SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM - CBSE

1 SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM2010 Vol 1 Main SubjectsEffective from the academic session 2008-2009 of class IXand for the Board Examination ( class X) to be held in 2010 CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONS hiksha Kendra, 2-Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Vikas Marg,DELHI-110 092 CBSE, Delhi - 110092 Feb. 2008 Copies : 10,000 Price : : The Board reserves the right to amend Syllabi and Courses as and when it deems Schools are required to strictly follow the Syllabi and text books prescribed by theBoard for the academic sessions and examinations concerned. No deviation is by Secretary, , Shiksha Kendra , 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi - 110092 Designed by Multigraphics, 5745/81, Regharpura, Karol Bagh, New Delhi # 25783846 &Printed at :CONTENTSPagePART I : ELIGIBILITY AND SCHEME OF of of Examinations and Pass of Studies12 PART II : COURSES OF ikB~; e & ^,*20fgUnh ikB~; e&^ch* - Communicative33 English - Language and of Internal Education11310.

2 Art Education12411. Physical and Health Education13112. Framework for Special Adult Literacy Drive137 Other Information142 CURRICULUM updation is a continuous process and hence the Board brings outrevised curricula every year. It is obligatory for the Schools and the studentspreparing for the Board's examination of a particular year to follow the syllabi,courses and the books prescribed by it for that year. No deviation from the onesprescribed is permissible. All concerned are, therefore, strongly advised topurchase the CURRICULUM prescribed for the year concerned from the CBSEH eadquarters or its Regional Offices for their information and use. Orders withthe required price and postage can be placed with the Store Keeper (Publications)at the Headquarters or with the Regional Officer of the Zone as the case may are also advised to refer to the details given at the end of this syllabi and courses in Regional and Foreign Languages have been providedin the Volume II printed separately which is also a priced dk lafo/kum sf'kdkge] Hkkjr ds yksx] Hkkjr dks ,d 1izHkqRo&laiUu lektoknh iaFkfujis{k yksdra=kkRed ; cukus dsfy,] rFkk mlds leLr ukxfjdksa dks%lkekftd] vkfFkZd vkSj jktuSfrd U;k;]fopkj] vfHkO;fDr] fo'okl] /eZvkSj mikluk dh Lora=krk]izfr"Bk vkSj volj dh lerkizkIr djkus ds fy,]rFkk mu lc esa]O.}

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4 K) ns'k dh j{kk djs vkSj vkg~oku fd, tkus ij jk"V dh lsok djs_( ) Hkkjr ds lHkh yksxksa esa lejlrk vkSj leku Hkzkr`Ro dh Hkkouk dk djs tks /eZ] Hkk"kk vkSj izns'k;k oxZ ij vk/kfjr lHkh HksnHkko ls ijs gksa] ,slh izFkkvksa dk R;kx djs tks fL=k;ksa ds lEeku ds fo# gSa_(p) gekjh lkekftd laL fr dh xkSjo'kkyh ijaijk dk eg o le>s vkSj mldk ijh{ djs_(N) izk frd i; dh ftlds varxZr ou] >hy] unh] vkSj oU; tho gSa] j{kk djs vkSj mldk lao kZudjs rFkk ds izfr n;kHkko j[ks_(t) oSKkfud n`f" ] ekuookn vkSj KkuktZu rFkk lq/kj dh Hkkouk dk fodkl djs_(>) lkoZtfud laif k dks lqjf{kr j[ks vkSj fgalk ls nwj jgs_( k) O;fDrxr vkSj lkewfgd xfrfof/;ksa ds lHkh {ks=kksa esa mRd"kZ dh vksj c<+us dk lrr iz;kl djs ftllsjk"V fujarj c<+rs gq, iz;Ru vkSj miyfC/ dh ubZ mapkb;ksa dks Nw ysATHE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAPREAMBLEWE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a1 SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:JUSTICE, social, economic and political;LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them allFRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the 2 unity and integrity of theNation;IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBYADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS , by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act.}}}}}

5 1976, sec. 2, for "Sovereign Democratic Republic ( ) , by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act. 1976, sec. 2, for "unity of the Nation ( )THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIAC hapter IV AFundamental DutiesARTICLE 51 AFundamental Duties - It shall be the duty of every citizen of India-(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the NationalAnthem;(b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;(c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;(d) to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;(e) To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcendingreligious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities.

