The CBSE Class X curriculum is uniform across streams (Humanities, Science, Commerce) until the end of Class X. Students study a common set of subjects before choosing a specific stream in Class XI. Below is a detailed syllabus for the core subjects studied by all Class X students under CBSE:
1. English Language and Literature
Literature Textbook (First Flight):
Prose:
A Letter to God
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Two Stories About Flying
From the Diary of Anne Frank
The Hundred Dresses – I & II
Glimpses of India
Mijbil the Otter
Madam Rides the Bus
The Sermon at Benares
The Proposal (Play)
Poetry:
Dust of Snow
Fire and Ice
A Tiger in the Zoo
How to Tell Wild Animals
The Ball Poem
Amanda!
Animals
The Trees
Fog
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
For Anne Gregory
Supplementary Reader (Footprints Without Feet):
A Triumph of Surgery
The Thief’s Story
The Midnight Visitor
A Question of Trust
Footprints Without Feet
The Making of a Scientist
The Necklace
The Hack Driver
Bholi
The Book That Saved the Earth
Grammar:
Tenses
Modals
SubjectVerb Concord
Reported Speech
Clauses
Determiners
Writing:
Formal Letter
Analytical Paragraph
2. Mathematics
Units:
Real Numbers
Polynomials
Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Quadratic Equations
Arithmetic Progressions
Triangles
Coordinate Geometry
Introduction to Trigonometry
Some Applications of Trigonometry
Circles
Constructions
Areas Related to Circles
Surface Areas and Volumes
Statistics
Probability
3. Science
Physics:
Light – Reflection and Refraction
Human Eye and Colourful World
Electricity
Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Sources of Energy
Chemistry:
Chemical Reactions and Equations
Acids, Bases and Salts
Metals and NonMetals
Carbon and its Compounds
Periodic Classification of Elements
Biology:
Life Processes
Control and Coordination
How do Organisms Reproduce?
Heredity and Evolution
Our Environment
Management of Natural Resources
4. Social Science
History:
The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Nationalism in India
The Making of a Global World
The Age of Industrialisation
Print Culture and the Modern World
Geography:
Resources and Development
Forest and Wildlife Resources
Water Resources
Agriculture
Minerals and Energy Resources
Manufacturing Industries
Life Lines of National Economy
Political Science (Civics):
Power Sharing
Federalism
Democracy and Diversity
Gender, Religion and Caste
Popular Struggles and Movements
Political Parties
Outcomes of Democracy
Challenges to Democracy
Economics:
Development
Sectors of the Indian Economy
Money and Credit
Globalisation and the Indian Economy
Consumer Rights
5. Hindi (Course A & B)
Hindi Course A (Language and Literature):
पाठ्यपुस्तक (क्षितिज, भाग 2):
गद्य खंड: सूरदास, तुलसीदास, प्रेमचंद, सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान आदि।
पद्य खंड: माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी, सुमित्रानंदन पंत, नागार्जुन, जयशंकर प्रसाद आदि।
पूरक पाठ्यपुस्तक (दुर्गेश नंदिनी, भाग 2):
अलगअलग पाठ जैसे हरिहर काका, गिल्लू आदि।
Hindi Course B (Literature):
स्पर्श भाग 2, संचयन भाग 2
6. Sanskrit
Textbooks:
शेमुषी (भाग 2) – एक मुख्य पाठ्यपुस्तक जिसमें कहानियाँ, निबंध और काव्य संकलन होते हैं।
अभ्यसवानी – भाषा और व्याकरण की अभ्यास पुस्तिका।
This syllabus is a comprehensive guide for CBSE Class X students across all subjects. For detailed syllabus PDFs or more specific information, you can refer to the official CBSE website or consult with your school.