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SYLLABUS - 2020-21

CLASS - 10

Name : _______________________________________

Class : __________________Section : _____________

Dear Parents and students,

I am sending you the Syllabus which was prepared for the Academic Year 20-21.
Kindly note, that this is likely to change, subject to the number of working days in the
new academic year. As of now, we are unable to calculate the total number of
working days in the new academic year.
Modification to the syllabus will occur and when it takes place you will be notified
about it. Even these days, some of the subject teachers might deviate from the
prepared syllabus to adjust to the situation. You are hereby requested to understand
and collaborate with the teachers accordingly.
Thanking you for your cooperation.
Fr. Noby K. George
(Principal)
MORAL SCIENCE
1ST TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March 1. The Sky Is The Limit 2
April 2. Do It Now! 3
3. Coping With Failures 3
May 4. The Eye Of The Beholder 3
June 5. Dangerous Substances 3
July 6. Alcohol 3
7. Right To A Good Name 3
8. Instant Coffee 3
August 9. Old Is Gold 3
First Assessment : Entire First Term Portion and School Diary Rules

2ND TERM
September 10. Physical Appearance 3
11. National Unity 3
October 12. Gender Differences and Gender Equality 3
November 14. Is This Love? 3
15. A programme Of Life For Students 3
16. Que Sera, Sera- Choosing A Career 3
December Pre-Board Examinations
Pre-Board Examination : Entire Second Term Portion and
School Diary Rules

CATECHISM
1ST TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
From the text book of Cl - 9 :
Chapter 4: The Parable of the Weeds among the Wheat 2
Chapter 5: The Parables of the Mustard seed and the Yeast 2
Chapter 6: The Parables of the Treasure, the Pearl and the Net 2
Chapter 7: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 1
Chapter 9: The Parable of the two sons 2
From the text book of Cl-10:
Chapter 2: The Beginning (St Thomas) 1
Chapter 6: Interpretation of the Bible 2
Chapter 8: Bible as foundation for Christian life 2

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 2NDTERM
From the text book of Cl-9
Chapter 10: The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 2
Chapter 11: The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 2
Chapter 13: The Parable of the Talents 2
Chapter 14: The Parable of the Good Samaritan 2
Chapter 16: The Parable of the Prodigal Son 2
Chapter 17: The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus 2
From the text book of Cl-10:
Chapter 10: Mary and the Word of God 1
Chapter 12: Love 1
Chapter 13: Forgiveness 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March-April Grammar - Prepositions 2
Subject Verb agreement 3
Sequence of Tenses 3
Letter : Revision Friendly Letters 3
Composition - Revision descriptive 5
May Letter - Revision Formal 3
Comprehension with Precis Practice Paper 2 3
June Grammar - Transformation of Sentences 2
Synthesis of Sentences 2
(Practice Paper 2 and 3)
Composition Narrative 2
Writing Notice 2
July Practice Paper 4 2
Grammar - Transformation of Sentences 4
Active and Passive Voice
Direct and Indirect Speech
Degrees of comparison of adjectives
Removal of 'Too'; Use of 'so......that',
Hardly....when'; No sooner......than', etc.
E-mail Writing 3
Letter (Formal) Applications and Invitations 3
Composition Argumentative 2
August Composition picture composition 3
Grammar Practice Paper 5 and 6 3

(3) Class - 10 (contd.)

1st Unit Test: Grammar : Transformation of sentences, preposition, tenses.
Letter - Formal / Friendly.
1st Assessment: All topics covered in the first term.

2ND TERM
September Practice Paper 7 and 8 5
Letters of complaint (Formal and Semi-Formal) 4
Writing : Short Story 3
October Notice and E-mail Writing (Revision) 5
Grammar : Synthesis of Sentences 4
Prepositions 3
November Grammar - Transformation of Sentences 4
Comprehension with precis
Practice Paper 9 3
Practice Papers 10 to 15 and other ICSE Test Papers 7
Revision Test: Transformation of Sentences, Prepositions, Tenses,
Synthesis of Sentences
Notice and E-mail Writing
Pre-Board complete ICSE Syllabus

ENGLISH LITERATURE
BOOKS: The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
Treasure Trove - A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short
Stories
1ST TERM
Months Chapter & Topic Periods
March-April Drama: MOV: Act 3 Sc 2 , 3 8
Prose: The Little Match Girl 5
Poetry: I know why the caged Bird Sings 3
May Drama: MOV: Act 3 Sc 4,5 3
Prose: All Summer in a Day 2
Poetry: Abou Ben Adhem 1
June Drama: MOV: Act 4 Sc 1 4
Prose : The Blue Bead 3
Poetry: The Patriot 2
July Drama: MOV: Act 4 Sc 2 and Act V Sc 1 7
Prose : The Blue Bead (contd.) 1
My Greatest Olympic Prize 2
Poetry: Nine Gold Medals 2
August Drama: MOV: Act 5 Sc 1 (contd) 5

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 1st Unit Test: - Drama : MOV Act 3 Sc 2
Prose: The Little Match Girl
Poetry: I know why the caged Bird Sings
1st Assessment:- All Chapters in the First Term.

