List of NCERT Books Class 8

Books are said to be a man’s best friend. The sooner a student understands this, the better. While many of us can’t do away with mugging up the preparation guides for our school or college exams, NCERT books hold significant importance not only through your school life but also if you are preparing for competitive exams and need to strengthen your conceptual basics. Especially if you are aspiring to take the UPSC or IPS exams, studying NCERT books is extremely useful since the UPSC syllabus is quite similar to the topics incorporated in these books. Through this blog, let’s take you on an insightful tour of NCERT books for class 8 as well as the important topics you need to cover under each subject of this grade.

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Subject-wise Topics in Class 8

NCERT books facilitate easy comprehension of different topics through their simpler writing style as well as the inclusion of a multitude of examples. Before providing you with a list of NCERT books for class 8, let’s first take a look at the topics included under the class 8 syllabus for different subjects:

Science syllabus covered under NCERT Books Class 8

• Crop Production and Management
• Microorganisms: Friend and Foe
• Synthetic Fibres and Plastics
• Materials: Metals and Non-Metals
• Coal and Petroleum
• Combustion and Flame
• Conservation and Flame
• Cell Structure and Functions
• Reproduction in Animals
• Reaching the Age of Adolescence
• Force and Pressure
• Friction
• Sound
• Chemical Effects of Electric Current
• Some natural Phenomenon
• Light
• Stars and the Solar System
• Pollution of Air and Water

Mathematics syllabus covered under NCERT Books Class 8

• Rational Numbers
• Linear Equations in One Variable
• Understanding quadrilaterals
• Practical Geometry
• Data Handling
• Squares and Square Roots
• Cubes and Cube Roots
• Comparing Quantities
• Algebraic Expressions and Identities
• Visualizing Solid Shapes
• Mensuration
• Exponents and Powers
• Direct and Inverse Proportion
• Factorization
• Introduction to Graphs
• Playing with Numbers

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English syllabus covered under NCERT Books Class 8

Honeydew	The Best Christmas Present in the World Poem: The Ant and the Cricket The Tsunami Poem: Geography Lesson Glimpses of the Past Poem: Macavity: The Mystery Cat Bipin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory Poem: The Last Bargain The Summit Within Poem: The School Boy This is Jody’s Fawn Poem: The Duck and the Kangaroo A Visit to Cambridge Poem: When I set out for Lyonnesse A Short Monsoon Diary Poem: On the Grasshopper and Cricket The Great Stone Face-1 The Great Stone Face-2
It So Happened	How the Camel got his Hump Children at work The Selfish Giant The Treasure Within Princess September The Fight The Open Window Jalebis The Comet-1 The Comet-2
Grammar	Order of words and clauses Direct and Indirect Speech Active and Passive Voice Tenses Noun Pronoun Verb Adverb Preposition Conjunction Phrases and Idioms Vocabulary Comprehension Reading
Writing	Notice Story Formal and Informal letter Diary Entry Essay

Social Science syllabus covered in NCERT books Class 8

History	Where, When, How The Establishment of Company Power Rural Life and Society Colonialism and Tribal Society Crafts and Industries The Revolt of 1857-58 Education and British Rule Women and Reform Challenging the Caste System Colonialism and Urban Change Changes in Arts: Painting, Literature, Architecture The Nationalist Movement India after Independence
Geography	Resources Natural resources Agriculture Industries Human Resources
Civics	The Constitution Parliamentary Government The Judiciary Social Justice and the Marginalised Economic Presence of the Government

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Hindi syllabus covered in NCERT books Class 8

Subject-wise List of NCERT Books Class 8

NCERT books are readily available in both paperback and online mode at the official website. Generally, these textbooks are written in three languages, Hindi, English, and Urdu. Now, let’s take a look at the NCERT books Class 8: 

1. Mathematics
2. Science
3. Social Science: Resource and Development (Geography); Social and Political Life III; Our Past III
4. English: Honeydew; It So Happened
5. Hindi: Vasant; Durva; Bharat ki Khoj; Sanshipt Budhcharit
6. Sanskrit: Ruchira
7. Urdu: Apni Zaban; Urdu Guldasta; Door- Paas; Jaan Pahechan

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