CBSE Math RevisionCBSE Class 10 Maths scheme of work 2026-27
A complete plan for CBSE Class 10 Maths: 47 weeks, 146 lessons, with a quick check most weeks and a test at the end of each unit. Here is the whole plan at a glance and one lesson in full.
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The course at a glance
FA = a short formative check in that week; SA = an end-of-unit test.
47 weeks · 146 lessons · 7 unit tests (SA)
| Week | Lessons | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 · Real Numbers | ||
| 1 | Real Numbers 1: Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic · Real Numbers 2: HCF and LCM by prime factorisation · Real Numbers 3: HCF × LCM = product of two numbers; word problems · Real Numbers 4: Proving √2, √3 and √5 irrational | |
| Chapter 1 → 2 | ||
| 2 | Real Numbers 5: Irrationality of sums and products such as 3 + 2√5 · Polynomials 1: Zeroes of a polynomial · Polynomials 2: Geometrical meaning of the zeroes · Polynomials 3: Relationship between zeroes and coefficients | |
| Chapter 2 → 3 | ||
| 3 | Polynomials 4: Forming a quadratic polynomial from its zeroes · Polynomials 5: Expressions in α and β · Linear Equations 1: Graphical method of solution · Linear Equations 2: Consistency and number of solutions | |
| Chapter 3 · Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables | ||
| 4 | Linear Equations 3: Substitution method · Linear Equations 4: Elimination method · Linear Equations 5: Conditions on the coefficients for one, none or infinitely many solutions · Linear Equations 6: Situational problems (ages, digits, fractions) | |
| Chapter 3 → 4 | ||
| 5 | Linear Equations 7: Situational problems (speed, money, geometry) · Review and checkpoint: Chapters 1–3 · Quadratic Equations 1: Standard form; checking whether a number is a root · Quadratic Equations 2: Solving by factorisation | |
| Chapter 4 · Quadratic Equations | ||
| 6 | Quadratic Equations 3: The quadratic formula · Quadratic Equations 4: Discriminant and nature of roots · Quadratic Equations 5: Finding k for equal or real roots · Quadratic Equations 6: Situational problems | |
| Summer vacation | ||
| 7 | Summer vacation: no lessons. Holiday practice on Chapters 1–4 (Route to 95 steps 1–2) | |
| 8 | Summer vacation: no lessons. Holiday practice on Chapters 1–4 (Route to 95 steps 1–2) | |
| 9 | Summer vacation: no lessons. Holiday practice on Chapters 1–4 (Route to 95 steps 1–2) | |
| 10 | Summer vacation: no lessons. Holiday practice on Chapters 1–4 (Route to 95 steps 1–2) | |
| 11 | Summer vacation: no lessons. Holiday practice on Chapters 1–4 (Route to 95 steps 1–2) | |
| 12 | Summer vacation: no lessons. Holiday practice on Chapters 1–4 (Route to 95 steps 1–2) | |
| Chapter 4 → 5 | ||
| 13 | Quadratic Equations 7: Mixed practice after the break · Arithmetic Progressions 1: Sequences and the common difference · Arithmetic Progressions 2: The nth term · Arithmetic Progressions 3: nth term problems (which term, term from the end) | |
| School exams | ||
| 14 | Periodic Test 1 (school window: Chapters 1–4) · Test feedback: go over the paper and redo lost marks | PT1 |
| Chapter 5 · Arithmetic Progressions | ||
| 15 | Arithmetic Progressions 4: Sum of the first n terms · Arithmetic Progressions 5: Using the sum to find n, a or d · Arithmetic Progressions 6: Situational problems · Review and checkpoint: Algebra (Chapters 2–5) | |
| Chapter 6 · Triangles | ||
| 16 | Triangles 1: Similar figures · Triangles 2: Basic Proportionality Theorem · Triangles 3: Converse of the BPT and its use · Triangles 4: AAA and AA similarity | |
| Chapter 6 → 7 | ||
| 17 | Triangles 5: SSS and SAS similarity · Triangles 6: Similarity problems (shadows, heights, ladders) · Triangles 7: Proofs using similarity · Coordinate Geometry 1: Distance formula | |
| Chapter 7 · Coordinate Geometry | ||
| 18 | Coordinate Geometry 2: Distance formula problems (collinearity, types of triangles and quadrilaterals) · Coordinate Geometry 3: Section formula · Coordinate Geometry 4: Mid-point and points of trisection · Coordinate Geometry 5: The ratio in which a point divides a segment | |
| Chapter 7 → 8 | ||
| 19 | Coordinate Geometry 6: Vertices of parallelograms and triangles · Trigonometry 1: Trigonometric ratios · Trigonometry 2: All ratios from one given ratio · Trigonometry 3: Ratios of 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° | |
| Chapter 8 · Introduction to Trigonometry | ||
| 20 | Trigonometry 4: Evaluating expressions with standard angles · Trigonometry 5: The identity sin²A + cos²A = 1 and its two other forms · Trigonometry 6: Proving identities · Trigonometry 7: Harder identities | |
| Chapter 9 · Some Applications of Trigonometry | ||
| 21 | Applications of Trigonometry 1: Angle of elevation · Applications of Trigonometry 2: Angle of depression · Applications of Trigonometry 3: Two-triangle problems · Applications of Trigonometry 4: Mixed heights and distances | |
| Chapter 10 · Circles | ||
