Exam brochure

National Institute of Open Schooling

10th examination (NIOS 10th)

About NIOS 10th 2021

National Institute of Open Schooling conducts Secondary, Senior Secondary, public, and on-
demand exams along with DElEd exams. NIOS exams registration is held in online mode. To get
admission in NIOS, students are required to fulfil certain eligibility criteria. The admit card for
both the April and October sessions is released one or two weeks before the commencement of
exams.

More about NIOS 10th exams 2021

The applications for October 2021 have been closed, but students can apply for April 2022 exams until
September 15, 2021, which includes late fee dates also. Students can check NIOS admission status
2021 to know about their enrollment number and other details.

After applying for NIOS 10th exam 2021 for the October session, students should know and
cover the entire NIOS 10th syllabus.

They should also solve NIOS previous question papers to practise with the types of questions
asked in the NIOS 10th exam.

After the date sheet, the board will release NIOS 10th hall ticket 2021 which can be accessed
by students in online mode by entering their enrollment number.

NIOS 10th result 2021 is released in the online mode on July 23, 2021. Students will need to
enter their enrollment number and captcha code to get the class 10 exam result.

Exam Level Matriculate

Frequency 2 times a year

English, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil,

Languages
Telugu, Urdu

Conducting Body National Institute of Open Schooling

Duration 3 Hours
NIOS 10th 2021 Important Dates
 Others - October 2021 - Exam fee payment without late fee |
27 Jul, 2021 - 16 Aug, 2021
Mode: Online

Others - October 2021 - Exam fee payment with late fee of Rs

17 Aug, 2021 - 26 Aug, 2021
100 per subject | Mode: Online

Others - October 2021 - Exam fee payment with consolidated

27 Aug, 2021 - 06 Sep, 2021
late fee of Rs 1500 | Mode: Online

23 Jul, 2021 Result - April session | Mode: Online

Others - April (June 2021) - Exam fee payment with

08 Apr, 2021 - 15 May, 2021
consolidated late fee of Rs 1500 per subject | Mode: Online

Others - April (June 2021) - Exam fee payment with late fee of
01 Apr, 2021 - 07 Apr, 2021
Rs 100 per subject | Mode: Online

Late Fee Application - October - with late fee of Rs 700 |

01 Mar, 2021 - 31 Mar, 2021
Mode: Online

Others - April (June 2021) - Exam fee payment without late fee
01 Mar, 2021 - 31 Mar, 2021
| Mode: Online

Late Fee Application - October - with late fee of Rs. 400 |

16 Feb, 2021 - 28 Feb, 2021
Mode: Online

Late Fee Application - October - with late fee of Rs. 200 |

01 Feb, 2021 - 15 Feb, 2021
Mode: Online

16 Sep, 2020 - 31 Jan, 2021 Application - October - with normal fee | Mode: Online

Late Fee Application - April - with late fee of Rs. 700 | Mode:
01 Sep, 2020 - 15 Sep, 2020
Online

Late Fee Application - April - with late fee of Rs. 400 | Mode:
16 Aug, 2020 - 31 Aug, 2020
Online

Late Fee Application - April - with late fee of Rs. 200 | Mode:
01 Aug, 2020 - 15 Aug, 2020
Online

16 Mar, 2020 - 31 Jul, 2020 Application - April - with normal fee | Mode: Online
NIOS 10th 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Students applying for NIOS 10th exam 2021 should check the minimum eligibility criteria. Only
eligible candidates will be able to apply for the NIOS class 10 exams.

The eligibility criteria for NIOS 10th exams are given below:

Students have passed class 8 exams, can apply for NIOS 10th exam 2021.

The candidate's age should be at least 14 years to apply for admission. There is no upper age
limit for admission.

NIOS 10th 2021 Application Process

Mode of Application: Online

Mode of Payment: Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

Application Fees

Category Quota Mode Gender Amount

OBC, General Online Male 1800

OBC, General Online Female 1450

OBC, SC, ST, General PWD Online Transgender, Male, Female 1200

SC, ST Online Male, Female 1200

The admission for NIOS 10th commences with online registration. Students who want to apply
for NIOS 10th exam 2021 can fill the application form online. They should visit the official
website to apply for NIOS 10th exams.

NIOS registration 2021 is conducted for class 10 in 3 streams as given below:

Stream 1: For all the learners of secondary course.

Stream 2: For students who failed in the exam conducted by recognised boards.

Stream 3: On-demand NIOS 10th exam 2021.

Follow the step by step guide given below for NIOS 10th registration-

Visit the official website or click on the link given above.

Click on the 'Register' button.

Read the given instructions carefully and click on the 'Proceed' button.

Select your state and 'Identity Type' (Aadhar card/passport/Ration card etc.)

Then, enter the number of selected 'Identity Type' and select the course i.e. Secondary/10th.

An application form will appear. Fill in basic and optional information, select your subjects
and study centre.

Upload your photo, identity documents and other documents (Caste certificate, past mark
sheet)

Click on generate OTP and confirm the contact details by submitting the OTP.

Then enter subject and other all details as asked.

Now, revise the application form.

Make payment by selecting an appropriate payment gateway.

NIOS 10th 2021 Syllabus

Section Unit Topic

Hindi

Bengali

Urdu

Sanskrit

Marathi

Telugu

Gujarati

Kannada
 Punjabi

Assamese

Nepali

Malayalam

Odia

Arabic

Persian

Tamil

Sindhi

Reading skills

Writing skills

Grammar and usage: (i) Parts of a

sentence (subject, predicate, object),
(ii) types of sentences (statements,
questions (wh, yes/ no), commands,
requests), (iii) subject verb concord
(pronouns, singular/ plural,
auxilliaries)

Grammar and usage: (iv) The verb

phrase (verb forms, adverbs), (v) the
noun phrase (noun, determiners,
adjectives, prepositions), (vi) time
and tense-simple present, present
continuous, simple past, past
continuous, present perfect

Grammar and usage: (vi) Time and

tense-present perfect continuous,
past perfect, past perfect
continuous, going to, will/ shall +
verb, (vii) non-finites (infinites,
gerunds, participles)
English
Grammar and usage: (viii) The
modals (will, would, shall, should,
can, could, must, ought, to, need)
 Elements of
Grammar and usage: (ix) Clauses
language
(adverb clauses of time, manner,
reason: Relative clauses, conditional
clauses-if + simple present + simple
future)

Grammar and usage: (x) Reported

speech (modification of time, word
order-reporting statements,
questions, imperatives)

Language functions: (i) Greetings/

taking leave, (ii) introductions, (iii)
supplying information, (iv) seeking
information, (v) describing, (vi)
narrating stories, (vii) reporting
events, (viii) giving instructions/
directions, (ix) following instructions

Language functions: (x) Making

requests, (xi) taking messages, (xii)
apologizing/ expressing regret/
thanking, (xiii) complaining, (xiv)
appreciating/ expressing likes and
dislikes, (xv) advising and
suggesting, (xvi) taking about future
plans

Language functions: (xvii) Giving

reasons

Measurement in science and

technology: Historical background of
measurement; need of accurate
measurement; units of
measurement-basic SI units, derived
units, multiples and submultiples;
measurement of length-meter scale,
least count

Measurement
 Measurement in science and
technology: Measurement of area
(regular and irregular plane
surfaces) and volume (both regular
and irregular bodies); measurement
of mass-physical balance;
measurement of time: Simple
pendulum as a tool of measuring
time

Measurement in science and

technology: Measurement of time-
stop watch

Structure and properties of matter:

States of matter-general idea about
solid, liquid, and gas (structure and
properties-compressibility and
fluidity); classification of matter
based on composition-elements,
compounds, and mixtures

Structure and properties of matter:

Dalton’s theory of atom; atoms and
molecules-atomic mass; chemical
formulae of simple compounds-
valency and formulation; chemical
equations-writing and their
balancing; concept of isotopes

Structure and properties of matter:

Average mass molecular masses;
elementary idea of mole concept-
molar mass (simple calculations);
laws of chemical combination-law of
conservation of mass, law of
constant proportions

Structure and properties of matter:

Law of multiple proportions and law
of reciprocal proportions; Gay
Lussac’s law of combining volumes,
Avogadro’s hypothesis (with simple
problems)
 Atomic structure: Failure of Dalton’s
theory; discovery of electron and
proton; models of atom-Thomson,
Rutherford, and its failure; structure
of atom-fundamental particles,
discovery of neutron; mass number;
Bohr’s atomic model

Atomic structure: Modern picture of

structure of atom-electronic
configuration of first 20 elements

Periodic classification of elements:

Matter around Historical perspective of periodic
us classification (Dobereiner’s triads,
Newlands law of octaves,
Mendeleeveís periodic table);
modern periodic law and long form
of periodic table

Periodic classification of elements:

Periodic properties-elementary idea
of atomic radii, ionic radii, ionization
energy, electron affinity,
electronegativity, valency and
metallic and non-metallic
characteristics

