TALLENTEX Class 8 syllabus
The TALLENTEX Class 8 syllabus for 2026-27, subject by subject: 41 topics to work through. On SkillStar, Class 8 children also get 7 mock tests marked instantly and sample papers to download.
- Class
- Class 8 (Grade 8)
- Syllabus years
- 2026-27
- Topics
- 41
- Mock tests
- 7
- Downloads
- 4
TALLENTEX Class 8 syllabus 2026-27
Physics
- Measurement of Time and Motion: Study how time is measured and how motion is described: speed, distance and time, and simple graphs. Revises Class 7 material.
- Light: Shadows and Reflections: Learn how shadows form, how light reflects from mirrors and the laws of reflection. Revises Class 7 material.
- Earth, Moon and the Sun: Understand day and night, seasons, phases of the Moon and eclipses through the motions of the Earth, Moon and Sun. Revises Class 7 material.
- Electricity: Magnetic and Heating Effects: Study how an electric current produces magnetic and heating effects, with electromagnets and everyday appliances.
- Exploring Forces: Learn about contact and non-contact forces, friction, gravity and how forces change the motion and shape of objects.
- Pressure, Winds, Storms and Cyclones: Understand pressure in solids, liquids and air, and how differences in air pressure cause winds, storms and cyclones.
Chemistry
- Acids, Bases and Salts: Learn how to test substances with indicators, the properties of acids and bases, and what happens when they neutralise each other to form salts. Revises Class 7 material.
- Physical and Chemical Changes: Tell physical changes from chemical changes using everyday examples such as rusting, burning and melting. Revises Class 7 material.
- Particulate Nature of Matter: Learn that matter is made of tiny particles and use this idea to explain solids, liquids, gases and changes of state.
- Nature of Matter: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures: Sort materials into elements, compounds and mixtures and learn simple ways of separating mixtures.
Biology
- The Invisible Living World: Explore the tiny living things we cannot see with the naked eye, such as microorganisms, and how they help and harm us.
- Health: The Ultimate Treasure: Learn what good health means, how diseases spread and are prevented, and the role of food, hygiene and exercise.
- Life Processes in Plants: Study how plants make food by photosynthesis, take in water and minerals, and breathe and transport materials.
- Life Processes in Animals: Study how animals take in food, breathe, circulate blood and remove wastes.
Mathematics
- Geometric Twins: Learn what makes two shapes congruent, especially triangles, and the conditions used to show that triangles are identical. Revises Class 7 material.
- Operations with Integers: Add, subtract, multiply and divide positive and negative integers, and use the number line and rules of signs. Revises Class 7 material.
- Finding Common Ground: Work with factors, multiples, HCF and LCM to solve everyday sharing and grouping problems. Revises Class 7 material.
- Another Peek Beyond the Point: Work with decimal numbers: place value, comparing, and adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals. Revises Class 7 material.
- Finding the Unknown: Form and solve simple equations to find an unknown number in word problems. Revises Class 7 material.
- A Square and A Cube: Learn squares, cubes, square roots and cube roots, and the patterns among perfect squares and cubes.
- Power Play: Learn exponents and the laws of exponents, and write very large and very small numbers in powers of ten.
- Quadrilaterals: Study the properties of parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, squares and trapeziums, with their angles and diagonals.
- Number Play: Explore number patterns, divisibility tests and puzzles that build number sense.
- We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply: Learn the distributive property, multiplying algebraic expressions and expanding products.
- Proportional Reasoning: Understand ratio and proportion, direct variation and how to solve problems with percentages and scaling.
Logical & Mental Ability (IQ)
- Alphabet Test: Use alphabet positions and alphabetical order to solve letter-based questions.
- Blood Relations: Use family clues to work out how people are related and draw a simple relationship chart.
- Coding-Decoding: Use the stated rule to encode or decode letters, words and numbers.
- Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test: Use ordered clues to find positions in a queue, compare ranks and place events in their correct sequence.
