CBSE: syllabus, mock tests and practice
Central Board of Secondary Education — the national school curriculum followed by CBSE-affiliated schools. Classes 1-8 follow the NCERT textbooks and syllabus (NEP 2020 / NCF-SE 2023); Classes 9-12 follow CBSE's own Secondary Curriculum (Part 1 for Classes IX-X, Part 2 for Classes XI-XII), published each year at cbseacademic.nic.in.
- Classes
- Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
- Syllabus years
- 2026-27
- Mock tests
- 2
- Downloads
- 49
CBSE syllabus by class
About the CBSE exam
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 1
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII. Schools affiliated to CBSE follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks, which are built on NEP 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023. Class 1 belongs to the Foundational Stage, where learning is play-based and activity-based across language, numeracy, the world around us, art and physical well-being. There is no board examination; children are assessed by the school through continuous observation and a holistic progress card.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 1 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
When it happens
2027 Class 10/12 board subject-wise dates could not be verified in the official notices checked. Classes 1–9 and 11 follow school assessment timetables; ask the school for the next assessment. For board classes, follow CBSE's published final date sheet and your admit card when issued; do not treat expected February dates as confirmed. Status checked 1 November 2026.
Registration and exam-day information
Regular school candidates should confirm registration, subject entries, internal/practical assessments, exam fees, hall tickets and reporting instructions with their school. Exact dates and rules depend on the class and the current board notification.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 2
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII. Schools affiliated to CBSE follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks, built on NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023. Class 2 is the last year of the Foundational Stage: learning stays play-based and activity-based, with a stronger focus on reading fluently, writing sentences and number sense. There is no board examination; assessment is continuous and school-based.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 2 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 3
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII: affiliated schools follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks, built on NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023. Class 3 is the first year of the Preparatory Stage, where new areas such as The World Around Us, art and physical education join language and mathematics. From 2026-27 CBSE has also introduced a Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence curriculum for Classes III to VIII. There is no board examination; assessment is school-based and continuous.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 3 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 4
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII: affiliated schools follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks, built on NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023. Class 4 is part of the Preparatory Stage, where children move from learning to read towards reading to learn, and mathematics grows into fractions, measurement and data. CBSE's Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence curriculum for Classes III-VIII also applies. There is no board examination; assessment is school-based and continuous.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 4 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 5
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII: affiliated schools follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks, built on NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023. Class 5 completes the Preparatory Stage and prepares children for the subject-wise learning of the Middle Stage. CBSE's Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence curriculum for Classes III-VIII also applies. There is no board examination; assessment is school-based and continuous. Class 5 is also the level many scholarship and Olympiad exams build on.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 5 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 6
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII: affiliated schools follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks. Class 6 is the first year of the Middle Stage, with new NCF-SE 2023 textbooks — Ganita Prakash (Mathematics), Curiosity (Science), Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Social Science), Poorvi (English) and Malhar (Hindi) — plus art, physical education and vocational education. CBSE's Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence curriculum for Classes III-VIII also applies. There is no board examination; assessment is school-based.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 6 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 7
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII: affiliated schools follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks. Class 7 continues the Middle Stage with the NCF-SE 2023 textbooks — Ganita Prakash (Mathematics), Curiosity (Science), Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Social Science), Poorvi (English) and Malhar (Hindi) — along with Sanskrit, art, physical education and vocational education. CBSE's Computational Thinking and AI curriculum for Classes III-VIII also applies. There is no board examination; assessment is school-based.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 7 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How the CBSE curriculum works in Class 8
CBSE does not publish a separate curriculum document for Classes I to VIII: affiliated schools follow the NCERT syllabus and textbooks. Class 8 completes the Middle Stage and leads into the Secondary Stage (Classes IX-X), where CBSE's own curriculum and the board examination begin. The NCF-SE 2023 textbooks are Ganita Prakash (Mathematics), Curiosity (Science), Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Social Science), Poorvi (English) and Malhar (Hindi). CBSE's Computational Thinking and AI curriculum for Classes III-VIII also applies. There is no board examination in Class 8; assessment is school-based.
Textbooks and official material
The topics in this table follow the NCERT Class 8 textbooks, which are free to read or download on the NCERT portal.
How Class 9 works in CBSE
Class IX is the first year of the Secondary Stage. For 2026-27 CBSE has published a revised Secondary Curriculum Part 1 aligned with NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023, with a new scheme of studies, competency-based learning and new options such as Mathematics and Science at Advanced Level and Computational Thinking & AI. Class IX is assessed by the school, not by a board examination: each subject carries 80 marks for the annual examination and 20 marks of internal assessment (periodic assessment, multiple assessment, portfolio and subject enrichment).
Where the official syllabus comes from
Every subject syllabus in this table is taken from the subject PDFs CBSE published for 2026-27 on its academic website. The same PDFs are on SkillStar's Downloads tab for this class.
Textbooks
CBSE prescribes NCERT textbooks for Class IX. They can be read or downloaded free from the NCERT portal.
How the Class 10 board examination works
Class X ends with the CBSE Board Examination. Each main subject carries 80 marks for the board paper and 20 marks of internal assessment. Mathematics is offered at two levels (Standard and Basic). Some topics listed in the syllabus are marked for formative assessment only and are not asked in the board examination — the subject PDFs say which. The curriculum for 2026-27 follows the Secondary Curriculum Part 1, aligned with NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023.
Where the official syllabus comes from
Every subject syllabus in this table is taken from the Class X subject PDFs CBSE published for 2026-27. The same PDFs are on SkillStar's Downloads tab for this class.
