TS SSC Syllabus 2025-26: Download Telangana Board Class 10 Syllabus PDF Here

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1. Reflection of light at a curved surface

• Normal to the curved surface

• Spherical mirrors, convex and concave mirrors

• Pole, Focus, Centre of curvature, principal axis, Radius of curvature, Focal length

• The formula for spherical mirrors – sign convention

• Application of reflection – Solar Cooker, etc.

2. Chemical Equations

• Some daily life examples of chemical reactions.

• Chemical equations – writing chemical equations, skeletal chemical equations, balancing chemical equations

• Writing symbols of physical states, Heat changes, gas evolved and the precipitate formed

• Interpreting a balanced chemical equation

3. Acids, Bases and Salts

• Chemical properties of acids & bases

• What do acids have in common? What do bases have in common?

• Do Acids produce Ions only in an Aqueous Solution?

• Reaction of Acid, Base with water

• Strength of Acid or Base – pH scale

• Importance of pH in everyday life

• Salts

• Chemicals from common salt

4. Refraction of light at a curved surface

• Refraction of light at a curved surface

• Lenses

• Rules for Ray diagram

• Images formed by the lenses

• Formula derived for thin lenses

• The focal length of the lens depends on the surrounding medium

• Lens maker formula

5. Human eye and colourful world

• Least distance of distinct vision, Angle of vision

• Structure of human Eye – Focal length of human Eye lens, accommodation

• Common accommodation defects of vision – Myopia, Hypermetropia, presbyopia

• Prism

• Scattering of light

6. Structure of atom

• Spectrum

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Bohr’s model of a Hydrogen atom and its limitations

• Quantum mechanical model of an Atom

• Electronic Configuration of elements in their atoms

• nl rule, Energies of electronic energy levels (n+l) rule; Aufbau Principle, Pauli’s principle, Hund’s Rule of maximum multiplicity, Stable configurations

7. Classification of Elements – The Periodic Table

• Need for the arrangement of elements in an organized manner

• Doberieners Triads – Limitations

• Newland’s law of Octaves

• Mendeleev’s Periodic Table (Periodic law, Achievements & Limitations)

• Modern Periodic Table.

8. Chemical Bonding

• Chemical bond definition (brief explanation)

• Electronic Theory of Valence by Lewis and Kossel

• Ionic and Covalent bonds: examples with Lewis Dot formulae

• The arrangement of Ions in Ionic compounds

• Factors affecting the formation of cations and anion

• Shapes, bond lengths and bond energies in molecules

• Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory

• Valence bond theory

• Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds

9. Electric Current

• Electric current

• Potential difference

• How a battery or a cell works

• Ohms law and its limitations, resistance, specific resistance, factors influencing resistance, electric shock

• Electric Circuits

• Electric power

• Safety fuses

10. Electromagnetism

• Oersted Experiment

• Magnetic field – field lines

• Magnetic field due to currents

• Magnetic force on moving charge and current carrying wire

• Electric motor

• Electromagnetic induction – Faraday’s law (including magnetic flux) – Lenz law

• Generators and Alternating – Direct Currents

11. Principles of Metallurgy

• Occurrence of Metals in Nature

• Extraction of metals from the Ores – activity series and related metallurgy, flow chart of steps involved in the extraction of metals from ore.

• Corrosion – Prevention of Corrosion

• Important Processes used in metallurgy

• Flux

• Furnace

12. Carbon and its compounds

• Introduction of Carbon compounds

• Promotion of an Electron – Bonding in Carbon including Hybridization

• Allotropes of Carbon

• Versatile nature of carbon

• Hydrocarbons

• Bonding of carbon with other elements

• Isomerism

• Homologous series

• Nomenclature of carbon compounds

• Chemical properties of carbon compounds

• Important carbon compounds

• Esterification reactions

• Soaps – Saponification, Micelles

Nutrition

• Life Process- Introduction

• Photosynthesis

• Nutrition in organisms

• Digestion in human beings

• Healthy points about oesophagus

• Malnutrition

Respiration

• Respiration – discovery of gases involved in respiration

• Respiratory system in human being

• Cellular respiration

• Respiration – Combustion

• Evolution of gaseous exchange

• Plant respiration

Transportation

• The internal structure of Heart

• Cardiac cycle

• Lymphatic system

• Evolution of the transport system

• Blood pressure

• Blood clotting

• Transportation in plants

Excretion

• Excretion in Human beings

• Excretory system

• Structure of Nephron

• Formation of urine

• Dialysis – Artificial kidney

• Accessory Excretory organs in human beings (Lungs, skin, liver large intestine)

• Excretion in other organisms

• Excretion in plants

• Excretion, Secretion

Coordination

• Stimulus and response

• Integrated system – Nerve coordination

• Nerve cell structure

• Pathways from stimulus to response

• Reflex arc

• Central nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system

• Coordination without nerves

• Autonomous nervous system

• Coordination in plants – Phytohormones

Reproduction

• Growth of bacteria in milk.

