CBSE Class 9 English Language and Literature Syllabus 2024-25
CBSE has released the Latest Updated Syllabus of the New Academic Session 2024-25 on March 23rd, 2023, for class 9.
CBSE Board has issued the latest updated syllabus for Class 9th which is to be strictly followed. Board has restored SINGLE BOARD EXAM PATTERN once again like last year.
We have also updated Oswal Publishers Books as per the Latest Paper Pattern prescribed by Board for English Language and Literature Curriculum.
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- ▪ CBSE Class 9 English Latest Syllabus 2024-25
- ▪ CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25: Section-Wise Summary
- ▪ Internal Assessment
- ▪ CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2024-25 : Competency Based Question Paper Design
- ▪ The Changes for Class 9 (2024-25) Year-end Board Examinations are as under:
- ▪ 2023-24 Reduced Syllabus
CBSE Class 9 English Latest Syllabus 2024-25
| Sections | Periods | Weightage | |
| A | Reading Skills | (40 periods) | 20 Marks |
| B | Writing Skills and Grammar | (40 periods) | 20 Marks |
| C | Language through Literature | (50 periods) | 40 Marks |
CBSE Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25: Section-Wise Summary
Section A
Reading Skills
I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage
20 Marks
1. Discursive passage of 400-450 words.
(10 marks)
2. Case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data/chart etc.) of 200-250 words.
(10 marks)
(Total length of two passages to be 600-700 words)
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions/Very Short Answer Questions will be asked to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation and vocabulary.
Section B
Writing Skills and Grammar
II Grammar
10 Marks
- Determiners
- Tenses
- Modals
- Subject – verb concord
- Reported speech
- Commands and requests
- Statements
- Questions
3. The courses at the secondary level seek to cement high professional grasp of grammatical items and levels of accuracy. Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar will be assessed through Gap Filling/ Editing/Transformation exercises. Ten out of twelve questions will be attempted.
III Writing Skills
10 Marks
4. Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (word limit 100-120 words), describing a person / event / situation, based on visual or verbal cue/s. One out of two questions to be answered.
5 marks
5. Writing a Story (on a given cue/title)/Diary Entry, in 100-120 words. One out of two questions is to be answered.
5 marks
Section C
Language through Literature
IV. Reference to the Context
(5+5 = 10 Marks)
6. One extract out of two, from Drama / Prose.
7. One extract out of two, from poetry.
Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, appreciation and vocabulary.
V. Short & Long Answer Questions
8. Four out of Five Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book BEEHIVE to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
4x3=12 marks
9. Two out of Three Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words from the book MOMENTS to assess interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation.
3x2=6 marks
10. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from BEEHIVE to be answered in about 100-120 words to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the text. This can also be a passage-based question taken from a situation/plot from the text.
6 marks
11. One out of two Long Answer Type Questions from MOMENTS, on theme or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch to be answered in about 100-120 words.
6 marks
Beehive
Prose
a. The Fun They Had
b. The Sound of Music
c. The Little Girl
d. A Truly Beautiful Mind
e. The Snake and the Mirror
f. My Childhood
g. Reach For The Top
h. Kathmandu
i. If I were You
Poems-
- The Road Not taken
- Wind
- Rain on The Roof
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree
- A Legend of The Northland
- No Men Are Foreign
- On killing a tree
- A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
Moments
- The Lost Child
- The adventures of Toto
- Iswaran the Storyteller
- In the kingdom of fools
- The Happy Prince
- The Last Leaf
- A House is not a Home
- The Beggar
Internal Assessment
| Listening and Speaking Competencies | 30 Periods |
| Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills will be for 05 marks. | |
| It is recommended that listening and speaking skills should be regularly practiced . |
CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2024-25 : Competency Based Question Paper Design
| Sections | Competencies | Total marks |
| Reading Comprehension | Conceptual understanding, decoding, analyzing, inferring, interpreting and vocabulary | 20 |
| Writing Skill and Gramm | Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency | 20 |
| Language through Literature | Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying literary conventions illustrating and justifying etc. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writers’ message and writing fluently. | 40 |
| Total | 80 |
The Changes for Class 9 (2024-25) Year-end Board Examinations are as under:
| (Class-9) | ||
| Periodic Assessment | Academic Session 2023-24 | Academic Session 2024-25 |
| Composition of question paper for year-end examination/ Board Examination (Theory) |
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CBSE Class 9 for 2025 Exam
2023-24 Reduced Syllabus
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