CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025-26: Check Removed Topics Here

Jan 12, 2026, 21:04 IST

CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025–26, released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, highlights the chapters and topics removed from the NCERT textbook. Students should follow the revised syllabus carefully to avoid unnecessary study, improve time management, and prepare effectively for the Class 11 Psychology examination.

CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025–26
CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025–26

CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025-26: CBSE Class 11 Psychology Exam 2026 is expected to be held in February–March 2026, and students should be aware of the CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025–26 for proper exam preparation. Knowing the removed topics helps students focus only on the updated and important parts of the syllabus, saving valuable study time.

This allows students to prepare in a more organised and practical way. The deleted syllabus includes topics from units such as What is Psychology?, The Bases of Human Behaviour, Learning, Human Memory, Thinking, and Motivation and Emotion. Understanding these changes will help students plan their revision better and feel more confident while writing the final examination. Check this article for CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025-26.

CBSE Class 11 Psychology Deleted Syllabus 2025-26

Check the table below to understand the important updates in the CBSE Class 11 Psychology Syllabus 2025–26.

Unit No.

Unit number

Deleted Topics

Added Topics

1

What is Psychology?

  • Themes of Research and Applications

  •  Psychologists at Work 

-

2

Methods of Enquiry in Psychology 

No Change

-

3

The Bases of Human Behaviour

Complete Unit Removed

-

4

Human Development 

No Change

-

5

Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

  • Visual Sensation  

  • Auditory Sensation 

Functional limitation of sense organs

6

Learning

  • Concept Learning 

  • Transfer of Learning

  • The Learner : Learning Styles

  • Applications of Learning Principles 

-

7

Human Memory

  • Knowledge Representation and Organisation in Memory

  • Memory as a Constructive Process 

-

8

Thinking

Developing Creative Thinking

  • Barriers to Creative Thinking

  • Strategies for Creative Thinking

-

9

Motivation and Emotion

  • Physiological Bases of Emotions 

  • Cognitive Bases of Emotions 

  • Cultural Bases of Emotions

-

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NCERT Deleted Syllabus Class 11 Psychology 2025-26

Students preparing for Class 11 Psychology for the academic year 2025–26 should carefully check the latest NCERT syllabus updates.

Chapter

Page No.

Dropped Topics/Chapters

Chapter 1: What is Psychology?

13–15

18–19

Themes of Research and Applications Psychologists at Work

Chapter 3: The Bases of Human Behaviour  

43–63

Full Chapter  

Chapter 5: Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes 

87–93

Sense Modalities (Auditory and Visual Sensation

Chapter 6: Learning

120–121

122–123

125–126

127–128

Concept Learning

Transfer of Learning

The Learner: Learning Styles

Applications of Learning Principles 

Chapter 7: Human Memory

139–142

Knowledge Representation and Organisation in Memory 

Memory as a Constructive Process 

Chapter 8: Thinking

162

Reduction in Strategies for Creative Thinking

Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion

172–173

175–176

181–182

Reduction in Biological Motives

Reduction in Maslow’sHierarchy of Needs

(Frustration and Conflict

Reduction in Expression of Emotions 

The revised CBSE Class 11 Psychology syllabus for 2025–26 clearly outlines deleted units and topics. Students should strictly follow the updated syllabus for focused preparation. Ignoring removed content will save time and reduce exam stress. Always rely on official CBSE and NCERT updates for accurate exam planning.

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