TBSE Class X Syllabus 2027: Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage and PDF Download

Factual passages; Discursive passages; Literary passages; Multiple choice questions; Short answer questions; Vocabulary in context

Formal letters (complaints, requests, applications); Informal letters; Notice writing; Paragraph writing; Story writing based on a given outline; Diary entry

Tenses (all forms); Modals; Subject-verb agreement; Reported speech (statements, questions, commands); Active and passive voice; Clauses; Determiners; Prepositions; Sentence transformation

A Letter to God; Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom; Two Stories about Flying; From the Diary of Anne Frank; The Hundred Dresses–I; The Hundred Dresses–II; Glimpses of India; Mijbil the Otter; Madam Rides the Bus; The Sermon at Benares; The Proposal

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

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

Selected prose passages from the TBSE-prescribed Bengali Class X textbook; Comprehension questions; Short and long answer questions; Character and theme analysis

Selected poems from the TBSE-prescribed Bengali textbook; Explanation and summary; Appreciation and interpretation; Figures of speech; Poet’s message and theme

Sandhi (word joining rules); Samas (compound words); Karak and Vibhakti (case and inflection); Verb forms and tenses; Synonyms (Pratiśabda) and antonyms; One-word substitution; Sentence transformation

Essay writing (Rachana); Formal and informal letter writing; Report writing; Paragraph writing; Summary/Précis writing

Euclid’s Division Lemma; The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic; Revisiting irrational numbers; Decimal representation of rational numbers

Zeros of a polynomial; Geometrical meaning of zeros; Relationship between zeros and coefficients; Division algorithm for polynomials

Graphical representation; Algebraic methods: substitution, elimination, cross-multiplication; Equations reducible to linear form; Word problems

Standard form of a quadratic equation; Solution by factorisation; Solution by completing the square; Quadratic formula; Nature of roots (discriminant)

nth term of an AP; Sum of first n terms; Applications of AP in daily life problems

Similar triangles; Criteria for similarity of triangles (AAA, SAS, SSS); Basic Proportionality Theorem (Thales’ theorem); Areas of similar triangles; Pythagoras Theorem and its converse

Distance formula; Section formula (internal division); Midpoint formula; Area of a triangle using coordinates

Trigonometric ratios (sin, cos, tan, cosec, sec, cot); Trigonometric ratios of specific angles (0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°); Trigonometric ratios of complementary angles; Trigonometric identities

Heights and distances; Angle of elevation; Angle of depression; Simple problems involving two right triangles

Tangent to a circle; Number of tangents from a point on a circle; Theorem: tangent is perpendicular to radius; Length of tangent from an external point

Perimeter and area of a circle; Area of a sector; Area of a segment; Areas of combinations of plane figures

Surface areas and volumes of combinations of solids (cylinder + cone, sphere + cylinder etc.); Conversion of one solid shape into another; Frustum of a cone

Mean of grouped data (direct, assumed mean, step-deviation methods); Mode of grouped data; Median of grouped data; Cumulative frequency distribution; Drawing Ogive; Estimating median from Ogive

Classical definition of probability; Simple problems on single events; Complementary events; Mutually exclusive events

Laws of reflection; Reflection by spherical mirrors (concave, convex); Mirror formula and magnification; Refraction of light; Laws of refraction; Lens formula; Power of a lens; Refractive index

Structure and function of the human eye; Defects of vision (myopia, hypermetropia, presbyopia) and their correction; Refraction of light through a prism; Dispersion; Atmospheric refraction; Scattering of light (Tyndall effect, blue sky, red sunrise/sunset)

Electric current and circuit; Electric potential and potential difference; Ohm’s Law; Resistance and resistivity; Factors affecting resistance; Series and parallel combination; Heating effect of electric current (Joule’s Law); Electric power

Magnetic field and field lines; Magnetic field due to a current-carrying conductor; Force on a current-carrying conductor; Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule; Electric motor; Electromagnetic induction; Fleming’s Right-Hand Rule; Electric generator; Domestic electric circuits

Good sources of energy; Conventional sources (fossil fuels, hydroelectric); Non-conventional sources (solar, wind, biogas, ocean, geothermal); Nuclear energy; Environmental consequences of energy use

Writing and balancing chemical equations; Types of reactions: combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement; Oxidation and reduction reactions; Effects of oxidation in everyday life

Properties of acids and bases in solution; Reaction of acids and bases with metals, metal oxides, metal carbonates; Neutralisation; pH scale and its importance; Preparation and uses of salts; Baking soda, washing soda, bleaching powder, Plaster of Paris

