Class 6 Social Science NCERT Book – Exploring Society India and Beyond (PDF)

Class 6 Social Science NCERT Book – Exploring Society India and Beyond (PDF) covers Social Science for Class 6. Class 6 marks the start of upper-primary education, with several dedicated subject textbooks introduced for the first time.

What This Book Covers

This single 2026-27 textbook combines Geography, History, Civics, and Economics into one unified Social Science curriculum, examined together in board exams as a single Social Science paper.

Study Tip

Study each of the four components separately — they need different preparation styles, from map work to timeline work.

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Chapters in This Book

Chapter links on this page were last automatically re-checked against the official NCERT source on July 17, 2026.

All 15 chapters below link directly to the official NCERT source (ncert.nic.in) — nothing is hosted on this site. Click “Read” to open a chapter, or “Download” to save it. You can also open the full book in our chapter-by-chapter reader.

Front Matter / Prelims

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1. Locating Places on the Earth

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2. Oceans and Continents

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3. Landforms and Life

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4. Timeline and Sources of History

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5. India, That Is Bharat

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6. The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation

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7. India's Cultural Roots

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8. Unity in Diversity, or 'Many in the One'

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9. Family and Community

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10. Grassroots Democracy — Part 1: Governance

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11. Grassroots Democracy — Part 2: Local Government in Rural Areas

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12. Grassroots Democracy — Part 3: Local Government in Urban Areas

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13. The Value of Work

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14. Economic Activities Around Us

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the current 2026-27 NCERT edition?
Yes — every chapter linked above is pulled directly from the official NCERT source at ncert.nic.in, so it always reflects whatever NCERT currently has published for Class 6 Social Science for the 2026-27 academic session.

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