What Changed in the New NCERT Class 4 Maths and EVS Books? (Math Mela / Our Wondrous World)

NCERT has replaced its older Class 4 Maths and EVS textbooks with new ones, developed under the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF 2023). Students and parents searching for the old book names may be confused when they cannot find matching chapters — this page explains exactly what changed.

Class 4 Maths: Math-Magic to Math Mela

The earlier Class 4 Maths textbook was called Math-Magic. It has been replaced by Math Mela, a newly developed 14-chapter book. The chapter names and structure are different from the old book — for example, the new book introduces place value up to thousands, symmetry, and data handling as dedicated chapters, with a stronger emphasis on real-life contexts (such as wildlife census data and a village cleanliness drive) woven into number and measurement topics.

Class 4 EVS: Looking Around to Our Wondrous World

The earlier Class 4 EVS textbook was called Looking Around. It has been replaced by Our Wondrous World, a newly developed 10-chapter book. The new book reorganises topics around themes like community living, nature observation, health and hygiene, simple machines, and how everyday things are made — rather than the story-based chapter format used in the older book.

Why the Chapter Names Look Completely Different

Unlike some subjects where only a few chapters were revised, Class 4 Maths and EVS were rebuilt with entirely new chapter titles and sequencing. This means a search for an old chapter name (like “Tick-Tick-Tick” or “A Day with Nandu”) will not lead to a matching new chapter — the topics have been redistributed differently across the new book’s chapters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the new Class 4 syllabus harder than the old one?
The overall difficulty level for Class 4 remains age-appropriate; the new books mainly reorganise topics and add more real-life, activity-based examples rather than increasing difficulty.

Can I still find the old Math-Magic or Looking Around books?
Schools following the updated NCERT curriculum use the new Math Mela and Our Wondrous World books; the older editions are being phased out as the revised curriculum rolls out.

Where can I find solutions for the new Class 4 chapters?
See our complete Class 4 Maths (Math Mela) and Class 4 EVS (Our Wondrous World) chapter-wise Solutions, Extra Questions, and Revision Notes.

Written by Satish

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