| 22 | Circles 1: Tangent to a circle; the number of tangents from a point · Circles 2: The tangent is perpendicular to the radius · Circles 3: Tangents from an external point are equal · Circles 4: Length of a tangent | |
| 23 | Circles 5: Quadrilaterals and triangles circumscribing a circle · Circles 6: Proofs with tangents · Review and checkpoint: Chapters 6–10 · Half-yearly revision 1: Algebra (Chapters 2–5) | |
| Half-yearly revision | ||
| 24 | Half-yearly revision 2: Triangles and coordinate geometry (Chapters 6–7) · Half-yearly revision 3: Trigonometry (Chapters 8–9) · Half-yearly revision 4: Circles (Chapter 10) · Half-yearly revision 5: One timed section of a sample paper | |
| School exams | ||
| 25 | Half-yearly exam (school window) | HY |
| 26 | Half-yearly exam (school window, continued) · Exam feedback: go over the paper and redo lost marks | |
| Chapter 11 · Areas Related to Circles | ||
| 27 | Areas Related to Circles 1: Length of an arc · Areas Related to Circles 2: Area of a sector · Areas Related to Circles 3: Area of a segment (60° and 90° sectors) · Areas Related to Circles 4: Combined figures | |
| Chapter 12 · Surface Areas and Volumes | ||
| 28 | Surface Areas and Volumes 1: Review of cuboid, cylinder, cone and sphere · Surface Areas and Volumes 2: Surface area of combined solids · Surface Areas and Volumes 3: Surface area problems (tents, toys, capsules) · Surface Areas and Volumes 4: Volume of combined solids | |
| Chapter 12 → 13 | ||
| 29 | Surface Areas and Volumes 5: Volume problems · Statistics 1: Mean of grouped data (direct method) · Statistics 2: Assumed-mean and step-deviation methods · Statistics 3: Mean with a missing frequency | |
| Chapter 13 · Statistics | ||
| 30 | Statistics 4: Mode of grouped data · Statistics 5: Median of grouped data · Statistics 6: Median with missing frequencies · Statistics 7: The empirical relationship between mean, median and mode | |
| Chapter 14 · Probability | ||
| 31 | Probability 1: Theoretical probability of simple events · Probability 2: Complementary events; 0 ≤ P(E) ≤ 1 · Probability 3: Coins and dice · Probability 4: Playing cards and mixed problems | |
| School exams | ||
| 32 | Periodic Test 2 (school window) · Test feedback: go over the paper and redo lost marks | PT2 |
| Revision | ||
| 33 | Revision 1: Case-study questions (Section E) · Revision 2: Algebra long answers (Section D) · Revision 3: Geometry proofs (Chapters 6 and 10) · Revision 4: Mensuration and statistics (Chapters 11–13) | |
| Internal assessment | ||
| 34 | Internal assessment window: the school's 20 internal-assessment marks (dates and tasks set by the school) · Revision 5: MCQ and assertion–reason technique (Section A) | IA |
| Revision | ||
| 35 | Revision 6: Full sample paper 1 (3 hours, no calculator) · Revision 7: Mark sample paper 1 and redo every lost mark · Revision 8: Trigonometry and heights and distances · Revision 9: Coordinate geometry and probability | |
| School exams | ||
| 36 | Pre-board exam 1 (school window) | PB1 |
| 37 | Pre-board exam 1 (school window, continued) · Pre-board feedback: list lost marks by chapter | |
| Revision | ||
| 38 | Revision 10: Fix pre-board 1 errors, Algebra · Revision 11: Fix pre-board 1 errors, Geometry and trigonometry · Revision 12: Fix pre-board 1 errors, Mensuration, statistics and probability · Revision 13: Full sample paper 2 (timed) | |
| 39 | Revision 14: Mark sample paper 2 and redo lost marks · Revision 15: Section B and C short answers · Revision 16: Section D long answers · Revision 17: Section E case studies | |
| School exams | ||
| 40 | Pre-board exam 2 (school window) | PB2 |
| 41 | Pre-board exam 2 (school window, continued) · Pre-board feedback: list lost marks by chapter | |
| Revision | ||
| 42 | Revision 18: Fix pre-board 2 errors · Revision 19: Full sample paper 3 (timed) · Revision 20: Mark sample paper 3 and redo lost marks · Revision 21: Formula and theorem recall (all chapters) | |
| 43 | Revision 22: Full sample paper 4 (timed) · Revision 23: Mark sample paper 4 and redo lost marks · Revision 24: Algebra and coordinate geometry · Revision 25: Geometry, trigonometry and mensuration | |
| 44 | Revision 26: Full sample paper 5 (timed) · Revision 27: Mark sample paper 5 and redo lost marks · Revision 28: Statistics and probability · Revision 29: Common mistakes by chapter | |
| 45 | Revision 30: Full sample paper 6 (timed) · Revision 31: Mark sample paper 6 and redo lost marks · Revision 32: Weakest chapter, steps 1–3 · Revision 33: Exam technique: timing, internal choices, presentation | |
| Final revision | ||
| 46 | Final revision 1: Formula sheet and theorem statements · Final revision 2: Light mixed practice · Study leave before the board exam (as the school decides) | |
| Board exams | ||
| 47 | Board exam (main exam, compulsory; dates from CBSE's date sheet) · Optional second board exam in May: for students improving their score (redo the February paper, fix lost marks by chapter, timed papers) | BE |
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