The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a completely new Class 9 Science textbook titled “Exploration: Textbook of Science for Grade 9” for the academic session 2026–27.
This new book follows the latest NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023 guidelines and focuses on activity-based learning, scientific inquiry, real-life applications, and conceptual understanding.
Complete Chapter List of New NCERT Class 9 Science (Exploration)
Chapter 1: Exploration: Entering the World of Secondary Science
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc101.pdf
Chapter 2: Cell: The Building Block of Life
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc102.pdf
Chapter 3: Tissues in Action
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc103.pdf
Chapter 4: Describing Motion Around Us
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc104.pdf
Chapter 5: Exploring Mixtures and their Separation
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc105.pdf
Chapter 6: How Forces Affect Motion
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc106.pdf
Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Simple Machines
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc107.pdf
Chapter 8: Journey Inside the Atom
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc108.pdf
Chapter 9: Atomic Foundations of Matter
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc109.pdf
Chapter 10: Sound Waves: Characteristics and Applications
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc110.pdf
Chapter 11: Reproduction: How Life Continues
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc111.pdf
Chapter 12: Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc112.pdf
Chapter 13: Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life
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https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iesc113.pdf
Major Changes in the New NCERT Science Book
- New chapter on scientific thinking and exploration
- Reproduction shifted to Class 9
- Earth Science introduced as a separate chapter
- Greater focus on experiments and activities
- Integrated Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Science approach
- Competency-based learning as per NEP 2020