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A total of five units from the social science theory topics have been removed for Class 10 students.
Updated : Feb 24, 2021, 08:55 PM IST | Edited by : Karishma Jain
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reduced the syllabus for Class 10 Social Science exam by providing relief to the students all over the country. The reduced syllabus can be seen on the board's official website at cbseacademic.in. The CBSE would conduct the social science exam for class 10 on May 27.
A total of five units from the social science theory topics have been removed for the students.
CBSE Class 10 Social Science syllabus: How to download
1. Visit the official website cbseacademic.in.
2. On the homepage, click on the 'Curriculum' link and open the link to the revised CBSE Class 10 syllabus 2021. A new page will open.
3: Click on the Social Science tab.
4: You will be able to see CBSE Class 10 Social Science deleted topics.
5. Save reduced syllabus for your reference.
Deleted Social Science Theory Topics
Unit 1 - India and the Contemporary World – II
Section 2 : Livelihoods, Economies and Societies
Chapter 3: The Making of a Global World
Chapter 4: The Age of Industrialisation
Section 3: Everyday Life, Culture and Politics
Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World
UNIT 2: Contemporary India - II (GEOGRAPHY)
Chapter 2: Forest and Wildlife
Chapter 3: Water Resources (Only map questions will be asked)
Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources (Only map questions will be asked)
UNIT 3: Democratic Politics –II (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Chapter 3: Democracy and Diversity
Chapter 4: Gender, Religion and Caste
Chapter 5: Popular Struggles and Movements
Chapter 8: Challenges to Democracy
Earlier, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said, "In view of the extraordinary situation arising across the country due to Covid-19, CBSE has been advised to reschedule and reduce its syllabus."
CBSE has reduced the syllabus by 30 percent in various subjects after the Union Education Minister directed that the syllabus must be reduced.
According to the Union Education Ministry, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, concrete suggestions were invited from academicians from all over the country on the subject of syllabus reductions.