Textbooks
CBSE prescribes NCERT textbooks for Class X, including First Flight and Footprints Without Feet for English. They are free on the NCERT portal.
How Class 11 works in CBSE
Class XI is the first year of the Senior Secondary Stage. Students choose a combination of subjects under the scheme of studies in the Senior Secondary Curriculum Part 2, which CBSE released for 2026-27 with more flexibility across streams and a stronger focus on competency-based learning. Class XI is assessed by the school: theory papers usually carry 70 or 80 marks, with practicals or internal assessment making up the rest.
Where the official syllabus comes from
Each subject in this table follows the Classes XI-XII subject PDF published by CBSE for 2026-27 (one document covers both classes). The same PDFs are on SkillStar's Downloads tab.
Textbooks
NCERT textbooks are prescribed for most Class XI subjects and are free to download.
How the Class 12 board examination works
Class XII ends with the CBSE Board Examination, the marks that most colleges use for admission. Science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology carry 70 marks of theory and 30 marks of practical work; subjects such as Mathematics and the commerce and humanities subjects carry 80 marks of theory and 20 marks of internal assessment. Some topics are listed for formative assessment only; the subject PDFs say which.
Textbooks
NCERT textbooks are prescribed for most Class XII subjects and are free to download.
CBSE syllabus
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CBSE syllabus, Class 1 · 2026-27
Mathematics (7 topics) · English (5 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · The World Around Us (5 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics)
CBSE syllabus, Class 2 · 2026-27
Mathematics (8 topics) · English (5 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · The World Around Us (5 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics)
CBSE syllabus, Class 3 · 2026-27
Mathematics (9 topics) · English (5 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · The World Around Us (6 topics) · Computational Thinking and AI (2 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics)
CBSE syllabus, Class 4 · 2026-27
Mathematics (9 topics) · English (5 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · The World Around Us (6 topics) · Computational Thinking and AI (2 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics)
CBSE syllabus, Class 5 · 2026-27
Mathematics (11 topics) · English (5 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · The World Around Us (6 topics) · Computational Thinking and AI (2 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics)
CBSE syllabus, Class 6 · 2026-27
Mathematics (10 topics) · Science (11 topics) · Social Science (5 topics) · English (4 topics) · Hindi (3 topics) · Sanskrit (1 topic) · Computational Thinking and AI (2 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics) · Vocational Education (1 topic)
CBSE syllabus, Class 7 · 2026-27
Mathematics (12 topics) · Science (12 topics) · Social Science (5 topics) · English (4 topics) · Hindi (3 topics) · Sanskrit (1 topic) · Computational Thinking and AI (2 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics) · Vocational Education (1 topic)
CBSE syllabus, Class 8 · 2026-27
Mathematics (12 topics) · Science (12 topics) · Social Science (5 topics) · English (4 topics) · Hindi (3 topics) · Sanskrit (1 topic) · Computational Thinking and AI (2 topics) · Art Education (2 topics) · Physical Education and Well-being (2 topics) · Vocational Education (1 topic)
CBSE syllabus, Class 9 · 2026-27
Mathematics (16 topics) · Science (13 topics) · Social Science (10 topics) · English (Language and Literature) (5 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence (1 topic) · Physical Education and Well-being (1 topic)
CBSE syllabus, Class 10 · 2026-27
Mathematics (15 topics) · Science (14 topics) · Social Science (21 topics) · English (Language and Literature) (7 topics) · Hindi (4 topics) · Computer Applications (1 topic) · Health and Physical Education (1 topic)
CBSE syllabus, Class 11 · 2026-27
Physics (15 topics) · Chemistry (10 topics) · Biology (10 topics) · Mathematics (14 topics) · English Core (4 topics) · Commerce subjects (4 topics) · Computing (2 topics) · Humanities subjects (6 topics)
CBSE syllabus, Class 12 · 2026-27
Physics (15 topics) · Chemistry (11 topics) · Biology (12 topics) · Mathematics (13 topics) · English Core (4 topics) · Commerce subjects (4 topics) · Computing (2 topics) · Humanities subjects (6 topics)
Rounds and levels
- Sample Question Papers 2026-27: Official CBSE sample question papers (with marking schemes) for the 2026-27 session, Classes X and XII.
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CBSE: questions parents ask
- Which classes can prepare for CBSE on SkillStar?
- CBSE practice on SkillStar is arranged for Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12. Each child sees what's right for their own class.
- What is in the CBSE syllabus for 2026-27?
- 517 topics in Mathematics, English, Hindi, The World Around Us, Art Education, Physical Education and Well-being, Computational Thinking and AI, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit, Vocational Education, English (Language and Literature), Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence, Computer Applications, Health and Physical Education, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Core, Commerce subjects, Computing and Humanities subjects, laid out subject by subject on this page. On SkillStar your child can tick off each topic as they learn it.
- Are there CBSE mock tests on SkillStar?
- Yes, 2 mock tests. Each one is marked the moment your child finishes, with a question-by-question review, and can be taken again as often as they like.
- Can I download CBSE papers?
- Yes. The CBSE Downloads tab on SkillStar has 49 files for this exam.
- How does my child start CBSE practice?
- Sign up free as a parent, add your child with their class, and pick CBSE from the exam list. Every new family gets welcome credits, lots of content costs nothing, and anything paid shows its price in credits before you decide.
- Is SkillStar the official CBSE website?
- No. SkillStar is an independent practice platform and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of these exams. Exam names belong to their respective owners. Check dates, fees and registration with the CBSE organisers.
SkillStar is an independent practice platform and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of these exams. Exam names belong to their respective owners.