ICSE Class 9 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27
CISCE has released the updated ICSE Class 9 Hindi Syllabus for the academic session 2026-27. Students must check the official syllabus on the CISCE website under the “Regulations and Syllabuses” section for ICSE 2028.
The ICSE Class 9 Hindi syllabus includes revised topics and updated guidelines. Students and teachers must follow the latest syllabus to prepare in the correct direction.
Oswal Publishers has updated its ICSE Class 9 Hindi books as per the latest paper pattern and syllabus issued by CISCE. These updates help students align their preparation with board expectations.
Students can download the ICSE Class 9 Hindi Syllabus 2026-27 PDF from the link given below.
ICSE Hindi Class 9 Latest Syllabus 2026-27
There will be one paper of three hours duration carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment of 20 marks.
The paper will be divided into two sections, Section A and Section B.
Section A: Language
Section B: Prescribed Texts
(40 Marks)
(40 Marks)
SECTION A: LANGUAGE - 40 Marks
This Section will be compulsory.
- Composition: Candidates will be required to write one composition, in the language, which may include short explanations, directions, descriptions or narratives. There will be a choice of subjects, which will be varied and may be suggested by language or other stimuli such as pictures and objects.
- Letter: Candidates will be required to write a letter from a choice of two subjects. Suggestions may be given. The layout of the letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment.
- Comprehension: An unseen passage of about 250 words will be given in the language. Questions on the passage will be set for answers in the language, designed to test the candidates' understanding of the content of the passage.
- Grammar: This will consist of tests in the use of language vocabulary, syntax and idioms, synthesis in sentence construction, formation of sentences in the language correctly embodying given words or forms. The question will not require any knowledge of grammatical terms.
SECTION B: PRESCRIBED TEXTS - 40 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer four questions from ONLY two of the prescribed textbooks. All questions will be set in the language and candidates will be required to answer in the language. The questions set will be designed to test the candidates’ understanding of the subject matter of the prescribed books.
Note: For list of Prescribed Textbooks, see Appendix - I.
Recommended for background work:
Saras Hindi Vyakaran
(Only two of the following books are to be offered)
Sahitya Sagar: A collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (Examination Year 2022 onwards.)
(i) Short Stories: (All short stories to be studied)
- Baat Athanni Ki - Sudarshan
- Kaki - Siyaram Sharan Gupta
- Maha Yagya Ka Puruskar – Yashpal
- Netaji Ka Chasma - Swayam Prakash
- Apna Apna Bhagya - Jainendra Kumar
- Bade Ghar Ki Beti - Premchand
- Sandeh - Jaishankar Prashad
- Bheed me Khoya Aadmi - Leeladhar Sharma Parvatiya
- Bhede Aur Bhediyen - Hari Shankar Parsai
- Do Kalakar – Mannu Bhandari
(ii) Poems: (All poems to be studied)
- Sakhi - Kabir Das
- Girdhar Ki Kundaliyan - Girdhar Kavi Rai
- Swarg Bana Sakte Hai - Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Wah Janmabhumi Meri - Sohanlal Dwivedi
- Megh Aaye - Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
- Sur Ke Pad - Surdas
- Vinay Ke Pad - Tulsidas
- Bhichhuk - Surya Kant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
- Chalna Hamara Kam Hai - Shivmangal Singh ‘Suman’
- Matri Mandir Ki Or - Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
(iii) Novel: Naya Raasta - Sushma Agarwal
(iv) Ekanki Sanchay: A collection of ICSE One Act Plays
- Sanskar Aur Bhavna - Vishu Prabhakar
- Bahu Ki Vida - Vinod Rastogi
- Matri Bhoomi Ka Man - Hari Krishna “Premi”
- Sukhi Dali - Upendra Nath “Ashka”
- Mahabharat Ki Ek Sanjh - Bharat Bhushan Agrawal
- Deepdan - Ram Kumar Verma
Internal Assessment
Language and Literature:
Class IX: Two or three assignments of reasonable length/duration of which two should be written assignments – one from the language and one from the literature component of the syllabus.
