JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus 2026 PDF Download | Subject Wise Chapters & Marks

If you are a Class 10th student in Jammu and Kashmir, the first thing you need before starting your preparation is the JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus 2026. Without knowing the syllabus you are preparing blindly and that can cost you marks.

I am Dar Zaid, a JKBOSE topper who scored 466/500 in Class 10th Science. In this article, I have given you the complete, official JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus 2026 with subject wise chapters, marks distribution, exam pattern, and passing marks everything in one place.

This syllabus is effective from Academic Session 2025 (for Kashmir Division, Winter Zone Jammu, and Ladakh) and Academic Session 2026 (for Summer Zone Jammu Division).

JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus Overview

Subject	Theory Marks	Internal Assessment	Total
General English	80	20	100
Urdu / Hindi	80	20	100
Mathematics	80	20	100
Social Science	80	20	100
Science (Physics + Chemistry + Biology)	80	20	100
Computer Science (Optional)	60	40 (Practical)	100

Exam Duration: 3 Hours per subject  |  Total Compulsory Subjects: 5

Scheme of Studies: Compulsory and Optional Subjects

Compulsory Subjects:

1. General English
2. Urdu OR Hindi (choose one)
3. Mathematics
4. Social Science
5. Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

Optional / Additional Subjects:

Students can opt for one subject from: Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Arabic, Persian, Dogri, Sanskrit, Bhoti, Punjabi, or Computer Science.

Activity Related Areas (Compulsory with Internal Assessment):

• Work Experience
• Health and Physical Education
• Art Education

JKBOSE Class 10th Internal Assessment Structure (20 Marks)

Every main subject carries 20 marks for Internal Assessment. Here is how it is divided:

Component	Marks
Pen and Paper Test	5
Multiple Assessment (Quizzes, Oral Tests, Class Discussions)	5
Portfolio	5
Subject Enrichment Activity	5
Total Internal Assessment	20

Internal Assessment Grading Scale:

Marks Range	Grade
14 – 20	A
7 – 13	B
Below 7	C (To Improve)

JKBOSE Class 10th English Syllabus 2025-26

Textbook: Tulip Series Book X  (A Textbook of English for Class X)
Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 80 | Internal Assessment: 20 | Time: 3 Hours

Prose Chapters

No.	Chapter Title	Author
1	Footprints without Feet	H. G. Wells
2	An Excellent Father	Jane Austen
3	From the Diary of a Young Girl	Anne Frank
4	Long Walk to Freedom	Nelson Mandela
5	The Sermon at Benares	Berta Renstaw
6	Pappachi's Moth	Arundhati Roy
7	The Merchant of Venice	Adapted from Charles Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare

Poetry Chapters

No.	Poem Title	Poet
8	Prayer	G. A. Mehjoor (Translated by Prof. G. R. Malik)
9	Miracles	Walt Whitman
10	When You Are Old	W. B. Yeats
11	Snowdrop	Ted Hughes
12	My Mother at Sixty-six	Kamala Das
13	An Evening Wet with Rain	Ved Pal Deep
14	The Tale of Custard the Dragon	Ogden Nash
15	Last Lesson of the Afternoon	D. H. Lawrence

Short Stories

No.	Story Title	Author
16	The Necklace	Guy de Maupassant
17	Abhiley	Abdul Gani Sheikh
18	The Servant	S. T. Semyonov
19	Dusk	Saki

Play

No.	Title	Playwright
20	The Proposal	Anton Chekov

English Exam Pattern (Theory 80 Marks):

Section	Topic	Marks
Section A	Reading Comprehension (Seen poem, Unseen passage, Picture/Data based)	15
Section B	Grammar (Modals, Articles, Tenses, Narration, Punctuation)	10
Section C	Writing Skills (Dialogue, Notice, Message, Letter, Speech/Article, Story)	25
Section D	Literature (Prose, Poetry, Short Stories, Play)	30
Total		80

JKBOSE Class 10th Hindi Syllabus 2025-26

Textbook: Bhaskar Bhag-2 (Published by JKBOSE)
Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 80 | Internal Assessment: 20 | Time: 3 Hours

No.	Chapter Name
1	साखी  कबीर
2	दोहे  बिहारी
3	जम्मू-कश्मीर व लद्दाख में हिन्दी
4	हमारा प्यारा भारत वर्ष  जयशंकर प्रसाद
5	शक्ति की महिमा  डॉ अजय कुमार सिंह
6	कैकेयी का अनुताप  मैथिलीशरण गुप्त
7	पर्वत प्रदेश में पावस  सुमित्रानंदन पंत
8	मधुर-मधुर मेरे दीपक जल  महादेवी वर्मा
9	सपनों के-से दिन
10	कश्मीर का लोकनाटक "बॉड पाथर"
11	मानवता  डॉ बंशी लाल शर्मा
12	जम्मू की चित्रकला
13	हिन्दी जन की बोली  गिरिजा कुमार माथुर
14	भिक्षुक  सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी "निराला"
15	बड़े भाई साहब प्रेमचंद
16	हरिहर काका

The Hindi paper covers poetry explanation, prose explanation, summary writing, essay writing, letter writing, grammar (alankar, chhand, sandhi, samas), and an unseen passage. Internal assessment is 20 marks.

