THE SYLLABUS FOR CLASS TEN (ALL SECTIONS) 2023-2024.

(THIS SYLLABUS IS COMPILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SYLLABUS FOR ISCE 2024)

1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE [ENG. PAPER I]

1ST ASSESSMENT : I) TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (DO AS DIRECTED)

II) PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
III) NOTICE WRITING AND EMAIL WRITING

1ST PRE-COUNCIL : A) CREATIVE WRITING

I) COMPOSITION : i) DESCRIPTIVE
ii) NARRATIVE
iii) ARGUMENTATIVE
iv) STORY WRITING
v) PICTURE COMPOSITION.
B) LETTER WRITING
I) FORMAL LETTER
II)INFORMAL LETTER
C) NOTICE AND EMAIL WRITING
D) COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY (PRECIS) WRITING
E) GRAMMAR –
I) PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
II) TENSES
III)TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
IV)SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES (JOINING SENTENCES)
[N.B : SYLLABUS OF 1ST ASSESSMENT TO BE INCLUDED]

2ND PRE-COUNCIL : A) CREATIVE WRITING

I) COMPOSITION : i) DESCRIPTIVE
ii) NARRATIVE
iii) ARGUMENTATIVE
iv) STORY WRITING
v) PICTURE COMPOSITION.
B) LETTER WRITING
I) FORMAL LETTER
II) INFORMAL LETTER
C) NOTICE AND EMAIL WRITING
D) COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY (PRECIS) WRITING
E) GRAMMAR –
I) PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
II) TENSES
III)TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
IV)SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES
[N.B : SYLLABUS OF 1ST ASSESSMENT AND 1ST PRE-COUNCIL TO BE INCLUDED
IN 2ND PRE-COUNCIL SYLLABUS]
[ N.B. : ORAL AND AURAL TO BE CONDUCTED AS PER COUNCIL RULES]

2. ENGLISH LITERATURE [ENG. PAPER II]

1ST ASSESSMENT : A) TREASURE TROVE

POEM: I) I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS.
PROSE : II) THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

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1ST PRE-COUNCIL :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
I) ACT III SCENES i, ii, iii, iv, v.
II) ACT IV SCENES i, ii.

TREASURE TROVE - PROSE

I) AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE
II) THE BLUE BEAD
III) THE GREATEST OLYMPIC PRIZE
IV) ALL SUMMER IN A DAY

TREASURE TROVE - POEM

I) THE PATRIOT
II) ABOU BEN ADHEM
III) DAFFODILS

[N.B : 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS TO BE INCLUDED]

2ND PRE-COUNCIL :
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
I) ACT V

TREASURE TROVE - POEM

I) NINE GOLD MEDALS

N.B : PROJECT TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO ICSE REGULATIONS

N.B. : THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ACT III, IV, V TO BE INCLUDED
ENTIRE YEAR SYLLABUS TO BE INCLUDED IN SECOND PRE-COUNCIL EXAM.

3. BENGALI 2ND LANGUAGE :

1ST ASSESSMENT :
GRAMMAR : I) BAGDHARA (KHA- 51-70)
II) BACHYA PORIBORTON
III) BAKYO PORIBORTON
IV) BAKYO SONKOCHON (302-303)
V) BIPORIT SOBDO

LITERATURE : PROSE : DEBOTAR JANMO

POEM : FUL FUTUK NA FUTUK

1ST PRE-COUNCIL: LANGUAGE

A) GRAMMAR : I) BAKYO PORIBORTON
II) BAGDHARA (KHA 51-70)
III) BIPORIT SOBDO
IV) EK KATHAY PROKASH (PG. 302-303)
V) SAMARTHAK SABDO
VI) SAMOCHARITO VHINARTHAK SOBDO (PG. 277-280)
VI) CHANDRA BINDU PRAYAG (PG. 319,320)
VII) SABDER BISHISTO PROYOG
B) COMPOSITION : I) DESCRIPTIVE, II) NARRATIVE, III) ARGUMENTATIVE,
IV) IMAGINARY, V) STORY-WRITING. (250 WORDS)
VI) PICTURE COMPOSITION
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 C) COMPREHENSION
D) LETTER : I) FORMAL II) INFORMAL

LITERATURE
PROSE : I) DEBOTAR JANMO
II) NIL MANUSHER KAHINI
III) GANDHO TA KHUB SONDEH JONOK
POEM : I) FUL FUTUK NA FUTUK
II) AMALKANTI
III) BABU BOLEN.
[N.B : 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE-COUNCIL
EXAMINATION].

