CBSE Class 11 Stenography and Computer Application Syllabus

Time: 3 hours Marks: 30

1. Introduction to Stenography-brief history of Shorthand (2)

- Origin of modern system; entry of Shorthand in India;

- Use of Shorthand in legislatures; equipments, ideal teacher.

2. Consonants-definition; their classification; arrangement and (3)

directions of consonantal strokes; joining of strokes;

- Vowels – long & short; places; following and preceding; intermediate vowels; place of joined strokes and vowels;

- Short Forms – logograms, grammalogues & simple contractions; phrasing tick ‘the’ & Punctuation marks;

- Diphthongs – definition and places; triphthongs (3 vowels)

3. Alternative (downward) forms of R & L; RR&LR; (5)

- H stroke; H tick and dot; Upward stroke of Sh;

- Semi/circles of semi/vowels W&Y; diaphone and triphone;

- Phraseography (joining of words and short forms)

4. Circle – small and large circles; S and Z circles and strokes; (5)

places of vowel in circles; circle and stroke H; circle and L;

- Loops – small loop St/Sd and big loop Str loop and vowel.

5. Initial Hooks – R & L hooks; Shr & Shl; use of vowels with (5)

hooked stokes; vowels and double consonants;

- alternative forms of hooked strokes – right and left curves of hooked F/V, Th/Three strokes; upward: Sh& hooks.

6. Compound Consonants - (5)

Definition; initial large hooks of Whr; Whl; kw/Ky/Gw/Gy; mp/mb compound stroke consonants;

- Final hooks – F/V & N hooks; hooks & circles or loops:

- Large final hook or SHUN hook; shun hook & curl for Shun

7. Halving and Doubling Principle - (5)

Halving of strokes for t/d: halving of m,n,l,r for d; halving of mp/ Mb/ng/hooked strokes;

- doubling of strokes of tr/dr, doubling of knp/mb/ng/strokes; doubling of L strokes of L stroke for tr; restrictions of halving and doubling.

Examination Scheme: Theory paper to be ; set by the School Examiner / Teacher covering the content given above, of Questions of short, medium and long Answers, for testing the knowledge, understanding and application of mind, acquired during the year.

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