Updated 6 August 2026·24 chapters

NIOS Class 10 Economics — Syllabus 2026-27

NIOS Class 10 Economics syllabus for 2026-27: all 24 chapters, with the topics in each. Starts with What is Economics, Human Wants and Goods and Services.

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The NIOS Class 10 Economics course for 2026-27 has 24 chapters. Chapters with a topic breakdown link to their own syllabus page.

NIOS Class 10 Economics — Chapter List

#	Chapter	Topics
1	What is Economics	Meaning of Economics · Branches of Economics · Positive and Normative Economics
2	Human Wants	Meaning of Wants · How Wants Arise and Grow · Satisfaction of Wants and Scarcity of Resources
3	Goods and Services	Meaning of Goods and Services · Types of Goods and Services · Single Use and Durable Use Goods
4	Economy - its Meaning Types	Meaning of Economy · Types of Economy on the Basis of Ownership and Control · Capitalist Economy: Main Features
5	Central Problems of An Economy	Scarcity, Choice, and Alternative Uses · Three Central Problems of an Economy · Fundamental Economic Questions
6	Basic Economic Activies	Basic Economic Activities · Factors of Production · Land, Labour, Capital and Entrepreneurship
7	Production	Meaning of Production and Production Function · Techniques of Production and Division of Labour · Total Product, Average Product and Marginal Product
8	Cost and Revenue	Meaning of Cost · Types of Cost · Average Cost and Marginal Cost
9	Demand	Meaning of Demand · Individual Demand and Its Determinants · Law of Demand and Demand Curve
10	Supply	Meaning of Supply · Stock and Supply · Factors Affecting Individual Supply
11	Determination of Prices and Quantity	Meaning of Price and Profit · Equilibrium Price and Equilibrium Quantity · Demand, Supply, and Price Adjustment
12	Market	Meaning of Market · Structure of Market · Monopoly Market
13	Role of Government in Determination of Price and Quantity	Administered Price and Equilibrium Price · Control Price, Rationing, and Black Marketing · Support Price
14	Money and its Role	Barter System and Its Need · Demerits of Barter System · Functions of Money
15	Banking and Credit	Meaning of Bank and Banking · Functions of a Bank · Meaning of Credit
16	Saving and Insurance	Meaning of Saving · Where Saving Is Kept · Uses of Saving
17	Collection and Presentation of Data	Meaning and Features of Data · Importance of Data in Economics · Types of Data and Methods of Collection
18	Analysis of Data	Meaning of Analysis of Data and Central Tendency · Functions and Use of Averages · Arithmetic Mean: Formula and Basic Idea
19	An Overview of Indian Economy	Indian Economy at the Time of Independence · Land Revenue Systems and Intermediaries in Agriculture · Famines, Cash Crops, and Food Shortage
20	Sectoral Aspects of Indian Economy	Three Sectors of the Economy · Role of the Primary Sector · Role of the Secondary Sector
21	Challenges of Indian Economy	Poverty and Unemployment · Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation Programmes · Education
22	Indian Economy in The Global Context	Economic Relationship Between Countries · Trade, International Trade, and Its Importance · India’s Exports and Imports
23	Environment and Sustainable Development	Environment: Meaning and Importance · Resources: Renewable and Non-renewable · Pollution
24	Consumer Awareness	Meaning of Consumer, Goods and Services · Consumer Awareness and Its Need · Consumer Redressal System and Consumer Protection Laws

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Time your practice — attempt some papers under exam conditions.

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