2ND PRE-COUNCIL: LANGUAGE : RACHANA BHAROTI

A) GRAMMAR : I) DHANYATMAK SABDO II) CHED O JOTI CHINHO
III) BAGDHARA (KHA 71-112) IV) SADHU - CHALIT
V) BANAN O BAKYA SUDDHO
B) COMPOSITION : I) DESCRIPTIVE II) NARRATIVE III) IMAGINARY
IV) ARGUMENTATIVE, V) STORY WRITING (250 WORDS)
VI) PICTURE COMPOSITION
C) COMPREHENSION
D) LETTER WRITING : I) FORMAL II) INFORMAL

D) PROJECT : REPORTING AND OBJECTIVE.

LITERATURE
PROSE : I) LOKTI
POEM : I) KHO KHO

[N.B : THE ENTIRE ICSE 2023-2024 SYLLABUS FOR LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED]

4. HINDI 2nd LANGUAGE :

1ST ASSESSMENT : SAHITYA SAGAR

SHORT STORIES BHEED ME KHOYA AADMI
POEMS BHIKSHUK

SARAS HINDI VYAKARAN

FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

1ST PRE-COUNCIL: LANGUAGE : SARAS HINDI VYAKARAN

I) CREATIVE AND IMAGINARY WRITING
II) COMPOSITION
III) LETTER WRITING
IV) COMPREHENSION
V) FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

LITERATURE : SAHITYA SAGAR:

SHORT STORIES – BHEDE AUR BHEDIYEN
POEM – CHALNA HAMARA KAAM HAIN
.
[N.B: CLASS IX SYLLABUS ALSO BE INCLUDED]

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 2ND PRE-COUNCIL: LANGUAGE : SARAS HINDI VYAKARAN
I) CREATIVE AND IMAGINARY WRITING A) LETTER WRITING
II) COMPOSITION
III) LETTER WRITING
IV) COMPREHENSION
V) FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

LITERATURE : SAHITYA SAGAR:

SHORT STORIES DO KALAKAR
POEM MATRI MANDIR KI OAR
.
[N.B: THE ENTIRE ICSE SYLLABUS WILL BE INCLUDED
]

5) MATHEMATICS : NAME OF THE BOOK – M. L. AGGARWAL

1ST ASSESSMENT :
1. COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS
I) BANKING
2. ALGEBRA
I) LINEAR INEQUATIONS II) FACTORISATION

1ST PRE-COUNCIL :
1.COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS
I) GOODS AND SERVICE TAX
2.ALGEBRA
I) QUADRATIC EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE
II) PROPORTION
III) MATRICES
IV) ARITHMETIC AND GEOMETRIC PROGRESSIONS
3.COORDINATE GEOMETRY
I) REFLECTION
II) SECTION FORMULA
III) EQUATION OF A STRAIGHT LINE.
4.GEOMETRY
I) SIMILARITY
II) CIRCLES
5.TRIGONOMETRY
I) TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES
II) HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
6.STATISTICS
I) MEAN
7. PROBABILITY
[N.B: 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN 1ST PRE COUNCIL]

2ND PRE-COUNCIL :
1. COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS
- SHARES AND DIVIDENDS
2. GEOMETRY
- LOCUS
- CONSTRUCTIONS
3. MENSURATION
4. STATISTICS
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 - MEDIAN
- MODE

[N.B : HALF YEARLY SYLLABUS IS ALSO INCLUDED]

[REFER TO SCOPE (COUNCIL’S SYLLABUS) FOR MORE DETAILS AND FOR THE
PROJECT]

5. HISTORY AND CIVICS

BOOK : MODERN INDIAN HISTORY, CONTEMPORARY WORLD AND CIVICS ICSE

1ST ASSESSMENT : SECTION A - CIVICS

CH-1. UNION PARLIAMENT.
SECTION B - HISTORY
CH-1. THE FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.

1ST PRE-COUNCIL: SECTION A - CIVICS

CH-2. THE UNION EXECUTIVE: (PRESIDENT & THE VICE – PRESIDENT)
CH-3. THE UNION EXECUTIVE : (PRIME MINISTER & COUNCIL OF MINISTERS)

SECTION B - HISTORY
CH-2. FACTORS LEADING TO THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM AND FOUNDATION OF
INC
CH-3. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF STRUGGLE OF THE EARLY NATIONALISTS.
CH-4. SECOND PHASE OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT : PARTITION OF BENGAL
& OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
CH-5. FACTORS LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF MUSLIM LEAGUE.
CH-6. NATIONAL MOVEMENT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR: LUCKNOW PACT AND
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
CH-7. NATIONAL MOVEMENT: 1919-1934 (NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT,CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
MOVEMENT AND OTHER FORCES AT WORK)
CH-8. THE CRIPPS MISSION AND THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT.
CH-9. SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE, FORWARD BLOC & INA
CH-10. INDEPENDENCE AND THE PARTITION OF INDIA.

