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You are in Class 10 — the Matric year. This is the exam that your family has been talking about for years. Your dadi asks about it. Your neighbours ask about it. Your older cousins who have been through it will tell you it was the hardest thing they ever did — and also the most satisfying thing to clear. And the truth is, the Bihar Board Matric exam is a genuinely big deal. It is your first public exam, your first board result, and it will follow you into college admissions, into job forms, and into conversations for a long time.
So yes, Class 10 matters.
But here is the thing that most students miss: the Matric exam is not impossible, not even close, when you are prepared. And preparation starts with one simple thing — understanding the Bihar Board 10th syllabus.
Before you touch a single textbook, before you write a single note, sit with this syllabus. Read it. Understand what subjects you have, what chapters are inside each subject, and how many marks each part is worth. This single action — taking twenty minutes to understand your syllabus — will make everything else in your preparation clearer, calmer, and more confident.
This page gives you the complete Bihar Board 10th syllabus for the 2026-27 session. Every subject is explained simply, in language that makes sense, the way a helpful older brother or sister from Bihar would explain it to you.
Around 17 lakh students appear for the Bihar Board Class 10 exam every year. That number tells you something powerful — you are part of one of the largest academic communities in the entire country. Students from the quietest villages in Kaimur and Supaul sit for the same exam as students from busy schools in Patna and Muzaffarpur. The question papers are the same. The marking is the same. The syllabus is identical for everyone.
That equal playing field is actually a beautiful thing. It means that your result depends on one thing and one thing only — how well you prepare. Not which school you go to. Not whether your town has a coaching centre. Just your preparation.
And the Bihar Board 10th syllabus is the foundation of that preparation. Every single question in your board exam — whether it is a one-mark MCQ or a five-mark long answer — comes from inside this syllabus. Nothing outside it will appear. Nothing inside it should surprise you. The BSEB Matric subjects are well-defined, the chapters are clear, and the topics are all there in the official document waiting for you to study them one by one.
The Bihar School Examination Board releases the official syllabus PDF on its website at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. You can visit the site, go to the Student Section, click on Syllabus, and download the subject-wise PDFs for Class 10. This page explains everything in a clear, simple format so you know what to expect before you download.
Here is a list of Bihar Board Class 10th Syllabus for years such as 2025-26 and 2020-2021.
Click a year card to scroll to subjects listed for that year on this page. Each subject card opens the syllabus chapter view.
Along with this section, BiharBoardBook also provides Bihar Board Class 10th resources in these categories: Books, Solutions, Revision Notes, Previous Year Question Papers, Objective Questions and Sample Papers. Use the links below to open each section for Class 10.
Select a year below to jump to its list. Cards under each year link to the syllabus page for that subject.
Each block is one syllabus year. Subject cards open the syllabus view for that year and subject.
This section is for Bihar Board Class 10th students who need syllabus for the 2025-26 year or session. Use the list and links below to open each subject or paper on its own page.
Subjects and paper titles for 2025-26 (Class 10th): Maths, Science, Social Science, English, Hindi, Hindi (Second Language), Sanskrit (Second Language), and Urdu.
This section is for Bihar Board Class 10th students who need syllabus for the 2020-2021 year or session. Use the list and links below to open each subject or paper on its own page.
Subjects and paper titles for 2020-2021 (Class 10th): Science, Social Science, Second Indian Language, English, Hindi, Urdu, and Bangla.
Before going into each subject separately, here is the simple overview. Bihar Board Class 10 students study six core subjects. These are Hindi, a second language (which is typically Sanskrit, Urdu, or Bangla depending on your school), Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and English.
Each of these subjects carries 100 marks. However — and this is very important to know — English marks are not added to your final Matric score for board results. Your official Class 10 result out of 500 total marks is calculated from the remaining five subjects only. But do not make the mistake of ignoring English because of this. You still have to pass English, and the reading and writing skills it builds will help you throughout life.
Now let us go subject by subject and understand what Bihar Board exam topics each one covers.
Let us start with the subject that causes the most anxiety and also offers the most reliable marks when prepared well — Mathematics.
The Bihar Board 10th Mathematics syllabus is built on chapters that you have been building toward since Class 6. At Class 10 level, the major areas include Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pairs of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles and coordinate geometry concepts under Straight Lines, Introduction to Trigonometry and Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Areas Related to Circles, Surface Areas and Volumes, Statistics, and Probability.
Among these, Algebra and Trigonometry consistently carry the highest weightage in the Bihar Board 10th exam. This means chapters like Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, and Trigonometric ratios deserve extra practice time compared to smaller chapters. Geometry — especially the chapter on Triangles and theorems about similar triangles — is another area where board questions appear regularly, and theorem proofs in Geometry are worth practicing carefully because they follow a fixed structure that once understood, can always be answered well.