Chemical bonding: Octet rule, types

of chemical bonds; ionic bond-ion
formation, properties of ionic
compounds; covalent bonds-
formation of covalent bonds,
properties of covalent compounds,
shapes of molecules (CH₄, O₂, H₂O,
CO₂, N₂)

Chemical bonding: Bond parameters

like covalent radii bond length, bond
energy, bond polarity-examples of
polar and non polar molecules;
metallic bond (electron-sea theory)
and hydrogen bonding
 Chemical arithmetic and reactions:
Chemical reactions-types of
chemical reactions (combination,
decomposition, displacement,
oxidation and reduction); nature of
reaction (slow and fast, reversible
and irreversible, endothermic and
exothermic)

Chemical arithmetic and reactions:

Chemical calculations and
stoichiometry; acids, bases and
salts; acid-base equilibrium in
aqueous system, pH scale, simple
problems based on pH

Motion and its description: The

concept of motion-definition and
examples; types of motion-
translatory (rectilinear, circular),
rotatory and oscillatory; uniform and
non-uniform motion (one dimension
only); distance and displacement,
speed, average speed

Motion and its description: Velocity,

and acceleration; graphical
representation of motion-distance,
time, and speed, time graphs;
equations of motion and their
derivation by graphical method;
uniform circular motion (qualitative
idea only)

Cause of motion-force: Force and

motion; Newton’s first law of motion
and inertia; Newton’s second law of
motion-force and acceleration;
concept of momentum; Newton’s
third law of motion-action and
reaction; friction-factors affecting
friction
 Cause of motion-force: Sliding and
rolling friction, examples of
advantages and disadvantages of
friction, control of friction (examples
of reducing and increasing); force of
gravitation-gravitational law;
acceleration due to gravity, mass
and weight

Cause of motion-force: Motion of an

object under gravity in one
dimension and free fall
(weightlessness); thrust and
pressure-Archimedes principle and
its applications

Work and energy: Work done by a

constant force; relationship between
work and energy, unit of energy;
various types of energy-mechanical,
thermal, light, sound, electrical,
chemical and nuclear; mechanical
energy-kinetic and potential energy

Work and energy: Power and its unit

transformation, and conservation of
energy with examples; sources of
energy-renewable (solar, wind,
water, geothermal, tidal oceanic and
biomass) and non-renewable (fossil
fuels)

Work and energy: Energy crisis-

methods and ways of saving energy;
potential of energy resources in
India and their use (an overview)

Thermal energy: Thermal energy

and temperature, measurement of
temperature: Thermometer, clinical
thermometer, temperature scales;
thermal expansion of solids, liquids
and gases; change of state and
latent heat

Energy
Thermal energy: Method of mixtures
for estimation of specific heat; effect
of impurities and pressure on the
melting point and boiling point of
substances, working of pressure
cooker

Light energy: Reflection of light,

image formation by a plane and a
spherical mirror, mirror formula (no
derivation) refraction of light,
formation of image by a lens
(qualitative only), lens formula (no
derivation)

Light energy: Magnification of image

and power of lens; dispersion of
light through glass prism and
spectrum of white light; optical
instruments like simple microscope,
compound microscope, and
astronomical telescope

Electrical energy: Nature of charges

and force between electrical
charges-Coulomb’s law; electrostatic
potential and electric current, Ohm’s
law, resistance in series and parallel;
heating effect of electric current,
dependence of heat produced on
current

Electrical energy: Resistance and

time; commercial unit of electric
energy and electric power; quantum
of electric power generation and
consumption in India

Electrical appliances: Magnetic effect

of electric current-electric motor,
electromagnetic induction
(qualitative idea only)-A.C. generator;
how electricity reaches our homes
and villages: techniques of wiring
the circuits for domestic and
industrial use
 Electrical appliances: Electrical
appliances like electric iron, heater,
lamp, electric bell, electric kettle and
their working; hazards of electricity
and safety measures

Chemical and nuclear energy:

General idea of chemical and
nuclear energy; fuels-fossil fuel, coal
and petroleum, biomass, calorific
value, combustion-conditions
necessary for combustion, fire
extinguishers (soda acid); food as
fuel; voltaic and dry cells

Chemical and nuclear energy:

Radioactivity, radioisotopes, energy
from atomic fission and fusion. Uses
of nuclear energy; nuclear reactor-
thermonuclear power plant;
generation of electricity from
nuclear sources in India, India as a
nuclear power

Chemical and nuclear energy:

Hazards of production of nuclear
energy

The universe and solar system:

Constituents of the universe-galactic
system, stars and constellations; the
solar system-sun, planets, satellites,
their characteristics and
movements; other heavenly bodies-
asteroids, meteoroids, and comets

The universe and solar system:

Formation of day a night, solar, and
lunar eclipses, and seasons

The universe
 The earth-a living planet: Special
place of earth in the universe;
conditions for life on planet;
differentiation of earth-origin and
evolution of life on earth; life-
supporting systems (biosphere):
Lithosphere, atmosphere,
hydrosphere

The earth-a living planet: Sun as the

source of energy-circulation and
utilization of this solar energy by
living beings; our duties to protect
the earth

Our environment: Components of

the environment-abiotic (air, water,
light and soil), and biotic (micro
organisms, plants, animals including
human beings); habitat: Major
habitats (terrestrial, aquatic and
aerial)

Our environment: Habitat-

adaptations in plants and animals to
these habitats; causes and
consequences of alteration in
habitats, need of conservation of
habitats; biosphere-the life zone,
concept of ecology; ecosystem: Its
organization and functioning

Our environment: Energy flow in

ecosystem-food chain and food web,
trophic levels; balance of
atmosphere; biogeochemical cycles
of carbon and nitrogen

Air and water: Air and its

composition; importance of oxygen
in daily life-respiration,
photosynthesis, burning, rusting,
formation of oxides; pressure of
atmosphere and its measurement,
variation of air pressure with height,
atmosphere-evaporation
 Air and water: Relative humidity,
cloud formation, rain. Water and its
sources-an introduction; utility of
water as a resource for domestic,
industrial, agricultural use and
Science
energy generation; simple methods
for making water potable

Air and water: Conservation of

water-judicious use, rain water
harvesting; properties of water-polar
nature, universal solvent and lather
formation (hard and soft water);
density of water and specific gravity

Mineral resources-metals and non-

metals: Minerals and ores, metals
and non-metals (in general); mineral
resources in India; extraction,
purification and properties of
metals-iron, aluminium and copper;
corrosion of metals; alloys of iron

Mineral resources-metals and non-

metals: Aluminum and copper and
their uses in daily life; non metals-
importance and general properties;
preparation, properties and uses of
hydrogen, silicon and phosphorus;
sulphur-occurrence, properties

Mineral resources-metals and non-

metals: Its common compounds,
allotropes of P and S, use of
sulphuric acid

Carbon and its compounds: Carbon-

its properties (catenation and tetra
valency); allotropes and their
Our properties-diamond, graphite,
environment fullerene (elementary idea only);
and resources hydrocarbons and their
classification; homologous series
 Carbon and its compounds:
Functional groups (elementary idea),
nomenclature; compounds of
common use like acetic acid,
formalin, alcohol and acetone

Materials in our daily use: Distinction

between natural and synthetic (man-
made) materials; principle of
preparation/ manufacture (outline
only), properties and uses of-
washing soda, baking soda,
bleaching powder, and plaster of
Paris

Materials in our daily use:

Manufacture and properties of
materials like polymers, fibers-
natural and synthetic, nylon, rubber,
plastics; manufacture and properties
of materials for housing like cement,
glass

Materials in our daily use: Materials

for household items like candles;
inks; and soap and detergents;
match boxes; materials used in
medicine like anesthetics, antibiotics,
analgesics, and antacids; harmful
effects of man-made materials

Environmental problems:
Environmental problems (both
natural and human made)-their
causes, global as well as local;
natural hazards (particularly in
Indian context): Types of natural
hazards like flood, cyclone causes,
and consequences
 Environmental problems:
Earthquakes-causes and effects,
measurement of intensity and
coping with earthquake; volcanoes:
Effects. Forest fire-its cause and
effect; impact of human population
on environment, forests and wild
life; pollution and its types

Environmental problems: Sources,

consequences; biomagnifications;
biodegradable and non-
biodegradable materials; prevention
and control of air, water, soil and
noise pollution; ozone layer
depletion; ecological balance

Diversity in the living world: Concept

of diversity; need for classification of
living beings; binomial
nomenclature-a general idea; five
kingdom classification; classification
of plants up to divisions

Diversity in the living world: Animalia

up to phyla with vertebrates up to
class (not more than five
distinguishable basic characters and
common familiar examples)

Building blocks of life-cells, tissues

and organs: Cell-the basic unit of
structure and function of life; cell
structure and functions; differences
between animal and plant cells

Building blocks of life-cells, tissues

and organs: Cell division-mitosis (all
the phases and significance), and
meiosis (only significance with
reference to sexual reproduction);
different levels of organization

