NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 2024-25 - Download All Subjects PDF

Edited By Manasvini Gupta | Updated on Sep 27, 2024 12:34 PM IST

NCERT syllabus for class 8 2024-25- Students studying in the 8th class should have complete knowledge of NCERT Class 8 syllabus to prepare well for the exams. National Council of Educational Research & Training provides the complete NCERT class 8 syllabus online on ncert.nic.in. CBSE Board & many state boards follow the NCERT syllabus for class 8. While others derive their syllabus based on this NCERT syllabus. Class 8th syllabus is the foundation for higher classes of 9th and 10th.

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NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Science
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Maths 2024-25
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2024-25
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Social Science
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Hindi
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 - All Subjects
How to Download NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 PDFs?

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 2024-25 - Download All Subjects PDF

Students appearing for the NMMS Scholarship are suggested to follow the NCERT syllabus for Class 8. It is also suggested to all the students to refer to the NCERT Class 8 books to prepare well and strengthen their foundation. Students can download subject-wise NCERT class 8 syllabus pdf for Maths, English, Science, Hindi, and Social science subjects in this article. Read the complete article to get the syllabus of NCERT Class 8.

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Science

Science is one of the major subjects in class 8 level exams. There are a total of 13 chapters in the NCERT 8th class syllabus which needs a lot of logical approach with rigorous practice to ace the exams.

NCERT Class 8 Science Syllabus

Chapter No.	Chapter Name
Chapter 1	Crop Production and Management
Chapter 2	Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
Chapter 3	Coal and Petroleum
Chapter 4	Combustion and Flame
Chapter 5	Conservation of Plants and Animals
Chapter 6	Reproduction in Animals
Chapter 7	Reaching the Age of Adolescence
Chapter 8	Force and Pressure
Chapter 9	Friction
Chapter 10	Sound
Chapter 11	Chemical Effects of Electric Current
Chapter 12	Some Natural Phenomena
Chapter 13	Light

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Maths 2024-25

Like Science, Maths is also a major subject in 8th class which requires a lot of practice to solve various kinds of problems. It contains numerical questions that can be solved using problem-solving and analytical thinking skills. As per the Class 8 NCERT syllabus, there are a total of 13 chapters. Students should keep formulas and practice well to solve questions quickly.

NCERT Class 8 Maths Syllabus

Chapter No.	Chapter Name
1	Rational Numbers
2	Linear Equations in One Variable
3	Understanding Quadrilaterals
4	Data Handling
5	Squares and Square Roots
6	Cubes and Cube Roots
7	Comparing Quantities
8	Algebraic Expressions and Identities
9	Mensuration
10	Exponents and Powers
11	Direct and Inverse Proportions
12	Factorization
13	Introduction to Graphs
14	Playing with Numbers

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2024-25

English plays an important role in further studies and it is used as communication across the globe. Grammar and literature are the two major parts of the English syllabus of NCERT 8th Class. NCERT devised two Class 8 English books and the chapter names for both of them are tabulated below:

NCERT Class 8 English Syllabus

It So Happened	Honeydew
How the Camel got his hump	The Best Christmas Present in the World
Children at work	The Tsunami
The Selfish Giant	Glimpses of the Past
The treasure within	Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
Princess September	The Last Bargain
The fight	The Summit Within
Jalebis	The School Boy
Ancient Education System of India	This is Jody’s Fawn
-	A Visit to Cambridge
-	A Short Monsoon Diary
-	On the Grasshopper and Cricket
-	Geography Lesson

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Social Science

Social Science consists of the historical, geographical, and economic background of the country and world. Civics is a part of the syllabus that provides knowledge about the functions of the government and society structure in general. NCERT Class 8 syllabus of Social Science is divided into three parts. The chapters and syllabus for these three parts are given in the following table:

NCERT Class 8 Social Science Syllabus

Book Name	Chapters
Our Pasts – III	How, When, and Where
	From Trade to Territory: The Company Establishes Power
	Ruling the Countryside
	Tribals, Dikus, and the Vision of a Golden Age
	When People Rebel: 1857 and After
	Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation
	Women, Caste and Reform
	The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
Resources and Development	Resources
	Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources
	Agriculture
	Industries
	Human Resources
Social and Political Life- III	The Indian Constitution
	Understanding Secularism
	Parliament and the Making of Laws
	The Judiciary
	Understanding Marginalisation
	Confronting Marginalisation
	Public Facilities
	Law and Social Justice

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Hindi

Hindi is one of the languages taught in class 8. The prescribed NCERT class 8 syllabus of Hindi consists of three books which include prose, poetry and essays. The name of the books along with the syllabus is given below:

NCERT Class 8 Hindi Syllabus

Book Name	Download Syllabus of Hindi
Vasant	Click here
Durva	Click here
Bharat Ki Khoj	Click here
Sanshipt Budhcharit	Click here

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 - All Subjects

8th class is the crucial stage in the life of a student who is on the threshold of chalking a career path.
The topics studied in this class help students to learn the next class concepts.
English, Mathematics, Science, Hindi, and Social Science are major subjects in class 8.
NCERT syllabus for 8th class including the introduction of the subjects, topics and units of all the subjects is given below along with PDF download links.

How to Download NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 PDFs?

Follow the step by step given procedure to download the latest 8th class NCERT syllabus pdf:

Open the official NCERT website: ncert.nic.in.
Click on the link that says “Syllabus of Classes I-XII”.
Then a new page will open where students need to click on the elementary syllabus link.
Now a zip file will start to download in the device.
Students can access PDF of NCERT syllabus for class 8 by opening the zip file.

NCERT Books for Class 8

National Council of Educational Research and Training publishes class 8 books for all the subjects.
These are devised based on the NCERT syllabus for class 8.
The organization provides the 8th class books for all major subjects like - English, Maths, Hindi, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit and Urdu.
Students can access NCERT books in online mode by downloading them as a pdf file using the given link.

NCERT Solutions for Class 8

NCERT 8th class syllabus provides the outlook of topics and units and the details, and introduction of the chapters.
The books provide knowledge about the topics of the NCERT syllabus for class 8 along with questions at the end of the chapter.
Students need to solve these questions to prepare for the exam.
If they find it difficult to solve any question then he/she can take the help of NCERT class 8 solution.
They can also be ensured about their answer by comparing their answers with the solution.

Subject-wise NCERT 8th solution links

Other relevant links

NCERT Books for Class 8 Maths	NCERT Books for Class 8 Science
NCERT Books for Class 8 English	NCERT Books for Class 8 Social Science
CBSE Date Sheet 2025

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Is NCERT 8th class syllabus available in Hindi?

No, the syllabus is available in English medium but NCERT books are available in Hindi, English and Urdu medium.

2. What is the use of NCERT syllabus for class 8?

This syllabus is useful to prepare for 8th class level school, scholarship and entrance exams.

3. What is the difficulty level of NCERT class 8 syllabus?

The difficulty level of 8th class syllabus is moderate to enable students for further studies.

4. How to cover the entire class 8 NCERT syllabus rapidly?

After analyzing the syllabus, make a time table and start studying rigorously to cover NCERT syllabus for class 8 rapidly.

Also Read

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 11 Force and Pressure

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 10 Reaching The age of adolescence

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 9 Reproduction in Animals

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 7 Conservation of Plants and Animals

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 3 Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 2 Microorganisms Friend and Foe

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