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ICSE / ISC (CISCE) Class 10 syllabus

The ICSE / ISC (CISCE) Class 10 syllabus for 2026-27, subject by subject: 84 topics to work through. On SkillStar, Class 10 children also get 6 mock tests marked instantly and sample papers to download.

Class
Class 10 (Grade 10)
Syllabus years
2026-27
Topics
84
Mock tests
6
Downloads
29

ICSE / ISC (CISCE) Class 10 syllabus 2026-27

English Language

  • Composition: Narrative, descriptive, argumentative and picture-based essays.
  • Letter writing: Formal and informal letters.
  • Notice and email writing: Writing notices and emails on given situations.
  • Comprehension: Unseen passages, vocabulary and summary.
  • Grammar: Tenses, prepositions, transformation and synthesis of sentences, voice and narration.

Literature in English

  • Drama: The prescribed play (see the ICSE list of prescribed books).
  • Prose: Short stories from the prescribed anthology.
  • Poetry: Poems from the prescribed anthology.

Mathematics

  • Goods and Services Tax (GST): Computation of GST, input tax credit and bills.
  • Banking: Recurring deposit accounts and interest.
  • Shares and dividends: Face value, market value, dividend and return.
  • Linear inequations: Solving and representing on the number line.
  • Quadratic equations: Solving by factorisation and formula; nature of roots; word problems.
  • Ratio and proportion: Properties of proportion, componendo and dividendo.
  • Factor and remainder theorems: Factorising polynomials using the factor theorem.
  • Matrices: Order, addition, subtraction and multiplication of matrices.
  • Arithmetic and geometric progressions: nth term and sum of terms.
  • Coordinate geometry: Reflection, section and mid-point formulae, equation of a straight line.
  • Similarity: Similar triangles and applications including maps and models.
  • Loci: Loci and their constructions.
  • Circles: Angle properties, cyclic quadrilaterals, tangents and secants.
  • Constructions: Tangents to a circle, circumscribed and inscribed circles.
  • Mensuration: Cylinder, cone and sphere: surface area and volume.
  • Trigonometry: Identities, use of tables, heights and distances.
  • Statistics and probability: Mean, median, quartiles, mode, ogives, histograms and probability.

Physics

  • Force, work, power and energy: Turning forces, centre of gravity, uniform circular motion, work, energy, power, machines and conservation of energy.
  • Light: Refraction, total internal reflection, lenses, dispersion and the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • Sound: Reflection of sound, vibrations and resonance, loudness, pitch and quality.
  • Electricity and magnetism: Ohm's law, electrical power and energy, household circuits, magnetic effect of current and electromagnetic induction.
  • Heat: Calorimetry, specific heat capacity and latent heat.
  • Modern physics: Radioactivity, changes in the nucleus, radiation and nuclear energy.

Chemistry

  • Periodic table and periodic properties: Periodic properties and their trends across periods and groups.
  • Chemical bonding: Electrovalent, covalent and coordinate bonding.
  • Acids, bases and salts: Properties, preparation of salts and indicators.
  • Analytical chemistry: Action of alkalis on salt solutions and metals.
  • Mole concept and stoichiometry: Gay-Lussac's law, Avogadro's law, mole calculations and empirical formulae.
  • Electrolysis: Electrolytes, electrolysis of various solutions and electroplating.
  • Metallurgy: Occurrence and extraction of metals; alloys.
  • Study of compounds: Hydrogen chloride, ammonia, nitric acid and sulphuric acid.
  • Organic chemistry: Hydrocarbons, homologous series, functional groups and nomenclature.

Biology

  • Cell cycle and cell division: Mitosis, meiosis and structure of chromosomes.
  • Genetics: Mendel's laws, monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, sex determination.
  • Plant physiology: Absorption by roots, transpiration, photosynthesis and chemical coordination in plants.
  • Circulatory system: Blood, heart, blood vessels and lymphatic system.
  • Excretory system: Kidneys, nephron and urine formation.
  • Nervous system and sense organs: Brain, reflex actions, eye and ear.
  • Endocrine system: Endocrine glands and hormones.
  • Reproductive system: Human reproduction and population.
  • Human evolution and population: Evolution and population control.
  • Pollution: Types of pollution, sources, effects and control.

