Karnataka SSLC Science Syllabus 2026: KSEAB 10th Class Science Syllabus

Chemical Reaction and Equations

Chemical equation, Balanced chemical equation, Implication of a balanced chemical equation, types of chemical reactions: combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, precipitation, neutralization, oxidation, and reduction.

Acids, Bases and Salts

Their definitions in terms of furnishing of H+ AND OH- ions, General properties, examples, and uses, the concept of pH scale (Definition relating to logarithm not required), the importance of pH in everyday life; preparation and uses of Sodium Hydroxide, Bleaching powder, Baking soda, washing soda and Plaster of Paris.

Metals and Non-metals

Properties of metals and non-metals; Reactivity series; Formation and properties of ionic compounds; Basic metallurgical processes; Corrosion and its prevention.

Life Processes

‘Living Being’. Basic concept of nutrition, respiration, transport, and excretion in plants and animals.

Control and Coordination

Tropic movements in plants; Introduction of plant hormones; Control and coordination in animals; Nervous system; Voluntary, involuntary and reflex action; Chemical coordination; animal hormones.

Electricity

Effects of Current Electric current, potential difference, and electric current. Ohm’s law; resistance, resistivity, factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends. Series combination of resistors, parallel combination of resistors, and its applications in daily life. Heating effect of electric current and its applications in daily life. Electric power, Interrelation between P, V, I, and R.

Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

Magnetic field, field lines, field due to a current carrying conductor, field due to current carrying coil or solenoid; Force on a current carrying conductor, Fleming’s Left-hand rule, Electric motor, Electromagnetic induction. Induced potential difference, Induced current. Fleming’s right-hand rule, electric generator, direct current. Alternating current: frequency of AC. Advantage of AC over DC. Domestic electric current.

Our Environment

Eco-system, environmental problems, ozone depletion, waste production, and their solutions. Biodegradable and non – biodegradable substances.

Carbon and its Compounds

Tropic movements in plants; Introduction of plant hormones; Control and coordination in animals; Nervous system; Voluntary, involuntary, and reflex action; Chemical coordination; animal hormones.

Periodic Classification of Elements

Need for classification, early attempts at classification of elements (Dobereiner’s Triads, Newland’s Law of Octaves, Mendeleev’s periodic table), Modern periodic table, gradation in properties, valency, atomic number, metallic and non-metallic properties.

How do Organisms Reproduce

Reproduction in animals and plants (asexual and sexual) reproductive health needs and methods of family planning. Safe sex vs HIV/AIDS. Childbearing and women’s health.

Heredity and Evolution

Heredity; Mendel’s contribution – Laws for inheritance of traits: Sex determination: brief introduction; Basic concepts of evolution.

Light Reflection and Refraction

Natural phenomena Reflection of light by curves surfaces; Images formed by spherical mirrors, center of curvature, principal axis, principal focus, focal length, mirror formula (Derivation not required), magnification. Refraction; Laws of refraction, refractive index. Refraction of light by spherical lens; Image formed by spherical lenses; Lens formula (Derivation not required); Magnification. Power of a lens.

The Human Eye and the Colourful World

Functioning of a lens in the human eye, defects of vision and their corrections, and applications of spherical mirrors and lenses. Refraction of light through a prism, dispersion of light, scattering of light, applications in daily life.

Sources of Energy

Different forms of energy, conventional and non-conventional sources of energy: Fossil fuels, solar energy; biogas; wind, water, and tidal energy; Nuclear energy: Renewable versus non-renewable sources of energy.

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

Conservation and judicious use of natural resources. Forest and wildlife; Coal and Petroleum conservation. Examples of people’s participation in the conservation of natural resources. Big dams: advantages and limitations; alternatives, if any. Water harvesting. Sustainability of natural resources.