NCERT has significantly updated the Maths textbooks in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) in 2020 to provide students with a more contemporary and engaging learning experience. “The reduction in the material will help in increased curriculum flexibility and the renewed emphasis on productivity rather than rote learning,” claims NEP 2020. The new syllabus has been designed to ease the workload and pressure on the students and promote more practical and experiential learning. Source – NEP Final
The NCERT textbooks will be available in at least 22 languages, mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, including Hindi, English, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Sindhi, Manipuri, Urdu, Malayalam, Odiya, and Kashmiri, among others.
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Topics Removed from the Revised Textbooks
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Following the implementation of the NEP 2020 policy, around 30% of the content of the NCERT Math textbook is likely to be rationalised for 2024-2025. MTG consists of a team of experienced authors and subject matter experts who are well-versed with the latest developments in their respective fields. We strive to provide resources that are up-to-date and provide students with the necessary knowledge to succeed in their academic pursuits. We are quick to adapt in regards to the latest revision of the NCERT Math textbooks and will soon include changes consistent with the NCERT on our Class 8 School Books. The table below lists the content that has been dropped from NCERT Math textbook for class 8 for the academic year 2024–2025. |
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| Chapter | Page No. | Dropped Topics/Chapters |
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| Chapter 1: Knowing Our Numbers | 17–27 | 1.3.1 Estimation 1.3.2 Estimating to the nearest tens by rounding off 1.3.3 Estimating to the nearest hundreds by rounding off 1.3.4 Estimating to the nearest thousands by rounding off 1.3.5 Estimating outcomes of number situations 1.3.6 To estimate sum or difference 1.3.7 To estimate products 1.4 Using Brackets 1.4.1 Expanding brackets 1.5 Roman Numerals |
| Chapter 2: Whole Numbers | 31–45 | 2.4 Properties of whole numbers 2.5 Patterns in whole numbers |
| Chapter 3: Playing with Numbers | 59–62 | 3.6 Some more divisibility rules |
| Chapter 4: Basic Geometrical Ideas | 81–85 | 4.11 Triangles 4.12 Quadrilaterals 4.13 Circles |
| Chapter 5: Understanding Elementary Shapes | 108–112 | 5.10 Three dimensional shapes |
| Chapter 8: Decimals | 182–183 | 8.2 Tenths 8.3 Hundredths |
| Chapter 9: Data Handling | 194–204 | 9.6 Drawing a pictograph 9.7 A bar graph 9.7.1 Interpretation of a bar graph 9.7.2 Drawing a bar graph |
| Chapter 11: Algebra | 228–243 | 11.6 Use of variables in common rules 11.7 Expressions with variables 11.8 Using expressions practically 11.9 What is an equation? 11.10 Solution of an equation |
| Chapter 13: Symmetry | 261–273 | 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Making symmetric Figures: Ink-blot devils 13.3 Figures with two lines of symmetry 13.4 Figures with multiple (more than two) lines of symmetry 13.5 Reflection and symmetry |
| Chapter 14: Practical Geometry | 274–292 | 14.1 Introduction 14.2 The circle 14.3 A line segment 14.4 Perpendiculars 14.5 Angles |
| Answers | 293–294 296–297 299 304–313 | Answers of Exercises |
Updated Class 8 syllabus – Class 8 Syllabus NCERT 2023-24
What is the basis of Content Rationalisation?
According to Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi, “Overlapping with similar content included in other subject areas in the same class; similar content included in the lower or higher class in the same subject; difficulty level; content, which is easily accessible to children and does not require much intervention from the teachers and can be learned through self-learning or peer learning; content, which is not relevant in the present context or outdated and taking care of the learning outcomes already developed across the classes, are among the criteria adopted for rationalization of the content load.” Source – NCERT textbooks rationalised to compensate for Covid-19 time loss: Education ministry
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