JULIEN DAY SCHOOL

(Julien Educational Trust)

Kolkata/Ganganagar/Kalyani/Howrah

Book list & Syllabus for the Session

2022-23

Class X
 JULIEN DAY SCHOOL
BOOK LIST FOR CLASS 10

SL.NO. SUBJECT TITLE PUBLISHER

Group 1 Subjects
(Compulsory)

1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE a) Total English for Class - X Morning Star

a) The Merchant of Venice (A.W.
2 ENGLISH LITERATURE Verity Unabridged Edition) Morning Star
b) Treasure Trove: A Collection of
ICSE Poems & Short Stories Evergreen Publication
SECOND LANGUAGE a) Sonkolita - A Collection of ICSE Power Publishers
3 (BENGALI) short stories & Poems Kolkata
b) Rachana Bharati Medinipur Book Depot
4 SECOND LANGUAGE (HINDI) a) Saras Hindi Vyakaran Evergreen Publishers
b) Sahitya Sagar - A Collection of
ICSE Short stories & poems Evergreen Publishers

Modern India History,

Contemporary World & Civics ICSE
5 HISTORY & CIVICS Class X Avichal Pub.
a) A Text Book of I.C.S.E Geography
6 GEOGRAPHY Part 2 Goyal Brothers & Co
New Topo Map Book (Part 1 & 2) Akshar Publicatons
Mumbai
Group 2 Subjects: (Two
Subjects Compulsory)
Understanding ICSE Mathematics Abhichal Publication
1 MATHEMATICS For Class 10 by M.L.Agarwal Co.
2 SCIENCE a) Physics: Concise Physics Part- 2 Selina Publishers
Physics Lab Manual Rachana Sagar
b) Chemistry: Concise Chemistry
Part – 2 Selina Publishers
Chemistry Lab Manual Rachana Sagar
c) Biology : Concise Biology Part- 2 Selina Publishers
Biology Lab Manual Rachana Sagar
ICSE Commercial Studies Part-2 for
3 COMMERCIAL STUDIES Class 10 (C.B.Gupta) Goyal Brothers & Co
Group 3 Subjects: (One
Subjects Compulsory)
Understanding Computer
1 COMPUTER STUDIES Applications with Blue J Class X Arya Publications
Applications of Economics for Class
2 ECONOMIC APPLICATION X Goyal Brothers
A Text Book of ICSE Home Science
3 HOME SCIENCE ICSE Series Class X Oswal
 THE SYLLABUS FOR CLASS TEN (ALL SECTIONS 2022-2023)

(THIS SYLLABUS IS COMPILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SYLLABUS FOR ICSE 2023.)

1. SUBJECT : ENGLISH LANGUAGE (ENGLISH PAPER I) : TEST BOOK – TOTAL ENGLISH CLASS 10

1ST ASSESSMENT : I TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES

II PHRASAL VERBS
III E-MAIL AND NOTICE WRITING

1ST PRE-COUNCIL : (A) GRAMMAR

(I) PREPOSITIONS (II) TENSES (III) SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES

(B) CREATIVE WRITING

(I) COMPOSITION : DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE, STORY

WRITING, PICTURE COMPOSITION

(C) LETTER WRITING : (I) INFORMAL LETTER (II) FORMAL LETTER

(D) COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY (PRECIS) WRITING

(NB : SYLLABUS OF 1ST ASSESSMENT TO BE INCLUDED)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL (A) GRAMMAR

(I) PHRASAL VERBS (II) SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES

(III) TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES

(B) CREATIVE WRITING

I. COMPOSITION : DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE,

STORY WRITING, PICTURE COMPOSITION

(C ) LETTER WRITING : (I) INFORMAL LETTER (II) FORMAL LETTER

(D) COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY (PRECIS) WRITING

(NB : SYLLABUS OF 1ST ASSESSMENT AND 1ST PRE COUNCIL TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2ND PRE-COUNCIL
SYLLABUS)

