Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus - Free PDF Download
Maharashtra State Board Syllabus 2025-26 10th Standard: The Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 has been released by the MSBSHSE, Maharashtra State Board. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2025-26 Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new Maharashtra State Board syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
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Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Revised Syllabus
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science and their Unit wise marks distribution
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme
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Syllabus
1: History : Applied History [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
1 Historiography : Development in the West [Revision]
- Historiography
- What is Historiography?
- Objective of Historiography
- Need of an Expert in the Study of History
- Historical Research Method and Stages of Historiography
- Important Disciplines in the Historical Research
- Tradition of Historiography
- Modern Historiography
- Development of Scientific Perspective in Europe and Historiography
- Notable Scholars
- René Descartes (1596-1650)
- Voltaire (1694-1778)
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)
- Leopold von Ranké (1795-1886)
- Karl Marx (1818-1883)
- Annales School
- Feminist Historiography
- Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
2 Historiography : Indian Tradition [Revision]
- Tradition of Indian Historiography
- Indian Historiography in the Ancient Period
- Indian Historiography in the Medieval Period
- Indian Historiography in the Modern Period
- Indian Historiography in the Pre-Independence Era
- Colonial Historiography
- Orientalist Historiography
- Nationalistic Historiography
- Indian Historiography in the Post-Independence Era
- Marxist Histroy
- Subaltern History
- Feminist History
3 Applied History [Revision]
4 History of Indian Arts [Revision]
- What is ‘Art’?
- Art
- Types of Art
- Style in Art
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Painting
- Folk Styles of Paintings
- Maratha style painting
- Warli painting
- Chitrakathi tradition
- Miniature Paintings in Manuscripts
- The Mughal School of Painting
- The Deccan School of Miniature Painting
- Folk Styles of Paintings
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Sculpture Art
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Architecture and Sculpture
- Indian Traditions of Performing Arts
- Present Scenario of the Performing Arts
- Art, Applied Art, and Professional Opportunities
5 Mass Media and History [Revision]
6 Entertainment and History [Revision]
- Indian Entertainment
- Indian Folk Theatre
- Puppetry - Wooden Puppets (Kathputali)
- Dashavatara Theatre
- Bhajan
- Keertan
- Lalit
- Bharud
- Tamasha
- Powada
- Marathi Theatre
- Indian Film Industry
- Entertainment and Professional Opportunities
7 Sports and History [Revision]
- Sports
- Introduction
- Importance of sports
- Types of Sports
- Globalisation of Sports
- Game Materials and Toys
- Toys and History
- Literature and Movies on Sport
- Sports and Professional Opportunities
8 Tourism and History [Revision]
9 Heritage Management [Revision]
- Sources of History, Their Conservation and Preservation
- Some Famous Museums
- Libraries and Archives
- Encyclopaedia
- Encyclopedia
- Types of Encyclopaedia
- Benefits of Encyclopaedia
- Encyclopaedia and History
2: Political Science : Working of the Indian Constitution [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
1 Working of the Constitution [Revision]
2 The Electoral Process [Revision]
3 Political Parties [Revision]
- Political Parties
- Characteristics of Political Parties:
- To be in power
- To pursue an ideology
- To have a Party Agenda
- To Establish a Government
- To act as a link between the Government and the people
- Changing Nature of Political Party System in India
- National Parties
- Indian National Congress
- Communist Party of India
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Bahujan Samaj Party
- Nationalist Congress Party
- Trinamool Congress
- Regional Parties
- Regional parties
- Changing nature of regional parties in India
- Some Major Regional Parties as shown below
1) Shiv Sena
2) Shiromani Akali Dal
3) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
4) Assam Gan Parishad
5) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Regional Parties in Maharashtra (Representation in Vidhan Sabha)
5 Challenges Faced by Indian Democracy [Revision]
10: History - Imperialism [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
1.01 Geographical discoveries and colonization [Revision]
- Concept for Geographical Discoveries and Colonization
1.02 Africa [Revision]
- Imperialism - Africa
1.03 Asia: India, China, Japan [Revision]
- Concept for Asia: India, China, Japan
11: History - 20th Century Age of conflict [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
2.01 Dictatorships in Europe, Second World War and world [Revision]
- Concept on Dictatorships in Europe
- Concept for Second World War and World
2.02 First world war [Revision]
- Concept on First World War
2.03 The League of Nations [Revision]
- Concept for the League of Nations
2.04 Russian Revolution [Revision]
- Concept for Russian Revolution
2.05 United Nations Organization [Revision]
- Concept for United Nations Organization
12: History - Emancipation of Asia and Africa [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
3.01 Africa [Revision]
- Emancipation of Africa
3.02 Asia [Revision]
- Emancipation of Asia
13: History - World after World War 2 [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
4.01 Globalization [Revision]
- Globalization After World War II
4.02 Scientific and Technological Progress [Revision]
- Scientific and Technological Progress After World War II
4.03 Cold war [Revision]
- Formation of the Cold War
14: Political Science [Revision]
Maharashtra State Board 10th Standard History and Political Science Syllabus
5.01 Social Diversity and Democracy [Revision]
- Social Diversity
- Interdependence and Co-existence
- Family and Society
- Coccept for Caste/Race and Democracy
- Concept for Language and Democracy
- Cocnept for Religion and Democracy
- Concept for Gender and Democracy
- Concept for Democracy and Diversity
5.02 Challenges to Democracy Remedial Measures to the Challenges [Revision]
- Concept for Challenges to Democracy Remedial Measures to the Challenges
5.03 Internal work [Revision]
5.04 Democracy [Revision]
- Democracy - Meaning, Types and Characteristics
5.05 Political Parties and Types [Revision]
- Political Parties
- Characteristics of Political Parties:
- To be in power
- To pursue an ideology
- To have a Party Agenda
- To Establish a Government
- To act as a link between the Government and the people
- Importance of Political Parties
- Major National and Regional Parties in India/ Types of Political Parties
