Social Science SSLC (English Medium) Class 6 Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Syllabus 2025-26

• A Mighty Emperor Ashoka: Sarnath Pillar and Sanchi Stupa.

• Hunting and Food Gathering
• Art of Flaking 
• Stone Tools and Weapons
• Invention of the Wheel 
• Pot Making
• Ancient Rock Paintings
• Agriculture

• Discovery of a lost city – Harappa
• Sites in Indian borders 

• Planned Towns
• Agriculture and Animal Domestication
• Pottery
• Metal Tools and Weapons
• Textiles and Ornaments
• Trade and Exchange
• Weights and Measures
• Seals, Sealings and Scripts
• Arts and Amusement
• Religion
• Original Inhabitants and their Culture
• Decline of Indus Culture

• Galaxy
• Types of Galaxy

• Satellites
• Asteroids
• Dwarf planets
• Comet 
• A meteor 

• Structure of Lithosphere

• Atmosphere
• Layers of Atmosphere
• The Role of Atmosphere In Climate Control

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Southern Ocean

Characteristics and Importance

•  Interdependence and Co-existence
• Family and Society

• Popular Dances and Music of India

• Causes for Prejudice 

• Caste Discrimination
• Gender Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Socio-Economic Inequality
• Remedial Measures for Abolishing Inequality and Discrimination 
• Constitution of India and Equality

• Aryans and their Home in India

• Shrutis
• Smritis
• Archaeological Sources

• Polity and Society
• King
• Social Organization
• Status of women
• Economic Life
• Religion
• Education
• Age – based Ashramas

• Adichanallur - Thoothukudi District
• Keezhadi – Sivagangai District
• Porunthal – Dindigul District
• Paiyampalli – Vellore District
• Kodumanal – Erode District

• Literary sources
• Causes for the Rise of Intellectual Awakening and the Birth of Buddhism and Jainism

• Origin of Jainism
• Vardhaman Mahavir (599 BCE to 527 BCE)
• Unique Teachings of Jainism
• Tri-ratna - Samyak Darshan, Samyak Jnan, Samyak Charitra or Three Jewels
• Jain Code of Conduct
• Digambaras and Svetambaras
• Reasons for the Spread of Jainism
• The Pancha Mahavratas - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya.

• Gautama Buddha
• Four Great Sights
• Enlightenment
• Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
• Eight Fold Path
• Teachings of Buddha
• The Wheel of life
• Causes for the Spread of Buddhism

• Role of iron in a changing society

• Sixteen Mahajanapadas

• Causes for the Rise of Magadha
• Dynasties of Ancient Magadha: The Haryanka dynasty, The Shishunaga dynasty, The Nanda dynasty, and The Maurya dynasty 

• Mauryan Empire
• Mauryan Kings: Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara, Ashoka.

• Administration: Centralized administration, Military Administration, and Municipal Administration.
• Currency
• Trade and Urbanization
• Mauryan Art and Architecture
• Stupas
• Monolithic Pillar – Sarnath

• Commercial resources
• Non-commercial resources

• Introduction
• Proportion of Land and Water on Earth
• Causes of Depletion of Natural Resources
• Impact of Depletion of Natural Resources
• Steps to Prevent Depletion of Resources

• On the basis of Origin: Biotic resources and Abiotic resources
• On the basis of renewability: Renewable resources and Non-renewable resources
• On the basis of Development
• On the basis of Exhaustibility
• On the basis of Distribution
• On the basis of Ownership

• Banyan tree-1950
• Peacock-1963
• River Ganges-2008
• River Dolphin-2010
• King cobraOphiophagus hannah 
• Lotus-1950
• Tiger-1973
• Elephant-2010 
• Mango - 1950
• Lactobacillus-2012

• National flag
• National Emblem
• National Anthem
• National song
• National pledge
• National Micro organism 
• Currency of India- (INR) `
• National Calender
• National Holidays

• Right to Equality
• Right to Freedom
• Right against Exploitation
• Right to Freedom of Conscience and Religion
• Cultural and Educational Rights
• Right to Constitutional Remedies