The one truth about Mathematics that every topper will tell you, and every teacher in every school in Bihar knows, is this: you cannot read your way to good marks in Maths. You have to solve. Every day. Even if it is just five problems before bed. Students who solve regularly throughout the year find that Mathematics becomes predictable and even enjoyable. Students who try to catch up at the last minute find it nearly impossible. Start solving from day one, and Mathematics will become one of your most reliable subjects.
Science in Class 10 is actually three subjects combined into a single examination — Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The Bihar Board 10th Science syllabus covers topics from all three, and the question paper includes questions from each branch.
Starting with Physics, the main chapters in the Bihar Board 10th Science syllabus include Light: Reflection and Refraction, The Human Eye and the Colourful World, Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Electric Current, and Sources of Energy. These chapters deal with concepts that you can see in real life around you every single day. When you switch on a bulb, that is Electricity. When you look at your image in a spoon, that is Reflection. When you see a rainbow after rain in Patna or anywhere else in Bihar, that is the dispersion of light at work. Connecting these chapters to real experiences makes them much easier to understand and remember.
The Chemistry section of the Bihar Board 10th Science syllabus covers Chemical Reactions and Equations, Acids Bases and Salts, Metals and Non-Metals, Carbon and its Compounds, and the Periodic Classification of Elements. Chemistry at Class 10 level is more about understanding patterns and reactions than about heavy calculation. The key habit to build is understanding why reactions happen, not just memorizing that they do. When you understand why a metal reacts with an acid or why salt forms in a particular way, the answers come naturally even in questions you have never seen before.
Biology in Class 10 covers Life Processes, Control and Coordination in Living Organisms, How do Organisms Reproduce, Heredity and Evolution, and Our Environment. Biology is a subject where diagrams earn you marks that writing alone cannot. The diagram of the human digestive system, the structure of a flower showing reproduction, the food chain in an ecosystem — these are visual answers that the board rewards when drawn neatly and labelled accurately. Practice your Biology diagrams on plain paper at least once a week throughout the year.
The Science paper carries a practical component as well. Your practical marks are assessed at the school level and contribute directly to your final Science score. Students who are sincere in their lab sessions and maintain their practical files properly secure these marks without any extra stress.
Social Science is the subject that Class 10 students most commonly underestimate. It looks like a lot of reading, and it is — but it is also one of the most straightforward subjects to score well in once you understand its structure.
The Bihar Board 10th Social Science syllabus is divided into four sections: History, Geography, Political Science (Civics), and Economics. All four appear in a single examination paper, and questions are drawn from all four sections together.
History in Class 10 covers major themes from modern Indian and world history. You will study the Rise of Nationalism in Europe, the Nationalist Movement in Indo-China, Nationalism in India — including the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement — The Age of Industrialisation, Print Culture and the Modern World, and Work Life and Leisure. For students in Bihar, the chapter on Nationalism in India is particularly meaningful. Bihar played a significant role in the freedom movement — from Champaran Satyagraha, which began right here in Bihar and launched Mahatma Gandhi's Indian career, to the contributions of Bihar's own freedom fighters. History does not need to feel like memorizing distant events. For a student from Bihar, it is often the story of this very land.
Geography in the Bihar Board 10th syllabus covers Resources and Development, Forest and Wildlife Resources, Water Resources, Agriculture, Minerals and Energy Resources, Manufacturing Industries, Lifelines of National Economy, and Population. Geography teaches you how India's natural world and human world interact. Map-based questions appear regularly in the Geography section of the Social Science paper. Practising political maps of India — marking rivers, states, industries, and resources — is a quick and effective way to secure marks that many students leave uncollected.
Political Science at Class 10 level covers Power Sharing, Federalism, Democracy and Diversity, Gender Religion and Caste, Popular Struggles and Movements, Political Parties, Outcomes of Democracy, and Challenges to Democracy. These chapters help you understand how the democracy you live in actually functions. For students in Bihar — where political life is visible and active in daily experience, from Panchayat elections in every village to state-level politics that shapes the whole country — Political Science is not an abstract subject. It is an explanation of the system you see operating around you every single day.
Economics in Class 10 covers Development, Sectors of the Indian Economy, Money and Credit, Globalisation and the Indian Economy, and Consumer Rights. These chapters explain how the economy that affects your family, your town, and your country actually works. When farmers in Bihar sell their crops at mandi prices, that is Economics. When your family takes a bank loan, that is the chapter on Money and Credit. Seeing these connections makes the subject genuinely interesting.
Hindi is a compulsory subject for every Bihar Board Class 10 student, and it is also one of the most comfortable subjects for the majority of students in Bihar — because most of us grow up speaking, reading, and thinking in Hindi every day.