(NB : ORAL AND AURAL TO BE CONDUCTED AS PER COUNCIL RULES)

2. SUBJECT : ENGLISH LITERATURE (ENGLISH PAPER II)

1ST ASSESSMENT (A) TREASURE TROVE

(I) POEM – I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
(II) PROSE – THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

1ST PRE-COUNCIL - (A) DRAMA : THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

I. ACT -III - SCENES II, III, IV, V

II. ACT -IV – SCENES I, II
III. ACT –V – SCENE I

(B) TREASURE TROVE

(I) POEM – (I) THE PATRIOT

(II) ABOU BEN ADHEM

(II) PROSE - (I) THE BLUE BEAD

(II) THE GREATEST OLYMPIC PRIZE

(NB : THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ACT I, II, III SCENE I ALSO TO BE INCLUDED)

(NB : THE 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS TO BE INCLUDED)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL : (A) DRAMA – THE MERCHANT OF VENICE – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

REVISION OF THE ENTIRE PLAY

(B) TREASURE TROVE

(I) POEM - (I) NINE GOLD MEDALS

(II) PROSE - (II) ALL SUMMER IN A DAY

(NB : PROJECT TO BE DONE AS PER COUNCIL RULES)

(NB : THE ENTIRE ICSE 2022 SYLABUS TO BE INCLUDED)

3. SUBJECT – 2ND LANGUAGE (BENGALI)

1ST ASSESSMENT : LANGUAGE – RACHANA BHAROTI

GRAMMAR : BAGDHARA (KHA 51 – 70), BACHYA, BAKYA, BAKYA SANKOCHAN (PG. 302 –
303), BIPORIT

LITERATURE : SANKOLITA

PROSE : DEBOTAR JANMO

POEM: FUL FUTUK NA FUTUK

1ST PRE-COUNCIL : LANGUAGE – RACHANA BHAROTI

GRAMMAR : BAKYA, BAGDHARA (KHA 51 – 70), BIPORIT, EK, KATHAY PRAKASH (PG. 302-
303), SAMARTHOK SOBDO, SAMOCHHARITO BHINNARTHAK SABDO (277 –
280), CHANDRA BINDU PROYOG (PG 319, 320), SABDER BISHISTO PROYOG

COMPREHENSION
COMPOSITION : DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, ARGUMENTATIVE, IMAGINARY, STORY WRITING
(IN 300 WORDS)

LETTER : FORMAL AND INFORMAL

LITERATURE : SANKOLITA

PROSE : DEBOTAR JANMO, NIL MANUSHER KAHINI GANDHO TA KHUB SANDEHO

JANAK
POEM : FUL FUTUK NA FUTUK, AMAL KANTI, BABU-BOLEN

(NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL : LANGUAGE – RACHANA BHAROTI

GRAMMAR : DHANYATAK SABDO, CHED O JOTI CHINHO, BAGDHARA (KHA 71-112),

SADHU O CHALIT, BANAN O BAKYA SUDDHO

COMPREHENSION
COMPOSITION : DESCRIPTIVE, NARRATIVE, IMAGINARY, ARGUMENTATIVE, STORY
WRITING (300 WORDS)

LETTER : FORMAL AND INFORMAL

PROJECT : REPORTING AND OBJECTIVE

LITERATURE : SANKOLITA

PROSE : LOKTI
POEM : KHO KHO

(NB : THE ENTIRE ICSE 2022-2023 SYLLABUS FOR LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE IN INCLUDED)
4. SUBJECT : 2ND LANGUAGE – HINDI

1ST ASSESSMENT : SAHITYA SAGAR

(I) SHORT STORIES - BHEED ME KHOYA AADMI

(II) POEM – BHIKSHUK
VYAKARAN – FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

