CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2025-26: Download English Language & Literature Syllabus in PDF

The CBSE Class 9 English syllabus 2025–26 comes with two subject options — English Language and Literature and English Communicative. Among these, English Language and Literature is the more popular choice among students. This syllabus is designed to build a strong foundation in English communication, grammar, comprehension, and literary appreciation. This subject promotes both language proficiency and literary appreciation using NCERT-prescribed books like Beehive, Moments, and Words and Expressions – I.

Key Highlights of CBSE Class 9 English Language & Literature Syllabus 2025–26

• Emphasizes four core skills: reading, writing, grammar, and literature.
• Prescribed books: Beehive, Moments, and Words and Expressions – I (Workbook).
• 80 marks for external assessment and 20 marks for internal assessment.
• Multiple question formats: MCQs, short answer, long answer, paragraph writing, and grammar exercises.
• Focus on activity-based learning using drama, role-play, and discussion.
• Internal assessment includes speaking & listening activities and art-integrated projects.

CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2025–26: Structure & Weightage

The English Language and Literature syllabus is divided into three main sections, focusing on reading, writing & grammar, and literature. Below is the detailed structure along with the weightage of each section as per the CBSE Class 9 English syllabus 2025–26.

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CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2025-2026: Course Content

Check below the complete course content for CBSE Class 9 English (Language and Literature) 2025–26, including section-wise topics, prescribed books, grammar areas, and writing tasks as outlined by CBSE.

Section A: Reading Skills (20 Marks)

1. Discursive Passage (400–450 words) – 10 marks

2. Case-based Factual Passage with visual input (200–250 words) – 10 marks

Total passage length: 600–700 words

Question Types: MCQs, Objective Questions, Very Short Answers

Section B: Writing Skills and Grammar (20 Marks)

Grammar (10 marks)

• Determiners

• Tenses

• Modals

• Subject–verb concord

• Reported speech (commands, statements, questions)

Question format: Gap filling, Editing, Transformation exercises

Writing Skills (10 marks)

• Descriptive Paragraph (person/event/situation based on cues) – 5 marks

• Story Writing / Diary Entry (on a cue/title) – 5 marks

Section C: Language Through Literature (40 Marks)

Reference to Context (10 marks)

• One extract from Prose/Drama – 5 marks

• One extract from Poetry – 5 marks

MCQs to assess interpretation, analysis, evaluation, vocabulary

Short & Long Answer Questions

• Beehive (Prose/Poetry)

  • 4 out of 5 Short Answers (40–50 words) – 12 marks

  • 1 out of 2 Long Answers (100–120 words) – 6 marks

• Moments (Supplementary)

  • 2 out of 3 Short Answers (40–50 words) – 6 marks

  • 1 out of 2 Long Answers (100–120 words) – 6 marks

Prescribed Books for CBSE Class 9 English 2025–26

Below are the NCERT-prescribed books for the CBSE Class 9 English Language and Literature syllabus 2025–26. These include the main textbook, supplementary reader, and workbook that students are required to study.

1. Beehive – NCERT Prose and Poetry
Prose:

• The Fun They Had

• The Sound of Music

• The Little Girl

• A Truly Beautiful Mind

• The Snake and the Mirror

• My Childhood

• Reach for the Top

• Kathmandu

• 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

2. Moments – NCERT Supplementary Reader

• 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

3. Words and Expressions – I (Workbook)

• Units 1–6, 8, 10 & 11

CBSE Class 9 English Internal Assessment 2025–26 (20 Marks)

• Internal Assessment includes listening and speaking exercises, role plays, skits, dramatizations, and art-integrated projects.

• Activities must be aligned with CBSE guidelines (Circular No. Acad-33/2020) for skill-based evaluation.

Download CBSE Class 9 English Syllabus 2025–26 PDF

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