Maharashtra SSC
Four papers of 40 marks, two hours each, no negative marking. Algebra, Geometry and Science and Technology Part 1.
The board sets its paper from the Balbharati book, so the book is the syllabus.
Class 10 — the board year
Class 10 tuition — SSC, CBSE or ICSE
Three boards, three genuinely different papers, and three different ways to lose marks in them. Whichever one your child is on, the teaching is one-to-one at your home and the material is included. Start with your board below.
Maharashtra SSCCBSEICSEMathsPhysics & Chemistry1-to-1 at home
Mira Road East · Bhayandar East · Bhayandar West · or online
Pick your board
The page with the full syllabus and plan
Each of these has the chapter lists, the paper pattern and the things students actually lose marks on.
CBSE
Science and Maths, 80 + 20 each, three-hour papers. Standard or Basic Maths. Around half the paper is competency-based.
And now two board attempts a year — February compulsory, May optional, better score counts.
ICSE
Physics and Chemistry as separate 80-mark papers, two hours each; Maths two and a half. Section B gives whole-question choice.
More examined science than any other board, and the most numerical.
The three papers side by side
For Maths and the physical sciences
Parents ask me to compare these constantly, usually when choosing a school for a younger child. Here it is without the sales pitch.
| Maharashtra SSC | CBSE | ICSE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maths papers | Algebra 40 + Geometry 40 | One paper, 80 | One paper, 80 |
| Maths duration | 2 hours each | 3 hours | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Science papers | Part 1 (40) + Part 2 (40) | One Science paper, 80 | Physics 80, Chemistry 80, Biology 80 |
| Science duration | 2 hours each | 3 hours | 2 hours each |
| Internal marks | 20 per subject | 20 per subject | 20 per subject |
| Negative marking | None | None | None |
| Choice in the paper | Internal choice | Internal choice, about a third | Whole-question choice in Section B |
| Number of board attempts | One (March) | Two — February compulsory, May optional | One |
| Textbook the paper follows | Balbharati, closely | NCERT | CISCE syllabus; Selina and Dalal in practice |
| Best suited to | Students continuing in the Maharashtra system, CET track | JEE and NEET track — NCERT is the line those exams follow | Students who write well and enjoy depth and numericals |
No board is 'better'I teach all three and I will not tell you one produces better engineers. What matters far more is whether your child is actually doing the work, and whether the school is any good. If you are choosing a school, choose the school.
What I teach, on every board
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. On the SSC board that means Algebra, Geometry and Science and Technology Part 1. On CBSE it means Maths and the Physics and Chemistry half of Science. On ICSE it means Maths, Physics and Chemistry as three separate papers.
The classes are one-to-one, at your home, in Mira Road East, Bhayandar East and Bhayandar West — or online if you are elsewhere. Notes, worksheets, question banks and a marked test every week are included in the fees; there is no separate material charge.
Class 9 matters more than you think
Most of the Class 10 problems I am called in to fix started in Class 9, because no board reteaches Class 9 content in Class 10 — it is assumed, silently, in almost every chapter. If your child is in Class 9 now, that is the cheaper year to do this in: SSC Class 9, CBSE Class 9, ICSE Class 9.
And after Class 10
For engineering, the two exams that matter in Maharashtra are MHT-CET and JEE. For medicine, I teach the Physics and Chemistry half of NEET. If your child wants a head start, the Class 10 Foundation page explains how Class 12 content gets opened during the board year without hurting the board result.
Questions parents ask
Class 10 tuition — what parents ask me
Which board is best for JEE or NEET?
CBSE has a genuine structural advantage, because JEE and NEET are written on the NCERT line and a CBSE student is already studying those books. That advantage is smaller than people think, though — every year students from SSC and ICSE schools get good ranks. If your child is already in an ICSE or SSC school, changing boards for this reason alone is usually a bad trade.
My child is in an ICSE school but wants to do JEE. Is that a problem?
Not a problem, just a gap to manage. ICSE students usually arrive stronger in numerical work and in writing out a full solution, and weaker on a few NCERT-specific topics that ICSE either does not cover or covers differently. Those are identified and taught separately. The reverse is also true — ICSE Class 10 teaches mole concept, electrolysis and machines at a depth CBSE does not, and that helps later.
Is it too late to start in Class 10?
It depends on when in Class 10. From June to about November, plenty can be done. From January, we are doing damage control and I will say so honestly rather than take your money and let you find out in March. Call me and tell me where things stand — if I do not think I can help meaningfully, I will say that.
Do you teach in English, Hindi or Marathi?
Classes are in English, with explanation in Hindi or Marathi wherever that is what makes an idea land. Semi-English students — English for Maths and Science, Marathi or Hindi for the rest — are the most common case in Mira Bhayandar and are completely fine.
What are your fees?
Fees depend on the class, how many subjects you want and how many classes a week we run. All the material — notes, worksheets, question banks and the weekly marked test — is included, so the number I quote is the number you pay. Call or WhatsApp on 79774 75848 with your child's class, board and subjects and I will give you the exact figure.
Is the demo class really free?
Yes, and it is a real class on a real chapter — not a sales meeting. Tell me what your child is stuck on and we will do exactly that. At the end you will know whether my teaching suits your child, which is the only question worth answering.
Also taught here
Other classes and exams
SSC Class 10Algebra, Geometry and Science Part 1CBSE Class 10Science, Maths and the two board examsICSE Class 10Two-hour papers and Section B choiceFoundation Class 10Class 12 PCM, finished earlyMHT-CET TutorPCM and PCB Physics & Chemistry, state syllabusJEE & NEET FoundationThe Class 8 to 10 head-start plan
Free demo class, on your board's paper
Tell me the board and the chapter that is costing marks. That is the class we will do.