The Bihar Board 10th Hindi syllabus covers prose and poetry from the prescribed Bihar Board Hindi textbook, grammar sections including essay writing, letter writing, unseen passage comprehension, and language-based questions covering topics like sandhi, samaas, and tenses. The literary sections include prose pieces and poems by significant Hindi writers and poets.
Here is a piece of advice that many students ignore and later regret: do not treat Hindi as a subject that needs no preparation. Grammar sections — especially sandhi, samaas, and alankar — require precise answers, and casual familiarity with Hindi spoken at home does not automatically give you that precision. Spend regular time on grammar rules, practice essay writing with proper structure, and read the prescribed prose and poetry carefully enough to answer questions about their themes and meaning. Hindi can be one of your highest-scoring subjects if you take it seriously.
Every Bihar Board Class 10 student studies a second language in addition to Hindi and English. For most students across Bihar, this is Sanskrit. For some students — particularly in certain districts — it may be Urdu or Bangla, depending on their school's offerings.
The Sanskrit syllabus at Class 10 level covers prose and poetry from the prescribed Sanskrit textbook, grammar including dhatu roop, shabda roop, translation exercises, and essay writing in Sanskrit. Sanskrit grammar may look intimidating at first, but it is actually very systematic — once you learn the patterns of shabda roop and dhatu roop, they follow consistent rules that make the rest of the grammar much easier to master. Students who memorize these tables early in the year find Sanskrit to be one of their most manageable subjects as the exam approaches.
For students taking Urdu, the syllabus similarly covers literature from the prescribed textbook, poetry, grammar, and writing skills.
English is the subject that makes some Class 10 students nervous, especially those who have grown up in Hindi-medium environments. But here is the truth: the Bihar Board 10th English syllabus is designed to test basic to intermediate English skills — not advanced fluency.
The syllabus covers reading comprehension from prose and poetry in the prescribed Bihar Board English textbooks, grammar topics including tenses, articles, prepositions, active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech, editing and gap filling exercises, and writing skills including letter writing and essay writing. The literature section includes prose chapters and poems from the prescribed English readers.
The passing standard for English is achievable for every student who gives the subject consistent attention. Many students in Bihar score well above the average in English simply because they practice grammar exercises regularly and read the prescribed textbook chapters carefully. Do not avoid English because it feels unfamiliar — approach it steadily, and it will not let you down.
Knowing how marks are split gives you a real advantage in planning your preparation. Here is the clear picture for Bihar Board Class 10.
Every subject paper carries 100 marks total. The paper is divided into four sections — Section A contains objective type MCQ questions worth one mark each. Section B has short answer questions worth two marks each. Section C also has short answer questions in a slightly expanded format. Section D contains long answer questions worth five marks each.
The objective section — Section A — is answered on an OMR sheet, exactly like the Bihar Board Class 12 pattern. For a 100-mark paper, 100 objective questions are given and you must attempt 50 of them. For subjects with an 80-mark theory component, 80 objective questions are given and 40 must be attempted. This means half of your marks in every subject come from one-mark MCQ questions. Students who focus only on subjective writing preparation and ignore MCQ practice are leaving half their marks unprepared.
There is no negative marking in BSEB Class 10 exams — a wrong MCQ answer does not cut your marks. This means you should attempt all required objective questions even when unsure. An educated guess is always better than a blank answer.
Science includes a practical assessment component. The minimum passing mark in each subject is 30 percent in theory and 40 percent in practicals. Your goal, of course, is not just to pass — it is to score well enough to get into the stream and college of your choice for Class 11.
Downloading the BSEB Matric syllabus PDF is easy. Using it intelligently throughout the year is what actually builds your result. Here is a simple and practical approach that any Class 10 student in Bihar can follow.
On the very first day of the session — or right now, if you are already partway through the year — print or save the complete Bihar Board 10th syllabus for all your subjects. Sit with it for half an hour and read through every subject's chapter list. Do not study yet. Just read and understand the full shape of your year. Which subjects have more chapters? Which topics appear bigger than others? Which chapters feel completely new compared to what you studied in Class 9?
After this reading, create a simple monthly plan. Divide your total syllabus across the months of the year, leaving the final two months free for revision, model paper practice, and targeted work on your weaker areas. The Bihar Board Matric exam is held in February, which means a student who starts their year-long plan in April or May has plenty of time to finish the entire syllabus comfortably before December — and then enter the final revision phase fully in control.
Use the Bihar Board 10th syllabus as a progress checklist. After finishing any chapter in any subject, find it in your syllabus list and tick it. This simple habit prevents the very common mistake of re-reading chapters you already know while accidentally skipping ones you never covered properly.
For subjects like Mathematics, make problem-solving a daily habit rather than a weekly task. For subjects like Social Science and Hindi, build in regular reading and writing practice. For Science, combine concept reading with diagram practice and connect every concept to something you can observe in daily life.
