Manipur Board Class 11 Syllabus 2027 Fine Arts

FOR MANIPUR CLASS 11 PREPARATION

Manipur Board Class
11 Syllabus 2027 Fine
Arts
EXAM YEAR TYPE SUBJECT

Manipur Class 11 2027 Syllabus Art

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FROM THE ACADEMIC SESSION 2026-2027
FINE ARTS
CLASS-XI (THEORY)
One Paper Time : 2 Hours 40 Marks

Total Periods = 95
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1 Pre-Historic Rock Paintings and Art of Indus Valley
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3 Temple Sculpture 8
4 Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture 7
5 History of Manipur Art-I 10
Total 40
Unit 1: (A) Pre-Historic Rock Paintings 18 Periods
1. Introduction :
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(B) Art of Indus Valley
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i) Period and Location
ii) Extension : In about 1500 miles.
(a)Harappa & Mohenjo-daro (Now in Pakistan)
(b)Ropar, Lothal, Rangpur, Alamgirpur, Kali Bangan,
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(ii) Male Torso (Harappa)
Stone, 9.2×5.8×3 cms.
Circa 2500 B.C.
(Collection : National Museum, New Delhi).

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(iii) Mother Goddess (Mohenjo-daro) terracotta, 22×8×5 cm.
Circa 2500 B.C.
(Collection: National Museum, New Delhi).
3. Study of following Seal:
(i) Bull (Mohenjo-daro)
Stone, 2.5×2.5×1.4 cm.
Circa 2500 B.C.
(Collection : National Museum, New Delhi)
4. Study of decoration on the following earthern ware:
(i) Painted earthen-ware (Jar), Mohenjo-daro
(Collection: National Museum, New Delhi)

Unit-2: BUDDHIST, JAIN AND HINDU ART: 18 Periods
(3rd century B.C. to 8th century A.D.)

1. General Introduction to Art, during Mauryan, Shunga, Kushana & Gupta
period:

2. Study of the following Sculptures:
(i) Lion Capital from Sarnath (Mauryan Period)
Polished sandstone,
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
(Collection: Sarnath Museum, U.P.)
(ii) Chauri Bearer from Didar Ganj (Mauryan Period)
Polished sandstone
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
(Collecton: Patna Museum, Bihar)
(iii) Bodhisattva head from Taxila (Gandhara)
Stone, 27.5×20×15 cm.
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Collection : National Museum, New Delhi)
(iv) Seated Buddha from Katra Tila
Mathura - Kushan Period
(Collction: Mathura Museum)
(v) Seated Buddha from Sarnath (Gupta) Stone
Circa 5th Century A.D.
(Collection: Sarnath Museum, U.P.)
(vi) Jain Tirathankara
Stone,
Circa 5th Century A.D.
(Collection: State Museum, Lucknow, U.P.)
3. Introduction to Ajanta
Location, period, No. of caves, Chaitya and Vihara, Paintings and
Sculptures subject matters and technique etc.

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4. Study of the following Painting & Sculpture :
(i) Padmapani Bodhisattva (Ajanta Cave No.1)
Mural Painting
Circa 5th Century A.D.
(ii) Mara Vijay (Ajanta Cave No. 26)
Sculpture in stone.
Circa 5th century A.D.
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Unit-3: TEMPLE SCULPTURE 18 Periods
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Artistic aspects of Indian Temples
(6th Century A.D. to 13th Century A.D.)
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of the following Temple-Sculptures :
(i) Descent of Ganga (Pallava Mahabalipuram Tamilnadu period)
Stone Circa 7th Century A.D.
(ii) Ravana shaking Mount Kailash (Rashtrakuta Ellora,
Maharashtra) Stone Circa 8th Century A.D.
(iii) Trimurti (Elephanta, Maharashtra) Stone Circa 9th Century A.D.
(iv) Lakshmi Narayana (Kandariya Mahadev Temple) (Chandela,
Khajuraho, M.P.) Circa 10th Century A.D.
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Unit-4: BRONZES AND INDO-ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE 18 Periods
1. Introduction to Indian Bronzes
2. Method of casting (solid and hollow)
3. Study of the following South Indian Bronzes:
(i) Nataraj (Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu)
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5. Study of the following architectures:
(i) Qutab Minar, Delhi
(ii) Taj Mahal, Agra
(iii) Go Gumbaj of Bijapur

Unit-5: HISTORY OF MANIPUR ART - I 23 Periods
Study of Subika Art, Laidhis, and Major types of composition in painting.
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- Origin, characteristics and significance of Subika Art.
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- Laidhis and their artistic features.
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- Diagrams and brief definitions of different types of composition painting.