- Counting of Figures: Count all shapes of the requested kind, including larger shapes made from smaller parts.
- Dice: Use different views of a die to identify adjacent and opposite faces.
- Cube: Visualise a painted cube cut into smaller cubes and count pieces with specified painted faces.
- Direction Sense: Track turns and movements using compass directions and determine the final position or direction.
- Embedded Figures: Identify a target shape hidden within a more complex figure without changing its shape.
- Sitting Arrangement: Arrange people or objects in a row or around a table using the given position clues.
- Inserting the Missing Character: Find the rule in a figure or grid and fill in the missing number or letter.
- Mathematical Operations: Replace operation symbols using the given rule and evaluate the resulting expression in the correct order.
- Mirror Image: Predict the left-right reversal of letters, numbers and figures in a vertical mirror.
- Series (Verbal and Non-Verbal): Identify the rule in number, letter and figure sequences and complete the missing term.
- Venn Diagrams: Use Venn diagrams to show how groups of things overlap.
- Water Image: Predict the top-bottom reversal of a figure reflected in a horizontal water surface.
About the TALLENTEX exam
How the exam works
TALLENTEX 2027, current ALLEN class 8 sheet: English MCQs with four choices and one correct answer. Offline:80 questions in120 minutes; Physics15,Chemistry15,Biology15,Mathematics15,IQ20. Online:100 questions in120 minutes; Physics19,Chemistry18,Biology19,Mathematics19,IQ25. Correct answer:+4. Wrong answer:−1,as printed on the current class-specific ALLEN sheet. Unanswered:0. Practice sets below use the offline pattern scaled to20 questions and30 minutes.
Who can apply
Open to students currently in Classes 5-10, including existing ALLEN students. The scholarship applies only to the study mode (online or classroom) chosen at registration. The fee is Rs 300 and non-refundable (early-bird Rs 99 until 7 July 2026).
When it happens
TALLENTEX 2027 exams have finished: offline on 25 October 2026, 14:00–16:00, and online on 25, 28 and 31 October 2026. ALLEN's 5 October notice set 11 October as the registration deadline. ALLEN's 26 October report expects results in the second week of November 2026 and mentions Early Bird admission benefits through 20 December 2026. The next edition's exam dates have not been verified; do not present the October exams as upcoming. Status checked 1 November 2026; times are IST.
How to register
Register at allen.in/tallentex with a mobile number, choose the study mode and test preferences, and pay the fee. Offline forms are also available at partner schools and ALLEN centres. The admit card and results appear on allen.in/tallentex.
Official website, syllabus and sample papers
Links to the organiser's own pages. Past and sample papers are published there by the organiser.
Preparation and test-day instructions
Prepare the current ALLEN class syllabus, including the previous-class chapters explicitly named in it. Practise each science and maths lesson and each reasoning skill, then attempt the official sample paper under timed conditions. For the offline test, take your seat at least 30 minutes early for the OMR formalities; for the online test, log in at least 30 minutes early. Follow your admit card for the venue, reporting requirements and permitted items.
TALLENTEX syllabus for other classes
TALLENTEX: guides for parents
- TALLENTEX Guide for Parents: Pattern, Marking, Preparation
What TALLENTEX is, who can take it, how the paper and negative marking work, and a calm way to help your Class 5 to 10 child prepare.
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TALLENTEX Class 8: questions parents ask
- What is in the TALLENTEX Class 8 syllabus for 2026-27?
- 41 topics in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Logical & Mental Ability (IQ), laid out subject by subject on this page. On SkillStar your child can tick off each topic as they learn it.
- Are there TALLENTEX Class 8 mock tests on SkillStar?
- Yes, 7 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 TALLENTEX Class 8 papers?
- Yes. The TALLENTEX Downloads tab on SkillStar has 4 files for this class.
- How does my child start TALLENTEX Class 8 practice?
- Sign up free as a parent, add your child with their class, and pick TALLENTEX 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 TALLENTEX 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 TALLENTEX 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.