HBSE Class 10 Home Science Syllabus 2025-25: The Board of School Education Haryana (HBSE) has formally released the updated Class 10 Home Science syllabus for the 2025–2026 academic year. The curriculum gives students a scientific grasp of home and family life as well as good living skills by combining theoretical concepts with hands-on learning. The course balances human development, nutrition, sanitation, consumer awareness, resource management, and textile care to equip students with the skills necessary for both social and personal well-being. With six comprehensive sections, an organized practical component, and an extensive internal evaluation plan, the syllabus promotes active student participation and real-world application.
HBSE Class 10 Home Science Syllabus 2025-25: Key Highlights
| Board Name | Board of School Education Haryana (HBSE) |
| Class | 10 |
| Subject | Home Science |
| Subject Code | 033 |
| Academic Year | 2025-26 |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Exam Duration | 2½ Hrs |
| Theory Marks | 60 |
| Internal Assessment | 20 |
| Practical Marks | 20 |
HBSE Class 10 Home Science Syllabus and Marks Distribution Table (2025–26)
| Sr. No. | Chapter Title | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human Growth and Development-II | 12 |
| 2 | Management of Resources | 12 |
| 3 | Food and Personal Hygiene | 06 |
| 4 | Meal Planning | 10 |
| 5 | Food Safety and Consumer Education | 10 |
| 6 | Care and Maintenance of Fabrics and Apparel | 10 |
| Total (Theory) | 60 | |
| Practical | 20 | |
| Internal Assessment | 20 | |
| Grand Total | 100 |
HBSE 10th Home Science Syllabus 2025-26: Detailed Course Structure
Unit I: Human growth &development II
a. Play (birth-5 years)
- Meaning of play
- Role of play in growth & development of children
- Types of play (active, passive, natural, serious and exploratory)
- Selection of play material for children.
b. Childhood (3 to11 years)-
- Early childhood
- Late childhood
- Age specific milestone
c. Adolescents:
- Concept
- Special Features
Unit II: Management of Resources: Time, Energy and Money
a) Time Management
- Definition and Importance
- Time plans - Factors affecting time plan
b) Energy Management:
- Definition and Importance
- Factors affecting Energy management
c) Fatigue and work Simplification
- Definition and Importance
- Types of Fatigue
- Factors affecting work Simplification
d) Money Management
- Definition and Importance
- Family Income and Budgeting
- Factors affecting Money Management
Unit III: Food and Personal Hygiene
a) Principles of hygienic handling and serving of food
- Meaning and concept
- Principles
b) Hygiene in kitchen
- Sanitation
- Lighting
- Water supply and drainage
- Utensils and equipment
c) Personal hygiene of food handler
- Hygienic serving
- Tips for personal hygiene
d) Hygiene during food storage
- Storage of perishable food
- Storage of semi perishable food
- Storage of non-perishable food
Unit IV: Meal Planning
a) Concept of Meal Planning
- Meaning
- Importance
- Principles
b) Factors affecting meal planning
- age, sex, climate, occupation, cost of food items, number of family members, occasion, availability of food, family traditions, likes and dislikes
c) Basic food groups given by ICMR
- Concept
- Types of food groups (ICMR) d) Use of food groups in planning balanced meal for self and family.
- Meaning and importance of balanced diet
- Principles
Unit V: Food Safety and Consumer Education
a) Problems faced by Consumers-
- Who is consumer?
- Problems faced by consumers - Price variation, poor quality, Faulty weights and measures, non-availability of goods, Misleading information, Lack of standardized products
b) Food adulteration:
- Concept
- Adulterants (Metanil yellow, Argemone, Kesari dal etc.)
- Harmful effects of these adulterants on human health
c) Food Safety Standards
- FSSAI (2006)
- ISI
- Wool mark
- Eco mark
- FPO
- Agmark
Unit VI: Care and Maintenance of Fabrics and Apparel
a) Cleaning and finishing agents used in routine care of clothes
- Cleaning agents – soap, detergent, bleach, dry cleaning
- Finishing agents – starch, blue
b) Stain Removal
- Concept and Types of Stains
- Methods of Removing Stains
- Instructions for Stain removal
- Common Stains and Their Removal Methods
c) Storage of Cloths
- cotton
- wool
- silk
- synthetics
HBSE Class 10 Home Science Syllabus: Question Paper Design Table (2025–26)
| Type of Question | Marks | Number | Description | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objective Questions | 1 | 15 | 6 Multiple Choice, 3 Fill in the Blanks, 3 One Word, 3 Assertion-Reason | 15 |
| Very Short Answer Type | 2 | 7 | Internal choice in any 3 questions | 14 |
| Short Answer Type | 3 | 7 | Internal choice in any 3 questions | 21 |
| Essay Answer Type | 5 | 2 | Internal options in all questions | 10 |
| Total | 31 | 60 |
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