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD :

CH-11. THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
CH-12. RISE OF DICTATORSHIPS (FASCISM IN ITALY AND NAZISM IN GERMANY)
CH -13. THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

[N.B: THE 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION].

2ND PRE-COUNCIL: SECTION A - CIVICS

CH-4. THE UNION JUDICIARY
CH-5. THE STATE JUDICIARY
CH-6. THE SUBORDINATE COURTS

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD :

CH-15. MAJOR AGENCIES OF THE UNO
CH-16. THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT.
CH – 14. UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATIONS : ORIGIN, OBJECTIVES AND THE PRINCIPAL ORGANS

[N.B: THE ENTIRE COUNCIL SYLLABUS 2024 TO BE TESTED IN THE 2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION].
[N.B. : THE SCOPE OF THE ICSE SYLLABUS 2024 TO BE FOLLOWED STRICTLY]
[N.B. : PROJECT AS PER THE TEACHER CONCERNED)

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 6. GEOGRAPHY
BOOK- A TEXT BOOK OF I.C.S.E. GEOGRAPHY

1ST ASSESSMENT : 1) THE CLIMATE OF INDIA

2) SOIL IN INDIA
3) NATURAL VEGETATION

1ST PRE-COUNCIL : 4) MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES (I & II)

5) WATER RESOURCES
6) AGRICULTURE I, II, III
7) MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (AGRO-BASED)
8) INTERPRETATION OF TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS
9) MAP-WORK : ON THE OUTLINE MAP OF INDIA (RIVER MAP) TOPICS TO BE
LOCATED AND MARKED AS PER THE COUNCIL SYLLABUS.
I) MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS II) PLAINS III) RIVERS AND WATER BODIES
IV) PASSES, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE V) DIRECTION OF MONSOON WINDS
VI) DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS VII) SOIL DISTRIBUTION VIII) TOWNS
IX) POPULATION.

[N.B: SYLLABUS FOR 1ST ASSESSMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE- COUNCIL EMINATION].

2ND PRE-COUNCIL : 10) MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (MINERAL BASED)

11) TRANSPORT
12) WASTE MANAGEMENT.

PROJECT FOR 2ND PRE-COUNCIL : WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN INDIA

[N.B: 2ND PRE- COUNCIL EXAMINATION INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SYLLABUS OF ICSE].

7. PHYSICS: BOOK CONCISE PHYSICS (PART II) (SELINA PUBLISHERS)

1ST ASSESSMENT :
1) FORCE
2) WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
3) MACHINES

1ST PRE-COUNCIL :
1) REFRACTION OF LIGHT AT PLANE SURFACES
2) REFRACTION THROUGH A LENS
3) SPECTRUM
4) SOUND
5) CALORIMETRY

[N.B. : FULL 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS INCLUDED]

2ND PRE-COUNCIL :
1) CURRENT ELECTRICITY
2) HOUSEHOLD CIRCUITS
3) ELECTRO - MAGNETISM
4) RADIOACTIVITY

[N.B: SYLLABUS OF 1ST PRE COUNCIL EXAMINATION IS ALSO INCLUDED]

9. CHEMISTRY
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 BOOK - CONCISE CHEMISTRY - II

1ST ASSESSMENT : 1. PERIODIC PROPERTIES AND VARIATIONS OF PROPERTIES

2. CHEMICAL BONDING,
3. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.
4. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS – HYDROGEN CHLORIDE

1ST PRE-COUNCIL :
5. STUDY OF ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS,
6. MOLE CONCEPT AND STOICHIOMETRY,
7. ELECTROLYSIS
8. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS - AMMONIA
9. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS - NITRIC ACID,
10. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
[N.B: 1 ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS IS INCLUDED IN 1ST PRE COUNCIL EXAMINATION].
ST

2ND PRE-COUNCIL:
11. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS – SULPHURIC ACID
12. METALLURGY
[N.B: WHOLE YEAR’S SYLLABUS IS INCLUDED IN 2ND PRE COUNCIL EXAMINATION]

PRACTICAL WORK:
1. ACTION OF HEAT ON SUBSTANCES
2. ANALYSIS OF CATIONS USING SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND AMMONIUM
HYDROXIDE
3. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ACID AND ALKALI
4. ACTION OF CONC. HYDROCHLORIC ACID ON COPPER OXIDE AND
MANGANESE DIOXIDE

10. BIOLOGY: BOOK - CONCISE BIOLOGY CLASS 10

1ST ASSESSMENT : 1. STRUCTURE OF CHROMOSOMES - CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION.

