NVS Class 9 Admission 2026 Syllabus

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

LATERAL ENTRY - CLASS IX – 2026

SYLLABUS FOR THE TEST PAPER BASED ON THE SYLLABUS OF CLASS VIII

SUBJECT: ENGLISH MAXIMUM MARKS: 15

SL. NO UNIT/TOPIC

1. Comprehension (Unseen Passage)

2. Word and Sentence

3. Structure Spelling

4. Rearranging jumbled words

5. Passivation

6. Use of degrees of comparison

7. Modal auxiliaries

8. Use of prepositions

9. Tense forms

10. Reported speech

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SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENCE Maximum marks : 35

Chapter-wise
Chapter
Class 8 Science Topics Covered
No.
Solutions

Agricultural Practices, Basic Practices of Crop Production,
Crop Production
Chapter Preparation of Soil, Agricultural Implements, Sowing,
and
1 Adding Manures and Fertilizers, Irrigation, Protection from
Management
Weeds, Harvesting, Storage, Food from Animals

Microorganisms, Where Do Microorganisms Live,
Chapter Microorganisms:
Microorganisms and Us, Harmful Microorganisms, Food
2 Friend and Foe
Preservation, Nitrogen Fixation, Nitrogen Cycle

Chapter Coal and Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Some Natural Resources are
3 Petroleum Limited

What is Combustion?, How do We Control Fire?, Types of
Chapter Combustion
Combustion, Flame, Structure of Flame, What is a Fuel, Fuel
4 and Flame
Efficiency

Deforestation and its Causes, Consequences of
Conservation of Deforestation, Conservation of Forest and Wildlife,
Chapter
Plants and Biosphere Reserve, Flora and Fauna, Endemic Species,
5
Animals Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park, Red Data Book,
Migration, Recycling of Paper, Reforestation

Chapter Reproduction in Modes of Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction, Asexual
6 Animals Reproduction

Adolescence and Puberty, Changes at Puberty,
Secondary Sexual Characters, Role of Hormones in
Reaching the Initiating Reproductive Function, Reproductive Phase of
Chapter
Age of Life in Humans, How is the Sex of the Baby Determined?,
7
Adolescence Hormones Other than Sex Hormones, Role of Hormones in
Completing the Life History of Insects and Frogs,
Reproductive Health

Force – A Push or a Pull, Forces are due to an Interaction,
Exploring Forces. A Force can Change the State of Motion,
Chapter Force and
Force can Change the Shape of an Object, Contact
8 Pressure
Forces, Non-contact Forces, Pressure, Pressure Exerted by
Liquids and Gases; Atmospheric Pressure

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Chapter-wise
Chapter
Class 8 Science Topics Covered
No.
Solutions

Force of Friction, Factors Affecting Friction, Friction: A
Chapter
Friction Necessary Evil, Increasing and Reducing Friction, Wheels
9
Reduce Friction, Fluid Friction

Sound is Produced by a Vibrating Body, Sound Produced
by Humans, Sound Needs a Medium for Propagation, We
Chapter
Sound Hear Sound Through Our Ears, Amplitude, Time Period and
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Frequency of a Vibration, Audible and Inaudible Sounds,
Noise and Music, Noise Pollution,

Chemical
Chapter Do Liquids Conduct Electricity?, Chemical Effects of
Effects of
11 Electric Current. Electroplating
Electric Current

Lightning, Charging by Rubbing, Types of Charges and
Chapter Some Natural
their Interaction, Transfer of Charge, The Story of Lightning,
12 Phenomena
Lightning Safety, Earthquakes

What Makes Things Visible, Laws of Reflection, Regular and
Diffused Reflection, Reflected Light can be Reflected
Chapter
Light Again, Multiple Images, Sunlight - White or Coloured?,
13
What is Inside Our Eyes, Care of the Eyes, Visually Impaired
Persons can Read and Write, What is the Braille System?

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SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAXIMUM MARKS: 35

S No. UNIT/TOPIC

1. Rational Numbers

2. Squares and Square Roots

3. Cubes and Cube Roots

4. Exponents and Powers

5. Direct and Inverse Proportions

6. Comparing Quantities (Percentage, Profit and Loss, Discount, Simple

and Compound Interest)

7. Algebraic Expressions and Identities

including Factorization

8. Linear Equations in One Variable

9. Understanding Quadrilaterals

(Parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle,

square, kite)

10. Mensuration:

a) Area of plane figures
b) Surface area and volume of cube, cuboids and cylinder

11. Data Handling (Bar graph, pie chart, organizing data, probability)

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