Building blocks of life-cells, tissues

and organs: Tissues-different types
in plants (protective and conducting)
and animals (epithelial, connective,
muscular, and nervous)
 Food and nutrition: Modes of
nutrition-autotrophic, heterotrophic,
saprotrophic, and parasitic; nutrition
in plants: Photosynthesis, raw
materials, simple description of the
process (mention light and dark
reactions without chemical details)

Food and nutrition: Factors affecting

photosynthesis; materials
synthesized by plants to be used as
food; nutrition in animals: Human
alimentary canal and associated
glands, salivary, liver, and pancreas:
Process of digestion-concept of
enzymes

Food and nutrition: Digestive

process in mouth, stomach, and
small intestine; absorption and
assimilation of digested food;
concept of balanced diet; types of
nutrients, their sources and
functions in the body (Indian health
situations)

Food and nutrition: Food

adulteration and food adulterants;
nutritional disorders (like marasmus,
kwashiorkor, scurvy, rickets,
beriberi, pellagra, xerophthalmia,
anemia and goiter)

Transport of materials in plants and

animals: Transport in plants-
diffusion, osmosis, and active
transport; xylem, phloem, ascent of
sap and translocation of food;
transport in animals- composition of
blood, functions of blood; heart and
it’s working
 Transport of materials in plants and
animals: Blood vessels-arteries,
veins, capillaries; blood groups (ABO
and Rh) and transfusion; disorders
of circulatory system-leukaemia,
haemophilia, hypertension, heart
attack

Respiratory gaseous exchange and

elimination of body wastes:
Respiration in plants; respiration in
human beings-organs involved in
breathing; ventilation of lungs-
inhaling, exhaling, breathing rate;
gaseous exchange and cellular
respiration

Respiratory gaseous exchange and

elimination of body wastes: Diseases
of respiratory system-bronchitis and
pneumonia; a brief idea of excretion
in plants; excretory organ-kidneys,
its functions; osmoregulation and
homeostasis; kidney failure

Respiratory gaseous exchange and

elimination of body wastes: Dialysis
and kidney transplant (very
elementary idea)

Control and coordination-nervous

and hormonal systems: Nervous
The living world system-nerve cell, synapse, reflexes;
structure and function of the brain
and spinal cord; sense organs-skin,
tongue, nose, eye and ear (their
importance and function)

Control and coordination-nervous

and hormonal systems: Eye-
structure and working, vision,
accommodation, defects of vision
(myopia, hypermetropia and
astigmatism) and care of eye;
hormone (endocrine) system-
pituitary, thyroid, and pancreas
 Reproduction and population
control: Types of reproduction-
asexual and sexual; reproduction in
plants-vegetative and sexual; human
reproductive system-male and
female; production of gametes,
ovulation. Fertilization; puberty

Reproduction and population

control: Menstrual cycle and
pregnancy; growth of population
and consequences of rapid increase
of population (Indian context); birth
control and its need; reproductive
health and sexually transmitted
diseases-syphilis

Reproduction and population

control: Reproductive health and
sexually transmitted diseases-
gonorrhoea, aids

From parents to children-elements

of genetics: Chromosomes and
genes, determination of sex;
inheritance of blood groups (ABO,
Rh), colour blindness, haemophilia,
and thalessaemia

Health, hygiene, and diseases:

Concept of a healthy body; personal
and community health; factors
affecting health: Proper nutrition,
healthy habits and physical exercise
etc; concept of hygiene; hygienic
environment-a social responsibility

Health, hygiene, and diseases:

Environmental sanitation and
cleanliness; first aid; disease and
types of diseases: Communicable
and non-communicable;
classification of various kinds of
communicable diseases-viral,
bacterial, fungal, protozoan,
helminthic
 Health, hygiene, and diseases:
Causes, modes of transmission,
symptoms and preventive measures
of some common diseases like
influenza, jaundice, tuberculosis,
cholera, amoebic dysentery, malaria,
hepatitis b; control of epidemics

Agricultural practices and animal

husbandry: Human dependence on
plants and animals for food;
preparing seed bed; sowing, care of
seedling; transplanting; use of
manures and fertilizers; use of plant
growth regulators; irrigation

Agricultural practices and animal

husbandry: Different agricultural
practices-crop rotation, multiple
cropping, harvesting; important
varieties of fruits (mango) and
seeds; protection of crops in fields
and in storage

Agricultural practices and animal

husbandry: Different methods of
preservation of agricultural produce.
Elements of animal husbandry-
domesticated animals; improved
breeds-cattle and live stock (poultry
and fish); management of livestock-
breeding, feeding

Agricultural practices and animal

husbandry: Shelter and care of
animals, major diseases of domestic
animals and their prevention (cattle
and poultry)
 Space exploration: Space launching
vehicles-elementary ideas; different
types of artificial satellites and their
applications in the field of
communication, remote sensing and
weather forecast etc; Indian
achievement in the field of space
science

Communication technology:
Communication-its need and
importance; process of
communication; historical
Technological
developments in the field of
developments
communication (in brief); nature and
characteristics of waves

Communication technology: Use of

different types of waves for
communication like sound waves
and electromagnetic waves;
different types of communication
systems-wireless system including
radio and TV, telecommunication

Communication technology:
Computer in communication and
use of satellite in communication

Historical perspective: (a) Pre-

historic society; bronze age
civilizations-Harappan,
Mesopotamian, Chinese, and
Egyptian civilizations. Iron age
civilizations-Indian, Greek, Roman,
and Iranian civilization

Historical perspective: (b) Medieval

world-religious and cultural
developments and the features of
the feudal system. C. Beginning of
the modern age-rise of modern
science, industrial revolution,
Evolution of
American
human society
 Historical perspective: (c) French and
Russian revolutions, and movement
for democracy. (d) Colonialism in
Asia and Africa. (e) The First world
war, league of nations, rise of
Fascism and Nazism, Second World
War, the United Nations

Contemporary world: Issues in world

order (since 1945) and emerging
global village

Physiography-location, relief,
structure, major physiographic units

Drainage; role of rivers in the

economy; pollution of rivers and its
control

Climate: Factors influencing climate;

monsoon-its characteristics

Distribution of rainfall and

temperature; formation of seasons;
climate and human life

Vegetation and wildlife of India

Soil and water resources: Land as a

resource, soil formation, types and
distribution: Changing land-use
pattern-land degradation and
conservation measures

Water resources: Sources,

distribution, utilization, multi-
India: Natural
purpose projects, and water scarcity,
environment,
need for conservation and
resources, and
management, water harvesting
development
Mineral and power resources: Types
of minerals, distribution, use, and
economic importance of minerals,
conservation

Power resources: Types of power

resources-conventional and
nonconventional, distribution and
utilization, and conservation
 Agriculture: Types of farming, major
crops, cropping patter, technological
and institutional reforms; their
impact; contribution of agriculture of
national economy-employment and
output, food security, impact of
globalization

Manufacturing industries: Types,

spatial distribution and contribution
of industries to the national
economy

People: Demographic aspects-

quantitative and qualitative;
population as a resource; social
structure-caste, class, kinship, and
religion

Social science Culture-cultural heritage: Meaning

India: People,
of culture, factors influencing
society, and
cultures, different components of
culture
culture-tradition, aesthetics, art,
architecture, literature, science and
technology, beliefs and practices,
religion, unity in diversity

Heritage: Natural and cultural;

preserving heritage: Need, and
measures for their preservation

Establishment of British rule in India

and its impact

Religious and social reform

movements

India’s struggle Indian national movement (1857-

for freedom 1927): Towards an organized
movement for freedom

Indian national movement (1927-

1947): Towards a mass struggle-
participation of diverse sections of
the Indian society

Framing of the constitution

 Preamble and features of the
constitution

Citizenship

Fundamental rights: (a) Meaning of

fundamental rights and its
significance, (b) provisions of the
constitution regarding fundamental
rights
Citizen, state,
Human rights: National human
and the
rights commission (NHRC) and state
constitution
human rights commission (SHRC)

Fundamental duties: (a) Meaning of

fundamental duties and relationship
between rights and duties, (b)
provisions of the constitution
regarding fundamental duties

Directive principles of state policy:

(a) Meaning of directive principles of
state policy, (b) the constitutional
provisions regarding directive
principles of state policy and its
significance

Local government and field

administration: (a) Panchayati Raaj
system, (b) municipal administration,
and (c) district administration

State government: (a) Governor, (b)

chief minister and council of
ministers, (c) state legislature, (d)
High courts (e) state secretariat

Democracy at Union government: (a) President, (b)

work prime minister and council of
ministers, (c) Supreme court, (d)
central secretariat

People’s participation in the

democratic process: (a) Political
parties and pressure groups/
interest groups, (b) public opinion,
electoral processes, and universal
adult franchise
 National integration and secularism

Social justice and economic justice

Empowerment of women and

Contemporary equality of opportunity
India: Issues
and challenges Education and health for all

