20 Weeks Study Plan for Term-1 Class 10 | How To Prepare For Class 10 PDF Download

Class 10 exams are important because they help you understand key subjects, decide what you want to study next, and set the stage for your future education and career. Doing well can boost your confidence and open up more opportunities.
A 20-week study planner helps you ace your Class 10 exams by organizing your study time into manageable portions. It ensures you cover all your subjects, stay on track with daily tasks, and regularly review what you’ve learned. Built-in practice tests helps to boost your confidence, stay stress-free, and be fully prepared for your exams.

Keeping in mind the scarcity of time, we have constructed the schedule with utmost precision, giving ample time to each subject as well as for its practice, so that you may “study what matters”. 

Note: As different schools have different policies regarding the number of subjects that a student must take, this plan only encompasses the schedule for 3 main subjects and English language.

Week 1 to 5

Week 1

Day 1 - English: A Letter to God (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: Dust of Snow & Fire and Ice (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Real Numbers (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 4 - Maths: Polynomials (Notes and Exercises)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): The Rise of Nationalism in Europe (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Resources and Development (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Chemical Reactions and Equations 

Week 2

Day 1 - English: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: A Tiger in the Zoo (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Quadratic Equations (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): Nationalism in India (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Forest and Wildlife Resources (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Acids, Bases and Salts

Week 3

Day 1 - English: Two Stories about Flying (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: How to Tell Wild Animals & The Ball Poem (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Arithmetic Progressions (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Triangles (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): The Making of a Global World (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Water Resources (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Metals and Non-metals 

Week 4

Day 1 - English: From the Diary of Anne Frank (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: Amanda! (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Coordinate Geometry (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Introduction to Trigonometry (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): The Age of Industrialisation (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Agriculture (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Carbon and its Compounds 

Week 5

Day 1 - English: Glimpses of India (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: A Baker from Goa & Tea from Assam (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Some Applications of Trigonometry (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Circles (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): Print Culture and the Modern World (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Minerals and Energy Resources (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Life Processes 

Week 6 to 10

Week 6

Day 1 - English: Mijbil the Otter (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: Fog (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Areas Related to Circles (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Surface Areas and Volumes (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): The Rise of Nationalism in Europe (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Manufacturing Industries (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: Control and Coordination 

Week 7

Day 1 - English: Madam Rides the Bus (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: The Tale of Custard the Dragon (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Statistics (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Probability (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): Nationalism in India (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Lifelines of National Economy (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: How do Organisms Reproduce? 

Week 8

Day 1 - English: The Sermon at Benares (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: For Anne Gregory (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic (Notes and Exercises)
Day 4 - Maths: Revisiting Irrational Numbers (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): The Making of a Global World (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Water Resources (Revision and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Heredity

Week 9

Day 1 - English: The Proposal (Notes and Exercises)
Day 2 - English: Revisions of All English Lessons (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Polynomials (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (History): The Age of Industrialisation (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Agriculture (Revision and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: The Human Eye and the Colourful World 

Week 10

Day 1 - English: Glimpses of India (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: Two Stories about Flying (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Quadratic Equations (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Arithmetic Progressions (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Geography): Minerals and Energy Resources (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Economics): Development (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: Electricity

Week 11 to 15

Week 11

Day 1 - English: Madam Rides the Bus (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: A Tiger in the Zoo (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Surface Areas and Volumes (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Some Applications of Trigonometry (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Geography): Lifelines of National Economy (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Economics): Sectors of the Indian Economy (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current 

Week 12

Day 1 - English: From the Diary of Anne Frank (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: Amanda! (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Introduction to Trigonometry (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Coordinate Geometry (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Geography): Forest and Wildlife Resources (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Economics): Money and Credit (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: Our Environment 

Week 13

Day 1 - English: The Proposal (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: Revisions of All English Lessons (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Statistics (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Probability (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Economics): Globalisation and the Indian Economy (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Political Science): Power-sharing (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: Light – Reflection and Refraction 

Week 14

Day 1 - English: Mijbil the Otter (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: The Ball Poem (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Circles (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Areas Related to Circles (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Political Science): Federalism (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Political Science): Gender, Religion and Caste (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: The Human Eye and the Colourful World (Revision and Tests)

Week 15

Day 1 - English: Amanda! (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: Glimpses of India (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Surface Areas and Volumes (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Some Applications of Trigonometry (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Political Science): Political Parties (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Political Science): Outcomes of Democracy (Notes and Exercises)
Day 7 - Science: Electricity (Revision and Tests)

Week 16 to 20

Week 16

Day 1 - English: Madam Rides the Bus (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: A Baker from Goa (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Probability (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Coordinate Geometry (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Economics): Consumer Rights (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Economics): Development (Revision and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current (Revision and Tests)

Week 17

Day 1 - English: The Sermon at Benares (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: Fire and Ice (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Polynomials (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Quadratic Equations (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Geography): Manufacturing Industries (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Geography): Lifelines of National Economy (Revision and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Heredity (Revision and Tests)

Week 18

Day 1 - English: Two Stories about Flying (Revision and Tests)
Day 2 - English: The Proposal (Revision and Tests)
Day 3 - Maths: Surface Areas and Volumes (Revision and Tests)
Day 4 - Maths: Introduction to Trigonometry (RS Aggarwal and RD Sharma Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies (Political Science): Power-sharing (Revision and Tests)
Day 6 - Social Studies (Political Science): Federalism (Revision and Tests)
Day 7 - Science: Chemical Reactions and Equations (Revision and Tests)

Week 19

Day 1 - English: Revisions of All English Lessons (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 2 - English: Complete English Revision (Practice Questions)
Day 3 - Maths: Complete Maths Revision (Practice Questions)
Day 4 - Maths: Mock Test on All Chapters (Test and Solutions)
Day 5 - Social Studies: Complete Revision of All Subjects (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - Social Studies: Mock Test on All Chapters (Test and Solutions)
Day 7 - Science: Complete Science Revision (Practice Questions)

Week 20

Day 1 - Science: Mock Test on All Chapters (Test and Solutions)
Day 2 - General Revision: All Subjects (Notes and Exercises)
Day 3 - General Revision: All Subjects (Worksheets and Tests)
Day 4 - General Revision: All Subjects (Practice Questions)
Day 5 - General Revision: Focus on Weak Areas (Notes and Exercises)
Day 6 - General Revision: Final Review (Mock Tests and Solutions)
Day 7 - Relax and Revise: Light Revision and Rest