# NCERT Class 8 — CBSE (NCERT textbooks) — Shishya school context > Class page: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8 · board: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse · all school pages: https://shishya.in/schooling · data as of 2026-10-11 (IST). Free to cite; link back to the class page. > What this file is: the subjects and textbooks NCERT lists for Class 8 (NCERT textbook index, read 2026-09-25) at https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php and, for every book whose contents page could be read, its chapters — each with NCERT's own PDF — and which chapters carry Shishya's own study notes and answer-checked practice questions. A subject whose chapter list is not available yet says so. CBSE prescribes NCERT textbooks for most subjects; a state board that adopts NCERT books teaches the same chapters. > Honesty: Shishya never reproduces, summarises or translates textbook text — read a chapter at its official link. Practice questions are Shishya's own, written by AI and answer-checked before they are shown; they are not NCERT exercises, not board questions and not previous-year questions. A chapter marked "not ready yet" has no Shishya notes or practice, and its Shishya page is not linked here. > Children: Class 1-7 school pages have no chat tutor, offer no sign-in and ask no child to create an account. On Class 8-12 pages a student may sign in to save practice to an account — for students 13 and above; no school page asks anyone their age or role — and anyone can read a chapter, take its practice where the chapter has one and ask the AI tutor about it without signing in; the tutor says it is an AI and answers study questions only, with a daily message limit. The 5-question practice on the chapter pages that have it needs no account, and no result is saved to any account or profile from it: Shishya records only an anonymous usage event (which chapter was practised and the score) — on Class 8-12 pages with the same cookie-based analytics every page view sends, on Class 1-7 pages with no cookie, account or other visitor identifier. A signed-in student's own practice set is saved to that account. ## Summary - Subjects: 10 · chapters listed: 79 · with Shishya notes: 27 · with answer-checked practice (5+ questions): 27 - Shishya content last updated: 2026-09-26 ## Subjects (10) ### Hindi — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/hindi (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/hindi/context.md) - Book: Malhar — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hhml1=0-10 - Chapters: list not available yet — read the book at the official link. No Shishya notes or practice for this subject yet. ### English — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/english (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/english/context.md) - Book: Poorvi — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hepr1=0-5 - Chapters (5; 0 with Shishya notes, 0 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Unit 1 — Wit and Wisdom — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hepr101.pdf - Unit 2 — Values and Dispositions — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hepr102.pdf - Unit 3 — Mystery and Magic — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hepr103.pdf - Unit 4 — Environment — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hepr104.pdf - Unit 5 — Science and Curiosity — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hepr105.pdf ### Mathematics — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/context.md) - Book: Ganita Prakash Part-I — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hegp1=0-7 (NCERT also lists 22 other-language editions) - Book: Ganita Prakash Part-II — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hegp2=0-7 (NCERT also lists 17 other-language editions) - Chapters (14; 14 with Shishya notes, 14 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Chapter 1 — A Square and A Cube — Shishya notes + 42 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/a-square-and-a-cube · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp101.pdf - Chapter 2 — Power Play — Shishya notes + 44 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/power-play · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp102.pdf - Chapter 3 — A Story of Numbers — Shishya notes + 38 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/a-story-of-numbers · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp103.pdf - Chapter 4 — Quadrilaterals — Shishya notes + 39 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/quadrilaterals · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp104.pdf - Chapter 5 — Number Play — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/number-play · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp105.pdf - Chapter 6 — We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply — Shishya notes + 48 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/we-distribute-yet-things-multiply · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp106.pdf - Chapter 7 — Proportional Reasoning-1 — Shishya notes + 37 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/proportional-reasoning-1 · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp107.pdf - Chapter 1 — Fractions in Disguise — Shishya notes + 38 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/fractions-in-disguise · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp201.pdf - Chapter 2 — The Baudhayana-Pythagoras Theorem — Shishya notes + 45 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/the-baudhayana-pythagoras-theorem · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp202.pdf - Chapter 3 — Proportional Reasoning-2 — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/proportional-reasoning-2 · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp203.pdf - Chapter 4 — Exploring Some Geometric Themes — Shishya notes + 38 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/exploring-some-geometric-themes · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp204.pdf - Chapter 5 — Tales by Dots and Lines — Shishya notes + 38 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/tales-by-dots-and-lines · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp205.pdf - Chapter 6 — Algebra Play — Shishya notes + 38 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/algebra-play · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp206.pdf - Chapter 7 — Area — Shishya notes + 37 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/mathematics/area · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hegp207.pdf ### Social Science — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/social-science (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/social-science/context.md) - Book: Exploring Society India and Beyond Part-I — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hees1=0-7 (NCERT also lists 22 other-language editions) - Book: Exploring Society India and Beyond Part-II — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hees2=0-8 - Chapters (15; 0 with Shishya notes, 0 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Chapter 1 — Natural Resources and Their Use — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees101.pdf - Chapter 2 — Reshaping India’s Political Map — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees102.pdf - Chapter 3 — The Rise of the Marathas — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees103.pdf - Chapter 4 — The Colonial Era in India — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees104.pdf - Chapter 5 — Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees105.pdf - Chapter 6 — The Parliamentary System: Legislature and Executive — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees106.pdf - Chapter 7 — Factors of Production — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees107.pdf - Chapter 1 — World Geography: Some Glimpses — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees201.pdf - Chapter 2 — India’s Long Road to Independence — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees202.pdf - Chapter 3 — A Journey Through Indian Architecture — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees203.pdf - Chapter 4 — The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees204.pdf - Chapter 5 — Citizenship: Rights and Duties — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees205.pdf - Chapter 6 — Dynamics of Population — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees206.pdf - Chapter 7 — India’s Urban Landscape — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees207.pdf - Chapter 8 — Cultural Currents: 13th to 17th Centuries — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees208.pdf ### Sanskrit — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/sanskrit (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/sanskrit/context.md) - Book: Deepakam — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hsde1=0-16 - Chapters: list not available yet — read the book at the official link. No Shishya notes or practice for this subject yet. ### Science — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/context.md) - Book: Curiosity — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hecu1=0-13 (NCERT also lists 22 other-language editions) - Chapters (13; 13 with Shishya notes, 13 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Chapter 1 — Exploring the Investigative World of Science — Shishya notes + 39 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/exploring-the-investigative-world-of-science · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu101.pdf - Chapter 2 — The Invisible Living World: Beyond Our Naked Eye — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/the-invisible-living-world-beyond-our-naked-eye · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu102.pdf - Chapter 3 — Health: The Ultimate Treasure — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/health-the-ultimate-treasure · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu103.pdf - Chapter 4 — Electricity: Magnetic and Heating Effects — Shishya notes + 39 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/electricity-magnetic-and-heating-effects · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu104.pdf - Chapter 5 — Exploring Forces — Shishya notes + 36 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/exploring-forces · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu105.pdf - Chapter 6 — Pressure, Winds, Storms, and Cyclones — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/pressure-winds-storms-and-cyclones · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu106.pdf - Chapter 7 — Particulate Nature of Matter — Shishya notes + 39 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/particulate-nature-of-matter · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu107.pdf - Chapter 8 — Nature of Matter: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/nature-of-matter-elements-compounds-and-mixtures · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu108.pdf - Chapter 9 — The Amazing World of Solutes, Solvents, and Solutions — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/the-amazing-world-of-solutes-solvents-and-solutions · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu109.pdf - Chapter 10 — Light: Mirrors and Lenses — Shishya notes + 47 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/light-mirrors-and-lenses · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu110.pdf - Chapter 11 — Keeping Time with the Skies — Shishya notes + 39 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/keeping-time-with-the-skies · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu111.pdf - Chapter 12 — How Nature Works in Harmony — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/how-nature-works-in-harmony · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu112.pdf - Chapter 13 — Our Home: Earth, a Unique Life Sustaining Planet — Shishya notes + 40 answer-checked practice questions: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/science/our-home-earth-a-unique-life-sustaining-planet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hecu113.pdf ### Arts — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/arts (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/arts/context.md) - Book: Kriti — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hekr1=0-19 (NCERT also lists 22 other-language editions) - Chapters (19; 0 with Shishya notes, 0 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Chapter 1 — Bringing Words Alive — Play Reading — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr101.pdf - Chapter 2 — One Stage, Many Scripts — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr102.pdf - Chapter 3 — From Page to Stage — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr103.pdf - Chapter 4 — Applause and Advice — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr104.pdf - Chapter 5 — Discovering the Elements of Music — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr105.pdf - Chapter 6 — Musical Instruments — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr106.pdf - Chapter 7 — Indian Classical Music — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr107.pdf - Chapter 8 — Inspiration and Imagination — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr108.pdf - Chapter 9 — My World of Music — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr109.pdf - Chapter 10 — Inner Dynamics of Dance — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr110.pdf - Chapter 11 — Pan Indian Dance Forms — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr111.pdf - Chapter 12 — Dance for Well-being — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr112.pdf - Chapter 13 — Innovation, Inclusivity and Inspiring Change — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr113.pdf - Chapter 14 — A Presentation of Dance and Choreography — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr114.pdf - Chapter 15 — Elements and Principles of Visual Art and Design — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr115.pdf - Chapter 16 — Still Life in Colour — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr116.pdf - Chapter 17 — People in Places — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr117.pdf - Chapter 18 — Arts of the People, With the People, For the People — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr118.pdf - Chapter 19 — Campaign for Art Awareness — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekr119.pdf ### Physical Education and Well Being — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/physical-education-and-well-being (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/physical-education-and-well-being/context.md) - Book: Khel Yatra — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?heky1=0-6 (NCERT also lists 22 other-language editions) - Chapters (6; 0 with Shishya notes, 0 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Unit 1 — Foundations of Physical Education and Well-being — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/heky101.pdf - Unit 2 — Physical and Motor Fitness — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/heky102.pdf - Unit 3 — Fundamental Skills of Sports – Athletics — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/heky103.pdf - Unit 4 — Fundamental Skills of Sports – Table Tennis — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/heky104.pdf - Unit 5 — Fundamental Skills of Sports – Volleyball — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/heky105.pdf - Unit 6 — Yoga — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/heky106.pdf ### Vocational Education — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/vocational-education (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/vocational-education/context.md) - Book: Kaushal Bodh — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hekb1=0-7 (NCERT also lists 21 other-language editions) - Chapters (7; 0 with Shishya notes, 0 with answer-checked practice of 5+ questions): - Project 1 — Hydroponics: Growing Plants without Soil — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb101.pdf - Project 2 — Feeding and Caring for Farm Animals — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb102.pdf - Project 3 — Working with Wood and Bamboo — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb103.pdf - Project 4 — Home Automation — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb104.pdf - Project 5 — Water Audit for Water Management — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb105.pdf - Project 6 — Creating Advertisements — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb106.pdf - Planning for Kaushal Mela — Shishya notes and practice not ready yet · official PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hekb107.pdf ### Urdu — https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/urdu (context: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse/class-8/urdu/context.md) - Book: Khayal — https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php?hukl1=0-21 - Chapters: list not available yet — read the book at the official link. No Shishya notes or practice for this subject yet. ## More on Shishya - School section: https://shishya.in/schooling · board pages: https://shishya.in/schooling/cbse · https://shishya.in/schooling/icse-cisce - Platform index for LLMs: https://shishya.in/llms.txt and https://shishya.in/llms-full.txt (the School block lists every live class and subject page)