Environment and its qualitative

improvement

India and the world peace

Introduction to business: Human

activities, business activities around
us, concept, characteristics and
importance of business

Business heritage of India: Evolution

of commerce and industry, India’s
contribution to the world of
business

Objectives of business: Economic,

Business
social, human, national and global
environment
objectives of business, business
environment-economic, social,
political environment

Social responsibility of business:

Concept of social responsibility,
responsibility towards-owners,
employees, consumers and society,
social values and business ethics,
environmental protection

Industry and commerce:

Classification of business activities-
industry and commerce, industry,
and its types, commerce-trade and
its auxiliaries, types of trade, e-
commerce-meaning and advantages
 Forms of business organization: Sole
proprietorship-meaning,
characteristics, advantages and
limitations, suitability of sole
proprietorship form of business
organization. Partnership-meaning,
Structure of characteristics, advantages and
business limitations, types of partners
organization
Forms of business organization:
Suitability of partnership form of
business organization. Cooperative
society-meaning, characteristics,
advantages and limitations, types of
cooperative societies, suitability of
cooperative form of business
organization

Forms of business organization: Joint

stock company-meaning,
characteristics, advantages and
limitations, suitability of company
form of business organization. Types
of joint stock company-public limited
companies, private limited
companies

Forms of business organization:

Government companies,
multinational companies

Transport: Rail, road, sea and air

transport-features, advantages and
limitations, importance of transport
in business

Warehousing: Meaning and need for

warehousing, types of warehouses,
characteristics of an ideal
warehouse, functions of
warehousing, advantages of
warehousing

Service sector
 and business
Communication: Meaning and
importance, types of
communication, means of
communication-letter, telephone,
telegraph, teleprinter,
teleconferencing, fax, internet

Business correspondence: Nature

and importance, qualities of a good
business letter, types of business
letter-general correspondence, letter
of enquiry, quotation, order,
recovery, complaints

Business studies Postal services: Nature of postal

services, services provided by post
office, importance of post services

Banking: meaning and role of bank,

type of banks, functions of a
commercial bank

Bank deposit account: Bank deposit

accounts-type, opening and
operating of saving bank account

Banking and Negotiable instruments: Meaning

insurance and importance, types-hundis, bills
of exchange, promissory note,
cheque

Insurance: Business risks, concept,

and importance of insurance, types
of insurance-life, general, fire,
marine, and other types, principles
of insurance

Purchase and sale: Concept of

purchasing and selling, types: Cash,
credit, hire purchase system and
installment payment system,
documents used in the process of
purchase and sale: Quotation, order,
invoice, debit note, credit note,
accounts sale

Purchase and sale: Documents used

in the process of purchase and sale-
delivery note, advice note
 Channels of distribution: Concept of
channels of distribution, direct and
indirect channels of distribution,
role of wholesalers and retailers in
the process of distribution, types of
Selling and
retail trade-small scale and large
distribution
scale

Large-scale retail trade: Forms of

large scale retail trade-departmental
store, super bazaar, multiple shops,
non-store retailing-mail order
business, tele-shopping, automated
vending machine, selling through
internet

Personal selling: Meaning and

importance, qualities of a successful
salesman

Advertising: Meaning and

importance, media of advertising

Sales promotion: Meaning and

importance, tools of sales promotion

Consumer-rights and
responsibilities: Consumer-meaning,
consumerism and national
economy, rights of consumers,
responsibilities of consumers

Wise-buying: Concept of wise

buying, factors determining buying
decisions, consideration for wise-
buying, quality and standardization
marks-ISI, Agmark, FPO, Hallmark,
ISO, Woolmark, Ecomark, Bharat II
(Euro II)
Consumer
awareness Consumer protection: Meaning and
need, problems faced by consumers,
parties to consumer protection, legal
protection to consumers, consumer
forums and how to seek redressal,
role of non government
organizations in promoting
consumer awareness
 Savings and investment: Sources of
income, spending money wisely,
need for savings, avenues of
investments

Choosing a career: Concept and

importance of career, avenues of
career in business, importance of
self employment, competencies
Career required to pursue the career
opportunities in
business Entrepreneurship: Concept and
importance, qualities of a successful
entrepreneur, functions of an
entrepreneur, how to start a small
business enterprise

Concept of human nature and

perspectives on it

Conditions of human existence

Understanding
human nature Domains of human functioning:
Personal, social, cultural, and
spiritual

The nation of holistic person

Human being as a living systems

Approaches towards understanding

psychological process: Experiential,
Introduction to observational, and experimental
psychological
Perspectives psychological process:
process
Understanding the general
principles and understanding
individual differences

Consciousness and cognition

Human nature- Schools of Indian though: Vedantic,

some Indian Jain, Buddhist, and Sufi

perspectives The concept of mind and person

Psychological processes in everyday

life

Psychology in Fields of psychology

your life: Its
Psychology in various setting
 scope

Some emerging areas if psychology

States of consciousness: Sleep

dream and awareness
Becoming
aware of the Sense organs and the processing of
world information

Brain and its functions

How do we learn
Knowing and
Procedures of learning
understanding
the world Classical and operant type of
conditioning

Nature of memory, long term

memory, and short term memory
Remembering
Differentiation between the stages
and forgetting
of memory

Forgetting

Interpretation of information by the

brain

Creating a world Figure and ground organization

of reality
Errors of perception

Perceptual constancies

Goal directedness, the four goals of

life in Indian thought
Feeding the
inner world Motivation and needs

Emotion and its various aspects

Human Development: A life span

perspective

Development Maturity, growth, and development

and its stages
Changing facets of development:
Stages, tasks, and challenges (stages
of life, the four ashramas)

Genetic and environmental

influences on human development
Nature-nature
The beginning of life
issue
Effects of pre natal and post-natal
environment

Physical and motor development

Cognitive development

Childhood Social and personality development

Socialization and cultural influences

on development

Challenges of adolescence

Developmental tasks, personality

development (including child
Adolescence
rearing)
and its
challenges Physical development during
adolescence

Gender roles, generation gap

Developmental changes during

adulthood
Adulthood and
aging Problems of aging

Coping with aging

Family and its functions

Social Community and its characteristics

institutions and
human Religious group and their
behavior implications for social behaviour

Schooling and social behaviour

The formation of group and group

dynamics

Social norms

Human Effects of group on performance

behaviour in and risk taking behaviour
group setting
Basic values of life

Conformity and compliance

Psychology
Attributes and functions of a

Leadership successful leader

Type of leadership

The main features of

communication process

Types of communication

Effective communication
Communication:
Basic concepts Non-verbal communication in Indian
context

Propaganda and rumour: Uses and

abuses

Technology and communication

Indian social problems: Poverty,

gender bias, illiteracy, corruption
Social problems
Appreciation of diversity in the
Indian society

Concepts of happiness, well being,

and need satisfaction

What is well- The concepts of homeostasis

being?
Self actualization and self realization

Interdependence and social well

being

Stress and related neurophysilogical

changes

Hindrances in Conflicts and its type

achieving
Frustration: Concept and measures
happiness
to overcome it

Coping with stress and conflicts

Concepts of mental health and

hygiene

Symptoms of mental ill-health

Mental health
and hygiene
 Maintaining practices and
techniques for positive mental
health

Time management

Recognizing strengths of the

individuals
Positive
Developing positive emotions:
psychology
Optimism and hope

Self efficacy and compassion

Meaning of control and discipline

Controlling and Jeewan vigyan and transcendental

disciplining the meditation
mind
Kritya yoga, health yoga, art of living
and vipassana

Need for individual’s preparation for

the vocational role

Concept for career, vocation, and

occupation
Preparing for
Motives for taking up a vocation
the vocational
role The present occupational structure

Board characteristics of various

occupational sectors

Career choice: Problems and

prospects

Fitting round pegs into round holes

Concepts of work motivation and job

Aptitude, satisfaction
interest, and job
Understanding job requirements
requirements
Understanding individual
characteristics related to job
satisfaction and job success

Concept of individual different

Personality: The Indian concepts

Being different
 Intelligence, aptitude, and interest

Assessing individual different

Models of human-environment
interaction

Environmental stress: Pollution,

Environmental noise, crowding, disasters, global
stress warming, and greenhouse effect

Managing environmental stresses

Pro-environmental behaviours and

sustainable development

Meaning of yoga

Healthy mind in Yogic postures

healthy body
Step in yoga: Breathing techniques,
concentrating, and meditation

Patanjali’s yoga Explaining yoga sutra

sutra Eight steps as given by Patanjali

Personality and The divine virtues and ways of life

its development The concept of Panchkoshas

The definition of self-development

Yoga for self- Relevance of yoga for competence

development
Asanas, Pranayama, and self-
developments

What is home Importance of home science, scope

science of home science

Food and it’s nutrients: Functions of

food, nutrients-sources and
functions, deficiency diseases

Food groups: Classification of food,

utility of classifying, balanced diet,
factors affecting planning balanced
diets, balanced meal for the family

