RBSE 10th Half Yearly Exam Syllabus 2026 PDF: Check Subject-wise Important Chapters

Section

Topics

Marks

Reading Skills

Unseen discursive passage (400-450 words), Case-based factual passage (200-250 words)

20

Writing Skill & Grammar

Formal Letter based on a given situation, in 100-120 words, Analytical paragraph in 100-120 words on a given Map/ Chart/ Graph/Cues, a Report / Essay / Story / Blog in 100 -120 words.

12

Determiners, Tenses, Subject–verb concord, Reported speech, Gap Filling, Editing, Transformation exercises

8

Language through Literature

Reference to the Context (Prose & Poetry extracts), Short and long answer questions from First Flight and Footprints without feet

40

Total

80 marks

Chapters

Topics

Marks

Chemical Reactions and Equations

Chemical equations-Writing a Chemical equation, Balanced chemical equation, Types of chemical reactions, Oxidation and Reducation, Effects of oxidation reactions in everyday life- Corrosion, Rancidity.

6

Acids, Bases and Salts

Chemical properties and reactions of acids and bases, Similarities in acids and bases, Strength of acid and base solution, Dryness of salt crystals.

7

Metals and Non-Metals

Physical and chemical properties of metals, the reactivity series, reaction of metals and non-metals, reactivity series, refining of metals, Corrosion-Prevention of corrosion.

5

Carbon and its Compounds

Covalent bonding, carbon compounds such as ethanol and ethanoic acid, soaps and detergents, Chemical properties of carbon compounds- Combustion, oxidation.

7

Life Processes

Nutrition, Respiration, Transportation, Excretion in human beings and plants.

8

Control and Coordination

Animals Nervous system - Reflex action, Human Brain, Tissue Protection, Nervous tissue action, Coordination in plants- Immediate Response to Stimulus, Movement Due to Growth, Hormones in animals.

6

Reproduction in Organisms

Importance of Variation, Modes of reproduction used by single Organisms- Fission, Fragmentation, Regeneration, Budding, Vegetative Propagation, Spore Formation, Sexual reproduction in flowering plants and human beings, reproductive health

7

Heredity

Accumulation of variation during reproduction, Heredity- Inherited Traits, Rules for the inheritance of Traits-Mendel's Contributions, Expression of Inherited Traits, Sex Determination.

4

Light - Reflection and Refraction

Reflection of light, Spherical mirrors, Mirror Formula and Magnification, Refraction of light, Image formation in Lenses Using Ray Diagrams, Sign Convention for Spherical Lenses, Lens Formula and Magnification, Power of Lens.

8

The Human Eye and the Colourful World

Defects of vision and their correction, Refraction of light through a prism, Dispersion of white light by a glass prism, Atmospheric refraction, Scattering of lightTyndall Effect, Clear Blue Sky.

4

Electricity

Electric current and circuit. Ohm’s law, Resistance of a System of Resistors- Series Parallel, Heating effect of electric current - Practical Application of Heating effect of electric current, Electric power.

7

Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

Magnetic field and field lines, Right-hand thumb rule, Fleming's left-hand rule, Domestic electric circuits

6

Our Environment

Eco-system and its components- Food Chains and webs, Environmental Problems-Ozone layer and Depletion, Garbage Management.

5

Total

80 marks

Units

Chapters

Topics

Marks

I. Number Systems

1. Real Numbers

• Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic

• Proofs of irrationality of √2, √3, √5

4

II. Algebra

1. Polynomials

• Zeros of a polynomial

• Relationship between zeros and coefficients of quadratic polynomials

4

2. Pair of Linear Equations In Two Variables

Algebraic Methods of Solving a Pair of Linear Equations (i) Substitution Method (ii) Elimination Method. (iii) Graphical method

5

3. Quadratic Equations

• Quadratic Equations

• Solution of a Quadratic Equation by Factorisation

• Nature of Roots

4

4. Arithmetic Progression

Arithmetic Progressions, n th Term of an AP, Sum of First n Terms of an AP.

5

III Coordinate Geometry

Coordinate Geometry

Distance Formula, Section Formula.

7

IV Geometry

1. Triangles

Similar Figures, Similarity of Triangles, Criteria for Similarity of Triangles.

4

2. Circles

Tangent to a Circle, Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle.

6

V. Trigonometry

1. Introduction to Trigonometry

Trigonometric Ratios, Trigonometric Ratios of Some Specific Angles, Trigonometric identities.

8

2. Some applications of Trigonometry

Heights and Distances.

5

VI. Mensuration

1. Areas related to Circles

Area of sectors and segments of a circle.

5

2. Surface areas and volumes

• Surface Area of a Combination of Solids

• Volume of a Combination of Solids.

6

VII. Statistics and Probability

1. Statistics

Mean, median and mode of grouped data (bimodal situation to be avoided)

13

2. Probability

Probability: A Theoretical Approach.

4

Sections

Chapters

Marks

History

• The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

• Nationalism in India

• The Making of a Global World

• The Age of Industrialisation

• Print Culture and the Modern World

20

Geography

• Resources and Development

• Forest and Wildlife Resources

• Water REsources

• Agriculture

• Minerals and Energy Resources

• Manufacturing Industries

• Lifeline of National Economy

20

Political Science

• Power Sharing

• Federalism

• Gender, Religion and Caste

• Political Parties

• Outcomes of Democracy

20

Economics

• Development

• Sectors of the Indian Economy

• Money and Credit

• Globalisation and Indian Economy

• Consumer Rights

20

Total

80 marks