6 To renounce practices derogatory to thedignity of women;(f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wild life and to havecompassion for living creatures;(h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;(i)to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;(j)to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nationconstantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and IELIGIBILITY AND SCHEME OF STUDIES11. ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATESA dmission of students to a SCHOOL , Transfer/Migration of student seeking admission to any class in a SCHOOL will be eligible for admission to that classonly if he:-(i)has been studying in a SCHOOL recognised by or affiliated to this Board or any other recognised Boardof SECONDARY Education in India;(ii)has passed qualifying or equivalent qualifying examination making him eligible foradmission to that class ;(iii)satisfies the requirements of age limits ( minimum & maximum ) as determinedby the Government and applicable to the place where the SCHOOL is located.

7 (iv)produces :-(a)the SCHOOL Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificate signed by the Head of the Institution lastattended and countersigned ;(b)document(s) in support of his having passed the qualifying or equivalent qualifyingexamination, and(c)The Date of Birth Certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths wherever existingas proof of date of :-(a)A person who has been studying in an institution, which is not recognisedby this Board or by any other recognised Board of SECONDARY Education orby the Government of the concerned place, shall not be admitted to anyclass of a SCHOOL on the basis of Certificate(s) of such unrecognised institution(s)attended by him earlier.(b) Qualifying Examination means an examination -the passing of which makes a student eligiblefor admission to a particular class and equivalent examination means-an examinationconducted by any recognised Board of SECONDARY Education/Indian University or aninstitution recognised by or affiliated to such Board/University and is recognised by thisBoard equivalent to the corresponding examination conducted by this Board or conductedby a SCHOOL affiliated to/recognised by this student migrating from a SCHOOL in a foreign country other than the SCHOOL affiliated to this Board shall beeligible for admission unless an eligibility certificate in respect of such a student has been obtained from thisBoard.

8 For obtaining eligibility certificate from the Board, the Principal of the SCHOOL to which admission isbeing sought will submit to the Board full details of the case and relevant documents with his own remarks/recommendations. The eligibility certificate will be issued by the Board only after the Boardis satisfied that the course of study undergone and examination passed is equivalent to thecorresponding class of this person who is under the sentence of rustication or is expelled from any Board/University/2 SCHOOL or is debarred from appearing in the examination for whatever reason by any Board/University shall be admitted to any class in a SCHOOL affiliated to this student shall be admitted or promoted to any subsequent higher class in any SCHOOL unless he hascompleted the regular course of study of the class to which he was admitted at the beginning of the academicsession and has passed the

9 Examination at the end of the concerned academic session qualifying him forpromotion to the next higher student shall be admitted in class IX and above in a SCHOOL affiliated with the Board after 31st day ofAugust of the year except with prior permission of the Chairman, CBSE/ Competent Authority as may havebeen defined in the State/Union Territory Education Acts. The application for permission to grant admissionafter 31st of August shall be routed through the Principal of the SCHOOL specifying the reasons which areunavoidable. The candidate shall complete the required percentage of attendance (75%) for class IX & Xas per Examination Bye-Laws of the Board to make him/her eligible for the examinations. In such caseswhere the admission by the candidate could not be taken in a higher class by the stipulated date because ofthe late declaration of result by the Board such permission would not be required, provided the candidateapplied for admission within a fortnight of the declaration of the.

10 SPECIFIC upto class VIII ( class VIII and below) shall be regulated by the rules, regulations, orders ofthe Governments applicable to the place where the SCHOOL is to class IX in a SCHOOL shall be opened only to such a student who has passed class VIII examinationfrom an institution affiliated to this Board or to any recognised Board or is recognised by the EducationDepartment of the Government of the in which such an institution is TO class the syllabus prescribed at SECONDARY level is of two years integrated course, no admission shall be takenin class X directly. Provided further that admission to class X in a SCHOOL shall be open only to such astudent who :(a)has completed a regular course of study for class IX and;(b)has passed class IX examination from an institution affiliated to this Board.