St.
Francis’ Convent Inter College, Jhansi
Class 10 Syllabus (2025-2026)
English Literature
First Term
Drama: Julius Caesar – Act III, ACT IV – Scene 1,2
Treasure Chest: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories and Poem
PROSE (Short stories):
1. With the Photographer
2. The Elevator
3. The Girl Who Can
POETRY:
1. Haunted Houses
2. The Glove and The Lions
3. When Great Trees Fall
Unit Test -1
With the Photographer
Unit Test -2
Act III, Scene 1
Haunted Houses
Second Term
Drama: Julius Caesar – Act IV, ACT V
Treasure Chest: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories and Poem
PROSE (Short stories):
4. The Pedestrian
5. The Last Lesson
POETRY:
4. A Considerable Speck
5. The Power of Music
Unit Test -3
A Considerable Speck
The Pedestrian
Unit Test -4
Act IV, Scene 3
FIRST TERM SYLLABUS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL EXAMINATION
English Language
First Term
• Total English
• Model Papers – 1 to 8
Unit Test 1
Functional Grammar
Unit Test 2
Listening and Speaking skills
Second Term
• Model Papers – 9 to 15
Unit Test 3
Letter / Email and Notice
Unit Test 4
Listening and Speaking skills
Topics Covered
• Essay Writing
• Letter Writing
• Email/Notice
• Comprehension
• Functional Grammar
• Transformation of Sentences / Prepositions / Verb Paragraphs / Synthesis of Sentence
Hindi
1st TERM
साहित्यसागर-
Chapter 7: सन्दे ह
Chapter 8: भीड़ में खोया आदमी
एकाांकी सांचय-
Chapter 4: सूखी डाली
Class 9th के पाठ्यक्रम का पन
ु र् अभ्यास
नेताजी का चश्मा, काकी, बहू की विदा
हहांदी व्याकरण-
समानार्थक शब्द, विलोम शब्द, अनेक के ललए एक शब्द, विशेषण, भाििाचक सांज्ञा, तत्सम – तद्भि, मुहािरे ,
एिम लोकोक्तत, िातय पररितथन, अपहित गघाांश, पत्र लेखन, ननबांध लेखन, कहानी लेखन, चचत्र पर आधाररत
प्रस्ताि, िाच्य पररितथन, ितथनी शुद्ध,
अशुद्चध का शोधन,
Unit Test - 1
Chapter 7: सन्दे ह
Unit Test - 2
समानार्थक शब्द, विलोम शब्द, विशेषण, तत्सम – तद्भि, ितथनी शुद्ध
2nd TERM
साहहत्यसागर-
Chapter 9: भेड़ और भेडड़ये
Chapter 10: दो कलाकार
एकाांकी सांचय-
Chapter 5: महाभारत की एक साांझ
Chapter 6: दीपदान
साहहत्यसागर तर्ा एकाांकी के शेष पािों की पुनरािवृ ि
हहांदी व्याकरण- प्रर्म सत्र के अनुसार
Unit Test - 3
भीड़ में खोया आदमी
Unit Test - 4
मुहािरे , िातय पररितथन, अनेक के ललए एक शब्द,
Mathematics
Term 1
Chapter 1 : GST [Goods and Services Tax]
Chapter 2 : Banking (Recurring Deposit Accounts)
Chapter 3 : Shares and Dividends
Chapter 4 : Linear Inequations (In one variable)
Chapter 5 : Quadratic Equations
Chapter 6 : Solving (simple) Problems
Chapter 7 : Ratio and Proportion
（Including Properties and Uses)
Chapter 8 : Remainder and Factor Theorems
Chapter 12 : Reflection
Chapter 15: Similarity
Chapter 17 : Circles
Chapter 20 : Cylinder,Cone and Sphere
Chapter 21 : Trigonometrical Identities
Chapter 23 : Graphical Representaion
Chapter 25 : Probability
Unit 1
Chapter 4 : linear inequations ( in one variable)
Unit 2
Chapter 5 : Quadratic Equations
Term 2
Chapter 9 : Matrices
Chapter 10 : Arithmetic Progression
Chapter 11 : Geometric Progression
Chapter 13 : Section and Mid-Point Formula
Chapter 14 : Equation of a Line
Chapter 16 : Loci (Locus and Its Constructions)
Chapter 18 : Tangents and Intersecting Chords
Chapter 19 : Constructions (Circles)
Chapter 22 : Heights and Distances
Chapter 24 : Measures of Central Tendency
