Where Mindful Learning Begins
Where Mindful Learning Begins
Class 9 Science for 2026-27 (Subject Code 086) follows the newly launched Exploration textbook — Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science woven together across 13 chapters, aligned with NCF-SE 2023 and NEP 2020. This page covers the complete syllabus, unit-wise marks distribution, and free NCERT Solutions, added chapter-wise as they're completed — so check back as more chapters go live.
Four units, 12 chapters, 80 theory marks + 20 marks Internal Assessment (Periodic Assessment, Practical Work, Portfolio) = 100 marks total. Annual Examination based on the entire syllabus.
📄 Download Official CBSE Syllabus PDF →| Unit | Chapters | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| I — World of Living | Cell: The Building Block of Life, Tissues in Action, Reproduction: How Life Continues, Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification | 27 |
| II — Matter: Its Nature and Behaviour | Exploring Mixtures and their Separation, Journey Inside the Atom, Atomic Foundations of Matter | 25 |
| III — Motion, Force, Work and Sound | Describing Motion Around Us, How Forces Affect Motion, Work Energy and Simple Machines, Sound Waves: Characteristics and Applications | 23 |
| IV — Earth as a System | Earth as a System: Energy, Matter & Life | 5 |
| Total (Theory) | 80 | |
| Internal Assessment (Periodic + Practical + Portfolio) | 20 | |
| Grand Total | 100 | |
This is a genuinely integrated syllabus — Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science are woven together rather than taught as separate blocks, aligned with NCF-SE 2023 and NEP 2020. New additions include Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification, Reproduction: How Life Continues, and an entirely new unit, Earth as a System — alongside revised versions of familiar chapters like Cell, Atomic Foundations of Matter, Motion, and Sound.
NCERT has introduced a significantly revised Science textbook for Class 9 from 2026-27 — Exploration. The approach is more curiosity-led, more activity-based, and more focused on in-text questions that develop thinking rather than rote recall.
Biology · Chemistry · Physics · Earth Science — new curiosity-based 2026-27 NCERT textbook
See below for the complete syllabus, or jump straight to all 13 chapters' NCERT Solutions →
Step-by-step NCERT Solutions for the Exploration textbook, added incrementally, one chapter at a time. No sign-up required.
📗 Browse All 13 Chapters →Comprehensive chapter-wise notes covering all 13 chapters — Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science.
📘 View Science Notes →From 2026-27, CBSE has introduced an Advanced Level in Science alongside the standard course for Class 9 (extending to Class 10 in 2027-28). It is entirely optional — students may choose to appear for the Advanced exam in addition to, not instead of, the mandatory Standard Science paper. It is based on its own separate textbook, "Science at Advanced Level (Optional)", and is aimed at students who want to go beyond the standard syllabus with HOTS-style questions.
📄 Download Official CBSE Advanced Science PDF → 📄 Download Official CBSE Advanced Maths PDF →Separate optional paper, on top of the mandatory Standard Science exam — not a replacement for it
The Advanced module goes noticeably deeper than the Standard syllabus — for instance, it introduces topics like pseudo force, spring potential energy derivations, electron sea model of metallic bonding, and full biotechnology (Bt crops, fermenters, rDNA technology) at the Class 9 level itself. It suits students who are already comfortable with the Standard syllabus and want an extra academic challenge — not a substitute for strengthening core fundamentals first.
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