CBSE Class 6 Syllabus (2024-2025) | How To Study For Class 6 PDF Download

Subject-wise Syllabus

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Understanding the syllabus is important  for clear direction. When you know the syllabus, you can plan your study time better and focus on the most important topics.
The syllabus of Class 6 CBSE covers various subjects and topics to help students develop their knowledge and skills. It  makes student understand what to learn.

1. Science  

Science is subject where you get to explore the wonders of the world around you! You'll learn about plants, animals, rocks, and even the universe. CBSE has also added Activities in textbook to let you understand & see how things work.
The chapters covered in the CBSE syllabus for class 6 Science: 

• Chapter 1: Components of Food 
• Chapter 2: Sorting Materials and Groups 
• Chapter 3: Separation of Substances 
• Chapter 4: Getting to Know Plants 
• Chapter 5: Body Movement 
• Chapter 6:  The Living Organisms- Characteristics And Habitat 
• Chapter 7: Motion and Measurement of Distances 
• Chapter 8: Light, Shadows and Reflections 
• Chapter 9: Electricity and Circuits 
• Chapter 10: Fun with Magnets 
• Chapter 11: Air Around Us

2. English 

EduRev has provided a complete CBSE Syllabus for Class 6 English to help students with their English studies. This allows you to plan and figure out what you should study, as well as which areas are more important in final examinations.
Four sections of English are:

(i) English: Reading Section

The English paper for Class 6, you'll have a reading section with unseen passages. This section helps you improve your reading skills, understand different writing styles, and learn new words

• Reading Comprehension

(ii) English: Writing Section

The writing part is great for getting better at using language. We do fun activities like writing formal letters and messages. It helps us become good writers and prepares us for the future. Now, let's check out the whole syllabus for CBSE Class 6 English's Writing subject.

(a) English Writing Section Syllabus

• Formal Letter
• Informal Letter 
• Diary Entry 
• Notice Writing 
• Message Writing 
• Debate Speech 
• Article 
• Report 
• Story Completion

(iii) English: Grammar Section

Class 6 Grammar Syllabus is further divided into two sections:

• English Grammar: In this part CBSE  focuses on improving our language skills. You will learn about important things like verbs, adjectives, helping verbs, pronouns, nouns and will also learn how to make good sentences, so that you  can talk better in the second most spoken language in the world.
• Applied Grammar: This part was made to help you use English in your daily life. It teaches how to talk well and communicate effectively. it includes activities to learn how to fix mistakes in sentences and improve your grammar skills. It will make you  better at understanding and using language correctly.

Let’s see the syllabus for English Grammar for these two sections.

(a) English Grammar

• Noun
• Sentence and Phrases
• Adverbs
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Adjectives
• Reported Speech
• Voice
• Framing Questions
• Tenses
• Prepositions
• Verbs
• Conjunctions
• Pronoun
• Punctuations

(b) English Applied Grammar 

• Gap Filling/ Sentence
• Editing
• Dialogue Completion
• Omission
• Sentence Reordering
• Sentence Transformer

(iv) English: Literature Section

There are 2 English books prescribed for Class 6 English literature:

• Honeysuckle
• A Pact With The Sun

(a) English: Honeysuckle

Let’s look at all the chapters of Class 6 English Main book – Honeysuckle:

•  Unit 1: Who Did Patrick’s Homework?
  Poem: A House, A Home
• Unit 2: How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!
  Poem: The Kite
• Unit 3: Taro’s Reward
  Poem: The Quarrel
• Unit 4: An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
  Poem: Beauty
• Unit 5: A Different Kind of School
  Poem: Where Do All the Teachers Go?
• Unit 6: Who I Am
• Poem: The Wonderful Words
• Unit 7: Fair Play
• Poem: Vocation
• Unit 8: The Banyan Tree

(b) English : A Pact With The Sun

Let’s look at all the chapters of Class 6 English Supplementary Reader – A Pact With The Sun:

• Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Birds
• Chapter 2: The Friendly Mongoose
• Chapter 3: The Shepherd’s Treasure
• Chapter 4: Tansen
• Chapter 5: The Monkey and the Crocodile
• Chapter 6: The Wonder Called Sleep
• Chapter 7: A Pact with the Sun

Important Note: The CBSE has made updates to the textbooks this year. As a result, the chapter numbers mentioned in the syllabus may not match the chapter numbers in the course content.