JKBOSE Class 10th Urdu Syllabus 2026

Textbook: Baharistan-e-Urdu Class X (Published by JKBOSE)
Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 80 | Internal Assessment: 20 | Time: 3 Hours

Prose Section (حصہ نثر):

نوع	عنوان	مصنف
داستان	سیر چوتھے درویش کی	میر امن
ناول	اور مزاج دار آگئی	ڈپٹی نذیر احمد
افسانہ	عبرت	پریم چند
افسانہ	آسمان، پھول اور لبو	نور شاہ
خاکہ	حالی	عبدالحق
انشائیہ	خوشامد	سر سید احمد خان

Poetry Section — Ghazaliat (غزلیات):

شاعر	غزل
میر تقی میر	ہمارے آگے ترا جب کسو نے نام لیا
آتش	دہن پر ہیں اُن کے گلاں کیسے کیسے
غالب	ابن مریم ہوا کرے کوئی
شاد	تمناؤں میں الجھایا گیا ہوں
فانی بدایونی	دنیا میری بلا جانے مہنگی ہے یا سستی ہے
عرشی صہبائی	ہر ایک رنگ میں کانپیں گے ہم سراہی بھی
اکبر چے پوری	کسی کو معلوم ملے خاک میں منظر کتنے
ہمدم کاشمیری	ایک بھی موسم میرے اندر نہ تھا
ہبیب رضوی	کتنی بھوکی ہے، کتنی پیاسی ہے

Manzomat (منظومات):

شاعر	نظم
نظیر اکبرآبادی	مفلسی
چکبست	رامائن کا ایک سین
محمد حسین آزاد	اولوالعزمی
ڈاکٹر سر محمد اقبال	جگنو
مرزا احمد یاسین بیگ	شکستِ انتظار

The paper also includes Rubaaiyat (رباعیات), Qaseeda (قصیدہ), Naat (نعت), and Marsia (مرثیہ). Internal assessment is 20 marks.

JKBOSE Class 10th Mathematics Syllabus 2025-26

Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 80 | Internal Assessment: 20 | Time: 3 Hours

Unit	Topic	Marks
Unit I	Number Systems: Real Numbers, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic	06
Unit II	Algebra: Polynomials, Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions	20
Unit III	Coordinate Geometry: Distance Formula, Section Formula	06
Unit IV	Geometry: Triangles, Circles	15
Unit V	Trigonometry: Introduction, Identities, Heights and Distances	12
Unit VI	Mensuration: Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes	10
Unit VII	Statistics and Probability	11
Total		80

Maths Internal Assessment (20 Marks):

• Pen Paper Test and Multiple Assessment (5+5) = 10 Marks
• Portfolio = 05 Marks
• Subject Enrichment Activity = 05 Marks

Maths Question Paper Weightage:

Type	Marks	Weightage
Remembering and Understanding	43	54%
Applying	19	24%
Analysing, Evaluating and Creating	18	22%

JKBOSE Class 10th Science Syllabus 2025-26

Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 80 | Internal Assessment: 20 | Time: 3 Hours

Section	Subject	Theory Marks
Section I	Physics	26
Section II	Chemistry	26
Section III	Biology	28
Total		80

Section I: Physics (26 Marks):

Unit	Topic	Marks
Unit 1	Light Reflection and Refraction	08
Unit 2	The Human Eye and the Colorful World	05
Unit 3	Electricity	06
Unit 4	Magnetic Effects of Current	07

Section II: Chemistry (26 Marks):

Unit	Topic	Marks
Unit I	Chemical Reactions and Equations	06
Unit II	Carbon and its Compounds	08
Unit III	Metals and Non-metals	07
Unit IV	Acids, Bases and Salts	05

Section III: Biology (28 Marks):

Unit	Topic	Marks
Unit 1	Life Processes	08
Unit 2	Control and Co-ordination	06
Unit 3	How do Organisms Reproduce	06
Unit 4	Heredity	03
Unit 5	Our Environment	05

Science Question Paper Format (Per Section):