The food that

we eat
 Methods of cooking food: Reasons
and methods of cooking food-by
moist heat, dry heat, frying, solar
cooking, conservation and
enhancement of nutrients

Preservation of food: Methods of

preserving food at home, hygienic
handling of food in a clean kitchen

Fiber to fabric: Classification of

fibers-properties, identification, yarn
formation, fabric construction, basic
weaves, knitting

Finishes: Basic finishes, finishing

Fibers and with color and design
fabrics
Care and maintenance of fabrics:
Meaning and importance of laundry,
general principles of laundering-
sorting, mending, stain removal,
soaking, washing, drying, finishing,
storing

Housing: Importance and functions,

lighting, ventilation in the home,
sanitation, care and maintenance of
the home, space organization and
Home aesthetics in the home
maintenance
Household equipment: Selection,
care and use of various equipment
in the home, conservation of fuel,
electricity, and water at home

Health: Definition, signs of good

health, factors affecting health,
personal hygiene

Health emergencies: First aid, care

of the sick at home

Communicable diseases: Types-

communicable, non communicable,
causes, prevention (immunization)

Health and
environment
 Common childhood diseases:
Diseases preventable through
immunization, recurrent ailments
and diseases

Environment: Pollution-sources,
effects, prevention, waste disposal-
waste water, garbage and animal
waste, eco-friendly practices
Home science
My family: Family as a social unit,
changing structure of the family,
relationships within the family,
advantages of having fewer children

Pregnancy: Conception, signs of

pregnancy, prenatal, and antenatal
care

Concept of development: Concepts

and principles of development,
heredity, and environment

Development during childhood:

My family Developments during infancy and
childhood-physical, motor, socio-
emotional, cognitive, and language

Development during adolescence:

Body changes during adolescence,
social and emotional development
during adolescence, cognitive, and
language development during
adolescence

Caring for the family: Caring for the

members of the family, specially
during-pregnancy, infancy,
childhood, adolescence, old age

Family resources: Meaning and

importance, types of resources,
optimal use of resources, process of
management-planning, organizing,
and evaluating

Managing time and energy:

Advantages of making a time plan,
methods of saving time and energy
 Resources of Managing income: Income and
the family expenditure, developing a spending
plan, generating additional income

Saving and investment: Need to save

money, investing money safely

Clothing and linen for the family:

Factors influencing selection of
textiles for household use and for
clothing, selection of ready made vs.
tailor made clothes, importance of
grooming

Becoming an aware consumer:

Importance of consumer education,
problems faced by consumers,
consumer aids, consumer rights and
responsibilities

Purchase of household items: Wise

purchasing practices-food,
consumer durables, medicines,
Rights and garments and textiles
responsibilities
Safety in the home: Common
accidents, causes, prevention,
storage of drugs and chemicals,
safety in electrical wiring

Values in life: Rights and

responsibilities of an individual,
respect for elders, dignity of labor,
tolerance, empathy for the
disadvantaged, gender sensitivity

Number systems: Review of natural

numbers, integers, and rational
numbers, rational numbers as
terminating or non-terminating
decimals. Introduction of irrational
numbers as nonterminating and
non-recurring decimals
 Number systems: Rounding of
rational numbers and irrational
numbers. Real numbers.
Representation of irrational
numbers such as √2, √3, and √5 on
the number line. Operations on
rational and irrational numbers

Indices (exponents): Exponential

notation,meaning of exponent, laws
of exponents. Applications of laws of
exponents. Expressing numbers as
product of powers of prime
numbers. Scientific notation

Radicals (surds): Meaning of a

radical, index, and radicand. Laws of
radicals. Simplest form of a radical.
Rationalizing a radical in the
denominator. Simplification of
expressions involving radicals

Algebraic expressions and

polynomials: Introduction to
variables. Algebraic expressions and
polynomials. Operations on
algebraic expressions and
polynomials. Degree of a
polynomial. Value of an algebraic
expression

Special products and factorization:

Special products of the type (a ± b)² ,
(a + b)(a – b), (a ± b)³. Application of
these to calculate squares and cube
Algebra of numbers. Factorization of the
algebraic expressions

Special products and factorization:

Factorization of expressions of the
form a²-b², a³ ± b³. Factorization of
the polynomial of the form ax² + bx
+ c (a ≠ 0) by splitting the middle
term
 Special products and factorization:
HCF and LCM of two polynomials in
one variable only by factorization.
Rational expressions. Rational
expression in the simplest form.
Operations on rational expressions

Linear equations: Linear equations

in one variable and in two variables.
Solution of a linear equation in one
variable. System of linear equations
in two variables. Graph of a linear
equation in two variables

Linear equations: Solution of a

system of linear equations in two
variables (graphical and algebraic
methods). Solving word problems
involving linear equations in one or
two variables

Quadratic equations: Standard form

of a quadratic equation: ax² + bx + c
= 0, a ≠ 0. Solution of ax² + bx + c = 0
, a ≠ 0 by (i) factorization (ii)
quadratic formula. Formation of
quadratic equation with given roots

Quadratic equations: Application of

quadratic equations to solve word
problems

Number patterns: Recognition of

number patterns. Arithmetic and
Geometric progressions. Nth term
and sum to n terms of an arithmetic
progression

Ratio and proportion: Review of

ratio and proportion. Application of
direct and inverse proportion
(variation)
 Percentage and its applications:
Concept of percentage. Conversion
of percents to a decimal (fraction)
and vice-versa. Computations
involving percentage. Applications of
percentage to-(i) profit and loss, (ii)
Commercial
simple interest, (iii) discount (rebate)
mathematics
Percentage and its applications:
Applications of percentage to-(iv)
sales tax, (v) commission in
transaction, (vi) installment buying

Compound Interest: Compound

interest and its application to rate of
growth and depreciation.
(Conversion periods not more than
4)

Banking: Concept of banking. Types

of accounts: (a) Saving, (b) fixed/
term deposit calculation of interest
in saving account and on fixed
deposit with not more than 4
conversion periods

Lines and angles: Basic geometrical

concepts-point, line, plane, parallel
lines and intersecting lines in a
plane. Angles made by a transversal
with two or more lines. If a ray
stands on a line, the sum of the two
angles so formed is 180°

Lines and angles: If two lines

intersect, then vertically opposite
angles are equal. If a transversal
intersects two parallel lines then
corresponding angles are equal. If a
transversal intersects two parallel
lines then-(a) alternate angles are
equal

Lines and angles: If a transversal

intersects two parallel lines then-(b)
interior angles on the same side of
the transversal are supplementary
 Lines and angles: If a transversal
intersects two lines in such a way
that-(a) alternate angles are equal,
then the two lines are parallel, (b)
interior angles on the same side of
the transversal are supplementary,
then the two lines are parallel

Lines and angles: Sum of the angles

of a triangle is 180°. An exterior
angle of a triangle is equal to the
sum of the interior opposite angles.
Concept of locus (daily life examples
may be given)

Lines and angles: The locus of a

point equidistant from two given-(a)
points, (b) intersecting lines

Congruence of triangles: Concept of

congruence through daily life
examples . Congruent figures.
Criteria for congruence of two
triangles namely: SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS
*angles opposite to equal sides of a
triangle are equal

Congruence of triangles: Sides

opposite to equal angles of a
triangle are equal. If two sides of a
triangle are unequal, then the longer
side has the greater angle opposite
to it. In a triangle, the greater angle
has the longer side opposite to it

Congruence of triangles: Sum of any

two sides of a triangle is greater
than the third side

Concurrent lines: Concept of

concurrent lines. Angle bisectors of
a triangle pass through the same
point. Perpendicular bisectors of the
sides of a triangle pass through the
same point. In a triangle the three
altitudes pass through the same
point
 Concurrent lines: Medians of a
triangle pass through the same point
which divides each of the medians in
the ratio 2:1

Quadrilaterals: Quadrilateral and its

types. Properties of special
quadrilaterals viz. trapezium,
parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle,
square. In a triangle

Quadrilaterals: The line segment

joining the mid points of any two
sides is parallel to the third side and
is half of it. The line drawn through
the mid point of a side of a triangle
parallel to another side bisects the
third side

Quadrilaterals: If there are three or

more parallel lines and the
intercepts made by them on a
transversal are equal, the
corresponding intercepts on any
other transversal are also equal

Quadrilaterals: A diagonal of a
parallelogram divides it into two
triangles of equal area.
Parallelograms on the same or equal
bases and between the same
parallels are equal in area

Quadrilaterals: Triangles on the

same or equal bases and between
the same parallels are equal in area.
Triangles on equal bases having
equal areas have their
corresponding altitudes equal

Similarity of triangles: Similar

figures, concept of similarity in
geometry. Basic proportionality
theorem and its converse. If a line is
drawn parallel to one side of a
triangle, the other two sides are
divided in the same ratio
 Similarity of triangles: If a line
divides any two sides of a triangle in
the same ratio, it is parallel to the
third side. Criteria for similarity of
triangles: AAA, SSS, and SAS