HALF YEARLY

LANGUAGE : SARAS HINDI VYAKARAN

(I) CREATIVE AND IMAGINARY WRITING

(A) LETTER WRITING (B) COMPOSITION

(II) COMPREHENSION
(III) FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

LITERATURE - SAHITYA SAGAR

(I) SHORT STORIES - BHEDE AUR BHEDIYEN

(II) POEM – CHALNA HAMARA KAAM HAIN

NB : CLASS IX SYLLABUS ALSO TO BE INCLUDED)

ANNUAL - SARAS HINDI VYAKARAN

(I) GREATIVE AND IMAGINARY WRITING

(A) LETTER WRITING (B) COMPOSITION
(II) COMPREHENSION
(III) FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR

LITERATURE -
SHORT STORIES - DO KALAKAR
POEM – MATRI MANDIR KI OAR

NOTE : REVISION OF THE ENTIRE ICSE SYLLABUS.

5. SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS – M. L. AGGARWAL

1ST ASSESMENT

1. COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS

(1) BANKING

2. ALGEBRA

(I) LINEAR INEQUATION

(II) FACTORISATION

1ST PRE-COUNCIL

1. COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS

(I) GOODS AND SERVICE TAX

2. ALGEBRA

(I) QUADRATIC EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE

(II) PROPORTION
(III) MATRICES
(IV) ARITHMETIC AND GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

3. COORDINATE GEOMETRY

(I) REFLECTION
(II) SECTION FORMULA
(III) EQUATION OF A STRAIGHT LINE

4. GEOMETRY

(I) SIMILARITY
(II) CIRCLE

5. MENSURATION

6. TRIGONOMETRY
(I) TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES
(II) HEIGHTS AND DISTANCE

NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN 1ST PRE-COUNCIL

 ANNUAL

1. COMMERCIAL MATHEMATICS

(I) SHARES AND DIVIDENDS

2. GEOMETRY

(I) LOCUS (II) CONSTRUCTIONS

3. STATISTICS

4. PROBABILITY

NB : HALF YEARLY SYLLABUS ALSO INCLUDED

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

6. SUBJECT : HISTORY AND CIVICS : MODERN INDIAN HISTORY, CONTEMPORARY WORLD AND CIVICS
ICSE

1. 1ST ASSESSMENT

SECTION A – CIVICS

CHAPTER 1 - UNION PARLIAMENT

SECTION B – HISTORY

CHAPTER 1 - THE FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

1ST PRE-COUNCIL

SECTION A – CIVICS

CHAPTER 2 – THE UNION EXECUTIVE (THE PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT)

CHAPTER 3 – THE UNION EXECUTIVE (THE PRIME MINISTER, THE UNION CABINET AND THE
COUNCIL)
 SECTION B – HISTORY

CHAPTER 2 - FACTORS LEADING TO THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM AND FOUNDATION

OF INDIA NATIONAL CONGRESS.

CHAPTER 3 - OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF STRUGGLE OF THE EARLY NATIONALIST.

CHAPTER 4 - SECOND PHASE OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT : PARTITION OF

BENGAL & OTHER DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 5 - FACTORS LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF MUSLIM LEAGUE.

CHAPTER 6 - NATIONAL MOVEMENTS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR - LUCKNOW PACT
AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 7 - NATIONAL MOVEMENT – 1919 – 1934 (NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT,

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENTS AND OTHER FORCE AT WORK)

CHAPTER 8 - THE CRIPPS MISSION AND THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

CHAPTER 9 - SUBHASH CANDRA BOSE, FORWARD BLOC & INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY (INA)

CHAPTER 10 - INDEPENDENCE AND THE PARTITION OF INDIA

THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

CHAPTER 11 - THE FIRST WORLD WAR

CHAPTER 12 – RISE OF DICTATORSHIPS (FASCISM IN ITALY) AND NAZISM IN GERMANY.