3. Mathematics 

The Class 6 Maths is a subject where you learn about numbers, shapes, and math puzzles. You'll do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and even play with fractions.
Maths question paper generally has 4 sections A,B,C,D  consisting  of  1mark, 2 marks, 3 marks and 5 marks questions.
Every fundamental concept is explained in EduRev study material for the following chapters:

• Chapter 1: Knowing Our Numbers
• Chapter 2: Whole Numbers
• Chapter3: Playing With Numbers
• Chapter 4: Basic Geometrical Ideas
• Chapter 5: Understanding Elementary Shapes
• Chapter 6: Integers
• Chapter 7: Fractions
• Chapter 8: Decimals
• Chapter 9: Data Handling
• Chapter 10: Mensuration
• Chapter 11: Algebra
• Chapter 12: Ratio and Proportion

4. Social Science 

(i) History

• Introduction: What, Where, How and When?
• From Hunting- Gathering to Growing Food
• In the Earliest Cities
• What Books and Burials Tell us
• Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic
• New Questions and Ideas
• From A Kingdom To An Empire
• Villages, Towns And Trade
• New Empires and Kingdoms
• Buildings, Paintings and Books

(ii) Geography

• The Earth in the Solar System
• Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes
• Motions of the Earth
• Maps
• Major Domains of the Earth
• Our Country - India

(iii) Social and Political Life(Civics)

• Understanding Diversity
• Diversity and Discrimination
• What is Government ?
• Panchayati Raj
• Rural Administration
• Urban Administration
• Rural Livelihoods
• Urban Livelihoods

5. Hindi 

Class 6 Hindi  consist of stories, poems, and language. You'll read interesting stories about brave heroes, magical adventures, and friendship tales.
There are three books for CBSE Class 6 Hindi:

• Vasant
• Durva
• Bal Ram Katha
  Let us look at the list of chapters present in the Hindi textbook in each of these three books:

(i) Chapters Hindi: Vasant

The students will read the following 17 chapters which are included in the syllabus of Vasant:

• अध्याय 1: वह चिड़िया जो
• अध्याय 2: बचपन
• अध्याय 3: नादान दोस्त
• अध्याय 4: चाँद से थोड़ी सी गप्पें
• अध्याय 5: साथी हाथ बढ़ाना
• अध्याय 6: ऐसे – ऐसे
• अध्याय 7: टिकट एल्बम
• अध्याय 8: झांसी की रानी
• अध्याय 9: जो देखकर भी नहीं देखते
• अध्याय 10: संसार पुस्तक है
• अध्याय 11: मैं सबसे छोटी होऊं
• अध्याय 12: लोकगीत
• अध्याय 13: नौकर
• अध्याय 14: वन के मार्ग

(ii) Chapters Hindi: Durva
The students will read the following 28 chapters which are included in the syllabus of the book Durva:

• अध्याय 1: कलम
• अध्याय 2: किताब
• अध्याय 3: घर
• अध्याय 4: पतंग
• अध्याय 5: भालू
• अध्याय 6: झरना
• अध्याय 7: धनुष
• अध्याय 8: रुमाल
• अध्याय 9: कक्षा
• अध्याय 10: गुब्बारा
• अध्याय 11: पर्वत
• अध्याय 12: हमारा घर
• अध्याय 13: कपडे की दूकान
• अध्याय 14: फूल
• अध्याय 15: बातचीत
• अध्याय 16: शिलॉन्ग से फ़ोन
• अध्याय 17: तितली
• अध्याय 18: ईश्वरचंद्र विद्यासागर
• अध्याय 19: प्रदर्शनी
• अध्याय 20: चिट्ठी
• अध्याय 21: अंगुलिमाल
• अध्याय 22: यात्रा की तैयारी
• अध्याय 23: हाथी
• अध्याय 24: डॉक्टर
• अध्याय 25: जयपुर से पत्र
• अध्याय 26: बढे चलो
• अध्याय 27: ब्यर्थ की शंका
• अध्याय 28: गधा और सियार

(iii) Chapters of Hindi: Bal Ram Katha

Students are introduced to the book of Bal Ram Katha, which is a supplementary reader for Class 6. Paragraphs from Bal Ram Katha is used in Reading Comprehension questions and help in enhancing the reading capability of students.

• अध्याय 1: अवधपुरी में राम
• अध्याय 2: जंगल और जनकपुर
• अध्याय 3: दो वरदान
• अध्याय 4: राम का वन गमन
• अध्याय 5: चित्रकूट में भरत
• अध्याय 6: दंडक वन में दस वर्ष
• अध्याय 7: सोने का हिरन
• अध्याय 8: सीता की खोज
• अध्याय 9: राम और सुग्रीव
• अध्याय 10: लंका में हनुमान
• अध्याय 11: लंका विजय
• अध्याय 12: राम का राज्याभिषेक

6. Sanskrit

Sanskrit is like learning a special language that is thousands of years old. It's like stepping into a world of ancient stories and traditions from our country.
The chapters included in the Sanskrit syllabus

• Chapter 1:  शब्दपरिचय:I
• Chapter 2: शब्द परिचय:II
• Chapter 3: शब्द परिचयः III
• Chapter 4: विद्यालय
• Chapter 5:  वृक्षा
• Chapter 6: समुद्रतट
• Chapter 7: बकस्य प्रतिकार
• Chapter 8: सूक्तिस्तबक
• Chapter 9: क्रीडास्पर्धा
• Chapter 10: कृषिका: कर्मवीरा
• Chapter 11: पुष्पोत्सव
• Chapter 13: दशमः त्वम असि
• Chapter 14: विमानयानं रचयाम 
• Chapter 15: अहह आः च
• Chapter 16: मातुलचन्द्र (Old Syllabus)