ICSE Class 10 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27

CISCE has released the latest ICSE Class 10 Hindi Syllabus for the academic session 2026-27. Students should check the syllabus published on the official CISCE website under the “Regulations and Syllabuses” section for ICSE 2027.

ICSE Class 10 Hindi Language syllabus lists the prescribed topics, literature sections, grammar, and writing skills that students must study for the board examination. Teachers and students should follow the updated syllabus carefully during the academic year.

Oswal Publishers books follow the latest ICSE paper pattern and syllabus guidelines to support exam preparation.

Students can download the ICSE Class 10 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27 PDF from the link below to review the complete list of topics for the board exam.

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ICSE Hindi Class 10 Latest Syllabus 2026-27

There will be one paper of three hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment of 20 marks.

The paper will be divided into two sections, Section A and Section B.

Section A: Language

Section B: Prescribed Texts

(40 Marks)

(40 Marks)

SECTION A: LANGUAGE - 40 Marks

This Section will be compulsory.

  1. Composition: Candidates will be required to write one composition, in the language, which may include short explanations, directions, descriptions or narratives. There will be a choice of subjects, which will be varied and may be suggested by language or other stimuli such as pictures and objects.
  2. Letter: Candidates will be required to write a letter from a choice of two subjects. Suggestions may be given. The layout of the letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment.
  3. Comprehension: An unseen passage of about 250 words will be given in the language. Questions on the passage will be set for answers in the language, designed to test the candidates' understanding of the content of the passage.
  4. Grammar: This will consist of tests in the use of language vocabulary, syntax and idioms, synthesis in sentence construction, formation of sentences in the language correctly embodying given words or forms. The question will not require any knowledge of grammatical terms.

SECTION B: PRESCRIBED TEXTS - 40 Marks

Candidates will be required to answer four questions from ONLY two of the prescribed textbooks. All questions will be set in the language and candidates will be required to answer in the language. The questions set will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of the subject matter of the prescribed books.

Note: For list of Prescribed Textbooks, see Appendix - I.

The Class X – ICSE examination paper will be set on the entire syllabus prescribed for the subject. The Class IX internal examination is to be conducted on the portion of this syllabus that is covered during the academic year. CISCE has not prescribed bifurcation of the syllabus prescribed for this subject.

Recommended for background work:

Saras Hindi Vyakaran 

(Only two of the following books are to be offered)

Sahitya Sagar: A collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (Examination Year 2022 onwards.)

(i) Short Stories: (All short stories to be studied)

  1. Baat Athanni Ki - Sudarshan
  2. Kaki - Siyaram Sharan Gupta
  3. Maha Yagya Ka Puruskar – Yashpal
  4. Netaji Ka Chasma - Swayam Prakash
  5. Apna Apna Bhagya - Jainendra Kumar
  6. Bade Ghar Ki Beti - Premchand
  7. Sandeh - Jaishankar Prashad
  8. Bheed me Khoya Aadmi - Leeladhar Sharma Parvatiya
  9. Bhede Aur Bhediyen - Hari Shankar Parsai
  10. Do Kalakar – Mannu Bhandari

(ii) Poems: (All poems to be studied)

  1. Sakhi - Kabir Das
  2. Girdhar Ki Kundaliyan - Girdhar Kavi Rai
  3. Swarg Bana Sakte Hai - Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
  4. Wah Janmabhumi Meri - Sohanlal Dwivedi
  5. Megh Aaye - Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
  6. Sur Ke Pad - Surdas
  7. Vinay Ke Pad - Tulsidas
  8. Bhichhuk - Surya Kant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
  9. Chalna Hamara Kam Hai - Shivmangal Singh ‘Suman’
  10. Matri Mandir Ki Or - Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

(iii) Novel: Naya Raasta - Sushma Agarwal

(iv) Ekanki Sanchay: A collection of ICSE One Act Plays 

  1. Sanskar Aur Bhavna - Vishu Prabhakar
  2. Bahu Ki Vida - Vinod Rastogi
  3. Matri Bhoomi Ka Man - Hari Krishna “Premi”
  4. Sukhi Dali - Upendra Nath “Ashka”
  5. Mahabharat Ki Ek Sanjh - Bharat Bhushan Agrawal
  6. Deepdan - Ram Kumar Verma

Internal Assessment

Language and Literature:

Class X: Two or three assignments of reasonable length/duration of which two should be written assignments – one from the language and one from the literature component of the syllabus.

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