2nd TERM
September Drama: MOV: Revision Act 1 & 2 &3 7
Prose: Revision of Class IX portion 7
October Drama: MOV: Revision Act 4 4
Prose: Revision of Class IX portion 5
November Revision Test : MOV Act 4 and 5
PROSE: The Blue Bead, An Angel in Disguise
POETRY: Daffodils, I know why the caged bird
sings.
Pre Board Exam : Full ICSE Syllabus

MATHEMATICS
1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
Month Chapter/Topic Periods
March Goods and Service Tax (GST). 5
April Banking( Recurring Deposit Account). 4
Linear Inequations. 5
Quadratic Equations in one Variable. 5
Ratio and Proportion. 4
May Factorization of Polynomials. 8
June Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions. 6
Probability 6
July Reflection 3
Section and Mid-Point Formula 3
Equation of a Straight Line. 4
Trigonometric Identities. 5
Heights and Distances. 6
August Revision for First Term. 9
Topic for Project I : Survey of Various types of Bank account, rates of
interest offered.
Submission Date: 19th JUNE, 2020.
First UT: Banking, Quadratic Equations, Linear Inequations.
First Assessment: Entire First Term Portion

(5) Class - 10 (contd.)

 2nd TERM
September Matrices 4
Shares and Dividends 5
Similarity 5
Loci 4
October Constructions 4
Surface Area and Volume of Solids: Cylinder,
Cone and Sphere 5
Measures of Central Tendency : Mean, Median and Mode. 4
November Graphical Representation: Histogram and Less than Ogive. 4
Angle Properties of Circle. 5
Cyclic Properties of Circle 4
Tangent and Secant Properties of Circle. 5
REVISION TEST: Matrices and Shares and Dividend
December Pre-Board Examinations. 10
Topic for Project II :To use a newspaper to study and report on Shares and
Dividends.
Submission Date: 4th November, 2020
Portion for Pre-Board Examination Full ICSE -2021
Syllabus
*NB - Refer to ICSE Council Syllabus-2021 for Details

PHYSICS
1st TERM
Months Chapter & Topic Periods
Mar-apr 1. Force 4
2. Work, power & energy 6
May 3. Machines 4
4. Refraction of light at plane surfaces 5
June 5. Refraction through a lens 4
6. Spectrum 3
July 11. Calorimetry 6
8. Current electricity 5
Aug 8. Current electricity (contd..) 4
1ST UNIT TEST: Chapter 1, 2, 3
1ST ASSESSMENT : All chapters taught in the 1st term

2nd TERM
Sept 9. Household circuits 4
10. Electromagnetism 6

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Oct - Nov 7. Sound 5
12. Radioactivity 4
REVISION TEST Ch: 9 AND 10
PRE-BOARD : Full ICSE syllabus

CHEMISTRY
1st TERM
Months Chapter & Topic Periods
March Ch-5. Mole concept and stoichiometry 3
April Ch-5. Mole concept and stoichiometry 7
Ch-4. Analytical chemistry 2
May Ch-1. Periodic table and periodic properties. 3
Ch-2. Chemical bonding. 3
June Ch-2. Chemical bonding.(contd.) 2
Ch-3. Acid, bases and salts. 4
July Ch-3. Acid, bases and salts. (contd.) 4
Ch-8. Hydrochloric acid 4
Ch-9. Ammonia 4
August Ch -10. Nitric acid 3
Ch -11. Sulphuric acid 3
Unit test 1: Ch-4, 5
First assessment: Ch-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11

2nd TERM
September Ch -12. Organic chemistry 10
Ch - 6. Electrolysis 2
October Ch - 6. Electrolysis (contd.) 2
Ch - 7. Metallurgy 5
November Revision 3
Revision Test: Ch-12
Pre Board examination : Full ICSE syllabus
Project (1) Identification of cations using sodium hydroxide and
ammonium hydroxide solution.
(2) Action of heat on copper carbonate , zinc carbonate, zinc
nitrate, copper nitrate , lead nitrate.
(3) Determining acidic and basic nature of the solutions.
(4) Distinguish between copper-oxide and manganese dioxide
using conc. HCl

(7) Class - 10 (contd.)