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction in plants

• Cell division – Cell cycle

• Reproductive health – HIV/ AIDS

Coordination in Life Processes

• Hunger

• Relation between taste and smell

• Mouth – a mastication machine

• Passage of food through the oesophagus

• Stomach is mixer

Heredity and Evolution

• New Characters – variation

• Experiments conducted by Mendal (F1 generation, F2 generation), Mendel’s Laws

• Parents to offsprings

• Evolution

• Origin of species

• Evolution – Evidences

• Human Evolution

Our Environment

• Ecosystem – Food chain

• Human activities – Their effect on the ecosystem

• Biological pest control measures

Natural resources

• Case study – Agricultural land (past and present)

• Case study – Water management

• Water resources in the Telugu States

• Natural resources around us

• Forest Renewable resources

• Fossil fuels

• Conservation, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover

India: Relief Features

• Geological background

• Major relief divisions, - The Himalayas, The Indo-

Gangetic Plain, The Peninsular Plateau, The Thar

Desert, The Coastal Plains, and the Islands.

Ideas on Development

• Income and other Goals

• How to compare Different Countries or States

• Income and Other Criteria

• Public Facilities

• Human Development Report – India and its

neighbours for 2015 data.

• Development as progress over time

Production and Employment

• Sectors of Economy

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• Changes in the importance of sectors: value of goods and services produced and employment of people.

• Employment – the working life in India

• How to create more and better conditions of

employment

Climate of India

• Climate and Weather

• Climographs – India

• Factors influencing climate and weather

• Winter

• Summer

• Advancing monsoon,

• Retreating monsoon

Indian Rivers and Water Resources

• The Himalayan Rivers: The Indus system, The Brahmaputra system

• The Peninsular Rivers

• Water use

• Inflows and Outflows

• Rational and equitable Use of water – a case study of Hivre Bazar of Maharashtra

The Population

• A survey of our area (population)

• What does the census show?

• Age structure

• Sex Ratio

• Literacy Rates

• Life Expectancy

• Population Growth and Processes of Population Change

Settlements: Migrations

• What is a settlement?

• Urbanisation in India

• Indian settlements in the hierarchy

• Aerotropolis – jet – age city

• Measure and classify migration patterns

• Migration in India (census 2001, 2011)

• Rural-Urban migration

• Seasonal and temporary Migration

• International migration

Rampur: A Village Economy

• The story of Rampur village

• Land and other natural resources

• The story of Rampur village

• Farming in Rampur

• Land and other natural resources

Globalisation

• Production across Countries

• Interlinking Production Across Countries

• Foreign trade and Integration of the market

• What is Globalisation

• Liberalisation of foreign and foreign investment policy

• Institutions of Global Governance

• World Trade Organisation (WTO)

• Impact of Globalisation in India

• Small Producers?

• The struggle for a fair Globalisation

Food Security

• Food security for the country

• Increasing food grain production

• Availability of Foodgrains

• Other food items

• Access to food

• Public Distribution System(PDS)

• Nutrition status

Sustainable Development with Equity

• Development again…

• Environment and development

• People’s Rights over Environment

• Towards Sustainable Development with Equity

• An alternative Public Distribution system

World between World Wars

• world war

• Causes of the two world wars compared

• Aggressive nationalism, Imperialism, Secret Alliances, The Armaments Race, Militarism.

• The special contest of the Second World War

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The League of Nations

• German Challenge to Revengeful Domination

• The fear of Socialism and the USSR

• Consequences of the World Wars Enormous human cost Democratic Principles asserted

• Second World War 1939-1945

• The new balance of power

• New International Organisations Enfranchisement of women

• Russian Socialist Revolution

• The great depression

• Rise of Nazism in Germany

• The defeat and end

National Liberation Movements in the Colonies

• China: two different phases.

