Maharashtra SSC Syllabus 2025‑26 – Class 10 All Subjects PDF & Marking Scheme

Coursebook

1. Prose

About 64 pages of literary and non-literary

(Informative) text

(excluding notes, illustrations, tasks, etc.)

2. Poetry

About 250 lines.

Non-detailed study: A selection of literary texts (short stories, one act play)

Grammar

Revision of

grammatical items studied up to

Std VIII.

different kinds of sentences

Simple, Compound, Complex

different kinds of

Principal, Co-ordinate, Sub-ordinate

The Tenses

a) Continuous

i) Present Perfect ii) Present Perfect

iii) Past Perfect

iv) Future with will/shall and ‘going to’

b) Continuous

Sequence of Tenses.

Articles

a, an, the (advanced level)

Prepositions

different uses

Word Formation

Nouns/Adjectives/Verbs/Adverbs

Voice

Statements, questions, negatives, indirect object

Question

Tag questions

formation

Reported Speech

Statements, questions, commands, requests, exclamation

Punctuation

Usage

Non-finites

Infinitives, Gerunds, Participles

Modal Auxiliaries

Uses of ‘can’, ‘may’, ‘might’, etc

Conditionals

Unreal conditions in the present/past Possible

conditions in the future

Reading skill (textual and non-textual)

40%

Grammar

15%

Writing skill

25%

Oral test

20%

Unit name

Important Topics

Materials

1. Acids and Bases

2. Chemical Reactions

3. Oxidation and Reduction

4. Metals and Non-metals

5. Carbon Compounds

6. Common Chemicals used in Daily life

7. Classification of Elements

The World of the Living

1. Life Processes

2. Control in the Living

3. Reproduction in the Living

4. Heredity and Evolution

Moving Things

1. Electric Circuits

2. Magnets

Natural Phenomena

1. Light

2. Spherical Mirrors

3. Refraction

4. Lenses

Pollution

1. Types of Pollution

2. Sources of Pollution and Major Pollutants

3. Effect of Pollution on the Environment

4. Abatement of Pollution

Striving for a Better Environment

1. Use of efficient and eco-friendly technology

2. Sustainable Use of Resources

3. Enforcement of acts, Laws, and Policies

Units

Important topics

Algebra

Arithmetic Progression

Introduction to Sequence,

Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) and Geometric Progression (G.P.),

General term of an A.P. and G.P.,

Sum of the first 'n' terms of an A.P. and G.P

Arithmetic mean and Geometry Mean

Quadratic Equations

Introduction to quadratic equations,

Solutions of quadratic equations,

Nature of roots based on discriminant,

Relation between roots of the equation and coefficient of the terms in the equation

Equations reducible to a quadratic form

Linear equations in two variables

System of linear equations in two variables,

Algebraic methods of solving linear equations in two variables,

Graphical representation of different possibilities of solutions/Inconsistency,

Cramer’s rule

Consistency of pair of linear equations

Probability

Introduction to probability and related terms,

Classical definition of probability,

Types of events,

Equally likely outcomes,

Probability of an event,

Properties of Probability

Statistics

Brief revision of Tabulation of data,

inclusive and exclusive type of tables,

Mean, median and mode of grouped data,

Histograms, frequency polygon, frequency curve, pie diagram,

Ogives (Cumulative frequency graphs),

Applications of ogives in the determination of median, Relation between measures of central tendency

Geometry

Similarity

Properties of ratios of areas of two triangles,

Basic proportionality theorem,

Introduction to similarity,

Similar triangles,

Areas of two similar triangles,

Similarity in right-angled triangles,

Pythagoras theorem and its converse,

30o-60o-90o theorem and 45 o-45 o90 o theorem,

Application of Pythagoras theorem in Acute and obtuse angle.

Appolonius theorem

Circles

Tangents and its properties,

Theorem - Tangent at any point to the circle is perpendicular to the radius and its converse,

Number of tangents from a point to a circle,

Theorem- The length of two tangent segments drawn from a point outside the circle are equal,

Touching circles

Introduction to an arc,

Angle subtended by the arc to the centre and to the point on the circle,

Cyclic quadrilateral

Tangent - Secant theorem

Co-ordinate Geometry

Slope of a line,

Intercepts made by a line,

Standard forms of equation of a line,

General equation of a line.

Geometric Constructions

Construction of tangent to the circle from the point on the circle and outside the circle,

Construction of tangent without using centre,

Construction of triangle If the base, angle apposite to it and either median altitude is given ·

Construction of a triangle similar to a given triangle

Trigonometry

Angles in standard position.

Trigonometric ratios in terms of

coordinates of point

Trigonometric Identities (with proof)

Use of basic identities and their

applications

Problems on height and distance

Menstruation

Length of an arc

Area of the sector

Area of a Circular Segment

Euler's formula

Surface area and volume of cuboids

Spheres, hemispheres, right circular

cylinders cones, frustum of a cone.

Problems based on areas and perimeter/circumference of circle, sector and segment of a circle.

Problems on finding surface areas and volumes of combinations of any two of the following : cuboids, spheres, hemispheres and right circular cylinders/ cones

Problems involving converting one type of metallic solid into another.

Subject

Units

Important Topic

History

Imperialism

a) Geographical discoveries and colonization

b) Asia: India, China, Japan

c) Africa

20th Century Age of conflict

a) First world war

b) Russian Revolution

c) The League of Nations

d) Dictatorships in Europe, Second World War and world

e) United Nations Organization

Emancipation of Asia and Africa

a) Asia

b) Africa

World after World War II

a) Cold war

b) Scientific and Technological Progress

c) Globalization

Political Science

Chapters -

1) Democracy Meaning, Types and characteristics

2) Political Parties and types Meaning, Need, Types of Political Parties - National and Regional.

3) Social Diversity and Democracy, What is social diversity?

i) Caste/race and Democracy

ii) Language and Democracy

iii) Religion and Democracy

iv) Gender and Democracy

4) Challenges to Democracy Remedial measures to the challenges

5) Internal work

Geography

Physical Divisions of India

Identification of Physical divisions

North Indian Mountains

Himalayas, Associated mountains

North Indian Plain Region

Deserts, Western Plains, Central Plains, Eastern Plains, Delta region

Peninsular Plateau Region

Malwa Plateau, Chhota Nagpur Plateau, Maharashtra Plateau, Karnataka Plateau, Telangana Plateau

The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Sahyadris, Eastern Ghats

Coastal Region

Eastern coastal plain, Western coastal plain

Indian Islands

Western Islands, Eastern Islands

Practical

One dimensional diagram, Two-dimensional diagrams

Economics

Chapters:

1) Introduction of an Economy-What is an economy?, Types of Economy, Main features of Economy.

2) Basic problems of an economy solution.

3) Public distribution system & consumer protection- Introduction, Public Distribution system - meaning & explanation, Objectives of P.D.S., Progress of P.D.S., Drawbacks of P.D.S., Remedial Measures, Consumer Protection - Rights & duties of consumer, food adulteration.