BIOLOGY
1st TERM
Months Chapter & Topic Periods
March- April Chap 2 - Structure of Chromosomes, Cell cycle and Cell
Division 5
Chap 3 - Genetics 5
May Chap 4 - Absorption by Roots - The Processes Involved 4
Chap 5 - Transpiration 2
June Chap 6 - Photosynthesis 4
Chap 7 - Chemical Coordination in Plants 2
July Chap 8 - The Circulatory System 5
Chap 9 - The Excretory System 5
Chap 10- The Nervous System 3
Chap 11- Sense Organs 2
August Revision 6
1st Unit Test - Chapter 2 and 3
1st Assessment - Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

2nd TERM
September Chap 12- The Endocrine System 4
Chap 13- The Reproductive System 3
Chap 14- Human Evolution 2
October Chap 14- Continued 1
Chap 15- Population-The Increasing Numbers and Rising
Problems 3
Chap 16- Pollution- A Rising Environmental Problem 5
November Revision 12
Revision Test : Chapters 12,13 and 14.
Pre-Boards: All Chapters.

HISTORY & CIVICS

1ST TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March C1 - The Union Parliament 4
April H1 - The First War of Independence 3
H2 - Factors leading to the growth of Nationalism 3
C2 - The Union Executive (President and Vice-President) 4
May H3 - Objectives and Methods of Early Nationalist 3
H4 - Second phase of Indian National Movement 3
June H5 - Factors leading to the Formation of Muslim League 1

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 H6 - Lucknow Pact 1
C3 - The Union Executive (Prime Minister and Council of
Ministers 3
H11 - The First World War 2
July H12 - Rise of Fascism and Nazism 3
H7 - National Movement 1919-1934 3
H8 - Cripps Mission and Quit India Movement 3
H9 - Subhas Chandra Bose, Forward Bloc and INA 3
H13 - The Second World War 3
August Revision
FIRST UNIT TEST- C1- The Union Parliament
H1- The First War of Independence
FIRST ASSESSMENT- Entire First term syllabus

2nd TERM
September C4 - The Union Judiciary: The Supreme Court 3
C5 - The State Judiciary: The High Courts 2
C6 - The Subordinate Courts 1
H10 - Independence and Partition of India 2
October H14 - United Nations Organisation 3
H15 - Major Agencies of the United Nations 3
November H16 - The Non- Aligned Movement 2
Revision
Revision test - C5 - The State Judiciary: The High Courts
H14 - United Nations Organisation
Pre-board : Entire syllabus of 1st and 2nd Term.

GEOGRAPHY
1ST TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March 8 Climate of India 3
April 9 Soils of India 2
May 10 Natural Vegetation 2
11 Water Resources of India 2
Topographical Maps 4
June 12 Mineral Resources 3
13 Energy Resources (Conventional) 2
14 Energy Resources (Non-Conventional) 2
July 15 Agriculture I 2
16 Agriculture II 2

(9) Class - 10 (contd.)

August 17 Agriculture III 2
18 Agriculture IV 2
Practice of India Maps
(Physical, Soil, Climate and Minerals) 2
Practice of Topographical Maps 2
21 Transport of India 2
Revision 2
1st Unit Test: Climate of India
1st Assessment: All Topics covered in First Term
Project 1 Tourism in India

2ND TERM
September 19 Agro-Based Industries 3
20 Mineral Based Industries 3
October 22 Impact of Waste Accumulation 2
23 Need for Waste Management 2
November 24 Safe Disposal of Waste 2
25 Need and Methods for Reducing, Reusing and
Recycling 2
Revision of India Map 2
Soil, Climate and Distribution of
Minerals through Maps 2
Political Map of India (Cities) 2
Revision Test : 1) Topographical Sheet
2) Map of India
3) Agro-Based Industries
Pre-Board:- The entire ICSE Syllabus

SECOND LANGUAGE (BENGALI)

1ST TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
April Sankolita (Story) :- Dabotar Janmo 3
Chander Pahar :- Chapter - 09 3
Grammar :- Bagdhara, Letter Writing, 3
Samarthak Sabdo 3
May Sankolita (story) :- Nil Manuser Kahinee 2
Chander Pahar :-Chaptar - 10 2
Grammar:- Ekkothay Prokas, Letter Writing, Essay. 1
Comprehension 2

