UP Board Class 10 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27

Marks distribution

Total: 100 marks — 70 marks written exam, 30 marks internal assessment.

Unit Topic Marks
1 Prose literary history 5
1 Prose section 11
2 Poetry literary history 5
2 Poetry section 11
2 Khand Kavya (novel-in-verse) 3
2 Kavya Saundarya (poetic elements) 3
3 Sanskrit section 14
4 Letter writing 4
4 Grammar 7
4 Essay writing 7

Exam pattern

Section A — Multiple choice (20 marks): Hindi prose/poetry development history, Kavya Saundarya (ras, alankar, chhand), Hindi grammar, Sanskrit grammar, sentence structure (vachya), pad-parichay.

Section B — Descriptive (50 marks): prose and poetry passage questions, Sanskrit prose/poetry translation into Hindi, Khand Kavya questions, author and poet biographies, a memorized Sanskrit shlok, letter writing, short Sanskrit answers, and an essay.

Internal assessment (30 marks): oral expression test (August), creative writing test (December), and four unit tests across the year, combined into a 10-mark score.

Prescribed prose (गद्य)

Prescribed poetry (काव्य)

Prescribed Sanskrit section

वाराणसी, देशभक्तः चन्द्रशेखरः, भारतीयाः संस्कृतिः, वीरः वीरेण पूज्यते, आरुणिश्वेतकेतु संवादः, जीवन-सूत्राणि, प्रबुद्धोग्रामीणः, केन किं वर्धते, अन्योक्तिविलासः

Khand Kavya (district-wise)

The prescribed Khand Kavya (novel-in-verse) differs by district — nine different books are assigned across UP’s districts (e.g. मुक्तिदूत, ज्योति जवाहर, अग्रपूजा, मेवाड़ मुकुट, जय सुभाष, मातृ भूमि के लिये, कर्ण, कर्मवीर भरत, तुमुल). Check the official syllabus PDF above for your district’s assigned title.

Official source