Rationalisation

extbooks
of Content in the
कक्षा VIII की प ठ्यपुस्‍तकों में

ा
T
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it
is imperative to reduce content load on
students. The National Education Policy
2020, also emphasises reducing the
पुनर्संयोजि प ठ्य मग्री की च ू

त
ा
सा
स
ी
content load and providing opportunities
for experiential learning with creative
mindset. In this background, NCERT
has undertaken the exercise to List of Rationalised Content in
Textbooks for Class VIII
rationalise the textbooks across all
classes. Learning Outcomes already
developed by the NCERT across classes
have been taken into consideration in
this exercise.
Contents of the textbooks have been
rationalised in view of the following:
• Overlapping with similar content
included in other subject areas in the
same class
• Similar content included in the lower
or higher class in same subject
• Difficulty level
• Content, which is easily accessible to
students without much interventions
from teachers and can be learned
through children through self-
learning or peer-learning
• Content, which is irrelevant in the
present context
This booklet contains information
in tabular form about subject-wise
contents which have been dropped
and hence are not to be assessed.

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 कक्षा VIII की प ठ्यपुस्‍तकों में

ा
पुनर्संयोजि प ठ्य मग्री की च ू
त
ा
सा
स
ी
List of Rationalised Content
in Textbooks for Class VIII

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 May 2022
Jyestha 1944

PD 100T BS

© National Council of Educational

Research and Training, 2022

Published at the Publication Division, by the Secretary,

National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri
Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110 016 and printed at Gita Offset
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 Content
Language Books
822 सक्ं षिप्‍त बद्ध
ु चरि 5

त
846 वसं भाग-3 5

त

847 भा की खाेज 5

रत

848 दू वा भाग-3 ( वि ीय भाषा) 5

र्
द्
त

851 रु ा ृ ीयो भाग: (संस ) 5

चिर
त
त
्‍कृत

849 Honeydew 6



850 It So Happened... (Supplementary Reader) 6



4814 ‫( اینپ ز�بان‬Apni Zaban) 7



4815 ‫( اردو دلگہتس‬Urdu Guldasta) 7



4822 ‫( اجن اچہپن‬Jaan Pahchan) 8



4823 ‫( دوٗر �پاس‬Door Pass) 8



हिंदी माध्‍यम
853 गि 10
ण
त
855 ज् न 12
वि
ञा

859 संसाधन एवं कास 12
वि

861 सामा क एवं ाजनी क जीवन-III 13
जि
र
ति

865 हमा े अ ी -III 13
र
त
त

ng ish Mediu
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852 Mathematics 16


854 Science 18


858 Resources and Development 18


860 Social and Political Life-III 19


864 Our Pasts-III 20


4816 ‫( اسسنئ‬Science) 22


4817 ‫( ر ی�ایض‬Riyazi) 22
‫ت‬


4818 ‫( واسلئ اور �ریق‬Wasail Aur Taraquee) 25


4819 ‫( امسیج اور ی‬Samaji Aur Siyasi Jindagi)
‫سایس زدنیگ‬ 25
‫( ہ�ارے امیض‬Hamare Mazi-III)


4824 26


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Language Books

822 – ं प्‍त बुद्धचरि

स
क्षि
त
पसु ्तक में कोई परिव ्तन नहीं

र
846 – व ं भ ग-3
स
त
ा
अध य क न म पष्ृ ं. हट ए गए षय / अध य
्‍या
ा
ा
‍ठ
स
ा
वि
्‍या
अध्या 1 — ध न 1–4 संपरू अध या
य
्व
ि
्ण
्‍
य
अध्या 5 — ि ठि ों की अनठू ी
23–30 सपं रू अध या
य
च
ट्
य
दनु
्ण
्‍
य
िया
अध्या 10 — क म ो 54–61 संपरू अध या
य
ा
च
र
्ण
्‍
य
अध्या 11 — जब नेम ने 62–67 
य
सि
ा
बोलन सीख संपरू अध या
ा
ा
्ण
्‍
य
• कंप ट ग एग गी 68–69