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June Sankolita (Story) :- Nil Manuser Kahinee 3
Chander Pahar :- Chapter - 11 2
Picture Composition 4
Grammar:- Upasargya O Pratay, Essay 4
July Sankolita (Story) :- Gandhota Khub Sandehojanok 3
Chander Pahar :- Chapter - 12 3
Grammar:- Bakya Paribartan, Dhannartack- Shabdo,4
Suddha Banan, Chhed O Jotichino. 4
August Sankolita (Story) : Gandhota Khub Sandehojanok 4
Picture Composition 4
Grammar:- Baccho Poribortan. 4
Unit Test:- Topic - Daboter Janmo
Chander Pahar :- Chapter - 9, Samarthak Sabdo.
1st Assessment- Total 1st term portion

2ND TERM
September Sankolita (Story) :- Lokti 2
Chander Paher:- Chapter-13 2
Grammar:- Ekkothay Prokas 1
October Sankolita (Story) :- Bama (Revision) 2
Grammar:- Ekkothay Prokas 1
Chander Pahar:- Chapter - 14 2
Sankolita (Story) :- Nam (revision) 1
Picture Composition 1
Comprehension 1
Grammar:- Bagdhara 1
November Sankolita (story) :- Gandhota Khub sandehojanak 3
Chander Pahar:- Chapter - 14 3
Grammar: Bakhya Paribartan 3
Essay, Letter 2
Sankolita (Story) :- Lalu 2
December Sankolita (Story) :- Asohajogee 2
Chander Pahar:- Chapter - 1 (Rev.) 2
Grammar: Upasargya O Protoya (Rev.) 2
REVISION TEST- Bama, Nam,
Chander Paher:- Chapter 13 and 14;
Comprehension, Letter, Bagdhara, Bakkya Paribartan.

(11) Class - 10 (contd.)

HINDI 2ND LANGUAGE
Name of the books:- Sahitya Sagar. (T.B & W.B)
Saraswati Vyakaran Suman
1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
Mar. & April Sahitya - Gadya- Sandeh ch-7 16
Sahitya - Padya - Vinay ke pad ch- 7
ICSE Grammar- Visheshan, Prayayvachi Shabd,
Vilom Shabd, Letter
May Nibandh Lekhan. Sahitya-Padya- Bhikshuk ch-8 7
June Sahitya - Gadya - Bhede Aur Bhediye. Ch-9 8
Apathit Gadyansh.
ICSE Grammar- Muhawarein.
July Sahitya- Padya-Chalna Hamara kam Hai- Ch-9 16
Matri Mandir kee ore.- Ch-10.
ICSE Grammar- Vakya Pariwartan, Tatsam Shabd,
Bhavwachak Sangya, Comprehension.
August Sahitya-Gadya- Do kalakar Ch-10. 7
ICSE Grammar- Anek Shabdo Ke Liye Ek Shabd,
Composition, Letter
Revision Sahitya Sagar and Grammar
1st U.T. : Sandeh, Vinay ke pad. ICSE Grammar, Letter.
1st Assessment : All topics taught from April to August.

2ND TERM
September Sahitya Sagar. Sandeh & Chalna Hamara Kaam Hai. 12
ICSE Grammar- Prayayvachi Shabd,Visheshan,Vilom Shabd,
October Muhawarein, Comprehension, Nibandh, Letter
Sahitya Sagar- Matri Mandir Ki Ore. 10
November Sahitya Sagar- Vinay Ke pad & Bhede Aur Bhediye. 12
ICSE Grammar- Vakya Pariwartan,
Anek Shabdo Ke Liye Ek Shabd, Composition,
Comprehension
Revision Test : Bhede Aur Bhediye &
Chalna Hamara Kaam Hai.
Language - Comprehension, ICSE Grammar
December Revision of Gadya, Padya. 8
ICSE Grammar
January Pre- Board Examinations:- ICSE Syllabus

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ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS
1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
Mar. & April 1. Demand - Meaning and Types of Demand 11
Elasticity of Demand : Meaning, types ;
percentage, method of measuring elasticity of demand.
May 2. Supply - Meaning. Elasticity of supply : Meaning, types;
percentage, method of measuring elasticity of supply. 5
PROJECT 1 & 2 - Topic given
June Factors of production 7
4. Land
5. Labour
6. Capital
July 7. Entrepreneur 14
8. Nature and structure of markets - Perfectly competitive
market, Monopoly market, Monopolistically competitive
market, concept of productdifferentiation, Monopsony
market.
August 9. The role of State in promoting development; 6
Revision for First Assessment
Syllabus for UT 1 - Chapters - 1, 2
Syllabus for First Assessment - 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

2nd TERM
September 9. The instruments of State intervention - fiscal policy and
monetary policy: The Public sector enterprises - their role
and problems: the issue of privatization of public
enterprises. 12
PROJECT 3 & 4 - Topic given
October 10. Money: meaning, functions of Money,Inflation - meaning,
effects of inflation on the functioning of the economy. 9
Banking : Commercial Banks - functions
November Central banks - functions; quantitative and qualitative
credit control measures adopted by RBI. 11
Syllabus for Revision test - Chapter 9
Revision for Preboard Exam. : Whole of ICSE syllabus.
December Preboard examination begins.

