UP Board Class 10 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27 (2027 Exam)
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)
- मित्रता — रामचन्द्र शुक्ल
- ममता — जयशंकर प्रसाद
- भारतीय संस्कृति — राजेन्द्र प्रसाद
- अजन्ता — भगवत शरण उपाध्याय
- क्या लिखूँ — पदुमलाल पुन्नालाल बख्शी
- ईर्ष्या तू न गयी मेरे मन से — रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
- पानी में चन्दा और चाँद पर आदमी — जय प्रकाश भारती
Prescribed poetry (काव्य)
- सूरदास — पद
- तुलसीदास — धनुष भंग, वन पथ पर
- रसखान — सवैये, कवित्त
- बिहारी लाल — भक्ति नीति
- रामनरेश त्रिपाठी — स्वदेश प्रेम
- मैथिलीशरण गुप्त — भारतमाता का मंदिर यह
- महादेवी वर्मा — हिमालय से, वर्षा सुन्दरी के प्रति
- सुमित्रानंदन पंत — चींटी, चन्द्रलोक में प्रथम बार
- माखन लाल चतुर्वेदी — पुष्प की अभिलाषा, जवानी
- सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान — झांसी की रानी की समाधि पर
- अशोक बाजपेयी — भाषा एकमात्र अनन्त है, युवा जंगल
- श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय — हल्दीघाटी
- केदार नाथ सिंह — नदी
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.
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