Rajasthan Board Class 10 Syllabus 2025-26

About Rajasthan Board (RBSE) Class 10

The Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan (RBSE / BSER), headquartered in Ajmer, conducts the Class 10 (Secondary examination) for students across Rajasthan. It is one of India's largest state boards by number of candidates.

The RBSE Class 10 exam is held in March–April every year. Subjects include Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and Third Language (Sanskrit/Urdu/Sindhi/Gujarati/Punjabi). Total marks: 600.

Minimum pass: 33% in each subject (theory + internal combined). Students failing in up to two subjects appear for supplementary exams in July.

Mathematics Syllabus

RBSE Class 10 Maths largely follows NCERT and covers:

Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pairs of Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions.

Triangles, Circles, Constructions.

Coordinate Geometry, Introduction to Trigonometry, Applications of Trigonometry (heights and distances).

Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes.

Statistics and Probability.

RBSE adds some additional topics not in CBSE Class 10: basic matrices, some linear programming concepts, and additional mensuration. The exam has objective questions (20 marks), very short answer (10 marks), short answer (20 marks), and long answer (30 marks) for the 80-mark external paper.

Science Syllabus

RBSE Class 10 Science covers Physics, Chemistry, and Biology — largely NCERT-aligned:

Physics: Light — Reflection and Refraction, Human Eye and Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current, Sources of Energy.

Chemistry: Chemical Reactions, Acids/Bases/Salts, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon Compounds, Periodic Classification.

Biology: Life Processes, Control and Coordination, Reproduction, Heredity and Evolution, Environment.

RBSE Science also includes Rajasthan-specific environmental content — local flora, fauna, and regional energy resources. This requires extra preparation beyond NCERT.

Practicals: 20 marks from school-conducted practicals. Students must maintain a lab record.

Social Science Syllabus

RBSE Class 10 Social Science covers History, Geography, Civics, and Economics:

History: Nationalism in Europe, Nationalism in India (INC, Gandhi, Civil Disobedience, Quit India), Print Culture, Novel.

Geography: Resources and Development, Forest and Wildlife, Water Resources, Agriculture, Minerals and Energy, Manufacturing Industries, National Economy.

Civics: Power Sharing, Federalism, Gender/Religion/Caste, Political Parties, Democracy Challenges.

Economics: Development, Sectors of Economy, Money and Credit, Globalisation.

RBSE includes Rajasthan-specific geography and history — Rajputana history, Rajasthan's role in the independence movement, Rajasthan's geography (Thar Desert, Aravalli range, rivers). These topics are unique to RBSE and require the state board textbook.

Hindi and English Subjects

Hindi First Language is a scoring subject in RBSE. It includes prose and poetry from RBSE-prescribed Hindi textbooks, grammar (sandhi, samas, alankar, ras, chhand), essay, letter, and unseen passage. Rajasthan Bhasha (regional language and literature) is also part of the curriculum.

English Second Language covers reading comprehension, grammar (tenses, voice, narration, sentence transformation), writing (essay, letter, notice), and vocabulary. The English syllabus is similar to CBSE standard.

Sanskrit or Third Language: Many Rajasthan students choose Sanskrit as the third language. RBSE Sanskrit covers grammar (Sandhi, Dhatu, Shloka), translation, and comprehension.

Preparation tip: RBSE-prescribed textbooks (not NCERT) are the primary reference for Hindi, Social Science, and additional Science topics. Download them from the official rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in website.