(13) Class - 10 (contd.)

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March 1 Market and marketing 2
April 1 Market and marketing 3
2 Marketing Mix 4
May 3 Advertising and Brand Promotion 3
4 Sales and Selling process 3
June 5 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 3
6 Financial Accounting and Reporting 4
July 7 Banking and Bank Transactions 6
8 Fundamental Concept of Cost 6
August Revision
UNIT TEST 1: Chapter 1 & 2
1st Assessment : Ch. 1 to 8
Project: Topic to be given

2nd TERM
September 9 Importance of Human Resources 5
10 Recruitment, Selection and Training 5
October 11 Public Relations 4
12 Issues of the Environment 3
November Revision (Solving ICSE Question papers)
Revision Test: Chapters 9 & 10
Pre-Board Examination : Complete ICSE Syllabus
Project: Topic to be given

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
1ST TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March 1. Revision of class IX syllabus 2
April 1. contd… Revision of class IX syllabus
2. Functions/Methods 11
May contd…. Topic
2. Functions/Methods 5
Constructors
June 3. String Manipulation 7
July 4. Programming using the concept of String class
5. Arrays (Introducing basic operations) 13

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August Revision of class 10 topics 5
Unit Test-1: Topic 2, 3
1st Assessment : Topic: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2nd TERM
September 6. Revision of Arrays, String array, Character array and
Programs based on 2D arrays.
7. Console Input/Output 10
October 8. Encapsulation
9. Exception Handling 8
November 10. ICSE Project starts. Project will cover all aspects of Java
syllabus including arrays.
Project Topic: Any one given in syllabus by Council.
Revision of Important Theoretical concepts. 10
Revision Test : Array and String

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Field Activities)

1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March MARCHING/GAMES 1
April MARCHING Attention, Stand at case, Right turn, Left turn,
forward march, halt, salute, Recreational Games/Game. 4
May MARCHING/BASKET BALL
Stance, Passing, Dribbling, shooting, Skill related games. 2
June MARCHING/GENERAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES/GAMES. 2
July MARCHING/NET BALL
Moves, Passing, attacking skills, foot work,
turning and blocking 3
August MARCHING/HAND BALL
Dribbling, running with the ball, catching, passing, shooting. 2

2nd TERM
September MARCHING/FOOT BALL
Trapping, Passing, High drive, skill related games. 3
October MARCHING/FOOT BALL/VOLLEY BALL 2
November MARCHING PRACTICE/GAMES. 3

(15) Class - 10 (contd.)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1st TERM
Month Chapter & Topic Periods
March 2 Physical education(Section- A) 2
April 2&1 Physical education and Human Growth and
Development(Section- A) 10
May 3 Body Types(Section- A) 4
Jun 4&5 Physical Fitness and Sports Training(Section- A) 8
Jully Games Football and Volleyball(Section- B) 12
August Games Cricket(Section- B) 4
1st Unit Test 2 & 1: Section - A Physical Education and Human Growth
and Development
1st Assessment: All the chapters taught in the first term,

2nd TERM
September 6 Safety in sports (Section- A) 9
October 7 Health Education (Section- A) 9
November 8 Careers in Physical Education (Section- A) 13
December Games Basketball, Hockey and Badminton (Section- B) 8
Revision Test: 6 & 7 Safety in sports and Health Education
Pre-Board: Complete ICSE syllabus

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 PROJECT SUBMISSION DATE
CLASS - 10
SUBJECT PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2

MATH 19 June 2020 4 Nov 2020

PHYSICS *** 27 Nov 2020

CHEMISTRY 18 June 2020 ***

BIOLOGY 3 Aug 2020 ***

GEOGRAPHY 19 Oct 2020 ***

HISTORY / CIVICS 26 June 2020 ***

COMPUTER APP 22 June 2020 6 Oct 2020

COMMERCIAL 22 June 2020 6 Oct 2020

APP

ECONOMIC APP 22 June 2020 6 Oct 2020

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
SUBJECT CLASS - 10 CLASS - 10
ENG. LIT. 16 April 2020 24 July 2020

12 May 2020 (Aural)

6 Oct 2020
ENG. LANG. (Declamation)
15 May 2020 (Oral)

2ND LANG. 4 May 2020 8 Oct 2020

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