And chapters of term 1
Unit 3
Chapter 9 : Matrices
Chapter 10 : Arithmetic Progression
Unit 4
Chapter 22 : Heights and Distances
Chapter 24 : Measures of Central Tendency
Geography
Term 1
1. Toposheet S7
2. Map of India
3. Climate
4. Soil Resources
5. Natural Vegetation
6. Water Resources
7. Mineral Resources
8. Conventional Sources of Energy
9. Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
UT 1:
Climate
UT 2:
Map of India
Term 2
1. Toposheet S10
2. Map of India
3. Agriculture- 1,2,3,4
4. Agro-based Industry
5. Mineral-based Industry
6. Transport
7. Waste- Accumulation, Management, Disposal
UT 3:
Transport
UT 4:
Industries
HISTORY AND CIVICS
TERM 1:
HISTORY
LESSON 1. The First War of Independence 1857
LESSON 2. Growth of nationalism
LESSON 3. First Phase of the Indian National Movement
LESSON 4. Second Phase of the Indian National Movement
LESSON 5. The Muslim League
LESSON 6. Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement
LESSON 7. Quit India Movement
LESSON 8. Forward bloc and the INA
LESSON 9. Independence and the partition of India
CIVICS
LESSON 1. The Union Parliament
LESSON 2. The President and the Vice President
1ST UNIT TEST
LESSON 1. The First War of Independence 1857
2ND UNIT TEST
LESSON 1. The Union Parliament (Civ)
LESSON 2. Growth of nationalism (Hist)
TERM 2:
HISTORY
LESSON 10. The First World War
LESSON 11. Rise of Dictatorships
LESSON 12. The Second World War
LESSON 13. United Nations
LESSON 14. Major agencies of the United Nations
LESSON 1 5. Non-Aligned Movement
CIVICS
LESSON 3. Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
LESSON 4. The Supreme Court
LESSON 5. The High courts and the Subordinate courts
3RD UNIT TEST
LESSON 10. The First World War (Hist)
LESSON 3. Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (Civ)
4TH UNIT TEST
LESSON 12. The Second World War (Hist)
LESSON 4. The Supreme Court (Civ)
PHYSICS
FIRST TERM:
UNIT 1: Force, Work, Power and Energy.
UNIT 2: Light
SECOND TERM:
UNIT 3: Sound
UNIT 4: Electricity and Magnetism
UNIT 5: Heat
UNIT 6: Modern Physics
And UNIT 1, UNIT 2
UNIT TEST 1:
Chapter 1 of UNIT 1 : Force
UNIT TEST 2:
Chapter 3 of UNIT1:
Work, Energy and Power
UNIT TEST 3:
Chapter 1 of UNIT 3:
Reflection of Sound waves
UNIT TEST 4:
Chapter 1 of UNIT 4:
Electric Current
Chemistry
Term I
Chap 1 Periodic table.
Chap 2 Chemical Bonding.
Chap 3 Acid,bases and salts
Chap 4 Analytical chemistry
Chap 5 Mole concept.
Chap 6 Electrolysis .
Term II
Chap.7 Metallurgy.
Chap.8 Hydrogen Chloride.
Chap.9 Ammonia.
Chap 10 Nitric Acid.
Chap.11 Sulphuric Acid.
Chap.12 Organic chemistry.
And term1
Unit test 1
Chapter 1
Unit test 2
Chapter 2
Unit test 3
Chapter 7
Unit test 4
Chapter 8 and 9
Biology
Term 1
Chap 2- Structure of Chromosomes, cell cycle and cell Division (UT 1)
Chap 3- Genetics
Chap 4-Absorption by roots
Chap 5- Transpiration
Chap 6- Photosynthesis
Chap 8- The circulatory system (UT 2)
Chap 9-The excretory System
Term 2
Chap 7- Chemical coordination in plants (UT 3)
Chap 10- The Nervous system
Chap 11- Sense Organs
Chap 12- The Endocrine system
Chap 13- The reproductive system
Chap 14-Human Evolution (UT 4)
Chap-15- Population
Chap 16- Pollution
• And all the chapters of I Term + II Term will be included in final exams.
