# CBSE Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2026-27 | SwaVid

CBSE Class 10 Social Science syllabus 2026-27: 80 marks theory, 3 hours and 20 marks internal. Official marks, unit by unit, with the source page linked.

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# Class 10 Social Science Syllabus 2026-27

## Marks for each discipline

## Internal assessment: 20 marks

## Skill split

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### Sample paper 2026-27

### Class 10 Social Science

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

Theory is 80 marks, 20 for each discipline.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X Social Science (087) , pp.1, 9

Short answer. The Class 10 Social Science theory paper is 80 marks and 3 hours. Another 20 marks are internal assessment. The marks are split over 4 sections: History 20, Geography 20, Political Science 20 and Economics 20.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X Social Science (087) , pp.1, 9

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 Social Science (087) , p.11

How CBSE splits the 80 marks by the skill a question tests.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X Social Science (087) , p.10

Each discipline is 25% of the theory paper. CBSE prints marks for each discipline, with map pointing counted inside History and Geography.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class X Social Science (087) , pp.9-10

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 and 3 hours. Another 20 marks are internal assessment.

Each of History, Geography, Political Science and Economics is 20 of the 80 marks, which is 25% of the theory paper.

CBSE prints 20 marks for each discipline, as in the table above. This page does not list marks below the discipline level.

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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