Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) for Session 2025-26
Notification: In pursuance of Section 9(1)(b) of the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority Act-2025 and the approval granted by the Academics Committee of PECTAA in its 7th meeting held on 23.10.2025, the Smart Syllabus (Accelerated Learning Programme-ALP / Deleted Topics and Exercise Questions), Pairing Schemes and Model Papers for the Annual Examination-2026 of Grade-9 are hereby notified for implementation across Punjab.
Director (Curriculum & Compliance)
For the convenience of Grade-9 students, the following content from the Computer Science & Entrepreneurship textbook has been removed to reduce and streamline the syllabus. It is mandatory for BISE Paper Setters not to include any questions, whether objective, subjective, or other types, from the excluded content when preparing examination papers.
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Types of System Objectives (Pg. No. 3-4) Static vs Dynamic Systems (Pg. No. 5) Activity (Pg. No. 6) Types of Systems (Pg. No. 7-10) Design Science of Computer Science (Pg. No. 12) Computer as System (Pg. No. 13-15) Computing Systems (Pg. No. 18-20) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 4, 6, 7, 10) (Pg. 22-23) Short Questions (Q. 3, 4, 10) (Pg. 23) Long Questions (Q. 2-5, 8) (Pg. 23) |
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Binary Encoding of Integers(Z) and Real Numbers(R) Whole Numbers (W) and Integers (Z) (Page No. 31) Understanding Floating Point Representation (Page No. 33-36) Storing Images audio and video in computers (Page No. 43-44) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 7-10) (Page 47) Short Question (Q. 8-10) (Page No. 47) |
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Application of Digital Logic (Page No. 62-66) Class Activity (Page No. 66) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 4) Short Question (Q. 5) Long Question (Q. 3-6, 8, 9) |
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Trouble shooting strategies (Page No. 74) Addressing Security Threats (Page No. 79) Using Resources for Troubleshooting (Page No. 81-82) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 6, 9, 10) Long Questions (Q. 5, 6, 8, 9) |
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Introduction to system software and application software. (Page No. 89-96) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 10) Short Question (Q. 2-4, 6-8) Long Questions (Q. 2-6) |
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Key concepts in Network Security (Page No. 114-116) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 6) Short Questions (Q. 4, 6, 8-10) Long Questions (Q. 3, 5, 8) |
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Class Activity Algorithm Challenge Page 128 Did You Know? (Page No. 141) |
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History of HTML (Page No. 155) Styling Background (Page No. 163-164) Positioning (Page No. 165-166) Adding animations and transitions to CSS (Page No. 167-168) Data Types (Page No. 170) Handling Events and User Input (Page No. 172-175) Debugging Techniques (Page No. 175-176) Exercise: Long Question No. 7, 8 |
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Examples of Data (Page No. 180) Types of Qualitative data (Page No. 181-182) Types of Quantitative data (Page No. 182-184) Class Activity (Page No. 185) Gathering data from Online Sources (Page No. 188-189) Data Storage Techniques (Page No. 190-191) Importance and Benefits of Data Visualization (only Paragraph) (Page No. .192) Visualizing Different Data Types (Page No. .192) Statistical Analysis (Page No. 195-196) Methods for Analyzing Qualitative Data (Page No. 196) Class Activity (Page No. 197) Collaborative Authoring (Page No. 198-199) Data Science Work Flow (Page No. 200) Class Activity (Page No. 201) Big Data and its Application (Page No. 201-206) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 3-5, 7, 12-14) Short Questions (Q. 2, 3, 6-8, 11) Long Questions (Q. 3, 5, 7, 8, 10) |
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Historical Context of Artificial Intelligence (Page No. 212-213) Explainable Whitebox Algorithm (Page No. 216) Implications and Future of Emerging Technologies (Page No. 220-221) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 8-10) Short Questions (Q. 2, 7-10) Long Questions (Q 2, 5-9) |
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Class Activity (Page No. 227) Safe and Secure Operations of Digital Platforms (Page No. 228) Importance of Privacy Settings and Data Security Measures (Page No. 230) Legal Ethical Framework (Page No. 230-232) Ethical and Legal Responsibilities Regarding Intellectual Property (Page No. 233) Responsible Internet Use (Page No. 233-235) Class Activity Page No. 236 Impact of Computing on Society (Page No. 236-238) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 10, 11, 13-15) Short Questions (Q. 2-5, 14, 15, 18-21) Long Questions (Q. 3, 4, 6, 8) |
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E-Commerce Platform (Page No. 249-252) Ideation and Problem Solving (Page No. 253) Class Activity and Did You know? (Page No. 257) Class Activity and Did You Know? (Page No. 258) Exercise: MCQs (Q. 4, 5) Short Question (Q. 5) Long Questions (Q. 3, 5) |
Total Marks: 50
Time Duration: MCQs: 15 minutes, Short & Long Questions: 1 hour 45 minutes
| Question | Description | Marks |
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| Q-1 | 10 Multiple-Choice Questions from the entire textbook content:
One MCQ from Chapters 1-4, 6-11 (except chapter 5) |
(1 × 10) = 10 |
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| Q-2 | Four short answer questions to be answered out of 6:
One short answer question from Chapter 1 Two short answer questions from Chapter 2 Two short answer questions from Chapter 3 One short answer question from Chapter 4 |
(2 × 4) = 8 |
| Q-3 | Four short answer questions to be answered out of 6:
Two short answer questions from Chapter 6 Two short answer questions from Chapter 7 One short answer question from Chapter 5 One short answer question from Chapter 8 |
(2 × 4) = 8 |
| Q-4 | Four short answer questions to be answered out of 6:
Two short answer questions from Chapter 9 Two short answer questions from Chapter 12 One short answer question from Chapter 10 One short answer question from Chapter 11 |
(2 × 4) = 8 |
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| Q-5 | One detailed question from Chapter 3 | (2 × 8) = 16 |
| Q-6 | One detailed question from Chapter 6 | |
| Q-7 | One detailed question (Part a and b) from Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 respectively |