Dear Students

Summer break is a great opportunity for both relaxation and learning. We hope you'll enjoy this time, while
also ensuring you stay engaged with your studies. The holiday homework is designed to keep you engaged
with your studies and reinforce concepts, ensuring a smooth transition back to school.
We encourage you to utilize this time to:
• Review Key Concepts:
Go back through the material covered till now, focusing on areas where you felt less
confident.
• Explore New Interests:
Consider taking online courses, reading a book, or pursuing a hobby to expand your
knowledge and skillset.
• Prepare for Next Year:
Begin thinking about your future goals and start researching areas of interest.
• Manage your time effectively:
Plan your homework alongside your leisure activities.
• Focus on areas where you need improvement:
Don't feel obligated to do every single task if you're struggling in certain areas.
• Enjoy the break:
Remember to relax, recharge, and have fun!

We believe that with effort and enthusiasm, you can make this holiday a positive and productive
experience. By taking a proactive approach to your holiday homework, you'll be well-prepared for the next
academic year and set yourself up for success.

Have a wonderful and enriching summer break!

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General Instructions:
• Please find the subject-wise project topics and guidelines below.
• Complete your project work and submit according to the submission dates given by the
teachers.
• Support your project work by using facts, pictures, figures, graphs etc.
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Subject wise Tasks:

*Note: Dates of subject wise submissions have been mentioned. Late submissions beyond the mentioned
dates won't be accepted. In case of a non-submission, no marks will be given.

1. Environmental Applications
General instructions:
• Format of the Project Spiral binding (Approximately 30 pages)
• Certificate – Acknowledgement – Content – Introduction – Presentation (graphs,
tables, charts, newspaper cuttings, diagrams, photographs, statistical analysis if
relevant) – Conclusion/ Summary – Bibliography.
 Students are recommended to complete any one project from the list given below.
Suggested list of Projects for topics from the syllabus are as below:
➢ How can a society produce less waste?
➢ Examine the problem of plastic.
➢ Setting up a safe plastic disposal system in a city.
➢ What are toxic wastes?
➢ Should oceans act as waste dumps?
➢ Monitor pollution in busy traffic places.
➢ Role of vehicles in causing respiratory health problems.
➢ Is better public transport an answer to reducing air pollution in cities?
➢ Is water being wasted through the modern sewage disposal system in cities?
➢ Assess the impact of any movement related to displacements or violations.
➢ Look at Governmental and Non-Governmental supports to promote local initiative in the
area of sustainable growth.
➢ Can non-conventional sources meet the growing demand for power?
*Date of submission: 16 June 2025*
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2. Home Science
General instructions:
• Format of the Project -Spiral binding (Approximately 30 pages)
• Certificate – Acknowledgement – Content – Introduction – Presentation (graphs,
tables, charts, newspaper cuttings, diagrams, photographs, statistical analysis if
relevant) – Conclusion/ Summary – Bibliography.

Students are recommended to complete any one project from the list given below.
Suggested list of Projects for topics from the syllabus are as below:

➢ Foods and Nutrition

Identification of pulses, cereals and spices.
Identification of serving and cooking equipment.
Preparation of nutritious snacks using different methods of cooking.
Demonstration of various cuts of vegetables and fruits such as slice, chop, dice,
mince, juliennes to make easy salads.
Preparation of food using simple cooking techniques such as boiling, frying,
steaming, grilling, baking, stewing.
Visiting a food processing unit and preparation of a report on the same. Identification
and collection of samples of ten herbs/ spices/condiments available in the kitchen for
treating common ailments. Preparation of a report on the same. Listing foods eaten
on any one day and classifying them into food groups. Analyzing them on the basis of
nutrient content and appearance.
Food preservation: making chutneys, pickles and jam.
Demonstration of various innovative table layouts, napkin folding decorations

➢ Human Development
Collecting ten play materials and evaluating them in terms of their merits and
demerits.
Observing a group of junior/middle school children during the lunch break and
recording observations with respect to the language used, choice of friends,
games played, etc.
Visiting a day-care centre and observing the activities of the children. Making a
record of the observations.
Visiting a special school and recording observations made on any one child with
special needs.
 ➢ Textiles and Clothing
Collecting samples of fabrics and comparing them on the basis of cost, durability,
appearance and suitability.
Identification of fibres-cotton, wool, silk and synthetics by the burning test.
Planning the interiors of a home through choice of colours and furnishing
materials of the bedroom, living room and dining room.
Care of Clothing; Laundering of cotton, silk and wool.

