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Tamil Nadu State Board Class 10 syllabus 2026-27

Every Class 10 subject for 2026-27, with its units, marks and chapters. Each one links to the official PDF it comes from. Class 10 ends with the Tamil Nadu State Board SSLC board exam.

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Class 10 at a glance

Stage
Secondary (Class 9 to Class 10)
Board exam
SSLC, at the end of this class
Results
Marks and a grade
Pass mark
35%
School year
June to April

Chapters last updated 7 Oct, from the official documents linked below.

What is in the Tamil Nadu State Board Class 10 syllabus for 2026-27?

The Tamil Nadu State Board Class 10 syllabus for 2026-27 is part of the Secondary stage (Class 9 to Class 10). Class 10 ends with the Tamil Nadu State Board SSLC board exam. Every Class 10 student studies Tamil, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. Students can also take a third language. The school year runs from June to April, in 3 terms. Class 10 students get marks and a grade, with A+ from 90%. The pass mark is 35%. Below are the units and chapters for English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science, each linked to its official document. The Tamil Nadu State Board Class 10 chapters are taken from textbooks and syllabus documents published by SCERT Tamil Nadu.

What Class 10 studies

Your school picks its own languages, so we show them as first, second or third language.

Everyone studies
  • Tamil
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Science
Optional
  • Third language

Class 10 chapters by subject

English

SCERT Tamil Nadu Class 10 English (English Medium) (PDF)Published by SCERT Tamil Nadu for 2026-27

His First Flight

  1. His First Flight
  2. Life
  3. The Tempest

The Night the Ghost Got in

  1. The Night the Ghost Got in
  2. The Grumble Family
  3. Zigzag

Empowered Women Navigating The World

  1. Empowered Women Navigating The World
  2. I am Every Woman
  3. The Story of Mulan

The Attic

  1. The Attic
  2. The Ant and the Cricket
  3. The Aged Mother

Tech Bloomers

  1. Tech Bloomers
  2. The Secret of the Machines
  3. A day in 2889 of an American Journalist

The Last Lesson

  1. The Last Lesson
  2. No Men Are Foreign
  3. The Little Hero of Holland

The Dying Detective

  1. The Dying Detective
  2. The House on Elm Street
  3. A Dilemma

Science

SCERT Tamil Nadu Class 10 Science (English Medium) (PDF)Published by SCERT Tamil Nadu for 2026-27

  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

Social Science

SCERT Tamil Nadu Class 10 Social Science (English Medium) (PDF)Published by SCERT Tamil Nadu for 2026-27

History

  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

Geography

  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

Civics

  1. Indian Constitution
  2. Central Government
  3. State Government
  4. India’s Foreign Policy
  5. India’s International Relations

Economics

  1. Gross Domestic Product and its Growth: an Introduction
  2. Globalization and Trade
  3. Food Security and Nutrition
  4. Government and Taxes
  5. Industrial Clusters in Tamil Nadu

How Class 10 is graded

Secondary

Students get marks and a grade. The pass mark is 35%.

State board grades, used at the Secondary stage
GradeFromMeans
A+90%
A75%
B+60%
B50%
C35%
D0%

How the year works

The year has 3 terms. Here is what counts towards each result.

  • Quarterly Term

    June to September

  • Half-Yearly Term

    October to December

  • Annual Term

    January to April

The assessments in a Tamil Nadu State Board year
TermAssessmentMarksCounts for
Quarterly TermUnit Test10016.7%
Quarterly TermQuarterly Examination10016.66%
Half-Yearly TermUnit Test10016.66%
Half-Yearly TermHalf-Yearly Examination10016.66%
Annual TermUnit Test10016.66%
Annual TermAnnual Examination10016.66%

This is one of the free sample classes. The chapters for every class come loaded in Onflows. Onflows is not part of Tamil Nadu State Board or of SCERT Tamil Nadu, and each subject above links to its official document.

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