Physical and chemical properties of metals and non-metals; Reactivity series; Extraction of metals (low, medium, high reactivity); Refining of metals; Corrosion and its prevention

Covalent bonding in carbon; Versatile nature of carbon (catenation, tetravalency); Homologous series; Nomenclature of carbon compounds; Saturated and unsaturated compounds; Isomers; Chemical properties; Important carbon compounds (ethanol, ethanoic acid, soaps, detergents)

Döbereiner’s triads; Newlands’ law of octaves; Mendeleev’s periodic table (merits, limitations); Modern periodic table; Periods and groups; Trends: atomic size, metallic/non-metallic character, valency

Nutrition in autotrophs and heterotrophs; Respiration (aerobic and anaerobic); Transportation in plants (xylem, phloem) and humans (blood, heart, lymph); Excretion in plants and humans (kidneys, dialysis)

Nervous system in animals; Neurons; Reflex arc and reflex actions; Human brain (forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain); Coordination in plants (tropisms, phytohormones); Hormones in animals

Asexual reproduction (fission, budding, fragmentation, spore formation, vegetative propagation); Sexual reproduction in flowering plants; Reproduction in humans; Reproductive health; STDs; Contraception

Heredity and variation; Mendel’s laws of inheritance; Sex determination; Evolution; Acquired and inherited traits; Natural selection; Speciation; Evolution and classification; Human evolution

Ecosystem components; Food chains and food webs; Energy flow in ecosystems; Ozone layer and its depletion; Management of garbage; Biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances

Conservation of natural resources; Forests and wildlife; Water management (dams, rainwater harvesting); Coal and petroleum; An overview of natural resource management; The 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

The French Revolution and the idea of the nation; Making of nationalism in Europe; The age of revolutions; The making of Germany and Italy; Visualising the nation; Nationalism and imperialism

The First World War, Khilafat, and Non-Cooperation; Differing strands within the movement; Toward Civil Disobedience; The sense of collective belonging

The pre-modern world; The nineteenth century (1815–1914); The inter-war economy; Rebuilding a world economy: the post-war era

Before the Industrial Revolution; Hand labour and steam power; Industrialisation in the colonies; Factories come up; The peculiarities of industrial growth in India

The first printed books; Print comes to Europe; The print revolution and its impact; The reading mania; The nineteenth century; India and the world of print; Women and print; Print and the poor

Types and development of resources; Resource planning in India; Land resources; Land use pattern; Soil as a resource; Soil types; Soil erosion and conservation

Flora and fauna in India; Disappearing forests and wildlife; Conservation of forest and wildlife in India; Types and distribution of forests; Community and conservation

Water scarcity and the need for conservation; Water resources in India; Multi-purpose river projects (benefits and problems); Rainwater harvesting

Types of farming; Cropping pattern (Kharif, Rabi, Zaid); Major crops (rice, wheat, millets, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton, jute); Technological and institutional reforms; Impact of globalisation on agriculture

Formation of minerals; Mode of occurrence; Ferrous and non-ferrous minerals; Non-metallic minerals; Conservation of minerals; Conventional energy sources (coal, petroleum, natural gas, electricity); Non-conventional sources

Importance of manufacturing; Agro-based industries (textile, sugar, food processing); Mineral-based industries (iron & steel, cement, chemical, automobile); Industrial pollution and environmental degradation; Measures to control pollution

Transport (roadways, railways, pipelines, waterways, airways); Communication (personal, mass communication); International trade; Tourism as a trade

Belgium and Sri Lanka case studies; Why power sharing is desirable; Forms of power sharing (horizontal, vertical, social groups, political parties)

What is federalism; Coming together vs holding together federations; Federalism in India; Decentralisation in India (73rd and 74th Amendments)

Why do we need political parties; Functions of political parties; National and state parties; Challenges to political parties; How can parties be reformed

Development goals; National development; Income and other development goals; Human Development Index; Sustainability of development

Primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors; GDP and its calculation; Contribution of sectors to GDP; Historical change in sectors; Employment in sectors; Organised and unorganised sectors

Money as medium of exchange; Modern forms of money; Loan activities of banks; The two sides of credit; Terms of credit; Formal sector credit vs informal sector; Self-help groups for the poor

Production across countries; Interlinking production across countries; Foreign trade and integration of markets; WTO; Impact of globalisation in India; Fair globalisation

Consumer movement; Consumer rights (right to information, right to choose, right to redressal); Consumer awareness; Consumer redressal forums (District, State, National); COPRA; Role of RTI