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Class - 1
Mathematics : Numbers upto 100, Ordinal numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Lengths, weight,
capacity, Time, Money, Geometrical Shapes.
General Science : Living & Non-living things, Plant life, Animal life, Human body, Air water &
weather.

Class - 2
Mathematics : Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Length, Weight, Capacity,
Time, Money, Shapes.
General Science : Living & Non-living things, Plant life, Animal life, Human body, Air water &
weather, Rock and Minerals, Our universe.

Class - 3
Mathematics : Numbers, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Length,
Weight, Capacity, Time, Money, Shapes.
General Science : Living & Non-living things, Plant life, Animals their food & Home, birds: beaks
claws & nests of the birds, Soil, Air water and weather, Our universe, Human body, Safety & first
aid.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

Class - 4
Mathematics : Large Numbers, Roman numerals, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and
division, Factors and Multiples, Fractions, Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, Geometry, Perimeter
and area.
General Science : Plant life - I, Plant life - II, Animal life - I, Animal life - II, Food & Digestion, Health
& Hygiene, Teeth & Microbes, Safety & First aid, Our clothes, Air water and weather, Our universe.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in
real life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order
thinking.


 Class - 5
Mathematics : Large Numbers, Factors and multiples, Fractions and Decimals, Measurement of
Length, Weight, Capacity, Volume, Time, Temperature, Conversions, Percentages, Ratios, Speed
distance and time, Simple interest, Profit and loss, Geometry, Perimeter and area.
General Science : Plant life, Animal life - II, Human body - I, Human body - II, Soil Rocks &
Minerals, Air water and weather, The moon, Matter, Force work & energy.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in
real life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order
thinking.

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, Symmetry.
Physics : Motion and Measurement of distances, Light shadows and reflections, Electricity and
circuits.
Chemistry : Sorting materials into groups, Separation of substances, Changes around us, Water.
Biology : Food & its source, components of food, Fibre to fabric, Plants, Body movements, Living
organisms and their surroundings.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in
real life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order
thinking.

Class - 7
Mathematics : Integers, Fractions and Decimals, Data Handling, Simple Equations, Lines and
Angles, Triangle and its Properties, Congruence of Triangles, Comparing Quantities, Rational
Numbers, Practical Geometry, Perimeter and Area, Algebraic Expressions, Exponents and Powers,
Symmetry.
Physics : Motion and time, Heat, Light.
Chemistry : Physical and chemical changes, Acids bases and salts, Winds storms and cyclones.
Biology : Nutrition in plants, nutrition in animals, Fibre to fabric, Organization in living beings,
Changes and adaptation, Soil, Respiration in organisms, Transportation in living beings,
Reproduction and growth in plants.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in
real life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order
thinking.
 Class - 8
Mathematics : Rational Numbers, Linear Equations in One Variable, Understanding Quadrilaterals,
Data Handling, Squares and Square Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Comparing Quantities, Algebraic
Expressions and Identities, Visualizing Solid Shapes, Mensuration, Exponents and Powers, Direct
and Inverse Proportions, Factorization.
Physics : Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound, Chemical effects of electric current, Some natural
phenomena, Light.
Chemistry : Synthetic fibres and plastics, Materials: Metals and non-metals, Coal and petroleum,
Combustion and flame.
Biology : Food production and management, Cell, Microorganisms, Conservation of plants and
animals, Reproduction in animals.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

Class - 9
Mathematics : Number Systems, Polynomials, Co-ordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two
Variables, Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry, Lines and Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Areas of
Parallelograms and Triangles, Circles, Heron’s Formula, Surface Areas and Volumes.
Physics : Motion, Force and laws of motion, Gravitation & Pressure, Work energy & power.
Chemistry : Matter in our surroundings, Is matter around us pure, atoms and molecules.
Biology : Cell, Tissues, Diversity in living organisms, Health and diseases, Improvement in food
resources.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

Class - 10
Mathematics : Real Numbers, Polynomials, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables, Quadratic
Equations, Arithmetic Progressions, Triangles, Co-ordinate Geometry, Introduction to
Trigonometry, Some Applications of Trigonometry, Circles, Areas Related to Circles, Surface
Areas and Volumes.
Physics : Light, reflection & refraction, The human eye and the colourful world, Electricity,
Magnetics effects of electric current.
Chemistry : Chemical reactions & equations, Acids bases and salts, Metals & non-metals, Carbon
and its compounds.
Biology : Life processes, Control & Co-ordination, Reproduction, Heredity & Evolution, Our
Environment.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

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 Class - 11
Mathematics : Sets, Relations and Functions, Principle of Mathematical Induction, Logarithms,
Complex Numbers & Quadratic Equations, Linear In-equations, Sequences and Series, Trigonometry,
Straight Lines, Conic Sections, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem, Statistics,
Mathematical Reasoning, Limits and Derivatives, Probability, Introduction to 3D Geometry.
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Biology : Diversity in the living world, Structural organisation in plants & animals, Cell structure
and functions, Plant physiology, Animal physiology.

Physics : Physical world, Units & measurements, Motion in a straight line, Motion in a plane,
Laws of motion, Work energy & power, System of particles & rotational motion, Gravitation,
Mechanical properties of solids, Mechanical properties of fluids, Thermal properties of matter,
Thermodynamics.
Chemistry : Basic concepts of chemistry, Structure of atoms, Classification of elements &
Periodicity in properties, Chemical bonding & molecular structure, States of matter: Gases &
liquids, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox reaction, Hydrogen, s-Block elements, Some p-
block elements, Organic chemistry: Basic principles & techniques.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

Class - 12
Mathematics : : Relations and Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Matrices and
Determinants, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, Application
of Integrals, Differential Equations, Vector Algebra, Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability,
Linear Programming.
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Biology : Reproduction, Genetics and evolution, Biology and human welfare, Biotechnology, Ecology.

Physics : Electric charges and fields, Electrostatic potential and capacitance, Current electricity,
Moving charges and magnetism, Magnetism and matter, Electromagnetic induction, Alternating
current, Electromagnetic waves, Ray optics and optical instruments, Wave optics, Dual nature of
radiation and matter, Atoms, Nuclei.
Chemistry : Solid state, Solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, Surface chemistry,
Isolation of elements, p-block elements, d- and f-block elements, Coordination compounds,
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic
acids, Organic compounds containing nitrogen, Biomolecules.
Critical Thinking : This section includes a combination of skills like conscious application in real
life, Logical & Inductive Reasoning, Tactics & Strategies in decision making, higher order thinking.

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