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NCERT Syllabus Changes 2025-26: Class-wise Update Summary
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The 2025-26 academic session sees NCERT continuing the staged rollout of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023 while keeping the 2022 rationalisation in force for senior classes. Below is a class-by-class summary of what's actually different in 2025-26 versus 2024-25, what's stable, and what entrance-exam aspirants need to know.
If you are using a printed textbook from 2024 or earlier, the content for Class 1-5 may not match your child's school exactly — those classes received NCF-SE-aligned books in 2024-25 (Class 1-2) and 2025-26 (selected). Class 6-12 textbook structure is largely unchanged from the rationalised 2022 versions.
Class-wise NCERT changes for 2025-26
| Class | Status in 2025-26 | Notable change |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | NCF-SE 2023 books in use | Mridang (English), Sarangi (Hindi), Joyful Mathematics — all NCF-SE-aligned |
| Class 2 | NCF-SE 2023 books in use | Mridang II, Sarangi II, Joyful Mathematics II — same NCF-SE framework |
| Class 3 | NCF-SE 2023 books rolled out 2024-25 | Math Mela (replaces Math Magic), Veena (Hindi), Santoor (English), Our Wondrous World (EVS) |
| Class 4-5 | Pre-NCF-SE — rationalised 2022 books | Math Magic IV/V, Looking Around IV/V, Marigold IV/V — NCF-SE rollout pending |
| Class 6 | NCF-SE 2023 books rolled out 2024-25 | Ganita Prakash (Maths), Curiosity (Science), three Social Science sub-books |
| Class 7 | NCF-SE 2023 books rolled out 2024-25 | Ganita Prakash, Curiosity, Our Pasts II, Our Environment, Social and Political Life II |
| Class 8 | Rationalised 2022 books | NCF-SE rollout for Class 8 pending — current books are 2022 rationalised editions |
| Class 9-10 | Rationalised 2022 books | Stable — no structural change. Class 9 Maths still 12 chapters, Class 10 Maths 14 chapters |
| Class 11-12 | Rationalised 2022 books | Stable — PCM/PCMB books unchanged from 2022. NEET/JEE 2026 still draws from pre-2022 syllabus partially |
Critical for entrance-exam aspirants in 2025-26
NEET 2026: the NTA syllabus continues to test several topics removed from the 2022-rationalised NCERT — Polymers in Chemistry, Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production in Biology, Reproductive Health subtopics, and parts of Hydrogen and s-Block in Class 11 Chemistry. Source pre-2022 NCERT or coaching bridge modules for these. See /ncert/deleted-syllabus-neet-2026 for the full reconciliation.
JEE Main + Advanced 2026: JEE syllabus is somewhat closer to current NCERT but still tests Mathematical Reasoning, Mathematical Induction, and selected derivations from 2022-deleted chapters. Communication Systems Physics is dropped from JEE 2024+ alongside the NCERT removal — safe to skip. See /ncert/deleted-syllabus-jee-2026.
CUET-UG 2026: the cleanest alignment — CUET follows the latest rationalised NCERT closely. You can ignore deleted topics for CUET. CUET-UG syllabus is published as part of the NTA CUET information bulletin each February.
Print-edition check: the NCERT PDF you download from ncert.nic.in is always the latest. The inside cover of the textbook carries the print year — if your child's school book shows 'First edition 2021' or earlier, it predates the rationalisation and contains chapters now removed.
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