Physical Education
TERM 1
SECTION A
---------------------------- ( Theory)
1.Human Growth and Development (UT-1)
2.Physical Education
3.Body Types
4.Physical Fitness (UT 2 )
SECTION B (Games)
1.Cricket
2.Football
3.Hockey
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TERM 2
SECTION A (Theory)
1.Human Growth and Development
2.Physical Education
3.Body Types
4.Physical Fitness
5.Sports Training
6.Safety in Sports. (UT-3 )
7.Health
Education
8.Career in Physical Education (UT-4)
SECTION B
. (Games)
1.Basketball
2.Volleyball
3.Badminton
4.Cricket
5.Football
6.Hockey
Economic Applications
TERM 1:
Chapter 1 – Demand : Law of demand and determinants of demand
Chapter 2 – Supply : Law of supply and determinants of supply
Chapter 3 – Elasticity of demand and supply
Chapter 4 –Factors of production : Land and Labour
Chapter 5 –Factors of production : Capital and entrepreneur
UT 1 :
Chapter 1 - Demand : Law of demand and determinants of demand
UT 2 :
Chapter 2 – Supply : Law of supply and determinants of supply
TERM 2 :
Chapter 1 – Demand : Law of demand and determinants of demand
Chapter 2 – Supply : Law of supply and determinants of supply
Chapter 3 – Elasticity of demand and supply
Chapter 4 –Factors of production : Land and Labour
Chapter 5 –Factors of production : Capital and entrepreneur
Chapter 6 – Forms of market structure : Basic concepts
Chapter 7 – The role of state in economic development
Chapter 8 – Public sector enterprises and their privatisation
Chapter 9 – Money and inflation
Chapter 10 – Banking : Commercial banks and central banks
UT 3 :
Chapter 6 - The nature of Indian Economy
UT 4:
Chapter 7 - The sectors of Indian Economy
Art ( Drawing /Painting )
Paper -1- still life
Paper-2-nature
Class - 10
Paper - 1-still life
**Fruits arrangement
**Vegetables
arrangement
**Musical instrument
**Breakfast arrangement
**Painting arrangement
**Study table arrangement
**Badminton kit
**Table in a Sikh room
**Cricket kit
Flowers arrangement... etc.....
Paper-2- nature
**Vegetables arrangement-tomato, onion, capsicum, brinjal, potato, garlic.. etc .
**Money plant in a pot
**Rose, Lily
**Cactus plant
**Snake plant
**Flowering bunch of a tree or shrub
**Daheliya
**Bamboo ,(sugarcan)
**Dahlia flower
**Bunch of hibicus
**Any flowers, any plants and any vegetables.. etc.
COMPUTER
TERM 1
Unit 1- Revision Tour Unit 1. Introduction to OOP concepts
Revision Tour Unit 2 2. Elementary concept of objects and classes and
Introduction to Java
Unit -2
3. Values and data types, operators and expressions, Input in Java and Mathematical
library methods
4. Conditional constructs in Java
5. Iterative constructs in Java
1. Introduction to OOP
2. Elementary concept of objects and classes and Introduction to Java
3 Values and data types, operators and expressions, Input in Java and Mathematical library
methods
4. Conditional constructs in Java
5. Iterative constructs in Java
chapter 2- class as the basis of all computation
chapter 3-User Defined Methods ( Functions or Methods )
chapter 4 - Constructors
chapter 5- Library classes
programming in Java of class 9 included
TERM 2
Unit 3- 7. Arrays
Unit 4- 8. String Handling
6. Encapsulation
7. Arrays ( Single and Double Dimension Array)
8. String Handling
9. Output questions
+ Programming in Java of class 9 included
ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
I TERM
PART 1
L-1 NEW AGE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
L-2 FROM ROBOTS TO COBOTS
L-3 COMPONENTS OF ROBOTS AS A SYSTEM
PART 2
L-1 DECISION MAKING IN MACHINES/ COMPUTERS
L-2 MACHINE INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY IN COMPUTING
UT-1
L-1 ( PART 1) NEW AGE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
UT-2
L-1( PART 2) DECISION MAKING IN MACHINES/ COMPUTERS
II TERM
PART 1
L-4 VISUALIZATION, DESIGN AND CREATION OF COMPONENTS
L-5 INTEGRATING ROBOTS AS A SYSTEM
PART 2
L-3 COMPONENTS OF AI PROJECT FRAMEWORK
L-4 INTRODUCTION TO DATA AND PROGRAMMING WITH PYTHON
+
(PART 2 ) L-2 MACHINE INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY IN COMPUTING
UT 3
Robotic Project (any one)
UT 4
Programming in Python