➢ Resource Management
Planning a system for recycling of waste produced by the school/home.
Preparation of compost pits.
Gardening: planting of herbs and medicinal plants and taking care of them.
Preparing a layout of the plan of the Home Science laboratory with complete
detailing of work centres, storage areas and placement of heavy and light
equipment.
Cleaning of glass panes, grills, sink (steel and ceramic), counter tops (marble,
granite and sand stones) and wooden shelves and electrical appliances like
refrigerator, oven and cooking stove (any five to be done.)
Preparing a family budget based on the information received from parents.

➢ Communication & amp; Extension

Designing a leaflet or a pamphlet to create awareness regarding consumer
rights/responsibilities.
Collecting information about global environmental issues and problems and
communicating the information through appropriate modes of communication
such as posters, charts, collages, cartoons, handouts, letters, street plays, etc.
to all concerned.
Identifying low cost, environmentally friendly alternatives in order to deal with
the scarcity of resources such as fuels in the locality.
*Date of submission: 16 June 2025*
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3. Geography
General instructions:
• Format of the Project -Spiral binding (Approximately 30 pages)
• Certificate – Acknowledgement – Content – Introduction – Presentation (graphs, tables,
charts, newspaper cuttings, diagrams, photographs, statistical analysis if relevant) –
• Conclusion/ Summary – Bibliography.
• Students will be required to prepare a project report on any one topic.
• The topics for assignments may be selected from the list of suggested assignments given below.
• Students can also take up an assignment of their choice under any of the broad areas given below.

Suggested list of assignments:

➢ Local Geography:
(a) Land use pattern in different regions of India– a comparative analysis.
(b) The survey of a local market on the types of shops and services offered.
➢ Environment: Wildlife conservation efforts in India.
➢ Current Geographical Issues: Development of tourism in India.
➢ Transport in India: Development of Road, Rail, Water and Air routes.
➢ List different type of industries in the States and collect information about the types of raw
materials used modes of their procurement and disposal of wastes generated. Classify these
industries as polluting or environment friendly and suggest possible ways of reducing pollution
caused by these units.
➢ Need for industrialization in India, the latest trends and its impact on economy of India. 7.
Visit a water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant or garbage dumping or
 vermicomposting sites in the locality and study their working.
*Date of submission: 20 June 2025*

