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CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature syllabus 2026-27
The CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature syllabus for 2026-27 has 3 units and 32 chapters. The units are Reading Skills, Writing Skills with Grammar and Language through Literature. This outline was checked against the official Central Board of Secondary Education document on 2 October 2026. Rate how clear each chapter feels and the planner suggests what to revise first.
Academic session 2026-27 / Official source checked / 2026-10-02
The literature list is checked. Words and Expressions II workbook units 1-4 and 7-11 are prescribed separately and are not individual literature items here.
Reading Skills
Unseen Passages
Discursive and case-based factual passages; inference, vocabulary and analysis
Writing Skills with Grammar
Grammar
Determiners, tenses, modals, subject-verb concord and reported speech
Formal Letter
Write a formal letter using a given situation
Analytical Paragraph
Analyse given data, chart, map or cues in a paragraph
Language through Literature
A Letter to God
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Stories About Flying
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
From the Diary of Anne Frank
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Glimpses of India
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Mijbil the Otter
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Madam Rides the Bus
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Sermon at Benares
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Proposal
First Flight prose: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Dust of Snow
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Fire and Ice
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
A Tiger in the Zoo
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
How to Tell Wild Animals
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Ball Poem
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Amanda!
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Trees
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Fog
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
For Anne Gregory
First Flight poetry: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
A Triumph of Surgery
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Thief's Story
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Midnight Visitor
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
A Question of Trust
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Footprints Without Feet
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Making of a Scientist
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Necklace
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
Bholi
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
The Book that Saved the Earth
Footprints Without Feet: comprehension, theme, inference and evidence from the prescribed text
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What is in the CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature syllabus for 2026-27?
| Unit | Marks | Chapters |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Skills | 20 | Unseen Passages |
| Writing Skills with Grammar | 20 | Grammar; Formal Letter; Analytical Paragraph |
| Language through Literature | 40 | A Letter to God; Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom; Stories About Flying; From the Diary of Anne Frank; Glimpses of India; Mijbil the Otter; Madam Rides the Bus; The Sermon at Benares; The Proposal; Dust of Snow; Fire and Ice; A Tiger in the Zoo; How to Tell Wild Animals; The Ball Poem; Amanda!; The Trees; Fog; The Tale of Custard the Dragon; For Anne Gregory; A Triumph of Surgery; The Thief's Story; The Midnight Visitor; A Question of Trust; Footprints Without Feet; The Making of a Scientist; The Necklace; Bholi; The Book that Saved the Earth |
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Where is the official CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature syllabus?
- Curriculum for the Academic Year 2026-27, Central Board of Secondary Education, Academic Unit, accessed
- CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature curriculum 2026-27, Central Board of Secondary Education, accessed
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