CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2025-26: Check Course Structure and Subject-wise weightage, Download PDF

CBSE Syllabus 2025 Social Science for Class 10: The CBSE has released the new syllabus for Class 10 for the academic year 2025-26. As we all know the syllabus is a crucial part of the academic journey for the students to get updated with the course structure, content structure  and chapter-wise weightage and more. To assist students and teachers, the latest syllabus has been released at the start of the academic session, outlining the topics that will be covered in the 2026 board exams.

You can download free PDFs of the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2025-26 directly from the official website cbseacademic.nic.in. Get subject-wise syllabus PDFs for Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Hindi, and English.

Two Exams for CBSE Class 10 Social Science (2025-26)

• Students will have the option to choose between the Standard or Advanced level for Social Science.
• Both exams will be conducted on the same day.
• The Advanced-level exam will feature more questions and have a longer duration compared to the Standard-level exam.

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Course Structure 2025-26

Students and Teachers can check out the below tabulated information as a Course Structure for the academic year 2025-26, for the History, Geography, Civics and Economics 

CBSE Class 10 Social Science Content Structure 2025-26

HISTORY: India and the Contemporary World - II

Chapter I -The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Learning outcome- The students will be able to

• Infer how French Revolution had an impact on the European countries in the making of a

  nation state.

• Comprehend the nature of the diverse social movements of the time.

• Analyse and infer the evolution of the idea of nationalism which led to the formation of nation

  states in Europe and elsewhere.

•  Evaluate the reasons which led to the First World War.

Chapter 2 Nationalism in India

Learning outcome- The students will be able to

• Illustrate various facets of Nationalistic movements that ushered in the sense of Collective
  Belonging.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies applied by Gandhiji and other leaders in the
  movements organised by him.
• Summarise the effects of the First World War that triggered the two defining movements
  (Khilafat &Non- Cooperation Movement) in India

Chapter 3-. The Making of a Global World

Subtopic 1. The pre-modern world
Subtopic 2. 19th century 1815 -1914
Subtopic 3. The inter- war economy
Subtopic 4. Rebuilding of world economy: the post war era.

Inter disciplinary Project with chapter 7 of Geography: Lifelines of National Economy and chapter 4 of Economics: Globalisation and the Indian Economy

Refer Annexure III B

Learning outcome- The students will be able to

• Summarise the changes that transformed the world in different areas.
• Depict the global interconnectedness from the Pre-modern to the present day.
• Enumerate the destructive impact of colonialism on the livelihoods of colonised people

Chapter 4-The Age of Industrialisation

Learning outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate economic, political, social features of Pre and Post Industrialization.
• Analyse and infer how the industrialization impacted colonies with specific focus on India

Chapter 5. Print culture and the Modern World

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate the development of Print from its beginnings in East Asia to its expansion in
  Europe and India.
• Compare and contrast the old tradition of handwritten manuscripts versus print technology.
• Summarise the role of Print revolution and its impac

Geography: Contemporary India – II

Chapter 1- Resources and Development

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerates how the resources are interdependent, justify how planning is essential in
  judicious utilisation of resources and the need to develop them in India.
• Infer the rationale for development of resources.
• Analyse and evaluate data and information related to non-optimal land, utilization in India
• Suggest remedial measures for optimal utilization of underutilized resources

Chapter 2- Forest and Wildlife Resources

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Examine the importance of conserving forests and wildlife and their interdependency in
  maintaining the ecology for the sustainable development of India.
• Analyse the role of grazing and wood cutting in the development and degradation
• Summarise the reasons for conservation of biodiversity under sustainable development.
• Discuss how developmental works, grazing wood cutting have impacted the forests
• Use art integration to summarise and present the reasons for conservation of biodiversity in
  India under sustainable development.

Chapter 3-Water Resources

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Examine the reasons for conservation of water resource in India.
• Analyse and infer how the multipurpose projects are supporting the requirement of water.