History & Civics

  • The Union Legislature: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, parliamentary procedures and powers of Parliament.
  • The Union Executive: The President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
  • The Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, subordinate courts and Lok Adalats.
  • The Indian National Movement (1857–1917): First War of Independence, growth of nationalism, early and assertive nationalists, Muslim League and Lucknow Pact.
  • Mass phase of the National Movement (1915–1947): Gandhian movements, Forward Bloc and INA, independence and partition.
  • The First World War: Causes and results; League of Nations.
  • Rise of dictatorships: Fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany.
  • The Second World War: Causes, course in brief and consequences; Cold War.
  • The United Nations: Objectives, main organs and agencies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • Non-Aligned Movement: Meaning, objectives, Panchsheel and the role of Nehru.

Geography

  • Interpretation of topographical maps: Survey of India maps: grid references, contours, settlements and land use.
  • Map of India: Locating physical features, rivers, cities and resources on an outline map of India.
  • Climate of India: Monsoon, seasons and distribution of rainfall.
  • Soil resources: Types of soil, soil erosion and conservation.
  • Natural vegetation: Types of forests and their conservation.
  • Water resources: Irrigation and rainwater harvesting.
  • Mineral and energy resources: Iron ore, coal, petroleum and conventional and non-conventional energy.
  • Agriculture: Types of farming and major crops of India.
  • Manufacturing industries: Agro-based and mineral-based industries.
  • Transport and waste management: Means of transport; sources and safe disposal of waste.

Computer Applications

  • Revision of Class IX syllabus: OOP concepts, data types, operators, input, conditionals and loops.
  • Class as the basis of all computation: Objects and classes, member variables and methods.
  • User-defined methods: Defining and calling methods, parameters, overloading.
  • Constructors: Default and parameterised constructors, constructor overloading.
  • Library classes: Wrapper classes, autoboxing and unboxing, Character methods.
  • Encapsulation: Access specifiers and scope of variables.
  • Arrays: Single and double dimensional arrays, searching and sorting.
  • String handling: String class methods and string programs.

Economics

  • The productive mechanism: Land, labour, capital and entrepreneur; capital formation.
  • Theory of demand and supply: Law of demand and supply, determinants, elasticity of demand and supply.
  • Market: Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly.
  • Banking in India: Money, commercial banks, central bank, monetary policy, demonetisation and public finance.
  • Inflation: Stages and types of inflation and its effects.
  • Consumer awareness: Consumer exploitation, rights and duties, COPRA 2019, food adulteration, BIS, AGMARK and ECOMARK.

About the ICSE / ISC (CISCE) exam

About the ICSE

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is CISCE's Class X board examination; Classes IX and X form a two-year course. Group I (compulsory): English, a Second Language, and History, Civics & Geography. Group II: any two or three of Mathematics, Science, Economics, Commercial Studies, a Modern Foreign or Classical Language, Environmental Science and others. Group III: one subject such as Computer Applications, Economic Applications or Art. Most subjects have an 80-mark written paper and 20 marks of internal assessment. Students in 2026-27 sit the ICSE 2027 examination, normally held in February–March.

When it happens

The 2027 ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) timetable could not be verified on the official site during this check. School assessments for the other classes follow the school's timetable. Ask the school for the current circular and use CISCE's final subject-wise timetable and admit card once issued. Status checked 1 November 2026.

Registration and exam-day information

Regular school candidates should confirm registration, subject entries, internal/practical assessments, exam fees, hall tickets and reporting instructions with their school. Exact dates and rules depend on the class and the current board notification.

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ICSE / ISC (CISCE) Class 10: questions parents ask

What is in the ICSE / ISC (CISCE) Class 10 syllabus for 2026-27?
84 topics in English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History & Civics, Geography, Computer Applications and Economics, laid out subject by subject on this page. On SkillStar your child can tick off each topic as they learn it.
Are there ICSE / ISC (CISCE) Class 10 mock tests on SkillStar?
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