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    TN SSLC Half Yearly Syllabus 2025-26: Check TN 10th Standard Half Yearly Exam Syllabus
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    • TN SSLC Half Yearly Syllabus 2025-26: Check TN 10th Standard Half Yearly Exam Syllabus

    TN SSLC Half Yearly Syllabus 2025-26: Check TN 10th Standard Half Yearly Exam Syllabus

    Manasvini GuptaUpdated on 23 Dec 2025, 03:05 PM IST

    The Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu, prescribes the Class 10 half-yearly exam syllabus 2025-26. By now, most schools have completed 100% of the syllabus, and therefore, it is likely that students will need to study the entire syllabus for their half-yearly exams. The TN 10th half-yearly exams commenced on December 10, 2025, and concluded on December 23, 2025. Students must prepare thoroughly for all subjects using the official Tamil Nadu Board SSLC half-yearly syllabus.

    TN SSLC Half Yearly Syllabus 2025-26: Check TN 10th Standard Half Yearly Exam Syllabus
    TN SSLC Half Yearly Syllabus 2025-26

    Schools generally conduct exams based on the syllabus portion that has been covered to date. Students should revise all chapters and topics from the prescribed textbooks to score well in the upcoming exams.

    Tamil Nadu SSLC Half-Yearly Syllabus 2025-26 (All Subjects)

    In the following tables, we have provided the Tamil Nadu SSLC exam syllabus for half-yearly papers. Students must utilise their time well for the impending exams and thoroughly study the syllabus.

    TN 10th Half-Yearly English Exam Syllabus 2025-26

    The TN SSLC English half-yearly syllabus includes prose, poems, and supplementary readings from all seven units. Students must revise each chapter thoroughly, focusing on themes and textual comprehension. The following table summarises all topics included for the half-yearly exam.

    UnitSectionTopic

    1.

    Prose

    His First Flight

    Poem*

    Life

    Supplementary

    The Tempest

    2.

    Prose

    The Night the Ghost Got In

    Poem

    The Grumble Family

    Supplementary

    Zigzag

    3.

    Prose

    Empowered Women Navigating the World

    Poem*

    I Am Every Woman

    Supplementary

    The Story of Mulan

    4.

    Prose

    The Attic

    Poem

    The Ant and the Cricket

    Supplementary

    The Aged Mother

    5.

    Prose

    Tech Bloomers

    Poem*

    The Secret of the Machines

    Supplementary

    A Day in 2889 of an American Journalist

    6.

    Prose

    The Last Lesson

    Poem*

    No Men Are Foreign

    Supplementary

    The Little Hero of Holland

    7.

    Prose

    The Dying Detective

    Poem

    The House on Elm Street

    Supplementary

    A Dilemma

    *Memoriter

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Mathematics Exam Syllabus 2025-26

    The Mathematics syllabus for the TN SSLC half-yearly exam covers eight major chapters. Each chapter includes concepts and subtopics that students must understand thoroughly. The table below presents the syllabus in a simplified structure. Check it out.

    ChapterChapter NameIncluded Topics

    1.

    Relations and Functions

    • Introduction • Ordered Pair • Cartesian Product • Relations • Functions • Representation of Functions • Types of Functions • Special Cases of Functions • Composition of Functions • Graphs of Linear, Quadratic, Cubic & Reciprocal Functions

    2.

    Numbers and Sequences

    • Euclid’s Division Lemma & Algorithm • Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic • Modular Arithmetic • Sequences • Arithmetic Progression • Series • Geometric Progression • Sum to n terms of GP • Special Series

    3.

    Algebra

    • Linear Equations in Three Variables • GCD & LCM of Polynomials • Rational Expressions • Square Root of Polynomials • Quadratic Equations • Graph of Variations • Quadratic Graphs • Matrices

    4.

    Geometry

    • Similarity • Thales Theorem • Angle Bisector Theorem • Pythagoras Theorem • Circles & Tangents • Concurrency Theorems

    5.

    Coordinate Geometry

    • Area of Triangle • Area of Quadrilateral • Inclination of Line • Straight Line • General Form of Straight Line

    6.

