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CBSE Class 9 tuition — on the new books

CBSE Class 9 changed this year, and not slightly. Both Science and Maths have brand-new NCERT books for 2026-27 — new chapter names, new order, topics moved in and out. If you are using last year's notes or your elder child's book, you are studying the wrong syllabus.

New NCERT 2026Science — ExplorationMaths — Ganita ManjariPhysics & Chemistry80 + 201-to-1 at home
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What actually changed in 2026-27

NCERT has replaced the Class 9 Science and Class 9 Mathematics textbooks outright. This is not the 2022-style rationalisation where chapters were trimmed — these are new books with new names, new chapter titles and a different order.

Science is now a book called Exploration, thirteen chapters. Maths is Ganita Manjari, published as Part I with eight chapters.

Two consequences parents need to know. First, Gravitation has left Class 9, and so have Matter in Our Surroundings, Improvement in Food Resources, Natural Resources and Why Do We Fall Ill. Second, Probability and progressions have moved down into Class 9 Maths from Class 10.

And one honest caveat: Ganita Manjari is labelled Part I, and its eight chapters do not cover the Geometry, Statistics or Surface Area and Volume content that the CBSE Class 9 syllabus still requires — that is 25 marks of Geometry alone. A Part II is clearly coming but NCERT has not released it yet. Anyone showing you a confident Part II chapter list is guessing.

The new books

Class 9 Science and Maths, 2026-27

Chapter names below are from the NCERT first editions, not from a coaching summary.

13 chapters

Science — Exploration

  1. Exploration: Entering the World of Secondary Science
  2. Cell: The Building Block of Life
  3. Tissues in Action
  4. Describing Motion Around Us
  5. Exploring Mixtures and their Separation
  6. How Forces Affect Motion
  7. Work, Energy, and Simple Machines
  8. Journey Inside the Atom
  9. Atomic Foundations of Matter
  10. Sound Waves: Characteristics and Applications
  11. Reproduction: How Life Continues
  12. Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification
  13. Earth as a System: Energy, Matter & Life

I take chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 — the Physics and Chemistry half.

8 chapters, Part I

Maths — Ganita Manjari, Part I

  1. Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates
  2. Introduction to Linear Polynomials
  3. The World of Numbers
  4. Exploring Algebraic Identities
  5. I'm Up and Down, and Round and Round
  6. Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area
  7. The Mathematics of Maybe: Introduction to Probability
  8. Predicting What Comes Next: Exploring Sequences and Progressions

Part II is not out yet. The Geometry, Statistics and Mensuration units in the CBSE syllabus are taught meanwhile from the syllabus itself and from question practice.

The marks

CBSE Class 9 unit weightage, 2026-27

Class 9 is not a board exam — the annual paper is set by your child's school — but CBSE publishes the unit weightage and most schools follow it.

SubjectUnitMarks
ScienceWorld of Living (Ch 2, 3, 11, 12)27
ScienceMatter — Its Nature and Behaviour (Ch 5, 8, 9)25
ScienceMotion, Force, Work and Sound (Ch 4, 6, 7, 10)23
ScienceEarth as a System (Ch 13)5
MathsAlgebra20
MathsGeometry25
MathsMensuration14
MathsStatistics and Probability10
MathsNumber System7
MathsCoordinate Geometry4
80 + 20, in both subjectsTheory 80 marks, internal assessment 20 — periodic assessment 5, multiple assessment 5, portfolio 5, subject enrichment 5. Three periodic assessments are held and the best two are averaged.
What is included

Everything, in the fees

No separate material charge and no surprise bill in February.

  • Chapter notes written for the 2026 NCERT editions, printed
  • Worksheets after every chapter, harder than the textbook
  • NCERT exercise solutions worked out, not copied from a guide
  • Competency-based and case-study question practice
  • A marked test after every two chapters
  • Doubt-solving on WhatsApp between classes
  • Olympiad-level extension questions for students who want them
  • A weekly progress message to you

Class 9 is where the CBSE gap opens

CBSE Class 9 has a reputation for being easy, and the school marksheet usually supports that reputation. Then Class 10 arrives with a national board paper and the reputation collapses.

The reason is that Class 9 in CBSE is taught for understanding and assessed gently, while Class 10 is assessed by an external examiner who has never met your child. Roughly half the Class 10 paper is competency-focused — case-based, data interpretation, application — and those questions are unforgiving of a student who learned the chapter but never practised using it.

What I do in Class 9, therefore, is not extra syllabus. It is the same syllabus taken to the depth Class 10 will demand: every NCERT exercise worked properly, plus questions that force the idea to be used in an unfamiliar setting.

Where I teach

Home classes in Mira Road East, Bhayandar East and Bhayandar West; everywhere else online. Next year is on the CBSE Class 10 page. If your child is aiming at JEE or NEET, Class 9 is the right year to begin — see Class 9 Foundation.

Questions parents ask

CBSE Class 9 tuition — what parents ask me

Are the Class 9 NCERT books really new this year?

Yes. Both Science and Mathematics have new NCERT first editions for 2026-27 — Exploration for Science and Ganita Manjari for Maths. New chapter names, new sequence, some topics moved between classes. Second-hand books from an elder sibling will not work this year, and neither will last year's notes.

Gravitation is not in the new Class 9 Science book. Is that a problem for Class 10?

It is worth knowing rather than worrying about. Gravitation has moved out of the new Class 9 book, and Class 10 Science does not contain it either — Class 10 Science is unchanged and still has thirteen chapters covering chemical reactions, life processes, light, electricity and magnetism. Where it does matter is JEE and NEET foundation work, and in that track I teach gravitation anyway.

Why has the Maths book only got eight chapters?

Because it is Part I. NCERT has released Ganita Manjari Part I with eight chapters, and the CBSE Class 9 syllabus still requires Geometry worth 25 marks, plus Statistics, Linear Equations in Two Variables and Surface Area and Volume, none of which are in Part I. Part II has not been published yet and I will not guess at its contents. Meanwhile we teach those units from the CBSE syllabus and from question practice, which is what your child's school is doing too.

Does CBSE Class 9 have a board exam?

No. The Class 9 annual exam is set and conducted by the school. The structure follows the CBSE scheme — 80 marks theory plus 20 internal, three hours — but the paper is the school's. The twice-a-year board exam you may have heard about is Class 10 only.

What are your fees?

Fees depend on the class, how many subjects you want and how many classes a week we run. All the material — notes, worksheets, question banks and the weekly marked test — is included, so the number I quote is the number you pay. Call or WhatsApp on 79774 75848 with your child's class, board and subjects and I will give you the exact figure.

Is the demo class really free?

Yes, and it is a real class on a real chapter — not a sales meeting. Tell me what your child is stuck on and we will do exactly that. At the end you will know whether my teaching suits your child, which is the only question worth answering.

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The new books, taught from the new books

Tell me the chapter and we will do that chapter in the free demo class — from the 2026 edition, not from whatever was on the shelf last year.

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