Similarity of triangles: If a
perpendicular is drawn from the
vertex of the right angle of a triangle
to its hypotenuse, the triangles on
each side of the perpendicular are
similar to the whole triangle and to
Mathematics
each other

Similarity of triangles: The internal

bisector of an angle of a triangle
divides the opposite side in the ratio
of the sides containing the angle

Similarity of triangles: Ratio of the

areas of two similar triangles is
equal to the ratio of the squares on
their corresponding sides. In a right
triangle

Similarity of triangles: The square on

the hypotenuse is equal to the sum
of the squares on the other two
sides (Baudhayan/ Pythagoras
theorem) in a triangle, if the square
on one side is equal to the sum of
Geometry the squares on the remaining two
sides

Similarity of triangles: The angle

opposite to the first side is a right
angle (converse of Baudhayan/
Pythagoras theorem)

Circles: Definition of a circle and

related concepts. Concept of
concentric circle. Congruent circles:
Two circles are congruent if and only
if they have equal radii. Two arcs of
a circle(or congruent circles) are
congruent
 Circles: If the angles subtended by
them at the centre (s) are equal and
its converse. Two arcs of a circle (or
congruent circles) are congruent, if
their corresponding chords are
equal, and its converse

Circles: Equal chords of a circle (or

congruent circles) subtend equal
angles at the centre (s) and
conversely, if the angles subtended
by the chords at the centre of a
circle are equal, then the chords are
equal

Circles: Perpendicular drawn from

the centre of a circle to a chord
bisects the chord. The line joining
the centre of a circle to the mid point
of a chord is perpendicular to the
chord

Circles: There is one and only one

circle passing through three given
non collinear points. Equal chords of
a circle (or of congruent circles) are
equidistant from the centre (centers)
and its converse

Angles in a circle and cyclic

quadrilateral: The angle subtended
by an arc at the centre is double the
angle subtended by it at any point
on the remaining part of the circle.
Angles in the same segment of a
circle are equal

Angles in a circle and cyclic

quadrilateral: Angle in a semi circle
is a right angle. Concyclic points.
*Sum of the opposite angles of a
cyclic quadrilateral is 180°
 Angles in a circle and cyclic
quadrilateral: If a pair of opposite
angles of a quadrilateral is
supplementary, then the
quadrilateral is cyclic

Secants, tangents, and their

properties: Intersection of a line and
a circle. Point of contact of a line and
a circle. A tangent at any point of a
circle is perpendicular to the radius
through the point of contact

Secants, tangents, and their

properties: Tangents drawn from an
external point to a circle are of equal
length

Secants, tangents, and their

properties: If two chords AB and CD
of a circle intersect at P (inside or
outside the circle), then PA x PB = PC
x PD

Secants, tangents, and their

properties: If PAB is a secant to a
circle intersecting the circle at A and
B, and PT is a tangent to the circle at
T, then PA x PB = PT2

Secants, tangents, and their

properties: If a chord is drawn
through the point of contact of a
tangent to a circle

Secants, tangents, and their

properties: Then the angles which
this chord makes with the given
tangent are equal respectively to the
angles formed by the chord in the
corresponding alternate segments

Constructions: Division of a line

segment internally in a given ratio.
Construction of triangles with given
data: (a) Construction of a triangle
with given data: SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS,
(b) perimeter and base angles
 Constructions: Construction of
triangles with given data-(c) its base,
sum and difference of the other two
sides and one base angle, (d) its two
sides and a median corresponding
to one of these sides. Construction
of parallelograms, rectangles,
squares

Constructions: Construction of
triangles with given data-rhombuses
and trapeziums. Constructions of
quadrilaterals given: (a) Four sides
and a diagonal, (b) three sides and
both diagonals, (c) two adjacent
sides and three angles

Constructions: Constructions of
quadrilaterals given-(d) three sides
and two included angles, (e) four
sides and an angle. Construction of
a triangle equal in area to a given
quadrilateral. Construction of
tangents to a circle from a point-(a)
outside it

Constructions: Construction of
tangents to a circle from a point-(b)
on it using the centre of the circle.
Construction of circumcircle and
incircle of a triangle

Coordinate geometry: Coordinate

system. Distance between two
points. Section formula (internal
division only). Coordinates of the
centroid of a triangle

Area of plane figures: Rectilinear

figures. Perimeter and area of a
square, rectangle, triangle,
trapezium, quadrilateral,
parallelogram, and rhombus. Area
of a triangle using Hero’s formula.
Area of rectangular paths. Simple
problems based on the above
Mensuration Area of plane figures: Non rectilinear
figures-circumference and area of a
circle. Area and perimeter of a
sector. Area of circular paths. Simple
problems based on the above

Surface area and volume of solids:

Surface area and volume of a cube,
cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere and
hemisphere (combination of two
solids should be avoided). Area of
four walls of a room

Introduction to trigonometry:
Trigonometric ratios of an acute
angle of a right triangle.
Relationships between trigonometric
ratios. Trigonometric identities: sin²θ
+ cos² θ = 1, sec²θ = 1+ tan²θ,
cosec²θ = 1+ cot²θ

Introduction to trigonometry:
Trigonometric identities-problems
based on trigonometric ratios and
identities

Trigonometric ratios of some special

angles: Trigonometric ratios of 30°,
45°, and 60° (results for
trigonometric ratios of 30°, 45°, and
Trigonometry 60° to be proved geometrically).
Trigonometric ratios of
complementary angles

Trigonometric ratios of some special

angles: Application of these
trigonometric ratios for solving
problems such as heights and
distances (problems on heights and
distances should not involve more
than two right triangles)
 Data and their representation:
Introduction to statistics. Statistics
and statistical data. Primary and
secondary data. Ungrouped/ raw
and grouped data. Class marks, class
intervals, class limits, and true class
limits. Frequency

Data and their representation:

Frequency distribution table.
Cumulative frequency. Cumulative
frequency table

Graphical representation of data:

Drawing of bar charts, histograms
and frequency polygons. Reading
and interpretation of bar charts, and
histograms. Reading and
construction of graphs related to
Statistics
day to day activities; temperature-
time graph

Graphical representation of data:

Pressure-volume graph and velocity,
time graph, etc

Measures of central tendency: Mean

of ungrouped (raw) and grouped
data. Mode and median of raw data.
Properties of mean and median

Introduction to probability:
Elementary idea of probability as a
measure of chance of occurrence of
an event (for single event only)
problems based on tossing a coin,
throwing a die, drawing a card from
a well shuffled pack

Definition of culturem, concept of

culture (Sanskrit) in India;
characteristics of culture: Culture is
universal, dynamic nature of culture.
Culture is acquired and learned,
culture includes both material and
non-material components
Culture:
Meaning and
 components
Emergence of culture: Evolution of
culture, savagery, barbarism,
pastoral, agricultural,
industrialization. meaning of
civilization: Variation in civilization,
culture and civilization, culture and
heritage

Indian concept of culture, salient

features of Indian culture:
Spirituality, universality, unity in
Salient Features
diversity, scientific outlook, theory of
of Indian culture
karma, love for nature, reverence for
women, value based society,
towards synthesis of cultures

Indian culture Lifeline of Indian culture, time scale,

through the dynamism of Indian culture,
ages: Ancient historical perspective: Roots of
India-I Indian culture in Sindhu-Saraswati
civilization and Vedic culture

Indian culture Popular religious reforms, Vedic

through the revival in south India, the age of
ages: Ancient empires, the Rajputs, Pallavas and
India-II Cholas

Indian culture Arrival of Muslims, Rise of Sufism-

through the four Silsilahs, political aspect,
ages: Medieval cultural development in India,
India-I influence on religion and society

Indian culture Development of folk arts-painting,

through the music, Indo-Mughal culture, rise of
ages: Medieval modern Indian languages, new
India-II faiths-Sikh, Parsi, southern India

Rise of the west and its impact on

India, India by the end of the 18th
century, social conditions, social and
religious reformers: Raja Ram
Mohan Roy, Swami Dayanand,
Jyotiba Govindraro Phule,
Indian culture Narayanguru, Pandita Rama Bai
through the
ages: Modern
India
 Press and the growth of modern
Indian languages and literature-
since independence, India today,
conclusion

Indian languages, the Vedas-Rig-

Veda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharva
Indian Veda, the Upnishads, epics:
languages and Ramayan and MahaIndia-the
literature-I Bhagvat Gita, Puranas, Buddhist and
Jain literature in Pali, Prakrit, and
Sanskrit, Sanskrit literature

Northern Indian languages and

literature-Urdu and Persian, Hindi
Indian
literature, Bengali, Assamese, and
languages and
Oriya literature, Punjabi and
literature-II
Rajasthani, Gujarati language,
Sindhi, Marathi, Kashmiri literature

Metaphysics (theory of reality):

Cosmology, nature of human being,
Concept and problem of freedom, concept of god,
meaning of epistemology: Agnosticism,
philosophy skepticism, affirmation of
knowledge, experimentalism, logic,
ethics, aesthetics