4. History & Civics

General Instructions:
Project Sequence:
▪ Cover page: Topic, Name, Std & Div, Roll no.
▪ Acknowledgement
▪ Preface
▪ Index
▪ Bibliography (at the end of project)
▪ Pages:(20-25)
▪ Roll no. Topic
➢ Present a book review of the following work: Vijayalakshmi Pandit’s, “The Scope of
Happiness: A Personal Memoir”.
➢ Present a book review of the following work: Abdul Kalam’s “The Wings of Fire”.
➢ Discuss the relevance of the following film to understand the history of the 20th Century:
Gandhi (Richard Attenborough)
➢ Discuss the relevance of the following film to understand the history of the 20th Century:
Sardar (Ketan Mehta)
➢ Discuss the relevance of the following film to understand the history of the 20th Century:
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose- The Forgotten Hero (Shyam Benegal)
➢ The great Indian reformers of the British India: Dayananda Saraswati, Ishwarchandra
Vidyasagar. 7. Are Charkha and Khadi the symbols of Self-Reliance?
➢ Lok Adalat.
➢ The First War of Independence.
➢ Two rational contributions to the National Movement: Anand Math and the Poverty and Un-
British rule in India.
➢ Rise of Adolf Hitler.
➢ The Peacekeeping forces of UNO.
➢ USA’s role in World Wars I and II.
➢ The role of India in NAM.
➢ The rise of Benito Mussolini.
➢ Subhash Chandra Bose and his INA.
➢ The role of Nehru-Gandhi family in the freedom struggle of India.
➢ Sardar Patel and the Princely States.
➢ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: The two examples of Secularism
of INC.
➢ Vijayalakshmi Pandit and Sarojini Naidu: Two powerful women legislatures of free India.
➢ Child Labour, and Abusive practice in India.
➢ The Chief Justice of India.
➢ Should India be a permanent member of UNO?
➢ The two humanitarians in India: Annie Besant and Mother Teresa.
➢ Lakshmi Sehgal, a lady brigadier of INA.
➢ Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and M.A. Jinnah: two pillars of Muslim Nationalism.
➢ The laws of Parliament overridden by the Supreme Court of India.
➢ The Muslim League.
➢ The Viceroys of India.
➢ The role of women in freedom struggle in India.
➢ India after 75 years of Independence.
➢ The Presidents of India.
➢ Elections of India.
➢ Impact of British Colonialism on India’s Economy Today
➢ The Impact of Social Media on Indian Democracy
Note: Refer the textbook for Evaluation Criteria.
 Rough Draft Submission: - 20 April 2025
*Date of Final Submission: - 14 July 2025*
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5. Mathematics
General instructions:
• Title page must be hand made only.
• It is compulsory to use one side blank project paper.
• Spiral binding is compulsory.
• Title page, certificate, preface, acknowledgement, index, conclusion and bibliography is must for
the project.
• At least 20 to 25 pages are required for your project work. Only for home budget project at least
• 15 to 20 pages are required.
• Take your reference from authentic sources only. (AI generated content will not be accepted)

Topics:
➢ Comparative newspaper coverage of different items.
➢ Survey of various types of Bank accounts, rates of interest offered.
➢ Planning a home budget.
➢ Conduct a survey in your locality to study the mode of conveyance / Price of various essential
commodities / favourite sports. Represent the data using a bar graph /Pie Chart.
➢ To use a newspaper to study and report on shares and dividends.

*Date of Final Submission: - 14 June 2025*

6. English 1
General instructions:
• Both English-I and English-II projects to be done separately.
• Use project papers only.
• Paste relevant pictures wherever required.
• Format of the Project -Spiral binding/File (Approximately 30 pages)
• Certificate – Acknowledgement – Content –
• Conclusion/ Summary – Bibliography.

Students are required to write any two compositions from the topics given below (500 words
each)

➢ Short story begins with ' I thought I was alone in the woods ……....'
➢ A memorable journey you had
➢ A time you overcame your fear
➢ Express your views ‘for’ or ‘against’ the statement 'Artificial intelligence can replace
human creativity’

English 2
Students are required to attempt both the topics given below: (Both topics- 1500 words each)

➢ Identify yourself with one of the characters in the drama Julius Caesar. Putting yourself in the
place of the character in the given circumstances explain your actions.
➢ Analyse the story 'With the photographer' based on the background of the author, characters,
social relevance and the literary devices used.
*Date of Submission: 16 June 2025*
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7. Economic Applications

General instructions:
• The project should be of at least 20-25 pages (inclusive of all four topics).
• The project should be original, well-researched and must be handwritten.
• The following should be included in your project:
Cover page (with your name, class, roll no., subject and topic)
Certificate
Acknowledgement
Preface
Index
Main content
Conclusion
Bibliography

Students will be required to do a minimum of four projects. Following is the suggested list of topics:

