# Class 10 English L&L Syllabus 2026-27, CBSE Marks | SwaVid

CBSE Class 10 English Language and Literature syllabus 2026-27: 80 marks theory and 20 marks internal. Official marks for each section, with the source page lin

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# Class 10 English Language and Literature Syllabus 2026-27

## Marks for each section

## Grammar and writing

## Internal assessment: 20 marks

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### Sample paper 2026-27

### Class 10 English Language and Literature

CBSE’s official marks for each section of the paper.

Theory is 80 marks, split over the sections below.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X English Language and Literature (Code 184) , pp.1, 6

Short answer. The Class 10 English Language and Literature theory paper is 80 marks. Another 20 marks are internal assessment. The marks are split over 3 sections: Reading Comprehension 20, Writing Skills and Grammar 20 and Language through Literature 40.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X English Language and Literature (Code 184) , pp.1, 6

Checked against the official CBSE pages on 3 November 2026. 2026-27 is the latest curriculum CBSE has published.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X English Language and Literature (Code 184) , pp.2-3

Internal assessment is 20 marks, of which Listening and Speaking is 5 marks. CBSE refers to circular Acad-11/2019 of 6 March 2019 for the details.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X English Language and Literature (Code 184) , pp.1, 5

Grammar topics named by CBSE: Determiners; Tenses; Modals; Subject-verb concord; Reported speech (commands and requests, statements, questions).

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X English Language and Literature (Code 184) , p.2

The official sample paper and marking scheme from CBSE.

Syllabus, sample paper and past papers for this subject on one page.

The theory paper is 80 marks. Another 20 marks are internal assessment.

This page shows the marks CBSE prints for each section of the paper, as in the table above.

Yes. CBSE released the 2026-27 sample question papers and marking schemes on 21 September 2026. The sample paper page for this subject links the official files.

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