CBSE Class 8 Maths Syllabus – Chapter Names
The table below shows the chapter names and topics under each chapter. Students can find all these chapters in NCERT Class 8 Maths textbook. It is recommended that students study from the NCERT textbook as it follows the CBSE pattern and covers the entire syllabus. Also, the annual exam question paper is prepared from NCERT textbooks. In the table below, we have given the links to some of the topics. These links are of NCERT Class 6 Maths Solutions. Students can refer to them in case they get stuck while solving the exercise problems.
| Chapter 1: Rational Numbers
| 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Properties of Rational Numbers 1.3 Representation of Rational Numbers on the Number Line 1.4 Rational Number between Two Rational Numbers 1.5 Word Problems |
| Chapter 2: Linear Equations in One Variable | 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Solving Equations which have Linear Expressions on one Side and Numbers on the other Side 2.3 Some Applications Solving Equations having the Variable on both sides 2.5 Some More Applications 2.6 Reducing Equations to Simpler Form 2.7 Equations Reducible to the Linear Form |
| Chapter 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals | 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Polygons 3.3 Sum of the Measures of the Exterior Angles of a Polygon 3.4 Kinds of Quadrilaterals 3.5 Some Special Parallelograms |
| Chapter 4: Data Handling | 5.1 Looking for Information 5.2 Organising Data 5.3 Grouping Data 5.4 Circle Graph or Pie Chart 5.5 Chance and Probability |
| Chapter 5: Squares and Square Roots | 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Properties of Square Numbers 6.3 Some More Interesting Patterns 6.4 Finding the Square of a Number 6.5 Square Roots 6.6 Square Roots of Decimals 6.7 Estimating Square Root |
| Chapter 6: Cubes and Cube Roots | 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Cubes 7.3 Cubes Roots |
| Chapter 7: Comparing Quantities | 8.1 Recalling Ratios and Percentages 8.2 Finding the Increase and Decrease Percent 8.3 Finding Discounts 8.4 Prices Related to Buying and Selling (Profit and Loss) 8.5 Sales Tax/Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax 8.6 Compound Interest 8.7 Deducing a Formula for Compound Interest 8.8 Rate Compounded Annually or Half Yearly (Semi Annually) 8.9 Applications of Compound Interest Formula |
| Chapter 8: Algebraic Expressions and Identities | 9.1 What are Expressions? 9.2 Terms, Factors and Coefficients 9.3 Monomials, Binomials and Polynomials 9.4 Like and Unlike Terms 9.5 Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions 9.6 Multiplication of Algebraic Expressions: Introduction 9.7 Multiplying a Monomial by a Monomial 9.8 Multiplying a Monomial by a Polynomial 9.9 Multiplying a Polynomial by a Polynomial 9.10 What is an Identity? 9.11 Standard Identities 9.12 Applying Identities |
| Chapter 9: Mensuration | 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Let us Recall 11.3 Area of Trapezium 11.4 Area of General Quadrilateral 11.5 Area of Polygons 11.6 Solid Shapes 11.7 Surface Area of Cube, Cuboid and Cylinder 11.8 Volume of Cube, Cuboid and Cylinder 11.9 Volume and Capacity |
| Chapter 10: Exponents and Powers | 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Powers with Negative Exponents 12.3 Laws of Exponents 12.4 Use of Exponents to Express Small Numbers in Standard Form |
| Chapter 11: Direct and Inverse Proportions | 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Direct Proportion 13.3 Inverse Proportion |
| Chapter 12: Factorisation | 14.1 Introduction 14.2 What is Factorisation? 14.3 Division of Algebraic Expressions 14.4 Division of Algebraic Expressions Continued (Polynomial / Polynomial) 14.5 Can you Find the Error? |
| Chapter 13: Introduction to Graphs | 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Linear Graphs 15.3 Some Applications |
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