What are the syllabi of class 6 students?

The lists of chapters on various subjects under the Class 6 syllabus, as prescribed by the CBSE, are divided into yearly portions of study for students. You can check the detailed syllabus above.

What are the subjects in Class 6 CBSE?

In Class 6, there are essentially five major subjects: Mathematics, Science, English, Hindi, and Social Science. This is the list of subjects taught in most schools. Many optional subjects are also taught to the students, including General Knowledge (GK), Computer Science, and Urdu.

Are there any new textbook(s) recommended for the Class 6 session 2024-25?

Yes, NCERT has set out new textbooks for CBSE Class 6 for the coming academic year 2024-25. Therefore, students and teachers should ensure that they contact the school and the officials to be updated on availability of new books.

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CBSE Class 6 Syllabus

Class 6 is the first stage of the CBSE education system. It is the start of your academic journey, where you need to lay a strong foundation and take a step toward an organized education system. CBSE plays a very important role by providing an organized educational framework to students.

The major element that significantly changes from primary to middle class is the CBSE Class 6 syllabus. It provides students with knowledge about various subjects and their in-depth details.

NCERT releases and updates the CBSE syllabus for class 6 frequently, so it is important for you to know the syllabus so you can keep up with the latest changes. In this blog, we have mentioned complete details about the updated CBSE class 6 syllabus and highlighted its structure and list of subjects for higher grades in class 6.

1.0Overview of the CBSE Class 6 Syllabus

The syllabus of CBSE class 6 is the base for further academic journeys; thus, it is designed to cover all important fundamentals and concepts that the students need to know and enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. The following were the core subjects included in the CBSE Class 6 syllabus:

Mathematics
Science
Social Science
English
Hindi

2.0CBSE Class 6 Syllabus Subject Wise

In this section, students can find the complete CBSE syllabus for class 6 subject-wise, including all the topics and chapters from each subject.

CBSE Class 6 Syllabus	Name of Chapters
CBSE Class 6 Mathematics	Knowing our numbers Whole numbers Playing with numbers Basic geometrical ideas Understanding elementary shapes Integers Fractions Decimals Data handling Mensuration Algebra Ratio and proportion
Class 6 CBSE Science	Components of Food Sorting Materials into Groups Separation of Substances Getting to Know Plants The Living Organisms - Characteristics and Habitats Motion and Measurement of Distances Light, Shadows and Reflections Electricity and Circuits Fun with Magnets Air Around us Water Garbage in, Garbage out
CBSE Class 6 Social Science	History What, Where, How and When? From Hunting – Gathering to Growing Food In the Earliest Cities What Books and Burials Tell Us Kingdoms, Kings and the Early Republic New Questions and Ideas From a Kingdom to an Empire Villages, Towns and Trade New Empires and Kingdoms Buildings, Paintings and Books
CBSE Class 6 Social Science	Civics Diversity Diversity and Discrimination Government Local Government and Administration Rural Administration Urban Administration Rural Livelihoods Urban Livelihoods Geography The Earth in the Solar System Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes Motions of the Earth Maps Major Domains of the Earth Our Country: India
CBSE Class 6 English	Poorvi Unit 1 - Fables and Folk Tales Unit 2 - Friendship Unit 3 - Nurturing Nature Unit 4 - Sports and Wellness Unit 5 - Culture and Tradition
	English Grammar Noun Pronoun Verb Tense Voice Adjective Adverb Sentence and Phrases Subject-verb Agreement Reported Speech Framing Questions Prepositions Conjunctions Punctuation
	Applied Grammar Gap Filling/Sentences Dialogues Sentence Reordering Editing Omission Sentence Transformation
	Writing Section Formal Letter Informal Letter Diary Entry Notice Message Writing Debate Speech Article Report Story completion
CBSE Class 6 Hindi	पाठ्य पुस्तक (मल्हार) मातृभूमि (कविता) पष्पु की अभिलाषा (पढ़ने के लिए) गोल (संस्‍मरण) एक दौड़ ऐसी भी (पढ़ने के लिए) पहली बँद (कविता) हार की जीत (कहानी) र‍हीम के दोहे (दोहे) मेरी माँ (आत्‍मकथा) जलाते चलो (कविता) सत्या और हिंदू नृत्य (निबंध) मैया मैं नहि माखन खायो (पद) परीक्षा (कहानी) चेतक की वीरता (कविता) हिन्द महासागर में छोटा-सा हिंदुस्तान (यात्रा वतात) पेड़ की बात (निबंध) आओ बच्चो तुम्हें दिखाएँ झाँकी हिंदुस्तान की (पढ़ने के लिए)
	व्याकरण भाषा और व्याकरण वर्ण विचार शब्द विचार प्रत्यय उपसर्ग संज्ञा सर्वनाम विशेषण क्रिया काल लिंग वचन कारक क्रिया विशेषण अव्यय संबोधक अव्यय समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय विषमबोधक अव्यय वाक्य-अशुद्धियाँ व उनका शोधन विराम चिन्ह मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियाँ

3.0Importance of Knowing the CBSE Class 6 Syllabus

The idea of the CBSE Class 6 syllabus is important due to various reasons:

It lays the foundation for further higher classes and topics and thus prepares the students for any challenge in the future.
The syllabus provides content that promotes critical thinking, creation, and solving, which are basic skills relevant to personal and academic growth.
The syllabus would greatly help children find and cultivate different interests in various subjects, thus developing a full, all-round personality.
In case the student is familiar with the syllabus, he will know his strengths and weaknesses in the different subjects. He can review the topics to find out which is strong, and which requires more attention.
Knowing the syllabus makes students more active in class discussions and activities. Students are clear about the topics to be covered and, hence, can prepare with questions or contributions.

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