्‍यू
र
ा
ा
त
अध्या 18 — टोपी 119–130 सपं रू अध या
य
्ण
्‍
य
847 – भ की ख े
ारत
ा
ज
पसु ्तक में कोई परिव ्तन नहीं
र
848 – दू वा भ ग-3 ( वि य भ ष )
र्
ा
द्
ती
ा
ा
पसु ्तक में कोई परिव ्तन नहीं
र
851 – रु ृ यो भ ग: ( ं )
चिरा
त
ती
ा
स
स्‍कृत
अध य क न म पृष् ं. हट ए गए षय / अध य
्‍या
ा
ा
‍ठ
स
ा
वि
्‍या
अध्या 15 — प्रहे क : 110–115 सपं रू अध या
य
लि
ा
्ण
्‍
य
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849 – oneydew

H
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
Chapter 3: Glimpses of
the Past
Macavity: The Mystery 50–52 Poem
Cat

Chapter 7: A Visit to
Cambridge
When I set out for 105–106 Poem
Lyonnesse

Chapter 9: The Great

Stone Face–I 120–127 Full chapter

Chapter 10: The Great

Stone Face–II 128–136 Full chapter

850 – t o appened... ( upp e entary eader)

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S
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S
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R
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
Chapter 7: The
55–61 Full chapter
Open Window
Chapter 9: The
73–80 Full chapter
Comet – I
Chapter 10: The
81–88 Full chapter
Comet – II

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ationa isation of Content in the ext ooks
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In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative to
reduce content load on students. The National Education
Policy 2020, also emphasises reducing the content load
and providing opportunities for experiential learning with
creative mindset. In this background, the NCERT has
undertaken the exercise to rationalise the textbooks across
all classes. Learning Outcomes already developed by the
NCERT across classes have been taken into consideration
in this exercise.
Contents of the textbooks have been rationalised in
view of the following:
• Overlapping with similar content included in other

subject areas in the same class
• Similar content included in the lower or higher class in

the same subject
• Difficulty level

• Content, which is easily accessible to students without

much interventions from teachers and can be learned
by children through self-learning or peer-learning
• Content, which is irrelevant in the present context

This booklet contains information in tabular form
about subject-wise contents which have been dropped
and hence are not to be assessed.

List of Rationalised Content in Textbooks for Class VIII

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852 – Mathe ati s

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Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
1.2.6 Negative of a number

1.2.7 Reciprocal

1.3 Representation of
Chapter 1:

rational numbers on the
Rational 11–20
number line
Numbers
1.4 Rational numbers

between two rational
numbers
Chapter 2: 22–28 2.2 Solving Equations which
  


Linear have Linear Expressions
30–32
Equations in on one Side and Numbers
One Variable 34–36 on the other Side

2.3 Some Applications

2.5 Some More Applications


2.7 Equations reducible to


the linear forms
3.1 Introduction


Chapter 3: 3.2 Polygons


Understanding 37–42 3.2.1 Classification of polygons


Quadrilaterals 3.2.2 Diagonals


3.2.5 Angle sum property


4.1 Introduction


Chapter 4:
4.2 Construction of
Practical 57–68


quadrilateral
Geometry
4.3 Some special cases


5.2 Organising Data


Chapter 5: Data
71–77 5.3 Grouping Data
Handling


87–88 5.3.1 Bars with difference


Chapter 6:
Squares and 107 6.7 Estimating square roots


Square Roots

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Chapter 7:
7.3.2 Cube root of a cube
Cubes And 115–116

number
Cube Roots

8.2 Finding the Increase or

120 Decrease Per cent
122 8.4 Prices related to buying
Chapter 8:

and selling
Comparing 123
Quantities 8.4.1 Finding cost price/selling

125 price, profit%/loss%
129–135 8.8 Rate compounded


annually or half yearly
137–139 9.1 Introduction
Chapter 9:


140 9.2 Terms, Factors and
Algebraic


Coefficients
Expressions
And Identities 148–152 9.3 Monomials, Binomials


and Polynomials
9.4 Like and Unlike Terms


9.10 What is an identity?


9.11 Standard identities


9.12 Applying identities


10.1 Introduction


Chapter 10: 10.2 Views of 3D-Shapes


Visualising 153–168 10.3 Mapping Space Around Us


Solid Shapes 10.4 Faces, Edges and


Vertices
11.2 Let us Recall


Chapter 11: 169–175 11.3 Area of Trapezium


Mensuration 11.4 Area of a General
192


Quadrilateral
Chapter 14:
227–230 14.5 Can you find the error?
Factorisation


15.1.1 A bar graph


15.1.2 A Pie graph
231–233


Chapter 15: 15.1.3 A histogram
Introduction to 240–243


Graphs 15.2 Linear Graphs


248
15.2.1 Location of a point


15.2.2 Coordinates


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16.1 Introduction

Chapter 16: 16.2 Numbers in General Form

Playing with 249–260 16.3 Games with Numbers

Numbers 16.4 Letters for Digits

16.5 Tests of Divisibility

261–265
Answers 268–271 Answers of Exercises
273–275

854 – ien e
S
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Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
Chapter 3: Synthetic
32–43 Full chapter
Fibres and Plastics

Chapter 4: Materials:
44–55 Full chapter
 
Metals and Non-Metals

Chapter 8: Cell —
 
Structure and 90–99 Full chapter
Functions

Chapter 17: Stars and

215–238 Full chapter
the Solar System

Chapter 18: Pollution of

239–252 Full chapter
Air and Water

858 – esour es and eve op ent

R
c
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m
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters

Chapter 3:
Mineral and 22–37 Full chapter
Power Resources

Chapter 5: Industries 56–59 Cotton Textile Industry

 
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860 – o ia and o iti a Life-

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P
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l
III
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
Chapter 1: page 7, two lines in last
The Indian paragraph starting with ‘Do
7
Constitution you recall... because he was
Dalit’
Chapter 3: Why
page 39 (full page) and two
Do We Need 39, 40, 41
paragraphs from page 40
Parliament
Chapter 4: The • Chapter 4, pages 42,

Law Making 43, 44 and first two
42, 43, 44, paragraphs on page 45
45, 51
•
Questions 1, 2 and 4 on
page 51.
Chapter 5: last paragraph on page 55
Judiciary 55 from ‘For example... till west
Bengal (1996)’
Chapter 6:
Understanding
66–77 Full chapter
our Criminal
Justice System
Unit four: Teacher’s note: Page 79 —
Teacher’s note first paragraph, sentence
79
starting from ‘Kanta story...
class VI and VII books’
Chapter 7: • Line six from top

Understanding (‘Do you remember...
Marginalization 90 rent a house?’)
• Box item

(I live... discrimination)
Chapter 8:
Box item
Confronting 95
Marginalization (the term... caste system)

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864 – ur asts-

O
P
III
Chapter Page No. Dropped Topics/Chapters
Chapter 2: From
24 ‘Elsewhere’
Trade to Territory
Chapter 3: Ruling
37 ‘Elsewhere’
the Countryside
Chapter 4: Tribals,
Dikus and the
49 ‘Elsewhere’
Vision of a Golden
Age
Chapter 5: When
63 ‘Elsewhere’
People Rebel
Chapter 6:
Weavers, Iron
65–80 Full chapter
Smelters and
Factory Owners
Chapter 7:
Civilising the
92 ‘Elsewhere’
“Native”, Educating
the Nation
Chapter 8: Women,
107 ‘Elsewhere’
Caste and Reform
Chapter 9:
The Making of
the National 126 ‘Elsewhere’
Movement: 1870s-
1947
Chapter 10: India
128–141 Full chapter
After Independence

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 Rationalisation
extbooks
of Content in the
कक्षा VIII की प ठ्यपुस्‍तकों में

ा
T
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it
is imperative to reduce content load on
students. The National Education Policy
2020, also emphasises reducing the
पुनर्संयोजि प ठ्य मग्री की च ू

त
ा
सा
स
ी
content load and providing opportunities
for experiential learning with creative
mindset. In this background, NCERT
has undertaken the exercise to List of Rationalised Content in
Textbooks for Class VIII
rationalise the textbooks across all
classes. Learning Outcomes already
developed by the NCERT across classes
have been taken into consideration in
this exercise.
Contents of the textbooks have been
rationalised in view of the following:
• Overlapping with similar content
included in other subject areas in the
same class
• Similar content included in the lower
or higher class in same subject
• Difficulty level
• Content, which is easily accessible to
students without much interventions
from teachers and can be learned
through children through self-
learning or peer-learning
• Content, which is irrelevant in the
present context
This booklet contains information
in tabular form about subject-wise
contents which have been dropped
and hence are not to be assessed.

UN800

For Free Distribution

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