Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

1. English

(Compulsory)

4. Mathematics

(Compulsory)

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6. Commercial Applications/

Economic Applications/

Computer Applications/ Artificial Intelligence/

Physical Education/

Arts

(Choose any 1)

(Compulsory)

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2. Hindi /French /Spanish/ German/Sanskrit (Choose any 1)

(Compulsory)

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5. Science/Commercial Studies

(Choose any 1) (Compulsory)

3. History-Civics & Geography

(Compulsory)

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SUPW (Grades Only) Compulsory

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Please note: Commercial Studies (Group II) and Commercial Applications (Group III) can not be opted together.

Subject

Theory Marks

Internal Marks

Exam Duration

Group I Subjects

1) English: English Language

80

20

2 hrs

English: English Literature

80

20

2 hrs

2)Hindi/French/Spanish/German/Sanskrit

80

20

3 hrs

Group II Subjects

3) Social Science: History-Civics

80

20

2 hrs

Social Science: Geography

80

20

2 hrs

4) Mathematics

80

20

3 hrs

5) Science : Physics

80

20

2 hrs

Science: Chemistry

80

20

2 hrs

Science: Biology

80

20

2 hrs

Commercial Studies

80

20

2 hrs

Group III Subjects

6) Commercial Applications

100

100

2 hrs

Computer Applications

100

100

2 hrs

Artificial Intelligence

100

100

2 hrs

Economic Applications

100

100

2 hrs

Physical Education

100

100

2 hrs

Arts

100

100

2 hrs

Grade IX ICSE

Grade X ICSE

• Introduction to Commercial Organizations - Basic understanding of terms like commerce, business, industry, trade, organization, firm and company.

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• Functioning of a Commercial Organization -To understand the specific roles played by different departments.

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• Business Communication - Increasing relevance of communication in a commercial organization

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• Mechanics and Terminology of Accounting Systems- Need and relevance of accounting. Basic understanding of debit and credit; accounting terminology and accounting records

(Only Theory No Practical)

• Understanding the basics of Markets and Marketing - Understanding 4 ‘P’s– Product, Price, Place and Promotion; Advertising and brand promotion.

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• Understanding Finance- GAAP; Banking - Functions of the Central Bank and Commercial Banks, types of accounts and banking transactions; Fundamental concept of Cost (direct, variable etc.).

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• Understanding Human Resources-

Commonly used methods of recruitment, selection

and training.

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• Development of Public Relations

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• Issues of the environment – Consumer Protection, Different forms of energy, Responsibility of Business towards Sustainability and Environment Protection

Grade IX ICSE

Grade X ICSE

• Basic Concepts of Economics – Basic problems of an economy; classification of economies into developing and developed

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• An overview of Indian Economy – Role of Agriculture/ Industries and its impact on the Ecosystem; Importance of Service Sector

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• Infrastructure of the Indian Economy – Economic and social infrastructure and its role in India’s economic development

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• Consumer Awareness – Consumer rights and legal measures available to protect consumers from being exploited – (COPRA, RTI)

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• Globalization

• Demand and Supply: Basic Concepts – Law of Demand and Supply; Price elasticity of demand and supply

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• Factors of Production: Basic Concepts – Land, Labour, Capital and Entrepreneur

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• Alternative Market Structures: Basic Concepts – Perfectly Competitive market; Monopoly market, monopolistic competitive market

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• Economic Development – Role of Government in the economy

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• Money and Banking - Functions of the Central Bank and Commercial banks; Credit Control; Inflation

Grade IX ICSE

Grade X ICSE

• Introduction to Object Oriented Programming concepts – Principles of Object-Oriented Programming; Introduction to JAVA – Applets and Applications

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• Elementary Concept of Objects and Classes

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• Values and data types, Operators, Input/Output - Types of operators, Introduction to packages, Input/Output streams

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• Mathematical Library Methods- Introduction to package java. Lang [default]; methods of Math class.

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• Conditional constructs in Java, Nested loops- Application of if, if else, if else if ladder, switch-case, default, break, for, while do while

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• Ethical Issues in Computing

• User-defined Methods – Return and Void type of methods

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• Constructors – Default and Parametrized

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• Library Classes – String Class & Wrapper class; Exception Handling

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• Arrays – 1 Dimensional , 2 Dimensional

Grade IX ICSE

Grade X ICSE

• Introduction to Robotics– Evolution ,Classification and Applications of Robots

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• Robot as a System- Building blocks of robots

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• Concepts in Robotics- Types of motion in robots , Using links and joints in motion

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• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – Meaning , Applications , Benefits and Ethical considerations of AI.

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• Evolution of Computing- Role of Data and information in AI, Machine learning , Conditional gates.

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• Introduction to Python Programming – Data types, variables, operators, conditional statements and control statements

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• New Age Robotic Systems– Autonomous Systems , From robots to Cobots

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• Visualization , Design and creation of components– Use of TinkerCard

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• Decision Making in machines– Object Clasification , Algorithms in teaching machines

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• Machine Intelligence and Cybersecurity –Turing Test , Hacking

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• Programming with Python – Modules, Packages ,Lists and Tuples

Grade IX ICSE

Grade X ICSE

• The Human Anatomy and Physiology - Skeletal System, Functions of the skeletal system, Classification of different types of joints, Types of joint movements in physical activities Benefits of exercise on the Skeletal System

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• Muscular System - Types of muscles, Identification of Muscles, Benefits of exercise on the muscular system.

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• Respiratory System - Pathway of Air into the body, Mechanics of Breathing, Benefits of exercise on the respiratory system.

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• Circulatory System - Structure of the Heart, Heart rate, Stroke Volume, Cardiac output., Composition of Blood, Blood groups, Benefits of exercise on the Circulatory system

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• Games and Sports

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• Any two of the following games are to be studied: Cricket, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton.

• Human Growth and Development - A brief understanding of its Stages, Factors that influence Human Growth and

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• Physical Education

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• Body types

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• Physical Fitness

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• Sports Training

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• Safety in Sports

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• Health Education

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• Careers in Physical Education

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• Candidates will be required to answer questions on any two of the following team games. Cricket, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton.