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All of 1st & 2nd PUC, taught as one story.
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology in 16 connected groups. Each group joins the 1st PUC chapters (the roots) with the 2nd PUC chapters that grow from them, so you learn them together. Every chapter starts with a teacher's explanation, then every formula with its meaning, worked examples, drawings, exam traps and what papers ask - with a mock test for every group.
Read it like a teacher is explaining: first the idea in words, then the formulas, each with its meaning. Marks come from recalling them without looking and from solving previous-year questions - so use it with your NCERT textbook, not instead of it.
📖 The study loop
Read the explanation and the picture → read the same part in NCERT → close the book and write the formulas → solve 20–30 previous-year questions → redo the wrong ones after 1, 7 and 30 days.
🧭 The group routine
Finish Part A (1st PUC) → Part B (2nd PUC) → the previous-year questions of both → one timed mock test on the whole group.
✍️ The mistake log
For each wrong answer note one tag - Concept, Recall, Calculation, Misread or Time - and fix the tag that repeats most.
🎯 The marks on a page
Grey box: the teacher's explanation. Formula rows: what it gives → the formula → what it means. Trap: a mistake that costs marks. In exams: what papers ask. Sweet example: a solved question, step by step.
Physics
The rules of motion, energy, electricity, light and atoms.
P1
Motion & Force → Electric Fields
1st PUCUnits & MeasurementsMotion in a Straight LineMotion in a PlaneLaws of MotionWork, Energy & Power
Gravitation is the template for electrostatics; circular motion and torque return as the path of a charge in a magnetic field and the turning of a coil.
SHM maths runs AC circuits (an LC circuit is a spring–mass system); superposition of waves becomes interference of light.
P4
Matter & Heat → Modern Physics
1st PUCMechanical Properties of SolidsMechanical Properties of FluidsThermal Properties of MatterThermodynamicsKinetic Theory
→
2nd PUCDual Nature of Radiation & MatterAtomsNucleiSemiconductor Electronics
Bulk matter and heat are explained by molecules and energy; modern physics takes the same energy ideas down to photons, atoms, nuclei and semiconductors.
Mole calculations become concentration; redox and Gibbs energy become cell EMF; equilibrium tells where a reaction stops and kinetics how fast it gets there.
Counting methods lead straight to probability; algebra of numbers extends to algebra of matrices and determinants.
Biology
Structure first, then function, then inheritance, then the big picture.
B1
Cell → Genetics → Biotechnology
1st PUCCell: The Unit of LifeBiomolecules (Biology)Cell Cycle & Cell Division
→
2nd PUCPrinciples of Inheritance & VariationMolecular Basis of InheritanceBiotechnology: Principles & ProcessesBiotechnology & Its Applications
Cell structure and division explain how genes are inherited; DNA explains both; biotechnology is using that knowledge.
B2
Plant Form & Function → Plant Reproduction
1st PUCPlant KingdomMorphology of Flowering PlantsAnatomy of Flowering PlantsPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsRespiration in PlantsPlant Growth & Development
→
2nd PUCSexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Know the plant groups, their parts and how they make and use food; flower structure then explains pollination, fertilisation and seed formation.
B3
Human Body → Reproduction & Health
1st PUCStructural Organisation in AnimalsBreathing & Exchange of GasesBody Fluids & CirculationExcretory Products & EliminationLocomotion & MovementNeural Control & CoordinationChemical Coordination & Integration
→
2nd PUCHuman ReproductionReproductive HealthHuman Health & Disease
The organ systems and their hormonal control are the base for human reproduction, reproductive health and disease.
B4
Diversity of Life → Evolution & Ecology
1st PUCThe Living WorldBiological ClassificationAnimal Kingdom
→
2nd PUCEvolutionMicrobes in Human WelfareOrganisms & PopulationsEcosystemBiodiversity & Conservation
Classification shows the variety of life; evolution explains how it arose; ecology shows how organisms live together and why diversity must be protected.
Exam patterns at a glance
Know the paper before you prepare for it. Patterns can change, so confirm in each year's official information bulletin.
2nd PUC Board
100 marks per subject
Physics, Chemistry, Biology: 70 theory + 30 practical
Maths: 80 theory + 20 internal
Write formula, substitution, answer with unit, and labelled diagrams - marks are step-wise
KCET
60 MCQs per subject, 1 mark each
No negative marking - attempt every question
80 minutes per paper
Engineering rank: 50% KCET (PCM) + 50% 2nd PUC (PCM) marks, so board marks count
Biology is half the paper and comes almost line by line from NCERT
JEE Main
75 questions: 25 each in Physics, Chemistry, Maths (20 MCQ + 5 numerical)
300 marks; +4 right, −1 wrong (check the bulletin for numericals)
3 hours; two sessions a year, the better score counts
JEE Advanced
Two 3-hour papers on one day
The pattern changes every year: multi-correct, numerical, matching, partial marks
Only top JEE Main rankers are eligible; tests depth and mixing of chapters
⏱ Time plan
NEET: Biology 45–50 min, Chemistry 45 min, Physics 60 min, the last 15 min to recheck
In any MCQ paper, do not spend more than 90 seconds on one question in the first round - mark it and return
Your path through a group
Every group works the same way. The arrows light up in the order you should do them.
Read the group's story→Part A · 1st PUC chapters→Part B · 2nd PUC chapters→Write the formulas from memory→Previous-year questions→Mock test
The PCMB Master Book is an independent study guide aligned with the NCERT textbooks for 1st and 2nd PUC (classes 11 and 12). It is not published by, or connected with, NCERT, the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board, KEA or the National Testing Agency. Chapters marked "(trimmed)" were removed from the current NCERT book; some exams still ask them, so check your exam's syllabus before skipping. The book is read here on ekalix.com - it cannot be downloaded or printed.
