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CBSE Class 7 Maths — all 15 chapters of Ganita Prakash

Class 7 Maths uses NCERT's Ganita Prakash, fifteen chapters whose names describe the idea rather than the topic — 'A Peek Beyond the Point' is decimals, 'Finding the Unknown' is equations. Here is the full list with what each one actually covers, plus free practice.

Book
Ganita Prakash
Chapters
15
Exams
School, not board
Practice
Free, with answers

Translating the chapter names

A Peek Beyond the Point
Decimals
Expressions Using Letter-Numbers
Algebraic expressions
A Tale of Three Intersecting Lines
Triangles
Geometric Twins
Symmetry and congruence
Finding Common Ground
Comparing quantities
Connecting the Dots
Data handling
Finding the Unknown
Simple equations
Number Play
Number patterns and properties

Every chapter

Mathematics

15 chapters

Ganita Prakash (NCERT Class 7)

Fifteen chapters. School exams, not board exams — but this is the year the algebra and geometry that Class 10 depends on gets laid down.

  1. 1 Large Numbers Around Us
  2. 2 Arithmetic Expressions
  3. 3 A Peek Beyond the Point
  4. 4 Expressions Using Letter-Numbers
  5. 5 Parallel and Intersecting Lines
  6. 6 Number Play
  7. 7 A Tale of Three Intersecting Lines
  8. 8 Working with Fractions
  9. 9 Geometric Twins
  10. 10 Operations with Integers
  11. 11 Finding Common Ground
  12. 12 Another Peek Beyond the Point
  13. 13 Connecting the Dots
  14. 14 Constructions and Tilings
  15. 15 Finding the Unknown

Why Class 7 is worth taking seriously

Class 7 is the year arithmetic turns into algebra. Integers, fractions and letter-numbers stop being separate topics and start being the language everything after them is written in. A student who is shaky on negative numbers in Class 7 will find Class 9 algebra harder for reasons nobody at the time connects back to here.

Class 7 Maths — common questions

Which book is CBSE Class 7 Maths?
Ganita Prakash, the NCERT Class 7 Mathematics textbook. It has fifteen chapters with names built around ideas — "A Peek Beyond the Point", "Geometric Twins" — rather than the traditional topic labels.
Why do the Class 7 Maths chapter names look strange?
Because they are describing what the chapter does rather than naming a topic. "A Peek Beyond the Point" is decimals. "Finding the Unknown" is simple equations. The naming is deliberate: the book wants you to meet the idea before you meet its label.
How many chapters are in Class 7 Maths?
Fifteen, covering large numbers, arithmetic expressions, decimals, algebraic expressions, lines and angles, triangles, fractions, integers, symmetry, data handling, constructions and equations.
Does Class 7 Maths matter for Class 10?
More than most students believe. Integers, fractions, algebraic expressions and the geometry of triangles all reappear in Class 9 and 10 as assumed knowledge. Class 7 is where arithmetic quietly becomes algebra.

Exam rules and marks on this page were last checked on 23 August 2026. Boards do change them. Always confirm dates and the final syllabus against cbseacademic.nic.in.

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