CBSE · Class 7

CBSE Class 7 syllabus — every chapter, all four subjects

Fifty-two chapters across Maths, Science, Social Science and English. The distribution is lopsided in a way worth planning around: Social Science is twenty chapters on its own, English is five.

Subjects
4
Chapters
52
Longest book
Social Science · 20
CBSE document
None published

There is no CBSE Class 7 syllabus PDF

CBSE's curriculum page publishes documents for Secondary (IX-X) and Senior Secondary (XI-XII) and nothing below. At Class 7 the NCERT book is the syllabus and the school sets the paper, so this page gives chapters and no mark tables — there is no board weighting to report, and a made-up one would be worse than none. Marks start being published at Class 9.

Twenty chapters of Social Science

It is the single biggest thing about this year and almost nobody plans for it. Social Science is 20 of the 52 chapters — more than Maths and Science put together in count, spanning geography, history, civics and economics in one integrated book. If the year is going to run out of time anywhere, it runs out here.

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.

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

More on this book, chapter by chapter, on the Class 7 Maths page.

Science

12 chapters

Curiosity (NCERT Class 7)

Twelve chapters, still integrated. Motion and heat here are the foundation for Class 9 Physics.

Science

12 chapters

Curiosity (NCERT Class 7)

Twelve chapters, still integrated. Motion and heat here are the foundation for Class 9 Physics.

  1. 1 The Ever-Evolving World of Science
  2. 2 Exploring Substances: Acidic, Basic, and Neutral
  3. 3 Electricity: Circuits and Their Components
  4. 4 The World of Metals and Non-Metals
  5. 5 Changes Around Us: Physical and Chemical
  6. 6 Adolescence: A Stage of Growth and Change
  7. 7 Heat Transfer in Nature
  8. 8 Measurement of Time and Motion
  9. 9 Life Processes in Animals
  10. 10 Life Processes in Plants
  11. 11 Light: Shadows and Reflections
  12. 12 Earth, Moon, and the Sun

Social Science

20 chapters

Twenty chapters — the longest book of the year, and the one students underestimate.

Social Science

20 chapters

Twenty chapters — the longest book of the year, and the one students underestimate.

  1. 1 Geographical Diversity of India
  2. 2 Understanding the Weather
  3. 3 Climates of India
  4. 4 New Beginnings: Cities and States
  5. 5 The Rise of Empires
  6. 6 The Age of Reorganisation
  7. 7 The Gupta Era: An Age of Tireless Creativity
  8. 8 How the Land Becomes Sacred
  9. 9 From the Rulers to the Ruled: Types of Governments
  10. 10 The Constitution of India — An Introduction
  11. 11 From Barter to Money
  12. 12 Understanding Markets
  13. 13 The Story of Indian Farming
  14. 14 India and Her Neighbours
  15. 15 Empires and Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries
  16. 16 Turning Tides: 11th and 12th Centuries
  17. 17 India, a Home to Many
  18. 18 The State, the Government, and You
  19. 19 Infrastructure: Engine of India's Development
  20. 20 Banks and the Magic of Finance

English

5 chapters

Five thematic units.

English

5 chapters

Five thematic units.

  1. 1 Unit 1: Learning Together
  2. 2 Unit 2: Wit and Humour
  3. 3 Unit 3: Dreams and Discoveries
  4. 4 Unit 4: Travel and Adventure
  5. 5 Unit 5: Bravehearts

CBSE Class 7 syllabus — common questions

Where is the official CBSE Class 7 syllabus?
There is not one. CBSE publishes curriculum documents for Classes 9 to 12 only. For Class 7 the NCERT textbook is the syllabus and your school sets the exam, so any "CBSE Class 7 syllabus PDF" you find online is the book contents under a different name.
How many chapters are in CBSE Class 7?
Fifty-two across the four core subjects: Social Science 20, Mathematics 15, Science 12 and English 5. Social Science alone is more than a third of the year, which is not how most students budget their time.
What are the Class 7 books called?
Mathematics is Ganita Prakash and Science is Curiosity — the NCERT series introduced under the new curriculum framework. Class 7 was among the first years to move across, so these books have been in classrooms longer than the Class 9 ones.
Which Class 7 chapters matter most later?
The algebra and geometry. Expressions Using Letter-Numbers, Finding the Unknown, and the two chapters on intersecting lines are the ideas Class 10 Algebra and Geometry are built on — and those two units are worth 35 of 80 marks in the Class 10 paper.

Exam rules and marks on this page were last checked on 26 August 2026. Boards do change them. Always confirm dates and the final syllabus against cbseacademic.nic.in.

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