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FINE ARTS
CLASS-XI (PRACTICAL)
Time : 3 Hours

Unitwise Weightage 60 Marks
Units Marks
1. Nature and Object Study 25
2. Painting Composition 25
3. Sessional Work 10

Unit 1: Nature and Object Study 25 Marks
60 Periods
Study of two or three natural and geometric forms in pencil with light and shade from a fixed
point of view; Natural forms life plants, vegetables, fruits and flowers etc., are to be used.
Geometrical forms of the objects based on geometrical forms like cubes, cones, prisms, cylinders
and sphere should be used.
Unit 2: Painting Composition
(i) Simple exercises of basic design in variation of linear geometric and Rhythmetic shapes in
primary and secondary colours to understand designs as organized visual arrangements.
15 Marks
36 Periods.
(ii) Sketches from Life and Nature 10 Marks
24 Periods.
Unit 3: Sessional Work
(a) Five selected Natural and object study exercises drawing in any media done during the
session including minium of two still life exercises. 5 Marks
24 Periods.
(b) Two Selected works of paintings done during the year. 5 Marks
24 Periods.
These selected works prepared during the course by the candidates and certified
by the school authorities, as the work done in the school will be placed before
the examiners for assessment.
Note: The timetable to be so framed as to allow the students to work continuously for
minimum of two periods at a stretch.
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FINE ARTS
CLASS-XI (PRACTICAL)

Time : 3Hours 60 Marks
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(Visual art activities in terms of materials, media and techniques)
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Unit 2: Natural study:- Various forms of nature of pencil, colour etc. both indoor and outdoor.
Unit 3: Perspective:- Simple and dimensional laws of visual perception, used in perspective and common-
sense problems based on the concept of two and three dimensions.
Unit 4: Still - life drawing and paintings:- Still-life drawing and painting basing on different objects such
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as: fruits, vegetables, flowers, flower vase and plates with two draperies in different colours
(one in dark and other in light tone) are also to be included for backbround.
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Texture. (B) Principles of arts:- 1. Balance, 2. Dominance, 3. Rhythm, 4. Opposition,
5. Transition. (C) Principles of composition:- 1. Unity, 2. Harmony, 3. Balance, 4.
Rhythm, 5. Emphasis and Proportion, 6. Abstraction and stylisation. (D) Creativity in
visual art: The elements of the visual art are six viz:- 1. Line, 2. Value, 3. Perspective,
4. Volume, 5. Colour, 6. Texture.
Unit 6: Collage (Collage making):- Mixed media collage-pasting other materials like rag, button,
cloth cuttings and tearing methods.
Unit 7: (A) Colour theory:- 1. Primary colours, 2. Secondary colours, 3. Intermediate colours,
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colour, poster colour, acrylic colour, oil colour. Papers:- Cartridge paper, Hand-made
paper (smooth, medium and rough), Oil sketching paper, Oil canvas cloth (smooth, medium
and rough texture) Easel:- Outdoor study and indoor study. Drawing board:- Half imperial
size and imperial size, Drawing pin (thumb pin) Vehicles: Turpentine and Linseed oil
etc.

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ART APPRECIATION
Appreciation of picture composition, colour and its combination, introduction of general
colour theory. Selected works of old masters and contemporary artists may be discussed
(slides pictures are to be shown with epidiascope and projector)

SHOWING OF ART
Films, slide, reproduction of old masters and modern masters appropriate to the age
group.

FIELD TRIPS
Visit to Museums, art exhibitions, art galleries and places of artist etc. (Inside and Outside
Manipur).

DISPLAY OF ART WORKS AND EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition of student's work should be organised from time to time.

PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI:

1. History of Indian Art (11)
(A textbook based on Fine Arts syllabus)
Published by: Full Marks Pvt. Ltd.( Progressive Educational Publishers)
9, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR CLASS XI:
1. Indian Painting
– Percy Brown
– (YMCA Publishing House, Massey Hall, Jai Singh Road Near Parliament Street,
New Delhi - 110001
2. The Art Heritage of India
– E.B. Havell
3. Story of Indian Art
– S.K. Bhattarcharya
– (Atma Ram & Sons, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi - 110006
4. Indian Artists through the ages
– R.K. Chopra
– (R.K.C. Publications, H-49, Raghu Nagar Pankha Road, New Delhi - 110045)

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DESIGN OF
QUESTION PAPER
Subject : FINE ARTS
Paper : Theory
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WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES
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Knowledge(K) 6 15
I Comprehension/Understanding(C/U) 20 50
Application (A) 12 30
Skill (S) 2 5
Total : 40 100
WEIGHTAGE TO FORMS OF QUESTIONS:
Form of Questions No. of Question Time (in minute) Marks Percentage
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 2 32 10 25
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II Short Answer (SA-III) 5 20 10 25
Very Short Answer (VSA) 6 e m 18 6 15
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WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
UNITS CONTENTS Marks Percentage
I. Pre-Historic Rock Paintings and Art of Indus Valley 8 20
II. Buddhist, Jain & Hindu Art 7 18
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III. Temple Sculpture 8 20
IV. Bronzes and Artistic aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture 7 17
V. History of Manipur Art-I 10 25
Total : 40
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
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Abbreviation : K(Knowledge), U(Understanding ), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression), Skill(S),
E(Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA(Very Short Answer Type),
MCQ(Multiple Choice Question)

*N.B. i. MCQ – 2 questions for Assertion and reason .
ii. Short Answer (SA-I) – 1(One) question for Resource Based learning

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