Chapter 4- Agriculture

Learning Outcome

• Examine the crucial role played by agriculture in our economy and society.
• Analyse the challenges faced by the farming community in India.
• Identifies various aspects of agriculture, including crop production, types of farming etc.

Chapter 5- Minerals and Energy Resources

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate the impact of manufacturing industries on the environment and develop strategies
  for sustainable development of the manufacturing sector.
• Differentiate between various types of manufacturing industries based on their input materials,
  processes, and end products, and analyse their significance in the Indian economy.
• Analyse the relation between the availability of raw material and location of the industry

Chapter 7- Life Lines of National Economy

Interdisciplinary project with chapter 3 of History: The making of a Global world and chapter 4 of
Economics: Globalisation and the Indian Economy

Learning Outcome-Refer Annexure III-B

Political Science: Democratic Politics - II

Chapter 1- Power – sharing

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate the need for power sharing in democracy.
• Analyse the challenges faced by countries like Belgium and Sri Lanka ensuring effective
  power sharing.
• Compare and contrast the power sharing of India with Sri Lanka and Belgium.
• Summarise the purpose of power sharing in preserving the unity and stability of a country

Chapter 2-Federalism

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Infer how federalism is being practised in India.
• Analyse the policies and politics that has strengthened federalism in practice.

Chapter 3- Gender, Religion and Caste

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

Examine the role and differences of Gender, religion and Caste in practicing Democracy.

Analyse that different expressions based on the differences, are healthy or otherwise in a democracy

Chapter 4- Political Parties

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Understand the process of parties getting elected.
• Know the significance of the right to vote and exercise the duties as citizens of a nation.
• Examine the role, purpose and no. of Political Parties in Democracy.

Chapter 5- Outcomes of Democracy

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

Enumerates how the success of democracy depends on quality of government, economic
well- being, inequality, social differences, conflict, freedom and dignity.

Economics: Understanding Economic Development

Chapter- 1. Development

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate and examine the different processes involved in setting developmental Goals.
• Analyse and infer how the per capita income depicts the economic condition of the nation. 17
• Evaluate the development goals with reference to their efficacy, implemental strategies,
  relevance to current requirements of the nation.
• Compare the per capita income of some countries and infer reasons for the variance.
• Analyse the multiple perspectives on the need of development.

Chapter 2- Sectors of the Indian Economy

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Analyse and infer how the economic activities in different sectors contribute to the overall
  growth and development of the Indian economy.
• Propose solutions to identified problems in different sectors based on their understanding.
• Summarise how the organised and unorganised sectors are providing employment
• Enumerate the role of the unorganised sector in impacting Per Capita Income currently and propose suggestive steps to reduce the unorganised sector for more productive contributions to GDP.
• Enumerate and infer the essential role of the Public and Private sectors

Chapter 3- Money and Credit

Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate how money plays as a medium exchange in all transactions of goods and services from ancient times to the present times.
• Analyse and infer various sources of Credit.
• Summarise the significance and role of self-help groups in the betterment of the economic condition of rural people/ women.

Chapter- 4. Globalisation and the Indian Economy

Subtopics: What is Globalisation?

Factors that have enabled Globalisation.
Interdisciplinary Project with chapter 3 of History: “The making of a Global World”.  And chapter 7 of

Geography: “Lifelines of National Economy”

Subtopics:
i. Production across the countries
ii. World Trade Organisation
iii. The Struggle for a Fair Globalisation

Refer Annexure III-B
Learning Outcome- The students will be able to

• Enumerate the concept of globalisation and its definition, evolution, and impact on the global
  economy.
• Evaluate the key role of the key major drivers of globalisation and their role in shaping the
  global economic landscape in various countries.
• Comprehend the significance of role of G20 and its significance in the light of India's role.

5. Project work - Consumer Rights OR Social Issues OR Sustainable Development
Learning Outcome- Refer Annexure III