Systems of Indian darshan-Samkhya

system, main characteristics, Prakrit,
nature of Purusha, philosophy of
yoga-main characteristics, the eight-
fold yoga, Nyaya philosophy-main
characteristics, Vaisheshika
philosophy-main characteristics

Mimansa philosophy-main
Different
characteristics, validity of
schools of
knowledge, mimansa metaphysics,
philosophy-I
mimamsa philosophy of religion,
Vedanta philosophy-main
characteristics, advaita metaphysics,
the doctrine of Maya
 Charvaka school-main
characteristics-cosmology, Carvaka
Different school
ethics, Jain philosophy-main
of philosophy-II
characteristics, Philosophy of
Buddha-main characteristics

Unity and
Unity in diversity-main common
continuity in
characteristics
Indian thought

Concept of art, painting, sculpture,

evolution of art: Mauryan era,
Ajanta, Mughal era, British company
Indian art-visual school, modern Indian art, folk art,
arts-painting Mithila painting, Kalamkari painting,
and sculpture Warli painting, Kalighat painting,
Pahadi painting

Role of art in indian culture

Concept of performing arts, a brief

history of music (Sangeet), dance
(Nritya), drama (Natak), present

Indian art- scenario of the three art forms

performing arts- Some important dramas and their

music, dance, writers-well known dancers,
and drama
important musicians who have
contributed in the field of music, art
forms and the development of
human personality

Architecture-origins, Indian
perspective, evolution of Indian
architecture: Pre-historic Indus
Indian culture and heritage
valley period, development in the Rig
Vedic period, early historic period,
architecture in Mughal era, colonial
architecture and the modern period
Indian
architecture Greatness of Indian architecture,
limitations of Indian architecture
 Vedas as the supreme source of
knowledge, achievements in
metallurgy: Iron Pillar at Mehraulli,
Copper Statue of Buddha,

Science and aeronautical and marine times,

technology mathematics, astronomy, astrology,

physics, chemistry, natural sciences
and Ayurved

Concept of ecological balance rooted

in traditions

Mathematics: India’s numeral

Science and system-Baudhayan, Aryabhatta,
scientists of Brahmgupta, Bhaskaracharaya,
ancient India-I physics: Kannada, Varāhamihira,
chemistry: Nagarjuna, astronomy

Biology, surgery, Sushrut, astrology-

Sciences and
Phalit Jyotish, Ayurved-noteworthy
scientists of
features of Ayurved, Charak, yog-
ancient India-II
Patanjali

Science and Sciences in medieval period-

scientists of mathematics, biology, chemistry,
medieval India astronomy, medicine, agriculture

Srinivas Ramanujan,
Chandrasekhara V. Raman, Jagadish
Scientists of
Chandra Bose, Homi Jehangir
modern India
Bhabha, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

General concept of education, aims

and objectives of education, concept
of four Rinas, other methods to
Education preserve cultural tradition, Gurukul

system in system, teacher student relationship

ancient India (Guru-Shisya Parampara), subjects

of study

Concepts of Biksha and Guru

Dakshina, education of girls

Takshila-Nalanda, Valabhi,
Famous centers Vikramasila, Kashi, Nadia, Mithila,
of learning in method of teaching in the Vedic
ancient India schools
 Important features of the ancient
education system, education system
under Buddhism: Teaching
methods, type of examination
system, education in Mughal period:
Salient features of Muslim education

Education under the British rule:

Contemporary
Domination by Christian
education
missionaries, objective of English
system (brief
education, setting of education
historical
departments, higher education, Sri
perspective and
Aurobindo’s national system of
its problems)
education, school education in the
post independence India

Problems of contemporary
education, some notable
developments in the field of
education, diversified fields of
education

Social structure of Indian society,

Indian social
Varna system-Brahmin, Kshatriya,
structure ‘Varna’
Vaishya, Shudra, emergence of caste
and ‘Jati’
(Jati) system
systems

Concept of ‘Purusharth’-Dharm,
Arth, Kaam, Moksh, social
Indian value significance of Purusharth, concept
system of Rin (debts), social institution of
‘Purusharth’ and ‘Ashram’-Brahmacharya, Grihasth,
‘Ashram’ system Vanprasth, and Sanyas, social
significance of the ashram system,
Sanskars

Concept of family-characteristics of
family, functions of family, family in
Concept of
Indian perspective-importance of
family and place
marriage, family system in India-
of woman in the
characteristics of joint family, status
Indian society
and role of women in the Indian
society
 Dowry problem, drug abuse and
drug dependence, child abuse-
Some
problem of the girl child and
contemporary
women, problem of the aged,
social problems
problem of poverty and
unemployment, overview

Spread of Indian culture through

traders, through teachers,
Spread of Indian
emissaries, and missionaries,
culture abroad:
through indentured labour and
Modes
other modes-indentured labour,
Romas, non-resident Indians

Indian culture in Afghanistan, Central Asia, China,

central and east Korea, Japan, Nepal, Mongolia,
Asia Siberia, and Buryatia, Tibet, Bhutan

Srilanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos,

Indian culture in
Cambodia, Vietnam (champa),
south east Asia
Malaysia, Indonesia

Participation of navy in trade, India’s

contact with Africa, India’s contact
with Rome, early Indians expansion,
Spread of Indian emperor Asoka’s contribution to the
culture abroad- world outside, spread through
west Asia scholars, spread of medical
knowledge abroad

Spread through indented labourers

Evolution of wants: Wants-how they

arise and grow, growth of wants-
their interdependence, growing
wants-their effects, difference
between desire and want

Characteristics of wants: Unlimited

Evolution and wants, wants arise again and again;
characteristics also change, different types of
of wants wants, expanding nature and growth
of wants, relationship between
wants and limited resources

Characteristics of wants: Maximum

satisfaction through limitation of
wants-the Indian philosophical view
point
 Human wants and economic
activities: Human wants-basis of all
economic activities, economic and
non-economic activities, economic
activities in relation to production,
consumption and investment

Goods and services: Meaning of

goods and services in economics,
goods and services-essential for
satisfying human wants, goods, and
Human wants services-classification and

and production significance

Production of goods and services:

Factors of production-types and
their combined use in production.
Factors of production-their returns

Organization of production:
Production units-classification on
the basis of ownership, government,
private, and cooperative sectors-
their function in organization of
production

Need for increasing production:

Increasing production for achieving
economic development and social
welfare of the people

Scale of production: Household to

small scale and small scale to large
scale. Production catering
consumption needs of various types
Increasing of consumers, importance of
production of production and productivity,
goods and industrial revolution-role in
services increasing production

Scale of production: Use of science

and technology in increasing
production, quality goods and
services
 Distribution: Meaning of
distribution, importance of
distribution, factors affecting
distribution process, network of
intermediaries between producers
Distribution of
and final consumers of goods and
goods and
services, effects of distribution
services
Role of science and technology: Role
of transport, communication,
warehousing, and insurance,
advertising, impact of globalization

Buyers and buying: Classification of

buyers into household, firms, and
government

Means of buying and helping the

poor: Current income, past savings,
borrowings, and loans, unequal
distribution of means-need to
narrow the gaps

Acquiring means of buying: Different

sectors of the economy, production
activities in primary, secondary, and
Buying of goods
tertiary sectors of the economy.
and services
Unequal opportunities for acquiring
means

Helping the poor: Providing

opportunities to the poor. Giving
them education and training for
their upliftment

Factors effecting buying: Depends

on income, availability of goods and
services, prices of different
commodities, effects of rise, and fall
in purchasing power

Sellers: Sellers of goods and

services, wholesalers, and retailers,
private sellers and government
sellers, domestic sellers, and
international sellers
 The process of selling: Types of
Selling of goods markets, identification of buyers,
and services sales promotion

Prices of goods and services: Market

determined price, government
determined price, support price,
token price

Quantities sold and purchased: Price

at which demand and supply are
equal, taxes and subsidies, public
distribution system

Savings: Meaning of savings,

importance of savings, types of
savers and borrowers, role of banks
and post offices in mobilizing
savings

Savings in banks and post offices:

Types of accounts-saving bank
account and fixed deposit account in
banks and post offices, various
saving schemes in banks and post
offices, procedures for opening
various accounts in banks and post
Savings: Banks, offices
post offices, and
insurance Savings in banks and post offices:
Role of savings in country’s
development

Savings for insurance: Concept and

simple meaning of insurance,
various types of insurance schemes
in different sectors of Indian
economy, meaning of life insurance,
medical insurance and other
insurance schemes for children, etc
and general insurance

Savings for insurance: Role of

insurance in country’s development

Meaning of an economy: Simple

description of economy-with
suitable examples
 Types of economy: (a) On the basis
of ownership and control over
means of production-(i) capitalist, (ii)
socialist, (iii) mixed economy, (b) on
the basis of level of development: (i)
Developed economy, and (ii)
Economics
developing economy