CHAPTER 13 – THE SECOND WORLD WAR

(NB : THE 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE COUNCIL EXAMINATION)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL

SECTION A (CIVICS)

CHAPTER 4 – THE UNION JUDICIARY : SUPREME COURT

CHAPTER 5 – THE STATE JUDICIARY : HIGH COURT
CHAPTER 6 – THE SUBORDINATE COURTS
 THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

CHAPTER 15 – MAJOR AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS

CHAPTER 16 – THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
CHAPTER 14 – UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATIONS : ORIGIN, OBJECTIVES AND THE PRINCIPAL
ORGANS.

NB : THE ENTIRE COUNCIL SYLLABUS TO BE TESTED IN THE 2ND PRE-COUNCIL

EXAMINATIONS.

AS DETERMINED BY THE TEACHER CONCERNED THE SCOPE OF THE ICSE SYLLABUS 2023 TO
BE FOLLOWED.

7. SUBJECT : GEOGRAPHY – A TEXT BOOK OF ICSE GEOGRAPHY PART II BY VEENA BHARGAVA

1ST ASSESSMENT

1. THE CLIMATE OF INDIA

2. SOIL IN INDIA
3. NATURAL VEGETATION

1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

4. MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES (I AND II)

5. WATER RESOURCES
6. AGRICULTURE I, II, III
7. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (AGRO BASED)
8. INTERPRETATION OF TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS.
9. MAP WORKS – ON THE OUTLINE MAP OF INDIA (WITH RIVERS) TOPICS TO BE LOCATED AND
MARKED AS PER THE COUNCIL SYLLABUS

*MOUNTAINS AND plateaus

*PLAINS
*RIVERS AND WATER BODIES
*PASSES, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
*DIRECTION OF MONSOON WINDS
*DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS
*SOIL DISTRIBUTION
*TOWNS
*POPULATION

(NB : SYLLABUS FOR 1ST ASSESSMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION)
 2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

10. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (MINERAL BASED)

11. TRANSPORT
12. WASTE MANAGEMENT

PROJECT FOR 2ND PRE-COUNCIL :

TRANSPORT IN INDIA

(NB : 2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SYLLABUS OF ICSE)

8. SUBJECT : PHYSICS – ICSE PHYSICS CONCISE (PART II) – SELINA PUBLISHERS

1ST ASSESSMENT : (A) FORCE, WORK, POWER AND ENERGY –

I) FORCE II) WORK, ENERGY AND POWER III) MACHINES

1ST PRE-COUNCIL (B) LIGHT

I) REFRACTION OF LIGHT AT PLACE SURFACES II) REFRACTION
THROUGH LENS III) SPECTRUM

(C) SOUND
1. REFLECTION OF SOUND WAVES AND ECHOES

(E) HEAT
I. CALORIMETRY

(NB : THE 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PRE-COUNCIL SYLLABUS)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL (C) SOUND

I) NATURAL, DAMPED AND FORCED VIBRATIONS; RESONANCE

II) CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND AND THEIR SUBJECTIVE AND
OBJECTIVE NATURE

(D) ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

I) CURRENT ELECTRICITY
II) HOUSEHOLD CIRCUITS
III) ELECTRO-MAGNETISM

(F) MODERN PHYSICS

I) RADIOACTIVITY

(NB : THE ENTIRE SYLLABUS OF WHOLE YEAR IS INCLUDED IN 2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION)

FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT OF PRACTICAL WORK REFER TO THE SCOPE OF SYLLABUS.

9. SUBJECT : CHEMISTRY – CONCISE CHEMISTRY ICSE PART II

1ST ASSESSMENT

1. PERIODIC PROPERTIES AND VARIATIONS OF PROPERTIES – PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL

2. CHEMICAL BONDING
3. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS – AMMONIA
4. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
5. PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY

1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

6. ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS

7. ELECTROLYSIS
8. MOLE CONCEPT AND STOICHIOMETRY
9. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS – HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
10. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS – NITRIC ACID
11. STUDY OF COMPOUNDS – SULPHURIC ACID
12. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

(NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS INCLUDED)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

13. METALLURGY

(NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT AND 1ST PRE-COUNCIL SYLLABUS INCLUDED)

PRACTICAL WORK

1. IDENTIFICATION OF CATIONS WITH SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE.

2. IDENTIFICATION OF ACID AND ALKALI
3. ADDITION OF CONC. HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO COPPER OXIDE AND MANGANESE DIOXIDE.

