NCERT Books Class 10 PDF Download (2026-27)

NCERT Books Class 10 are the main study material for the CBSE board exam. CBSE prescribes NCERT textbooks for Maths, Science, English, Social Science and Hindi, so every Class 10 student needs them. On eSaral you can open the NCERT books Class 10 subject by subject, download the PDFs and study on a phone, tablet or computer.

Each PDF can be saved for offline reading. Most subjects are available in both English and Hindi medium, so you can pick the language in which concepts are easiest to understand. The textbooks combine theory, solved examples and exercises, which makes them the base of every board-exam plan.

Are the books changing in 2026-27? The NCERT books Class 10 listed below are the ones in use for the 2026-27 session. As per reports based on NCERT's advisory, new Class 10 textbooks are expected from the 2027-28 session. Check ncert.nic.in for any official update.

All NCERT Books Class 10 at a Glance

Download NCERT Books Class 10 in English

Open a subject page below for the PDFs. The Physics, Chemistry and Biology pages are subject-wise views of the single NCERT Science textbook.

Download NCERT Books for Class 10 in Hindi Medium

NCERT Solutions for Class 10

After reading a chapter, check your answers with NCERT Solutions. You can also browse NCERT Solutions for Class 10 (all subjects).

NCERT Book for Class 10 Maths

The NCERT Mathematics textbook for Class 10 has 14 chapters, from Real Numbers to Probability. In Hindi medium the book is called Ganit. It explains each concept with solved examples and then gives exercises at the end of every section, so you learn a method first and practise it straight after. Use the Maths PDF page for chapter-wise downloads.

Once you finish the exercises, practise CBSE Class 10 Sample Papers with solutions and marking schemes. They show the question pattern, difficulty level and scoring strategy.

NCERT Book for Class 10 Science

Class 10 Science is one textbook with 13 chapters. Chapters 1–4 cover Chemistry, 5–8 cover Biology, 9–12 cover Physics, and Chapter 13 is Our Environment. In Hindi medium the book is called Vigyan. The chapters follow the CBSE Class 10 Science syllabus, so read the text, draw every diagram and solve all the chapter-end questions. Subject-wise PDF pages are listed above for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

NCERT Book for Class 10 English

English has two NCERT books. First Flight is the main textbook with prose and poetry. Footprints Without Feet is the supplementary reader with short stories. Read each chapter carefully, understand its central idea and solve the questions at the end. Both books build reading, writing and comprehension skills for the board exam.

NCERT Book for Class 10 Social Science

Social Science has four NCERT books, one for each part of the subject:

• History: India and the Contemporary World – II
• Geography: Contemporary India – II
• Political Science: Democratic Politics – II
• Economics: Understanding Economic Development

Study each book separately, because each has its own style of questions. For answers to the chapter exercises, use the Social Science link in the NCERT Solutions table above. The official PDFs are available on ncert.nic.in.

NCERT Book Class 10 Hindi

Hindi is taught as Course A or Course B, and each course uses two books:

• Hindi Course A: Kshitij Bhag 2 and Kritika Bhag 2
• Hindi Course B: Sparsh Bhag 2 and Sanchayan Bhag 2

Check with your school which course you follow. Like the other NCERT books for Class 10, the Hindi books combine reading, writing and literature practice. Download the chapter-wise PDFs from the Class 10 Hindi books page.

Tips for Using NCERT Books Class 10 Effectively

Treat the NCERT books Class 10 as your first and main source, then add practice around them.

1. Take short handwritten notes. Write key points, formulas, theorems, definitions and diagrams in your own words. Notes make revision faster. Our Class 10 short notes and revision videos can support this.
2. Highlight sparingly. Mark only the points you would need in a last-minute revision, so the page stays useful.
3. Solve every exercise. Exercises show whether you have understood a concept and where your gaps are. Solve them calmly, and check NCERT Solutions only after you have tried.
4. Practise previous year papers. Solve CBSE Class 10 previous year question papers to see frequently asked questions and the actual board pattern.
5. Stay aligned with the syllabus. Keep the CBSE Class 10 syllabus open while you study, and use the important questions for Class 10 for revision.

Benefits of Using NCERT Books for Class 10

• They are prescribed by CBSE and aligned with the board syllabus.
• Concepts are explained in simple language, with diagrams and solved examples.
• Chapter-end exercises build problem-solving skills.
• The same chapter order makes it easy to pair them with NCERT Solutions.
• English and Hindi medium editions are available for most subjects.
• Free PDFs make them easy to access on any device.

Conclusion

The best way to use the NCERT books Class 10 is simple: read each chapter, solve every exercise, then practise sample papers and previous year papers. Download the subject you need from the lists above and start with the chapters you find hardest. For guided preparation, explore eSaral's Class 10 courses.