NCERT reference · Class 11
18 chapters across two books — Statistics for Economics (the data and tools side) and Indian Economic Development (the policy and history side). Together they form the complete Class 11 Economics board exam.
18
chapters across 2 books
2
subject areas
80
marks in board exam
Study map
Statistics for Economics (8 chapters)
Data tools: collection, organisation, central tendency, dispersion, correlation, index numbers.
Indian Economic Development (10 chapters)
Colonial legacy → five-year plans → LPG → poverty, employment, infrastructure, and comparisons.
Syllabus by book
The mathematical toolkit of economics — how to collect, organise, and interpret data using mean/median/mode, standard deviation, correlation coefficient, and index numbers like the WPI and CPI.
India's economic journey from colonial inheritance through planning, liberalisation, and contemporary challenges — poverty, employment, infrastructure, and comparisons with China and Pakistan.
Practice bridge
Step 1
Generate 10 Statistics MCQs on measures of central tendency, dispersion, and correlation with numerical problems.
Step 2
Ask for short-answer questions on LPG reforms, poverty alleviation programmes, and rural development schemes.
Step 3
Create a data-based question drill using index numbers and comparison of India's development with neighbouring countries.