10. SUBJECT : BIOLOGY : CONCISE BIOLOGY FOR CLASS 10 – SELINA PUBLISHERS

1ST ASSESSMENT :

1. STRUCTURE OF CHROMOSOMES – CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION

2. GENETICS – SOME BASIC FUNDAMENTALS
 1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

3. ABSORPTION BY ROOTS – PROCESSES INVOLVED

4. TRANSPIRATION
5. PHOTOSYNTHESIS
6. CHEMICAL CO-ORDINATION IN PLANTS
7. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
8. THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
9. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
10. SENSE ORGAN
11. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
12. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
13. HUMAN EVOLUTION

(NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS INCLUDED)

2ND PRECOUNCIL EXAMINATION

14. POLLUTION
15. POPULATION

PROJECT – FILE WORK

NB : WHOLE YEAR’S SYLLABUS INCLUDED.

11. SUBJECT : COMMERCIAL STUDIES – ICSE COMMERCIAL STUDIES PART II – DR. C. B. GUPTA

1ST ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 1 – STAKEHOLDERS IN COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS

CHAPTER 2 – MARKETING AND SALES
CHAPTER 3 – ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION
CHAPTER 4 – CONSUMER PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 5 – E-COMMERCE
 1ST PRE-COUNCIL – EXAMINATION

CHAPTER- 6 – CAPITAL AND REVENUE EXPENDITURE/INCOME

CHAPTER -7 – FINAL ACCOUNTS OF SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
CHAPTER- 8 – FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COSTS
CHAPTER- 9 – BUDGETING
CHAPTER- 10 – SOURCES OF FINANCE
CHAPTER – 11 – RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND TRAINING
CHAPTER -12 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRADE UNIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY

PROJECT – 1 – CONSUMER PROTECTION

PEOJECT – 2 E-COMMERCE

(NB : 1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION INCLUDES 1ST ASSEMENT)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

CHAPTER – 14 BANKING
CHAPTER -15 STRIVING FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT

PROJECT – 3 BANKING

(NB : 2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION INCLUDES WHOLE SYLLABUS)

12. SUBJECT : ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS – ICSE ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS PART II (J.P.GOEL/KAUSHAL

GOEL)

1ST ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION

CHAPTER 1 ELEMENTARY THEORY OF DEMAND

CHAPTER 2 ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
 1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

CHAPTER 3 THEORY OF SUPPLY

CHAPTER 4 FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 5 NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF MARKETS
CHAPTER 6 THE STATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 7 MEANING AND FUNCTIONS OF MONEY
CHAPTER 8 INFLATION

(NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS IS INCLUDED)

2ND PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

CHAPTER 9 COMMERCIAL BANKS

CHAPTER 10 CENTRAL BANKING

(NB : 1ST ASSESSMENT AND 1ST PRE-COUNCIL SYLLABUS IS ALSO INCLUDED)

(NB : FOR DETAILS REFER TO THE SCOPE OF SYLLABUS)

PROJECT WORK – CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO A MINIMUM OF FOUR ASSIGNMENTS

DURING THE YEAR, AS ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER.

13. SUBJECT : COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - ICSE UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS WITH

BLUE J FOR CLASS X

1ST ASSESSMENT

1. ELEMENTARY CONCEPT OF OBJECTS AND CLASSES

2. USER DEFINED METHODS

1ST PRE-COUNCIL EXAMINATION

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 EXAMINATION

1. ARRAY
2. STRING HANDLING

FULL SYLLABUS OF CLASSES IX & X.