CBSE Syllabus 2026 Social Science for Class 10: The latest syllabus for Class 10 for the academic year 2026-27 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The syllabus is a critical segment in the academics of students, as it acts as a comprehensive roadmap for them to be well-versed in the anatomy of the course, for figuring out key topics, as well as knowing the objectives of learning.
For the convenience of the students and the teachers, the up-to-date syllabus has been released before the beginning of the academic session, marking the topics to be covered in the 2026 board exams. The free PDFs of the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2026-27 can be downloaded directly from the official website cbseacademic.nic.in.
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CBSE Class 10 Social Science Course Structure 2025-26
Students and Teachers can check out the below tabulated information as a Course Structure for the academic year 2025-26, for the History, Geography, Civics and Economics
History (India and the Contemporary World - II) | ||||||||||||||
| Section | Chapter No. | Chapter Name | No. of Periods | Marks Allocated | ||||||||||
| I. Events and processes | I | The Rise of Nationalism in Europe | 17 | 18 + 2 map pointing * | ||||||||||
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| II | Nationalism In India | 17 | |||||||||||
| II. Livelihoods, Economies and Societies | III | The Making of a Global World (To be evaluated in the Board Examination - Subtopics:1 to 1.3 Pre Modern World to Conquest, Disease and Trade) | 6 | |||||||||||
| I nterdisciplinary project as part of multiple assessments (Internally assessed for 5 marks Sub topics 2 to 4.4 The nineteenth century (1815-1914) to end of Bretton Woods & the beginning of “Globalisation.” | 4 |
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| IV | The Age of Industrialization (To be assessed as part of Periodic Assessments only) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| III. Everyday Life, Culture and Politics | V | Print Culture and the Modern World | 10 | * Marks as mentioned above | ||||||||||
Geography (Contemporary India - II) | ||||||||||||||
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | No. of Periods | Marks allocated | |||||||||||
| 1. | Resources and Development | 7 | 17 + 3 map pointing | |||||||||||
| 2. | Forest and Wildlife Resources | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Water Resources | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Agriculture | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Minerals and Energy Resources | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Manufacturing Industries | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Lifelines of National Economy Only map pointing to be evaluated in the Board Examination | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Interdisciplinary project as part of multiple assessments (Internally assessed for 5 marks) | 2 |
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Political Science (Democratic Politics - II) | ||||||||||||||
| Unit no | Chapter No | Chapter Name | No. of Periods | Marks allocated | ||||||||||
| I | 1 | Power - sharing | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||
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| 2 | Federalism | ||||||||||||
| II | 3 | Gender, Religion and Caste | 12 | |||||||||||
| III | 4 | Political Parties | 12 | |||||||||||
| IV | 5 | Outcomes of Democracy | 11 | |||||||||||
Economics (Understanding Economic Development) | ||||||||||||||
| Chapter No. | Chapter Name | No. of Periods | Marks allocated | |||||||||||
| 1. | Development | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 2. | Sectors of the Indian Economy | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Money and Credit | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Globalisation and The Indian Economy To be evaluated in the Board Examination: What is Globalization? Factors that have enabled Globalisation | 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Interdisciplinary project as part of multiple assessments (Internally assessed for 5 marks) · Production across the countries · Chinese toys in India World Trade Organisation The Struggle for a Fair Globalisation | 6 |
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| 5. | Consumer Rights (Project Work) | |||||||||||||
Download: CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2026-27, Download PDF
Steps to Download the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2026-27
Below is a step-by-step guide for the teachers and students on how to download the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2026-27
(i) Visit the official academic website: cbseacademic.nic.in.
(ii) Hit the 'Curriculum' tag appearing on the homepage.
(iii) Choose the link saying 'Curriculum 2025-26'.
(iv) Click on the first link saying "Secondary Curriculum (IX-X)".
(v) Locate for "Social Science" (Subject Code 087), under the "Main Subjects" segment.
(vi) Hit the link to access the PDF.
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