CBSE Class 9 Syllabus 2021 (Revised) - Updated Syllabus for Class 9 Exam

By Renuka Miglani|Updated : February 24th, 2021

CBSE Class 9 Syllabus 2021 (Revised) - Class 9th CBSE exam is one of the key exam in any student's life to establish a career. So, it is very important to always keep an eye on the CBSE latest exam pattern, syllabus for Class 9. This year, the officials have introduced major changes in CBSE Exam Pattern for Class 9th. Read on to know what changes has been made by CBSE for the academic year 2020-2021.

 

Are We Aware of The CBSE Class 9th Revised Syllabus?

The CBSE officials has revised the syllabus for Class 9 students for the academic year 2020-21. The board has decided to reduce the syllabus for CBSE Class 9 students by a percentage of 30% for all subjects. This decision has been taken due to the Covid-19  pandemic situation. BYJU'S Exam Prep comes up with whole new revised syllabus for CBSE Class 9 to make you well prepared before your upcoming exams for Class 9th. We have also updated the deleted portion of each subject. So, students should prepare for their Class 9 CBSE exams by referring the syllabus here.

CBSE Class 9 Syllabus for Science:-

Unit No.UnitMarksPeriods
IMatter – Its Nature and Behaviour2750
IIOrganization in the Living World2645
IIIMotion, Force and Work2760
 Total80 
 Internal Assessment20 
 Grand Total100

 

Deleted Portion for CBSE Class 9 Science :

Deleted Portion (Theory)

Under Unit I: Matter-Nature and Behaviour

Matter in Our Surroundings: Definition of matter; solid, liquid and gas; characteristics -shape, volume, density; change of state-melting (absorption of heat), freezing, evaporation (cooling by evaporation), condensation, sublimation.

Under Unit II:Organization in the Living World

Diversity in Living Organisms:Diversity of plants and animals-basic issues in scientific naming, basis of classification. Hierarchy of categories / groups, Major groups of plants (salient features) (Bacteria, Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms). Major groups of animals (salient features) (Non-chordates upto phyla and chordates upto classes).

Under Unit III: Motion, Force and Work

Floatation: Thrust and Pressure. Archimedes’ Principle; Buoyancy; Elementary idea of Relative Density.

 

Sound: Nature of sound and its propagation in various media, speed of sound, range of hearing in humans; ultrasound; reflection of sound; echo and SONAR. Structure of the Human Ear (Auditory aspect only).

Under Unit IV: Food Production

Improvement in Food Resources: Plant and animal breeding and selection for quality improvement and management; Use of fertilizers and manures; Protection from pests and diseases; Organic farming.

Unit V: Our Environment

Physical resources: Air, Water, Soil. Air for respiration, for combustion, for moderating temperatures; movements of air and its role in bringing rains across India. 

 

Air, water and soil pollution (brief introduction). Holes in ozone layer and the probable damages. 

Biogeochemical cycles in nature: Water, Oxygen, Carbon and Nitrogen.

 

CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 Mathematics :-

UnitsUnit NameMarks
INumber System08
IIAlgebra17
IIICoordinate Geometry04
IVGeometry28
VMensuration13
VIStatistics & Probability10
 Total80

 

Deleted Portion for CBSE Class 9 Mathematics :

CHAPTERTOPICS REMOVED
UNIT I-NUMBER SYSTEMS
REAL NUMBERSRepresentation of terminating / non-terminating recurring decimals on the number line through successive magnification.

 

Explaining that every real number is represented by a unique

point on the number line and conversely, viz. every point on the number line represents a unique real number.

Definition of nth root of a real number.

UNIT II-ALGEBRA
POLYNOMIALSMotivate and State the Remainder Theorem with examples.

 

Statement and proof of the Factor Theorem.

3+y3+z3-3xyz

LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLESExamples, problems on Ratio and Proportion
UNIT IV-GEOMETRY
INTRODUCTION TO EUCLID’S GEOMETRYDelete the Chapter
TRIANGLESProof of the theorem deleted- Two triangles are congruent if any two angles and the included side of one triangle is equal to any

 

two angles and the included side of the other triangle (ASA Congruence).

Topic Deleted-Triangle inequalities and relation between ‘angle and facing side’ inequalities in triangles

AREADelete the Chapter
CIRCLESThere is one and only one circle passing through three given non-collinear points.

 

If a line segment joining two points subtends equal angle at two other points lying on the same side of the line containing the

segment, the four points lie on a circle.

CONSTRUCTIONSConstruction of a triangle of given perimeter and base angles
UNIT V-MENSURATION
AREASApplication of Heron’s Formula in finding the area of a quadrilateral.
UNIT VI-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
STATISTICSHistograms (with varying base lengths),

 

Frequency polygons.

Mean, median and mode of ungrouped data.

 

CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 Social Science :

 

Time: 3 Hrs.                                                             Max. Marks: 80
No.UnitsNo. of PeriodsMarks
IIndia and the Contemporary World – II4620
IIContemporary India – I3720
IIIDemocratic Politics – I3720
IVEconomics3720
Total15780

 

Deleted Portion for CBSE Class 9 Social Science :

 

S. No.Chapter No. and Chapter Name (NCERT Textbook)Deleted portion
UNIT 1: INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD – I (HISTORY)
1Section 2: Livelihoods, Economies and Societies NOTE- ANY ONE OUT OF THESE TWO CHAPTERS (CH-4/CH5) 

 

Chapter IV: Forest Society and Colonialism 

Chapter V: Pastoralists in the Modern World

Complete Section (Both the Chapters)
UNIT 2: CONTEMPORARY INDIA – 1 (GEOGRAPHY)
2Chapter 3: Drainage Complete Chapter except for Map Items which will be assessed in the Examination 
3Chapter 6: PopulationComplete Chapter 
UNIT 3: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS – I (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
 Chapter 2: Constitutional DesignDemocratic Constitution in South Africa (Only)  
4Chapter 5: Democratic Rights Complete Chapter
UNIT 4: ECONOMICS
5Chapter 4: Food Security in IndiaComplete Chapter 

 

CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 English :

 

Section-wise Weightage of English Language and Literature Question Paper
SectionTopicsTotal Periods
AReading Skills40
BWriting Skills with Grammar40
CLiterature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text50
 TOTAL130

 

Deleted Portion for CBSE Class 9 English :

 

Students can also get the brief of the deleted CBSE Class 9 English syllabus 2020-21 from below.

Grammar

• Use of Passive Voice
• Clauses: Noun, Adverb Clauses of condition and time, Relative
• Prepositions

Writing

• Letter on a situation
• Descriptive Paragraph on a place/event

Literature

BEEHIVE

1. The Lake Isle of Innisfree
2. The Snake & The Mirror
3. The Duck & The Kangaroo
4. Kathmandu
5. A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

MOMENTS

1. Ishwaran the Storyteller
2. The Accidental Tourist

 

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