• 3 Long Answer Questions × 5 marks = 15 marks
• 9 Short Answer Questions × 3 marks = 27 marks
• 10 Very Short Answer Questions × 2 marks = 20 marks
• 18 MCQs × 1 mark = 18 marks

JKBOSE Class 10th Social Science Syllabus 2026

Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 80 | Internal Assessment: 20 | Time: 3 Hours

Title	Subject	Theory Marks
Title 1	History: India and the Contemporary World – II	25
Title 2	Geography: Contemporary India – II	20
Title 3	Political Science: Democratic Politics – II	20
Title 4	Economics, Disaster Management and Road Safety Education	15
Total		80

History Chapters (25 Marks):

Chapter	Marks
The Rise of Nationalism in Europe	06
Nationalism in India (includes Non Cooperation Movement in J&K)	05
The Making of a Global World OR The Age of Industrialization (includes J&K Industries)	06
Print Culture and the Modern World (includes Print in J&K under Maharaja Ranbir Singh)	05
Post Independence Era Jammu and Kashmir on the Path of Modernisation	03

Geography Chapters (20 Marks):

Chapter	Marks
Resources and Development	05
Forest and Wildlife (Periodic Tests only)	—
Water Resources (Periodic Tests only)	—
Agriculture	05
Minerals and Energy Resources	04
Manufacturing Industries	03
Life Lines of National Economy	03

Political Science Chapters (20 Marks):

Chapter	Marks
Power Sharing	05
Federalism	05
Gender, Religion and Caste	03
Political Parties	03
Outcomes of Democracy	02
J&K Reorganization Act 2019 (Addendum)	02

Economics, Disaster Management and Road Safety (15 Marks):

Unit	Topic	Marks
Unit 1	Understanding J&K Economy	05
Unit 2	Employment Generation	05
Unit 3	Financial Literacy Stock Market (Periodic Tests only)	—
Unit 4	Protecting Ourselves from Disasters	05
Unit 5	Road Safety Education (Periodic Tests only)	—

JKBOSE Class 10th Computer Science Syllabus 2025-26

Total Marks: 100 | Theory: 60 | Practical (Internal): 40 | Time: 2 Hours

Unit	Topic	Marks
Unit I	IT Basics (Internet, WWW, Web Servers, Email, HTTP, Search Engines)	10
Unit II	IT Tools:  MS Access (Database Creation, Primary Key, Data Validation)	10
Unit III	HTML: Web Page Designing (Elements, Attributes, Linking, Images)	20
Unit IV	IT Applications	20
Total Theory		60

Practical Exam (40 Marks):

• Hands-on Experience (Internet + MS Access OR HTML) = 10 Marks
• IT Application Report File = 05 Marks
• Viva-voce = 05 Marks

JKBOSE Class 10th Exam Pattern & Passing Marks 2026

Detail	Information
Theory Marks	80 per subject
Internal Assessment	20 per subject
Total per Subject	100
Exam Duration	3 Hours
Minimum Passing Marks (Theory)	33% approximately 27 out of 80
Minimum Passing Marks (Overall)	33% approximately 33 out of 100

Special Concession for Students with Disabilities (CWSN):

Students with 40% or more permanent disability need to secure only 28% marks instead of 33% in both theory and practicals. No examination fee is charged for such students.

15% Syllabus Relaxation: JKBOSE Class 10th 2026

JKBOSE provides a 15% syllabus relaxation for students. This means certain topics and chapters are excluded from the board examination. You must check the official JKBOSE notification for your zone to find out which topics are excluded.

We have a detailed article explaining this: JKBOSE 15% Relaxation 2026 — Complete Guide

How to Complete JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus in 30 Days

Week	Focus
Week 1	Mathematics: complete all 7 units with daily practice
Week 2	Science: Physics and Chemistry (focus on numericals)
Week 3	Science Biology + full Social Science
Week 4	English + Urdu/Hindi + Full Revision

Topper Tips from Dar Zaid:

• Start Mathematics daily even 1 hour keeps your problem-solving sharp
• In Science, Physics and Chemistry numericals need daily practice
• For Social Science, prioritize History and Geography as they carry maximum marks
• In English, practice Letter Writing and Story Writing they carry the highest marks in Section C

JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus 2026 PDF Download

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Conclusion

Now you have the complete JKBOSE Class 10th Syllabus 2026 all subjects all chapters, marks distribution, exam pattern and passing marks all in one place.

The key to scoring well is simple: know your syllabus, stick to official textbooks and practice previous year papers regularly.

If you need chapter-wise notes, important questions, or previous year papers for any subject, check out our other articles on JK Study Hub.