCERT textbook for this subject.

Where can I read the Class 12 Physics book?

On NCERT Archive. Press the "Open Physics Book" button on this page to go to the Class 12 Physics new edition book there.

How do I switch between the old and new edition?

Use the New Edition / Old Edition switch at the top of the page. It takes you to the same subject in the other edition.

Is it free to use?

Yes. Scholar Donkey and NCERT Archive are free to use and need no login.