NIOS 10th Syllabus 2019

Kumud Sahni, 11 Jul 2019, #

NIOS 10th Syllabus 2019 - National Institute of Open Schooling has released the NIOS 10th syllabus for all subjects on its official website, nios.ac.in. Students preparing for class 10th board exams should go through the prescribed NIOS syllabus 2019 class 10th. The syllabus mentions the detailed subjects wise topics to be studied along with the exam pattern. As per the NIOS Class 10 syllabus, the subjects are broadly divided into 2 groups - Group A consisted of language subjects while Group B comprised of all other core subjects. NIOS 10 syllabus 2019 will help a student to know the important topics as per the marks distribution, thus help in planning the study schedule. Candidates who got NIOS admission for Aprill 2020 also check NIOS secondary syllabus to get an insight of topics.

Students are advised to also practice the previous year question papers or sample papers to ace their preparation levels. NIOS 10th exams have been conducted for Block 1 and for Block 2, it will be held in October 2019. Link to download the NIOS 10th syllabus 2019 as pdf are given below. Also, read the complete article to know about NIOS 10th syllabus 2019 and how to prepare.

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NIOS 10th Registration is Open for April 2020 exams. Apply till September 15, 2019 (including late fee dates).

Subjects included in NIOS 10th Syllabus 2019

The subjects are broadly divided into two categories- Group A and Group B.
Group A includes language subjects and a child must choose a minimum of one language and a maximum of two languages out of the group.
While Group B includes the core subjects wherein students can choose three subjects and a maximum of four subjects.
To obtain the class 10 certificate and good marks in NIOS 10th Result, a student must clear five subjects including one language subject. The detailed subjects included in both groups are listed below.

Groups	Subjects
Group A	English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic, Persian and Tamil.
Group B	Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Science, Economics, Business Studies, Home Science, Data Entry Operations, Psychology, Indian Culture and Heritage, Accountancy, Painting, and Data Entry Operations.

NIOS Syllabus for 10th Pdf Links (Subject-wise)

Detailed NIOS 10th Syllabus for different subjects, topic-wise marks distribution is listed below:

Subject	Topics	Marks	pdf download link
English	Reading Writing Elements of Language	38 31 31	Download NIOS 10th Syllabus pdf
Mathematics	Algebra Commercial Mathematics Geometry Mensuration Trigonometry Statistics	26 15 25 10 12 12	Download NIOS Syllabus pdf in Hindi Medium English Medium
Science	Measurement Matter Around Us Energy The Universe Natural resources and our Environment The Living World Technological development	4 12 19 6 13 25 6	Download NIOS 10th Science Syllabus pdf
Social Science	Evolution of Human Society India: Natural Environment, Resources and Development India: People, Society and Culture India’s Struggle for Freedom Citizen, State and the Constitution Democracy at Work Contemporary India: Issues and Challenges	17 15 12 15 13 15 13	Download NIOS Social Science Syllabus pdf (English) Download in Hindi Medium
Economics	Evolution and Characteristics of Wants Human Wants and Production Increasing Production of Goods and Services Distribution of Goods and Services Buying of Goods and Services Selling of Goods and Services Savings: Banks, Post Offices and Insurance Understanding an Economy Indian Economy: An overview and problems World Economy Environment and Sustainable Development	7 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 19 10 10	Download pdf
Hindi	Reading Writing Grammar and language	45 35 20	Download NIOS Hindi Syllabus

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NIOS 10th Exam Pattern & Marks Distribution

Each paper is of 3 hours.
Subjects having practical exam will have a theory paper of 85 marks and practical of 15 marks.
Every student is required to submit the Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) for internal assessment.

Groups	Subjects	Marks	Duration (in hours)
Group A	English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Odia, Arabic, Persian and Tamil.	100	3
Group B	Mathematics (Theory + Practical)	85+15 = 100	2.5 + 3
	Science (Theory + Practical)	85+15 = 100	2.5 + 3
	Social Science	100	3
	Economics	100	3
	Business Studies	100	3
	Home Science (Theory + Practical)	85+15 = 100	2.5 + 3
	Psychology	100	3
	Indian Culture and Heritage	100	3
	Accountancy	100	3
	Painting (Theory + Practical)	30 + 70 = 100	1.5 + 3
	Data Entry Operations (Theory + Practical)	40+60 = 100	2 + 2

How to Prepare for Exams with NIOS 10th Syllabus 2019?

The foremost steps towards the exam preparation is to be aware of the NIOS 10th Date Sheet. This helps in creating a good study plan as it mentions the subject wise exam dates along with the exam timing.
Make short notes of flash card while preparing for exams to understand the topics in a better way. It also makes the revision process faster and easier.
To know the high-weightage topics, students should solve previous year NIOS Question Papers. Students after completing their NIOS 10th syllabus must practice these NIOS question papers to check their performance level. Solving these papers would give us an idea about the exam pattern, type and number of questions asked.
Alongside, students should also solve the sample papers. It is advised to complete the NIOS 10th syllabus 2019 and start practising NIOS sample papers by the time date sheet is announced.