Bihar has a reputation for producing some of India's most determined and capable students. Students from here have cracked the toughest competitive exams in the country, cleared civil services, led in medicine and law, and built successful careers in every field imaginable. And a significant number of them — many of them — trace their determination back to one early milestone: their Matric exam.
The Bihar Board Class 10 exam is tough — not because the questions are impossible, but because it demands that you actually know your subjects and can apply that knowledge under time pressure. It respects students enough to hold them to a high standard. And students who rise to that standard come out of it stronger, more disciplined, and more confident in their abilities.
Every chapter in your Bihar Board 10th syllabus exists because someone decided it was important for you to know. The Nationalism chapter in History exists because the freedom movement shaped this country and understanding it makes you a more informed citizen. The Electricity chapter exists because the physics of electric current powers every device in your life. The Economics chapter exists because money, credit, and markets directly affect your family and your future. The syllabus is not a random list of things to memorize. It is a carefully designed body of knowledge that the Bihar School Examination Board believes every Class 10 student in this state deserves to understand.
Study it with that spirit, and your preparation will feel meaningful — not just like a race to the exam hall and back.
Once your Matric result is out, your next step is Class 11 — and that is where Bihar Board Intermediate begins. This platform carries complete resources for Class 11 students as well, including the full Bihar Board Class 11 syllabus for Science, Arts, and Commerce streams, along with practice materials and study guides. If you already have a sense of which stream you want to take in Class 11, exploring that section of this platform can help you understand what lies ahead and make a more informed decision.
However, everything on this specific page is built entirely for you — the Class 10 Bihar Board student preparing for the 2026-27 board exam. Every syllabus detail, every subject explanation, and every download available here is focused on helping you walk into your Matric exam fully prepared.
Q1. From where can I download the Bihar Board 10th syllabus PDF for the 2026-27 session?
The official Bihar Board 10th syllabus PDF for all subjects is available on the Bihar School Examination Board's official website at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. Once on the website, click on the Student Section, then look for the Syllabus option, and you will find subject-wise PDFs for Class 10 that you can download for free. The syllabus is available in both Hindi and English mediums, so you can download whichever version suits your study style best. This page also organizes and explains the complete Bihar Board Matric subjects and exam topics clearly, so you can understand the scope of each subject before downloading.
Q2. Has the Bihar Board changed the Class 10 syllabus for the 2026-27 session?
As per the latest information, no major structural changes have been made to the Bihar Board 10th syllabus for the current academic session. The overall chapter list, unit structure, and marking scheme remain consistent with the previous session. However, it is always best practice to download the official current-session syllabus PDF directly from the Bihar Board's website at the start of your academic year and use that as your definitive reference. Do not rely on older syllabus copies shared by friends or seniors, as even small topic-level updates can matter when preparing for a board exam.
Q3. English is not counted in the final BSEB Matric score. Should I still prepare for it seriously?
Yes — absolutely. While it is true that English marks are not added to your official Class 10 result out of 500, you are still required to appear for English and achieve the minimum passing marks. A student who fails English will not receive a clean pass result. Beyond the minimum requirement, the English skills you build in Class 10 — reading comprehension, grammar, letter writing, and basic essay structure — are directly useful in Class 11 and beyond, where English becomes even more important regardless of which stream you choose. Treat English as a subject that deserves regular preparation, even if it feels less urgent than Mathematics or Science.
Q4. I find Social Science boring because there is too much to read and remember. How should I approach the Bihar Board 10th Social Science syllabus?
Social Science feels overwhelming when you try to memorize everything at once. The key is to approach each of the four sections — History, Geography, Political Science, and Economics — as its own separate subject with its own character. For History, focus on understanding why events happened rather than just what happened — the causes and consequences questions are where most board marks lie. For Geography, combine reading with map practice — physical map work for rivers, mountains, and states is quick to learn and reliably tested. For Political Science, connect the chapters to what you see around you in real Bihar political life — it becomes much more engaging. For Economics, link the concepts to the economic activities you observe in your own family and community. This approach turns a subject that feels like rote learning into one that feels connected and relevant.
Q5. How long does it take to complete the full Bihar Board 10th syllabus, and when should I start?
The answer depends entirely on when you start and how consistently you study. Students who begin following the Bihar Board Class 10 syllabus from the start of the academic session and study for two to three hours daily across all subjects can comfortably finish the complete syllabus within five to six months. This leaves them with several months for revision, model paper practice, and targeted work on weaker topics before the February board exams. The most common mistake Class 10 students in Bihar make is treating the first half of the year casually and then scrambling in the final months. Start now, follow the syllabus chapter by chapter, and by the time exam season arrives, you will be revising — not learning for the first time.