➢ Take a fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) like washing machine detergent. Analyze the
factors that determine the demand of this product. Present your findings in form of a class
presentation.
➢ Develop a hypothetical table of information for coffee that shows quantity demanded at various
prices and supply of coffee at these prices. Draw a demand curve and supply curve and show an
equilibrium price at which market is cleared of its supplies.
➢ Make a list of products for which you think demand is price inelastic and price elastic. Specify
the reasons you may think relevant for your analysis.
➢ Take a case of public enterprise which is about to privatized or has been recently privatized.
Analyze the pros and cons of such an exercise undertaken by the government. (The case of
VSNL or BALCO can be taken up).
➢ Take a case of a nationalized bank – visit any one of its branches in your city. Analyze the main
functions of this bank’s branch. Make a presentation to this effect.
➢ Recently rates of interests have been reduced on all the saving instruments. Carry out a survey
of 30 people in your area as to what is their reaction to this cut. The sample may consist of
salaried people, businesspeople and professionals.
➢ Take a case of five FMCGs – fast moving consumer goods - bathing soaps, toothpastes, facial
creams, shampoos, ball pens. Analyze as to how the market for these products is characterized
by product differentiation.
➢ Take the case of a company and analyze the production process in which all the factors that
you studied in your class, are used by the company to produce a product.

*Date of submission: 13 June 2025*

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8. Economics

General instructions:
Suggested Evaluation Criteria for Project Work:
• Format of the Project: Content – Introduction – Presentation (graphs, tables,
charts, newspaper cuttings, photographs, statistical analysis if relevant) –
Conclusion/ Summary – Bibliography
• The practical/project work carries 20 marks. It needs to be undertaken under the guidance
of the teacher. The project will be evaluated by a Visiting Examiner (who has specific
expertise in the content of the project work) appointed locally and approved by CISCE.

Specific Instructions:
• Each project should be of at least 20-25 pages.
 • The project should be original, well-researched and must be handwritten.
• The following should be included in your project:
Cover page (with your name, class, roll no., subject and topic)
Certificate
Acknowledgement
Preface
Index
Main content
Conclusion
Bibliography

The students can choose two among the following topics:

➢ Take any FMCG and study the factors that determine its demand.
➢ Elasticity of demand- make a list of products whose demand is price inelastic and price elastic.
Give reasons for the same.
➢ Case study of a public sector enterprise which has been recently privatised.
➢ Nationalisation of banks.
➢ Types of markets- case study with reference to any one type with reference to real life market.
➢ Supply and its determinants- case study
➢ Public Revenue
➢ Public Expenditure- case study
➢ “Make in India” – Impact on the Indian economy
➢ Banking sector in India
➢ Monetary policy of the Central bank
➢ Demonetisation- case study
➢ Central bank and its functions
➢ Types of taxes- survey to be conducted about types of taxes paid and which one is easier to pay
and why?
➢ GST- select 5 items of regular consumption. Study the impact of GST on these products on-
producers, consumers and government.
➢ Visit a local industrial unit and analyse the combination of FOPS being used in the production
process. Prepare a schedule and graph to represent this information.
➢ Consumer awareness
➢ Inflation- case study of annual food price inflation
➢ Conduct a survey of an educational institution regarding employees working there. Classify them
into various types of labour.
➢ Law of Demand
➢ Law of Supply
➢ Case study- Survey an industrial unit, Identify the owner and the functions he performs. What
role does he play? Draw conclusion whether the entrepreneur has performed has functions well.
➢ Take any 5 FMCGs- Analyse the characteristic features of the market of these products.
➢ Commercial banks- case study- visit any commercial bank and collect information regarding its
deposits and lending, and other functions performed by the bank.
➢ Division of labour- case study of an industrial unit- identify the type of Division of Labour and
write about its effectiveness on the production process.

Date of submission: 13 June 2025

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9. Commercial Studies

Students must select any two topics from the following for a Company and prepare
 the project of about 20-25 pages each:
➢ Transportation
➢ Marketing (Traditional and Modern)
➢ E-marketing
➢ Advertising
➢ Insurance (Fire, Marine, Health, Life)
➢ E-commerce
➢ Banking
➢ Industrial relation
➢ Trade Unions
➢ Environment Protection
*Date of Submission: Project 1: 21 April 2025 Project 2: 15 June 2025*
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10. Hindi

*Date of Submission – 18 June 2025*

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“Find inspiration in the beauty of summer and let your creativity blossom. Capture the colours of the
season, write poems under the starry sky, and let your artistry become a reflection of your inner world.”

Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!

Best Wishes
ANSh Parivar