Rationalisation

Textbooks
of Content in the

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it

कक्षा X की पाठ्यपस्ु ‍तकों में
is imperative to reduce content load on
students. The National Education Policy
2020, also emphasises reducing the
content load and providing opportunities
पनु र्संयोजित पाठ्य सामग्री की सचू ी
for experiential learning with creative
mindset. In this background, NCERT
has undertaken the exercise to
rationalise the textbooks across all
List of Rationalised Content in
classes. Learning Outcomes already
developed by the NCERT across classes
have been taken into consideration in
Textbooks for Class X
this exercise.
Contents of the textbooks have been
rationalised in view of the following:
• Overlapping with similar content
included in other subject areas in the
same class
• Similar content included in the lower
or higher class in same subject
• Difficulty level
• Content, which is easily accessible to
students without much interventions
from teachers and can be learned
through children through self-
learning or peer-learning
• Content, which is irrelevant in the
present context
This booklet contains information
in tabular form about subject-wise
contents which have been dropped
and hence are not to be assessed.

UN1000

For Free Distribution

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 कक्षा X की पाठ्यपस्ु ‍तकों में
पनु र्संयोजित पाठ्य सामग्री की सचू ी
List of Rationalised Content in
Textbooks for Class X

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English Medium
Rationalisation of Content in the Textbooks

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to reduce

content load on students. The National Education Policy 2020,
also emphasises reducing the content load and providing
opportunities for experiential learning with creative mindset.
In this background, NCERT has undertaken the exercise
to rationalise the textbooks across all classes. Learning
Outcomes already developed by the NCERT across classes
have been taken into consideration in this exercise.

Contents of the textbooks have been rationalised in view

of the following:
• Overlapping with similar content included in other subject
areas in the same class
• Similar content included in the lower or higher class in
same subject
• Difficulty level
• Content, which is easily accessible to students without
much interventions from teachers and can be learned
through children through self-learning or peer-learning
• Content, which is irrelevant in the present context

This booklet contains information in tabular form about

subject-wise contents which have been dropped and
hence are not to be assessed.

List of Rationalised Content in Textbooks for Class X

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1066 – india and the ConteMporary worLd-ii

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1068 — Contemporary India-II

Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapter
Chapter 1: 2–3 Types of Resources,
Resources and 11–12 Box information
Development
From second paragraph of
Chapter 2: Forest ‘Flora and Fauna in India’
and Wildlife 14–18 to ‘The Himalayan Yew in
Resources Trouble’, box information,
Figs 2.1 and 2.2
Contribution of agriculture
to the national economy,
Chapter 4:
43–46 employment and output,
Agriculture
Impact of globalisation on
agriculture
Contribution of industry
to national economy,
paragraphs from cotton
textiles (India exports...
fibre industry), Jute
textiles (Challenges...
Chapter 6: 64–66 products), Sugar industry
Manufacturing 68–69 (Major... baggase),
Industries 71–73 Iron Steel industry (In
2019... consumer of
steel; Though... and
discuss), Cement industry
(Improvement... industry)
and Activity (pg. 72), Table
6.1, Figs 6.1, 6.2 and 6.5
Appendix 93–94 Appendix II

1070 – Understanding Economic Development

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1072 – Democratic Politics-II

Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapter

Chapter 3:
Democracy and 29–38 Full chapter
Diversity
Chapter 4:
46–48 Images on page 46, 48
Gender, Religion and
49 and 49
Caste
Chapter 5:
Popular Struggles 57–70 Full chapter
and Movements

Chapter 6: Political
76 Full page
Parties

Chapter 8:
Challenges to 101–112 Full chapter
Democracy

1077 – Health and Physical Education

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 Rationalisation
Textbooks
of Content in the

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it

कक्षा X की पाठ्यपस्ु ‍तकों में
is imperative to reduce content load on
students. The National Education Policy
2020, also emphasises reducing the
content load and providing opportunities
पनु र्संयोजित पाठ्य सामग्री की सचू ी
for experiential learning with creative
mindset. In this background, NCERT
has undertaken the exercise to
rationalise the textbooks across all
List of Rationalised Content in
classes. Learning Outcomes already
developed by the NCERT across classes
have been taken into consideration in
Textbooks for Class X
this exercise.
Contents of the textbooks have been
rationalised in view of the following:
• Overlapping with similar content
included in other subject areas in the
same class
• Similar content included in the lower
or higher class in same subject
• Difficulty level
• Content, which is easily accessible to
students without much interventions
from teachers and can be learned
through children through self-
learning or peer-learning
• Content, which is irrelevant in the
present context
This booklet contains information
in tabular form about subject-wise
contents which have been dropped
and hence are not to be assessed.

UN1000

For Free Distribution

Cover 1-4.indd 1-2 5/23/2022 3:19:27 PM