2. GENETICS - SOME BASIC FUNDAMENTALS.

1ST PRE-COUNCIL : 3. ABSORPTION BY ROOTS - PROCESSES INVOLVED

4. TRANSPIRATION
5. PHOTOSYNTHESIS
6. CHEMICAL CO-ORDINATION IN PLANTS
7. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
8. EXCRETORY SYSTEM
9. NERVOUS SYSTEM
10. SENSE ORGAN
11. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
12. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
13. HUMAN EVOLUTION
[N.B: 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS INCLUDED].

2ND PRE-COUNCIL :
14. POLLUTION
15. POPULATION
PROJECT – PRACTICAL FILE WORK.
[N.B: WHOLE YEAR’S SYLLABUS INCLUDED]

11. COMMERCIAL STUDIES:

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 BOOK - ICSE COMMERCIAL STUDIES PART II FOR CLASS X BY DR. C.B.GUPTA

1ST ASSESSMENT :
CH 1. STAKEHOLDERS IN COMMERCIAL ORGANISATION
CH 2. MARKETING AND SALES
CH 3. ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION
CH 4. CONSUMER PROTECTION.

1ST PRE-COUNCIL:
CH 5. E-COMMERCE.
CH 6. CAPITAL AND REVENUE EXPENDITURE/INCOME.
CH 7. FINAL ACCOUNTS
CH 8. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COST.
CH 9. BUDGETING.
CH 10. SOURCES OF FINANCE.
CH 11. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND TRAINING.
CH 12.INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRADE UNIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY
[N.B: 1ST ASSESSMENT INCLUDED]

2ND PRE-COUNCIL:
CH 14. BANKING.
CH 15. STRIVING FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT.

PROJECT : 1) CONSUMER PROTECTION.

2) E-COMMERCE
3) BANKING

[N.B: 1ST ASSESSMENT AND 2ND PRE COUNCIL INCLUDED]

12. ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS:

BOOK: ICSE ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS FOR CLASS X (J.P.GOEL/KAUSHAL GOEL)

1ST ASSESSMENT :
I) CH:1- ELEMENTARY THEORY OF DEMAND.
II) CH:2- ELASTICITY OF DEMAND.

1ST PRE-COUNCIL :
I) CH: 3- THEORY OF SUPPLY.
II) CH: 4- FACTORS OF PRODUCTION.
III) CH: 5- NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF MARKETS.
IV) CH: 6- THE STATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
V) CH: 7- MONEY.
VI) CH:10- INFLATION.
[N.B. : THE 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS IS INCLUDED IN 1ST PRE COUNCIL EXAM]

2ND PRE-COUNCIL:
VII) CH: 8 – COMMERCIAL BANK
VIII) CH:9 – CENTRAL BANK
[N.B: 1ST ASSESSMENT AND 1ST PRE-COUNCIL SYLLABUS IS INCLUDED]

PROJECT WORK : CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO A MINIUM OF FOUR ASSIGNMENTS

DURING THE YEAR, AS ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER.

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13. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS :
Text Book : ICSE Understanding Computer Applications with Blue J for Class X

1ST ASSESSMENT :
1) ELEMENTARY CONCEPT OF OBJECTS AND CLASSESS
2) USER DEFINED METHOD

1ST PRE-COUNCIL:
1) REVISION OF CLASS IX SYLLABUS (EXCLUDING COMPUTING & ETHICS)
2) CLASS AS BASIS OF ALL COMPUTATIONS
3) CONSTRUCTORS
4) LIBRARY CLASSES
5) ENCAPSULATION

2ND PRE-COUNCIL:
1) 1ST PRE COUNCIL SYLLABUS (REVISION)
2) ARRAY(1D AND 2D ARRAYS, LINEAR AND BINARY SEARCH, SELECTION
AND BUBBLE SORT ON 1D ARRAY)
3) STRING HANDLING (PROGRAMS BASED ON FUNCTIONS, BUBBLE AND
SELECTION SORT, LINEAR SEARCH ON STRING ARRAYS)

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