CBSE Class 10 English Language & Literature Syllabus 2023-24 PDF

CBSE Class 10 Syllabus 2023-24 for English (Literature & Grammar): Students appearing in CBSE 10th Board exam can check CBSE syllabus for class 10 English. CBSE has published the reduced CBSE 10th English syllabus 2023 on cbseacademic.nic.in. BSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2023 comprises marks distribution for each section along with the topics and chapters. The CBSE 10th English syllabus 2023 is further divided into the literature syllabus and grammar syllabus.

CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature Syllabus 2023-24

CBSE Syllabus 2023-24 – Class 10 English
Name of the Board	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Level	National Level
Category	Syllabus
Class	Class 10
Subject	English Language and Literature
Academic Year	2023-24
Download Type	Free pdf Download
official Website	www.cbse.nic.in

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2023-24 PDF

In the table below, all the topics included in every section are provided. Students must check them all while preparing for the examination.

Section-wise Weightage

Sections
A	Reading Skills (40 periods)
B	Writing Skills with Grammar (40 periods)
C	Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text (50 periods)

CBSE 10th English Language and Literature (Code No. 184) Syllabus 2023-24 (Complete Syllabus)

Sections	Competencies	Total marks
Reading Comprehension	Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary	20
Writing Skill and Grammar	Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency	20
Language through Literature	Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions illustrating and justifying etc. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writers’ message and writing fluently.	40
Total		80

Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi

As mentioned above, there are mainly two textbooks. The CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English prescribed under each textbook is mentioned in the table below.

CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus for Literature Reader (First Flight)

Prose

A letter to God
Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom
Two 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 (Play)

Poems

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

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

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

CBSE Class 10 English syllabus 2023-24 for Grammar

Grammar plays an important role in the English subject. Students must practice it with consistency to score well in the examination. Below are the topics of the grammar section which are included in the CBSE class 10 English syllabus 2023-24.