NCERT Mathematics, Class 12, 2026–27
Help your teen with Class 12 Maths, one chapter at a time
All 13 chapters of the Class 12 NCERT maths book, Part I and Part II, with focused study sessions, real-life uses, common mistakes and quick checks for each chapter, ready for board-exam preparation. Each chapter has its own page with a home activity, a game, a 5-day plan, the mistakes to watch for and questions to check it stuck.
NCERT Class 12 maths at home: how this guide works
Understand first, then practise. Ask for the idea in their own words before doing exercises. Understanding makes practice stick.
60 minutes, most days. Short and often beats long and weekly. Each chapter page has a 5-day plan.
Let them explain. Ask “How did you know?” more than “What is the answer?” A wrong answer explained out loud tells you exactly what to fix.
Go in book order. Chapters build on each other. If a chapter feels hard, go back one.
Chapter 1: Relations and Functions
Types of relations and functions textbook pages 1–17 (Part I)
Your teen studies reflexive, symmetric and transitive relations, equivalence relations, and one-one, onto and bijective functions, with composition and invertibility.
- reflexive
- symmetric
- transitive
- equivalence relation
- one-one
- onto
- bijection
- composition
Chapter 2: Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Principal values and graphs textbook pages 18–33 (Part I)
Your teen learns the inverse trig functions sin⁻¹, cos⁻¹, tan⁻¹ and others, their domains and principal value ranges, graphs and basic properties.
- inverse function
- principal value
- domain
- range
- restriction
Chapter 3: Matrices
Types, operations and transpose textbook pages 34–75 (Part I)
Your teen organises data in matrices, adds and multiplies them, understands order and when multiplication is possible, finds transposes, and works with symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.
- matrix
- order
- transpose
- symmetric
- skew-symmetric
- identity matrix
Chapter 4: Determinants
Determinants, adjoint, inverse and systems textbook pages 76–103 (Part I)
Your teen computes 2 × 3 and 3 × 3 determinants, uses them for areas of triangles, finds adjoints and inverses, and solves systems of linear equations with matrices.
- determinant
- minor
- cofactor
- adjoint
- inverse
- singular
Chapter 5: Continuity and Differentiability
Continuity, chain rule and advanced derivatives textbook pages 104–146 (Part I)
Your teen checks continuity, differentiates composite, implicit, inverse trig, exponential and logarithmic functions, uses logarithmic differentiation, and finds second derivatives.
- continuous
- differentiable
- chain rule
- implicit
- logarithmic differentiation
- second derivative
Chapter 6: Application of Derivatives
Rates, monotonicity and maxima–minima textbook pages 147–186 (Part I)
Your teen uses derivatives for rates of change, finds where functions increase or decrease, and solves maxima and minima problems like the largest area for a given fence or cheapest container.
- rate of change
- increasing
- decreasing
- critical point
- maximum
- minimum
- second derivative test
Chapter 7: Integrals
Indefinite and definite integrals textbook pages 225–291 (Part II)
Integration reverses differentiation. Your teen learns standard integrals, substitution, partial fractions and integration by parts, and evaluates definite integrals using the fundamental theorem.
- antiderivative
- constant of integration
- substitution
- by parts
- partial fractions
- definite integral
Chapter 8: Application of Integrals
Areas under curves textbook pages 292–299 (Part II)
Your teen uses definite integrals to find areas under curves and between a curve and lines, with circles and parabolas.
- area under a curve
- limits
- definite integral
- bounded region
Chapter 9: Differential Equations
Order, degree and solving first-order equations textbook pages 300–337 (Part II)
Your teen forms differential equations, finds order and degree, and solves first-order equations by separating variables, homogeneous methods and linear equations with integrating factors.
- differential equation
- order
- degree
- separable
- homogeneous
- integrating factor
Chapter 10: Vector Algebra
Vectors, dot and cross products textbook pages 338–376 (Part II)
Your teen represents quantities with direction as vectors, adds them, finds magnitudes and unit vectors, and uses dot and cross products for angles, projections and areas.
- vector
- magnitude
- unit vector
- dot product
- cross product
- projection
Chapter 11: Three Dimensional Geometry
Lines in space and angles between them textbook pages 377–393 (Part II)
Your teen uses direction cosines and ratios, writes equations of lines in space in vector and Cartesian forms, finds angles between lines and the shortest distance between skew lines.
- direction cosines
- direction ratios
- vector equation
- Cartesian equation
- skew lines
- shortest distance
Chapter 12: Linear Programming
Optimising under constraints textbook pages 394–405 (Part II)
Your teen forms linear programming problems from real situations, graphs the feasible region from inequalities, and finds the maximum or minimum of an objective function at corner points.
- objective function
- constraint
- feasible region
- corner point
- optimal solution
Chapter 13: Probability
Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem and random variables textbook pages 406–438 (Part II)
Your teen uses conditional probability, the multiplication rule, independence, Bayes’ theorem, and random variables with probability distributions and mean.
- conditional probability
- independent
- Bayes’ theorem
- random variable
- probability distribution
- mean
This guide follows the topics of NCERT’s Mathematics (Class 12). Activities, wording and illustrations are Mathify Kids’ own.
Questions parents ask
How can I help with Class 12 maths as a parent?
Help plan revision, keep a steady routine, and ask your teen to explain solutions. Encourage regular sample-paper practice.
Which book does this guide follow?
NCERT Mathematics for Class 12, Part I (chapters 1–6) and Part II (chapters 7–13), 2026-27.
Which chapters matter most for boards?
Calculus (continuity, derivatives, integrals, differential equations) carries heavy weight; check the latest CBSE marking scheme.
How much maths practice daily?
About 1–1.5 hours on most days, mixing concepts and past papers.
Are some topics deleted?
CBSE has rationalised some topics; check the current syllabus.
Is NCERT enough for JEE?
NCERT is the base; JEE needs additional practice beyond it.