NCERT Books for Class 6 to 8: Middle School Guide

Classes 6 to 8 are the “middle stage” of school. Since 2024-25, NCERT has replaced every middle-school textbook with new books written under NEP 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023, so the books for these classes now have new names, new chapters and a new style. This guide lists the current NCERT books for Class 6, 7 and 8, explains what is different about them, and links to the free chapter-wise PDFs.

NCERT Books for Class 6, 7 and 8 (2026-27)

The book names below are taken from NCERT’s own price list. Click a title to open its chapter-wise PDFs, which link directly to the official NCERT source.

In NCERT’s official price list, each of these middle-school titles is priced at ₹65. Kriti, Khel Yatra and Kaushal Bodh are also published in Hindi.

What Is Different About the New Middle-School Books

• One integrated Social Science book. The earlier separate History, Geography and Civics books (such as Our Pasts and Social and Political Life) are replaced by Exploring Society: India and Beyond, which organises chapters by themes. In Class 7 the book comes in two parts.
• Maths without numbered exercises. Ganita Prakash replaces “Exercise 1.1” style exercises with short “Figure it Out” question sets, puzzles and games after each topic. Class 7 and Class 8 maths are split into Part I and Part II.
• Science through investigation. Curiosity builds ideas through activities and everyday situations; each class also has a Hindi edition, Jigyasa.
• Art, physical education and vocational education get their own books — Kriti, Khel Yatra and Kaushal Bodh — instead of being left only to activities.
• More Indian context. For example, Ganita Prakash Class 6 discusses Virahānka numbers and Brahmagupta’s rules for fractions and for negative numbers.

Languages in Classes 6 to 8

Under the new framework, students entering Class 6 must study at least two Indian languages. Most CBSE schools offer Hindi and English, and Sanskrit is the most common third language. For Sanskrit, NCERT’s book in all three classes is Deepakam; English is Poorvi and Hindi is Malhar. A Class 6 Urdu book, Khayal, is also available in our Class 6 catalog.

How the Subjects Progress from Class 6 to 8

• Mathematics: Class 6 Ganita Prakash moves from patterns, lines and angles, number play and data handling to primes, perimeter and area, fractions, constructions, symmetry and integers (“The Other Side of Zero”). Classes 7 and 8 continue the same series in two parts each.
• Science: Class 6 covers topics such as magnets, measurement, materials, states of water and separation methods; Class 7 moves to acids and bases, electric circuits, metals and non-metals, heat transfer and life processes; Class 8 includes electricity’s magnetic and heating effects, forces, pressure and cyclones, the particulate nature of matter, solutions, and mirrors and lenses.
• Social Science: each year combines geography, history, governance and economics chapters around the theme of India and its connections with the world.

Tips for Students and Parents

• Use only the current books. Guides and question banks written for the old middle-school books (for example, “Exercise 2.3” of the earlier Class 6 maths book) do not match the new chapters.
• Do the in-chapter questions. The new books put much of the practice inside the chapter (“Figure it Out”, activities, “Let us explore”), so reading without attempting them leaves gaps.
• Plan for more subjects. With three languages plus Maths, Science, Social Science, Art, Physical Education and Vocational Education, a simple weekly timetable helps more than trying to revise every subject every day.
• Build a strong Class 8 base. Class 9 now also uses new books (Ganita Manjari, Exploration, Kaveri, Understanding Society), which continue from the middle-stage approach.

Solutions, Notes and Practice

For chapter-wise help, see our Class 6 Maths Solutions in Hindi (Ganit Prakash), and browse every subject in the Class 6, Class 7 and Class 8 catalog pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Which NCERT books are used in Class 6 in 2026-27?
A. Ganita Prakash (Maths), Curiosity (Science), Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Social Science), Poorvi (English), Malhar (Hindi), Deepakam (Sanskrit), Kriti (Art), Khel Yatra (Physical Education) and Kaushal Bodh (Vocational Education).

Q. Are the Hindi medium books different?
A. They are the Hindi editions of the same books: Ganit Prakash, Jigyasa and Samaj ka Adhyayan: Bharat aur Uske Aage.

Q. Do the new books have chapter-end exercises?
A. Practice is spread through each chapter as “Figure it Out” questions, activities and puzzles rather than a single numbered exercise at the end.

Q. Are these books free?
A. Yes. NCERT textbooks can be downloaded free from the official NCERT website; printed copies are sold by NCERT.

Ready to find your textbook? Browse the full NCERT Book Catalog or read Old vs New NCERT Books to see what changed.

Written by Satish

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