• Introduction
• List of Fundamental Duties

• Sandhai
• Consumer Goods
• Barter system
• Money
• Savings

• Villages
• Farmers or Cultivators

• Importances of Urban Cities

• Sources of Sangam Age

• Kingship
• The Court
• Army
• Law and Justice
• Local Administration 
• Important Towns

• Status of Women
• Religious Beliefs and Social Divisions
• Dress and Ornaments
• Arts
• Occupation
• Festivals and Entertainments
• Trade

• Importance of the Sunga Period

• The Kanva rulers: Vasudeva, Bhumi Mitra, Narayana, and Susarman

• Contributions of Satavahanas: Literature & Art and Architecture                                                                                                                                                      

• Rulers of Indo Greeks: Demetrius I and Menander
• Contributions of Indo-Greeks: Coinage and Sculpture
• Rulers of Indo-Parthians (Pahlavas)
• Contribution of Kadphises I
• Contribution of Kadphises II

• The Kushana Kings: Kanishka, Conquests, Religious Policy, and Art and Literature

• Foundation of the Gupta Dynasty: Chandragupta I (319–335 AD(CE)), Samudragupta (335–380 AD(CE)), and Chandragupta II (380 - 415AD(CE))
• Consolidation of Gupta Dynasty

• Gupta Polity
• Land and Peasants
• Trade and Commerce
• Metallurgy
• Society
• Slavery
• Religion
• Art and Architecture
• Literature
• Mathematics, Astronomy and Medicine

• Conquest of Harshavardhana
• Administration
• Religious Policy
• Art and Literature

• Sources of Pallava
• Pallava Genealogy
• Pallava’s Contribution to Architecture
• Mahendra Style
• Mamalla Style
• Rajasimha Style
• Nandivarma Style
• Society and Culture
• Education and Literature
• Pallava Art

• Sources of Chalukyas
• The Chalukyas of Vatapi
• Western Chalukyas of Kalyani 
• Contributions to Art and Architecture

• Rashtrakuta Kings
• Contribution of Rashtrakutas: Literature, Art and architecture, Kailasanatha Temple, Elephanta Island, and Pattadakal

• Location and Area
• Boundaries
• Political Divisions

• The Northern lowlands
• The Central highlands
• The Southern Plateaus
• The Great Plains
• The Island Groups

• Major Rivers of Asia

• Factors affecting Climate of Asia
• Types of Climate:
  Tundra
  Temperate
  Tropical
  Desert
  Equatorial.

• Tundra, Taiga, Tropical Deciduous, Thorny, Equatorial

• Mineral Resources
• Agriculture
• Fishing
• Industrial Regions
• Trasport
• Roadways
• Railways
• Waterways

• Population
• Religion & Language
• Art and Architecture
• Food
• Dance and Music
• Festivals
• Land of contrasts

• Location and Area
• Boundaries
• Political Divisions
• Climate
• Natural Vegetation
• Drainage

• The North Western Highlands
• The Central Plateaus/High land
• The Alpine Mountain system
• The North European plains

• Industries

• Religion & Language
• Art and Architecture
• Food and Festivals

• Latitudes
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Important lines of latitude: Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frigid Zone.

• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere

• International date line
• The importance of IDL

• Warning System in India
• Disaster Management in India
• State Disaster Management plan
• General Survival Techniques

• Introduction
• Causes of Effects
• Prevention and Safety

• Introduction
• Causes of Flood
• Effects of Floods
• Prevention of Flood

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy

• Corporations are there in Tamil Nadu
• Head of the Corporation
• Duties of Corporation
• Source of income to the Corporation

• Special features of Panchayat Raj
• Functions of the village Panchayat: Obligatory Functions and Discretionary Functions
• Revenue of the Village Panchayat

• The Committees of the Corporation
• Administration of the Corporation
• Functions of the City Municipal Corporation
• Revenue of the City Municipal Corporation

• Gram Panchayat
• Nyaya Panchayat

• Mandatory road signs
• Cautionary road signs
• Informatory road signs

• Always use pavements
• Do's and Don’ts

• Do's and Don’ts

• Do's and Don’ts