An outline of the topics of a subject which is covered in a specific time is…

In educational terminology, programme, curriculum, syllabus, and course sit in a fixed hierarchy of scope, from the widest institutional grouping down to the narrowest subject-and-time outline: a programme is the whole bundle of courses that leads to a qualification (for example, a B.Ed. or B.A. programme spanning several years); a curriculum is the overall framework for that programme, covering the objectives, content, teaching-learning methods, and assessment scheme across all its subjects; a syllabus is the outline that lists the topics of one particular subject together with the specific time period (a term or an academic year) within which those topics must be covered; and a course is the discrete unit of instruction, typically running for one term, through which a syllabus is actually delivered.

The stem asks specifically for the name of an outline of the topics of a subject that is bounded by a specific time -- that is precisely the definition of a syllabus, which is why the option Syllabus is the answer.

• Programme: names the entire multi-year bundle of courses leading to a qualification, not a dated topic list for one subject.

• Curriculum: covers the whole educational framework -- objectives, methods, and assessment across every subject of the programme -- so it is far broader than a single subject's topic-and-time outline.

• Course: is the instructional unit itself (for example, the Mathematics course), the vehicle through which a syllabus is taught, not the outline document.

Cross-checking against standard teaching-aptitude usage confirms this: reference glossaries (such as UNESCO's IBE glossary of curriculum terminology) define a syllabus as the document outlining the content to be covered in a specific subject within a set time, matching the stem word for word, while defining a programme as the broader qualification-level grouping -- confirming Syllabus as the unique fit.