Types of economy: Difference in the

Understanding economies which are based on the
an economy ‘ownership and control over means
of production’ and on the basis of
‘levels of development’. Meaning of
economic development and
economic growth

Central problems of an economy:

What to produce, how to produce,
for whom to produce, reasons for
calling central problems as central to
economy, problem of scarcity and
choice

Solution of the central problems:

Price mechanism, planning

Basic features of the Indian

economy: Predominance of
agriculture, present state of
agriculture (with special reference to
various schemes under taken for
improvement of agriculture), low
level of production and
consumption, low per capita income

Basic features of the Indian

economy: Rural face of the
economy, some other important
features

Various sectors of Indian economy:

Public, private, joint, and cooperative
sectors-meaning, importance and
features, agriculture, industry,
service sectors-meaning,
importance, and their contribution
to national income
 Various sectors of Indian economy:
Interlink ages between the factors
for the growth of economy,
contribution of various sectors to
national income, concept of national
income (a bird’s eye view) and per
capita national income

Various sectors of Indian economy:

Role of workers in increasing
national income, thus increasing
prosperity of the nation

Important problems before the

economy: Population-meaning and
definition, census, trends, factors
affecting population growth/
decrease (demographic and non-
demographic), composition (age,
sex, marital status, literacy rural,
urban), distribution

Important problems before the

economy: Population-measures to
check population growth in India,
Indian population and development-
economy: An population and economic
overview and development, population and social
problems development, population, and
quality of life

Important problems before the

economy: Population and
development-population issues
related to development: education,
health, housing, traditional values
and beliefs, impact of population on
development. Poverty-meaning of
poverty, poverty line
 Important problems before the
economy: Poverty-poverty estimates
in India, magnitude of poverty and
implication, poverty eradication
programmes. Unemployment-
meaning of unemployment, types of
unemployment, causes of
unemployment in India, brain drain

Consumer awareness: Meaning of

consumption, increasing vis-à-vis
minimizing consumption-the Indian
view point (minimizing excess
consumption and sharing with
poor), consumer exploitation,
consumers rights and duties

Consumer awareness: Legislation for

protecting consumer’s rights, need
for consumer education

Planning: Meaning and need for

planning, planning after
independence. Five years plans with
special reference to latest plan.
Towards liberalization, privatization,
and globalization, new economic
policy

World economy: Criteria for

classification, characteristics of
developed economies,
characteristics of developing
economies, distinction between the
two, factors determining
development. Bridging the gap

New approach to development:

Human development-detailed
discussion on the basis of reports so
far brought out by UNDP,
parameters and indicators of
World economy development (as mentioned in
human development reports)
 World trade: Need and importance
of world trade, WTO and patent
business-intellectual property right
(IPR) and its implications, factors
affecting world trade, sharing of
material and human resources
through collaboration and migration

Environment: meaning of
environment, environmental
problems-pollution (water and air),
degradation of resources-soil, forest,
efforts to check environmental
problems, environment, and
economic development-mutual
relationship

Environment Sustainable development: Meaning

and sustainable of sustainable development,
development resources: Finite nature of
resources, renewable, and non-
renewable resources, carrying
capacity of environment, the
affluence trap, limited resources-
conservation and avoidance of
wastage

Sustainable development: Pattern of

consumption-restraining excess
consumption

History and appreciation of Indian

art from 3000 B.C. - 600 A.D.:
Dancing girl, Rampurva Bull capital,
Black princes

History and appreciation of art from

7th century A.D. - 12 century A.D.:
Arjunas Penance or Gangavataraan,
Krishna supporting mount
Goverdhan, Sur Sundari from Sun
Introduction of temple of Konark
Indian art

History and appreciation of art from

13 century A.D. - 18 century A.D.:
Guler Minature, Jain Miniature,
Raslila, Terracotta
 Introduction to Indian folk art:
Kantha from eastern region, Phulkari
from northern region, Kolam from
southern region

Renaissance: (i) Object-Monalisa

(artist-Leonarda Da Vinci), (ii) object-
Pieta (artist-Michael Angel), (iii)
object-Night watch (artist-
Rembrandt)
Painting
Impressionism and post
impressionism: (i) Object-Water Lilies
(artist-Monet), (ii) object-Maulin de
Introduction of
Gallette (artist-Renoir), (iii) object-
western art
Still life with Onions (artist-Cezanne),
(iv) object-Sunflower (artist-Vincent
Van Gaugh)

Cubism surrealism and abstract art:

(i) Object-Man with Violine (artist-
Pablo Picasso), (ii) object-Persistence
of Memory (artist-Salvador Dali), (iii)
object-Black lines (artist-Kandinsky)

Pioneers of contemporary Indian art:

(i) Hans Damayanti (artist-aja Ravi
Varma), (ii) Bramhcharis (Amrita
Shergil), (iii) Atrium (artist-
Gagenendranath Tagore)
Contemporary
Contemporary Indian art: (i) Object-
Indian art
Whirl Pool (artist-Krishna Reddy), (ii)
object-Words and symbols (artist-
[Link]), (iii) object-Church in
Paris (artist-Suza), (iv) object-Mural
at Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan (artist-
Binode Bihari Mukherjee)

Input and output devices, system

Basics of software and application software,
computer computer language, compiler and
assembler
 Desktop elements, locating files and
folders, changing system setting, file
Operating
management in windows,
system
installation of software and
hardware

Starting word program, word screen

Basics of word layout, typing screen objects,
processing managing documents, protecting
and finding documents

Working with text, formatting

Formatting paragraphs, creating bulleted and
Date entry operations
documents numbered lists, spelling and
grammar

Types of document in mail merge,

creating data source, creating
Mail merge
mailing labels, merging data into
main document

Selecting, adding, and renaming

Basics of worksheets, modifying a worksheet,
spreadsheet resizing rows and columns,
workbook protection

Formatting toolbar, formatting cells,

Formatting formatting columns and rows,
worksheets protect and unprotect worksheets

Formulas Copying a formula, types of

functions and functions, types of charts, auto
charts shapes and smart art

Creating slides, slide sorter view,

Creating
changing slide layouts, moving
presentation
between slides

Introduction Introduction to accounting,

and basic accounting concepts and
concepts conventions, accounting terms

Journal and Accounting equation, double entry

otther system, journal, cash book, bank
subsidiary reconciliation statement, purchase
books and salesbook

Ledger and trial Ledger, trial balance and accounting

balance errors
Accountancy
 Depreciation,
Depreciation, provisions and
provision and
reserves
reserves

Preparation of Financial statements (without

financial adjustments), financial statements
statements (with adjustments)

Computers in Computers in accounting,

Accounting introduction to tally

Introduction of Hindustani music

(Basic terms) (Sangeet, Nada, Shruti,
Svara, Saptak, Varna, Alankara etc.)

Elements of Raga (Thata, Raga,

Aroha, Avaroha, Pakad, Vadi,
Samvadi, Gayan Samay and Jati)

Elements of Tala (Matra, Laya, Bol,

General Theka, Vibhag, Sam, Khali and Tali)
musicology
Study of forms Dhrupad and
Dhamar

Notation system of Hindustani

music (various signs, symbols and
method of writing notation of
various composition and Talas
according to Bhatkhande notation
Hindustani music system)

Brief study of music in Vedas with

Brief history of special reference to the Sama Veda
Hindustani
Brief introduction to Sangeet
music (ancient
Ratnakar
and Medieval
periods)
Brief study of the contents of
Sangeet Parijat

Life sketch and contribution of great

entities in the field of music
(Mansingh Tomar, Tansen,
Pioneers of Sadarang-Adarang)
Hindustani
music Pioneers of Hindustani music: Pt.
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and Pt.
Vishnu Digampar Paluskar
 Origin and development of Indian
music to carnatic music and its
evolution

Key concepts of carnatic music

Biographies of prominent
General
Carnatic music composers
musicology
Introduction to Abhayasa Gana

Introduction to Sabha Ganam

Classification of musical instruments

Notation system of carnatic music

Veda adhyayan

Sanskrit vyakarna

Bharatiya darshan

Sanskrit sahitya

NIOS 10th 2021 Preparation Tips

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NIOS 10th 2021 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of NIOS 10th exam 2021 varies largely in two groups. The subject-wise time
duration is as follows:

NIOS 10th Exam Pattern 2021

Duration
Groups Subject Marks (in
hours)

English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada,

Group -
Punjabi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi, Sanskrit, Malayalam, 100 3
A
Odia, Arabic, Persian and Tamil.

85+15
Mathematics (Theory + Practical) 2.5 + 3
= 100

85+15
Science (Theory + Practical) 2.5 + 3
= 100

100
Social Science, Economics, Business Studies, Psychology, Marks 3 hours
Group- Indian Culture and Heritage, Accountancy for each
B each

85+15
Home Science (Theory + Practical) 2.5 + 3
= 100

30 + 70
Painting (Theory + Practical) 1.5 + 3
= 100

40+60
Data Entry Operations (Theory + Practical) 2+2
= 100

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