    Trigonometry

    • Trigonometric Identities • Heights & Distances

    7.

    Mensuration

    • Surface Area • Volume • Combined Solids • Conversion of Solids Without Change in Volume

    8.

    Statistics & Probability

    • Measures of Dispersion • Coefficient of Variation • Probability • Algebra of Events • Addition Theorem of Probability

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Science Exam Syllabus 2025-26

    The TN SSLC half-yearly exam Science syllabus includes Physics, Chemistry, and Biology units as mentioned in the table below. For the TN Class 10 Science half-yearly exam, all chapters are important as they build conceptual clarity for board exams. Check out the table below to know the details of topics incorporated in the syllabus:

    UnitTopic

    1.

    Laws of Motion

    2.

    Optics

    3.

    Thermal Physics

    4.

    Electricity

    5.

    Acoustics

    6.

    Nuclear Physics

    7.

    Atoms and Molecules

    8.

    Periodic Classification of Elements

    9.

    Solutions

    10.

    Types of Chemical Reactions

    11.

    Carbon and Its Compounds

    12.

    Plant Anatomy and Plant Physiology

    13.

    Structural Organisation of Animals

    14.

    Transportation in Plants and Circulation in Animals

    15.

    Nervous System

    16.

    Plant and Animal Hormones

    17.

    Reproduction in Plants and Animals

    18.

    Genetics

    19.

    Origin and Evolution of Life

    20.

    Breeding and Biotechnology

    21.

    Health and Diseases

    22.

    Environmental Management

    23.

    Visual Communication

    TN SSLC Social Science Half Yearly Exam Syllabus 2025-26

    In the following four tables, we have provided the TN SSLC syllabus for History, Civics, Geography and Economics. Students can go through the same and prepare for the upcoming half-yearly exams:

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Exam Syllabus 2025-26 for History

    S.No.Topic

    1.

    Outbreak of World War I and Its Aftermath

    2.

    The World Between Two World Wars

    3.

    World War II

    4.

    The World After World War II

    5.

    Social and Religious Reform Movements in the 19th Century

    6.

    Early Revolts Against British Rule in Tamil Nadu

    7.

    Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism

    8.

    Nationalism: Gandhian Phase

    9.

    Freedom Struggle in Tamil Nadu

    10.

    Social Transformation in Tamil Nadu

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Exam Syllabus 2025-26 for Geography

    S.No.Topic

    1.

    India – Location, Relief and Drainage

    2.

    Climate and Natural Vegetation of India

    3.

    India – Agriculture

    4.

    India – Resources and Industries

    5.

    India – Population, Transport, Communication and Trade

    6.

    Physical Geography of Tamil Nadu

    7.

    Human Geography of Tamil Nadu

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Exam Syllabus 2025-26 for Civics

    S.No.Topic

    1.

    Indian Constitution

    2.

    Central Government

    3.

    State Government

    4.

    India’s Foreign Policy

    5.

    India’s International Relations

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Exam Syllabus 2025-26 for Economics

    S.No.Topic

    1.

    Gross Domestic Product and Its Growth: An Introduction

    2.

    Globalisation and Trade

    3.

    Food Security and Nutrition

    4.

    Government and Taxes

    5.

    Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Tamil Language Syllabus 2025-26

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Tamil Language Syllabus 2025-26

    TN SSLC Half-Yearly Tamil Language Syllabus 2025

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    TN SSLC December 2025 Half-Yearly Exam

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Will the TN 10th half-yearly exam 2025 marks affect the final SSLC results?
    A:

    The TN half-yearly marks are used for internal assessment and progress evaluation only. They are not added to the final board exam scores.

    Q: Do all schools follow the same half-yearly syllabus?
    A:

    All government, government-aided and private schools that follow the Tamil Nadu State Board curriculum use the same official TN SSLC syllabus for the half-yearly exams.

    Q: Is the entire TN Class 10 syllabus 2025 included for the half-yearly exams?
    A:

    Most schools cover the full SSLC syllabus by this time, so students are expected to prepare all chapters and units from the prescribed textbooks for the half-yearly exam.

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