ISC Class 12 Books 2024: Check List of Subject-wise Books and References
Content Curator | Updated On - Feb 23, 2026
ISC Class 12 Examination is expected to be held by the CISCE from February to March 2024. The Council-recommended 12th ISC Books must be studied in-depth by students to achieve a high percentage and do well on the ISC Examinations.
The Council publishes a list of recommended ISC reference books for each subject every year. For each subject, the CISCE typically recommends more than two books. The CISCE has created a new list of recommended ISC Reference Books for the ISC 2024 Examinations. Moreover, the most recent list of books is provided below for the convenience of the student.
2.1 ISC Class 12 Science Books 2024
2.2 ISC class 12 Books 2024 for Practical (PCB)
ISC Class 12 English Books 2024
Here is a list of the recommended books for the 1st Language subjects of the ISC Examinations.
| Subject | Name Of Book | Name Of Author/ Publishing Company |
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| English Paper I | Total English ISC XII | Xavier Pinto, Pamela Pinto |
| Complete Course In ISC English | Oswal Publishers | |
| Complete Course Workbook English 1: ISC Class 12 | Oswal Publishers | |
| English Paper II (Compulsory) | Drama: The Tempest: William Shakespeare: Acts 3, 4 & 5 | Oxford Publishers, |
Echoes: A Collection of ISC Short Stories | Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd, New Delhi | |
Reverie: A Collection of ISC Poems | Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd, New Delhi | |
| Elective English (Optional) | To Kill a Mockingbird (Novel) | Harper Lee |
A Doll’s House (Play) | Henrik Ibsen | |
Death of a Salesman (Play) | Arthur Miller | |
The Hungry Tide (Novel) | Amitav Ghosh | |
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Verse (An anthology of sixteen poets) | Edited by Chris Woodhead) (OUP) |
ISC Class 12 Reference Books 2024
Check detailed subject-wise reference books for the ISC Class 12th students below:
ISC Class 12 Science Books 2024
Given below are the subject-wise reference books for the Science stream of ISC Class 12th:
| Subject | Name Of Book | Name Of Author |
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| Physics (Books for Reference) | ISC Nootan Physics Class 12 | Kumar Mittal Nageen Prakashan |
| ISC Physics Book II for Class XII | P. Vivekanandan, D.K. Banerjee and Anand V. Karthik | |
| Modern’s ABC Of Practical Physics for Class-12 | Ashok Sharma | |
| New Simplified Physics, For Class 12th | S. L. Arora | |
| Chemistry | ISC Nootan Chemistry Class 12 | HC Srivastava |
| Physical and Inorganic Chemistry | KL Chugh | |
| The Language of Chemistry or Chemical Equations | G.D. Tuli & P.L. Soni | |
| ISC Chemistry for Class 12 | RD Madan and BS Bisht | |
| Modern’s ABC Of Practical Chemistry for Class-12 | S. Kiran, Kavya | |
| Biology (Books For Reference) | S. Chand A Textbook of ISC Biology Class 12 | Sarita Aggarwal |
| Nootan ISC Biology Class 12 | VK Singh and DK Jain | |
| Modern’s ABC Of Practical Biology for Class-12 | V.K. Khosla, Kanta Khosla | |
| Srijan ISC Biology for Class 12 | Veer Bala Rastogi | |
| Mathematics | Understanding ISC Mathematics Class XI | M.L. Aggarwal |
| ISC Mathematics Class 12 – R D Sharma (Vol 1 & Vol 2) | R.D. Sharma | |
| S. Chand’s ISC Mathematics Class – XII | O.P. Malhotra, S.K. Gupta, Anubhuti Gangal | |
| Senior Secondary School Mathematics for Class 12 | R.S. Aggarwal | |
| Computer Science | S. Chand In ISC Computer Science Book II for Class XII | Dheeraj Mehrotra |
| ISC Computer Science with Java Class XII | Sumita Arora | |
| Understanding ISC Computer Science Class - XII | V.K. Pandey and D.K. Dey |
ISC class 12 Books 2024 for Practical (PCB)
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| Biology (Practical) | Lab Manual for Biology Practical
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| Chemistry (Practical) | Lab Manual for Chemistry Practical
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| Physics (Practical) | Lab Manual For Physics Practical-
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ISC Class 12 Commerce Books 2024
Given below are the subject-wise reference books for the Commerce stream of ISC Class 12th:
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ISC Class 12 Arts Books 2024
Given below are the subject-wise reference books for the Arts stream of ISC Class 12th:
| Subject | Name Of Book | Name Of Author |
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| History | ISC History For Class XII | Sachhidananda Banerjee |
| ISC History Class XII | Sonia Ismail and Piya Ray | |
| ISC History Simplified for Class XII | Parag Rekha | |
| Sociology | Principles of Sociology with an Introduction to Social Thought | Shankar Rao |
| ISC Sociology For Class – 12 | Manjir Ghosh | |
| Social Anthropology | Madan & Majumdar | |
| Geography | ISC Geography for Class 12 | D.R Khullar |
| Oswaal Question Bank Class 12 Geography Book | Oswaal | |
| Political Science | ISC Political Science Class 12 | K.K. Ghai |
| MBD Class 12 Political Science | V.K Puri |
Check the ISC Class 12 Syllabus 2024
ISC class 12 Books 2024: Indian Languages (for 2nd Language)
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ISC class 12 Books 2024: FAQs
Ques. Which ISC Book is the best to prepare for ISC Physical Education?
Ans. ISC Books for Physical Education as recommended by most of the ISC Schools are:
- Nootan ISC Physical Education Class XII by Dr. M.L. Kamlesh, Nageen Prakashan
- Health and Physical Education, Dr. V.K. Sharma, New Saraswati House India Pvt. Ltd.
Ques. Does CISCE issue a new list of ISC Books every year?
Ans. Yes, The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi issues a new list of suggestions for the ISC Reference Books for each subject.
Ques. How can the students get the ISC Books?
Ans. The ISC Books are easily available in Bookstores as well as Online retail stores. Some stores offer great discounts on the prices of the Books. So, it is advisable to compare the prices before making any purchase.
Ques. Does ISC offer Psychology as a subject in class 12th?
Ans. Yes, the curriculum of the CISCE has the provision of providing Psychology as one of the subjects in classes XI and XII. However, only a few schools offer the subject.
Ques. For ISC Physics Practical, which Lab manual is better- Nova or Nootan?
Ans. Both the lab manuals are equivalently good for the ISC Physics Practical Examinations. However, the student should get the one which is recommended by his/ her school.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.