• Establishing the Republic

• The Rise of the Communist Party of China

• Establishing the New Democracy: 1949-1954

• Land Reforms

• Vietnam: Against two colonisers

• The colonial experience

• Emergence of Vietnamese Nationalism

• The New Republic of Vietnam

• The entry of the US into the War

• Nigeria: forming unity against the colonizers

• British colonialism and the making of a Nation

• Independent and weak Democracy Oil, environment and politics

National Movement in India – Partition & Independence 1939-1947

• The Muslim League

• The Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS

• The Pakistan Resolution

• Who will make the British Quit India?

• The popular upsurge 1946-48

The Making of Independent India’s Constitution

• Revisiting the Indian constitution

• Nepal Constitution preamble2007

• Japan Constitution preamble1946

• Constituent Assembly Debates

• Draft constitution

• The vision of the constitution

• Debate on fundamental rights

• The Constitution Today

Election Process in India

• Election system in India

• The election commission

• Political parties in the election

• Conduct of elections at various levels

• Voting mechanism

• NOTA

• The need for electoral reforms

Independent India (The first 30 years 1947-1977)

• First general elections

• Election procedure

• One-party domination in the political system

• Demand for State Reorganization

• State Reorganization Act,1956

• SRC – State is organization commission

• Social and Economic change

• Foreign policy and wars

• Anti-Hindi agitation

• Green Revolution

• Bangladesh war

• Emergency

Emerging Political Trends (1977-2000)

• Return of Democracy After Emergency

• Elections – 1977 – End of Emergency

• Some important parties of 1970s BLD, Congress, CPI (M), DMK, Jan Sangh, SAD

• Regional party -Telangana

• Assam movement

• The Punjab Agitation

• The new initiatives of the Rajiv Gandhi Era

• Rise of Communalism and Corruption in High Places

Post-War World and India

• After World War–II

• UNO

• Cold war(1945-1991)

• Proxy war

• Military alliances

• Arms and space-race

• NAM

• West Asian conflicts

• Growth of Nationalism in the Middle East

• Peace movements

• Collapse of the USSR

Social Movements in Our Times

• Civil Rights and Other Movements of the 1960s

• Human Rights Movements in the USSR

• Anti-nuclear and Anti-War Movements

• Globalization, marginalized people and environmental movements

• Greenpeace Movement in Europe

• Bhopal Gas Disaster-related movements

• Silent Valley Movement 1973-85

• Movement of Women for SocialJustice

• Aadavallu Ekamaite

• Social mobilization on human rights

• Meria PaibiMovement

The Movement for the Formation of Telangana State

• The merger of Hyderabad State with India

• The Gentlemen’s Agreement

• Mulki Rules

• Movements in1990s

• In the process of achieving Telangana

• Telangana Achieved

• Prof. JayaShanker

Personality Development

• Attitude is Altitude Biography

• Every Success Story Is Also Narrative of a Story of Great Failures Essay

• I Will Do It Biography

Wit and Humor

• The Dear Departed (Part - I) Play

• The Dear Departed (Part - II) Play

• The Brave Potter Folk Tale

Human Relations

• The Journey Narrative

• Another Woman Poem

• The Never-Never Nest Play

Films and Theatre

• Rendezvous with Ray Essay

• Maya Bazaar Review

• A Tribute Essay

Social Issues

• The Storeyed House (Part - 1)

• The Storeyed House (Part - (1)

• Abandoned (Poem)

Bio-Diversity

• Environment

• Or will the Dreamer Wake?(Poem)

• A Tale of Three Villages

Nation and Diversity

• My Childhood

• A Plea for India (Poem)

• Unity in Diversity in India

Human Rights

• Jamaican Fragment

• Once Upon a Time (Poem)

• What is my Name?

Best School in Nizamabad

Best Schools in India

Best School in Khammam

Best School in Telangana

Best School in Karimnagar

Best School in Hyderabad

Subject

Total marks

Theory marks

Marks for internal assessment

First Language (Hindi/Urdu/Telugu)

100

80

20

Second Language ( Hindi/Telugu)

100

80

20

Third Language (English)

100

80

20

Biological Science

50

40

10

Physical Science

50

40

10

History and Civics

50

40

10

Geography and Economics

50

40

10

Mathematics (Paper 1)

50

40

10

Mathematics (Paper 2)

50

40

10