JKBOSE 10th Syllabus 2025-26 PDF: Check Subject-Wise JK Board Syllabus Here

Unit Name

Topics

Marks

Number Systems

Real Number

06

Algebra

Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions

20

Coordinate Geometry

Coordinate Geometry - Concepts of coordinate geometry, graphs of linear equations. Distance formula. Section formula (internal division).

06

Geometry

Triangles, Circles

15

Trigonometry

Introduction to Trigonometry, Trigonometric Identities, Heights and Distances

12

Mensuration

Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes

10

Statistics and Probability

Statistics, Probability

11

Sections

Topics

Marks

Events and Processes

• The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

• Nationalism in India

• 06 marks

• 05 marks

Livelihoods, Economies and Societies

The Making of a Global World

OR

The Age of Industrialization

• 06 marks

Everyday Life, Culture and Politics

Print Culture and the Modern World

• 05 marks

Modernization of Erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State

Post-Independence Era: Jammu and Kashmir on the Path of Modernisation

• 03 marks

S.No.

Topics

Marks

1.

Resources and Development

• 05 marks

2.

Forest and Wildlife

(To be assessed in Periodic tests)

3.

Water Resources

(To be assessed in Periodic tests)

4.

Agriculture

• 05 marks

5.

Minerals and Energy Resources

• 04 marks

6.

Manufacturing Industries

• 03 marks

7.

Life Lines of National Economy

• 03 marks

S. No.

Topics

Marks

1.

Power sharing

• 05 marks

2.

Federalism

• 05 marks

3.

Gender, Religion and Caste

• 03 marks

4.

Political parties

• 03 marks

5.

Outcomes of Democracy

• 02 marks

6.

Addendum

• 02 marks

7.

Cooperative Movement

(To be accessed in Periodic Tests only)

Unit Number

Unit Name

Marks

1.

Understanding J & K Economy

• 05 marks

2.

Employment generation

• 05 marks

3.

Financial literacy

(To be assessed in periodic tests.)

4.

Protecting Ourselves from Disasters

• 05 marks

5.

Road safety education

(To be assessed in periodic tests.)

S. No.

Particulars

Marks Allotted

1.

India and the Contemporary World – II (HISTORY)

25 marks

2.

Contemporary India (GEOGRAPHY).

20 marks

3.

Democratic Politics – II (POLITICAL SCIENCE)

20 marks

4.

Economics, Disaster Management and Road Safety Education

15 marks

5.

Internal assessment

20 marks

Unit Name

Topics

Marks

Light- Reflection and Refraction

Reflection of light, spherical mirrors; image formation; use of spherical mirrors. Sign conventions for spherical mirrors; relation between focal length and radius of curvature; mirror formula (only relation) (Numerical Problems); magnification. Refraction of light, refraction through a glass slab, refractive index, Conditions for no refraction. Spherical lenses, image formation, sign conventions, lens formula (only relation) (Numerical Problems), Magnification (Numerical Problems), Power of a lens (Numerical Problems).

• 08 marks

The Human Eye and the Colorful World

Human eye; power of accommodation; defects of vision and their correction. Glass prisms (refraction and dispersion). Atmospheric refraction – twinkling of stars and color of the sun at sunrise and sunset.

• 05 marks

Electricity

Concept of electric charge; Electric current; electric potential and potential difference; Ohm’s law and experimental verification; resistance and its dependence; combination of resistances (series and parallel) (Numerical Problems) Heating effect of current – Electric power and energy (Numerical Problems)

• 06 marks

Magnetic Effects of Current

Oersted’s Experiment; Magnetic field and field lines. Magnetic field due to a current carrying current – Straight, coil (loop) and solenoid (qualitative only). Force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field. Domestic electric circuits.

• 07 marks

Unit Name

Topics

Marks

Chemical Reactions and Equation

Chemical equation, writing of chemical equations; Balancing chemical equations. Types of chemical reactions, viz. Combination reactions; Decomposition reactions; Displacement reactions; Double displacement reactions; Oxidation and reduction. Effects of oxidation and reduction reactions in everyday life, viz, corrosion and rancidity

• 06 marks

Carbon and its Compounds

Bonding in Carbon, Covalent bond, Allotropes of carbon; Versatile nature of carbon; Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons; chains; branches and rings, homologous series and its characteristics; nomenclature of Carbon compounds. Chemical properties of carbon compounds viz. Combustion; oxidation; addition and substitution reactions. Important carbon compounds like Ethanol and Ethanoic acid. Properties of Ethanol and Ethanoic acid. Soaps and detergents.

• 08 marks

Metals and Non-metals

Physical properties of metals and non-metals. Chemical properties of metals like action of water, air, acids, salts; Reactivity series of metals. Cause of reactivity of metals and non-metals. Properties of Ionic compounds. Occurrence of metals; their extraction, enrichment of ores. Extraction of metals in accordance with activity series; refining of metals. Corrosion of metals and its prevention.

• 07 marks

Acids, Bases and Salts

Idea about acids and bases; chemical properties of acids and bases viz. Action of metals, metal carbonates, metal hydrogen carbonates (only in case of acids), metallic acids; non-metallic acids and bases. Similarities in acids and bases; reaction of acids and bases with water. Strength of acid and base solutions; pH, its importance. Idea of salts, their family and pH.Chemicals from common salts like Sodium hydroxide, Baking soda and Washing soda; Hydrated salts from Plaster of Paris.

• 05 marks

Unit Name

Marks

Life Processes

• 08 marks

Control and Co-ordination

• 06 marks

How do Organism Reproduce

• 06 marks

Heredity

• 03 marks

Our Environment

05 marks

S.No.

Unit Name

Marks

1.

IT Basics

• 10 marks

2.

IT TOOLS

• 10 marks

3.

HYPER TEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE

• 20 marks

4.

IT Applications

• 20 marks

Section

Particulars

Marks

Section A - Reading Comprehension

• One sees stanzas from the poems to be attempted followed by MCQs based on comprehension, literary devices, inference, etc. from the prescribed text

• One unseen passage of about 400 to 500 words to be attempted followed by MCQs, comprehension questions (SA or VSA), providing a suitable title to the passage, one-word substitution, vocabulary, inference, analysis, etc

• One question based on pictures/statistical data/bar graphs/pie charts/histograms is to be attempted followed by MCQs and SA/VSA questions based on inference, analysis, evaluation, etc.

15 marks

Section B - Grammar

Modals, Articles, Relative Clauses, Tenses, Narration, Punctuation

10 marks

Section C - Writing Skills

• Create/Write dialogues on a given situation with the help of hints.

• One question to be attempted on notice writing with the help of hints.

• One question to be attempted on message writing with the help of hints

• One letter to be attempted out of the given two (formal/informal).

• One speech/ article /paragraph

• A creative story to be developed out of the given hints and also to suggest a suitable title

25 marks

Section D - Literature

• Three out of five short competency-based questions to be attempted from the prose lessons of the prescribed textbook.

• Three out of five short competency-based questions based on theme, central idea, literary devices to be attempted from the poems excluding the one given in reading comprehension.

• One out of three long answer competency-based questions to be attempted based on character/ scene/ theme/ plot, situation, event, irony etc. from the short stories

• One out of two long answer competency-based questions to be attempted based on character/ scene/ theme/ plot, situation, event, irony etc. from the play

30 marks