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⚡ What changed for Class IX in 2026-27 — read this first
TWO LEVELSMathematics & Science now have Standard + Advanced. Standard is the common compulsory 80-mark exam for everyone; Advanced is an optional extra 25-mark, 1-hour, all-HOTS paper (≥50% earns a marksheet remark; marks don't add to the aggregate — zero downside).
NEW BOOKSNew NCERT textbooks under NEP 2020. English → Kaveri (replaces Beehive + Moments); Hindi & Sanskrit → new NCF books; Social Science → two integrated books (Social Science Part 1 & 2, 16 themes) replacing the old four books.
NEW CONTENTScience adds an "Earth as a System" unit; Maths adds Sequences & Progressions and Indian Knowledge Systems throughout; SST adds startups, personal finance, oceans & maritime law, plate tectonics, Kautilya's theory of authority.
R3 LANGUAGEA third language (R3) is now compulsory (Class VI-level, internal-only but qualifying) — schools had to update OASIS by 30 June 2026.
CT & AIComputational Thinking & AI runs as compulsory school-assessed modules in Class IX-X (becomes a full subject for the next cohort in 2027-28).
ASSESSMENT80 theory + 20 internal (Periodic 5 · Multiple 5 · Portfolio 5 · Subject Enrichment 5); ~50% competency-based questions; absolute grading (A1 91-100 … D 33-40). Class IX annual exam is school-conducted.
Some official pieces are still pending from CBSE: SST unit-wise marks weightage, and the Hindi/Sanskrit chapter lists. Where CBSE hasn't released detail, our materials use a clearly-labelled interim school blueprint.
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