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📖 English — Kaveri (16 chapters)
  1. Unit 1: How I Taught My Grandmother to Read
  2. How I Taught My Grandmother to Read
  3. Bharat Our Land
  4. Unit 2: The Pot Maker
  5. The Pot Maker
  6. Gifts of Grace: Honouring Our Vocations
  7. Unit 3: Winds of Change
  8. Winds of Change
  9. Canvas of Soil
  10. Unit 4: Vitamin-M
  11. Vitamin-M
  12. I Cannot Remember My Mother
  13. Unit 5: The World of Limitless Possibilities
  14. The World of Limitless Possibilities
  15. Nine Gold Medals
  16. Unit 6: Twin Melodies
  17. Twin Melodies
  18. A Friend Found in Music
  19. Unit 7: Carrier of Words
  20. Carrier of Words
  21. Words
  22. Unit 8: Follow That Dream
  23. Follow That Dream
  24. Believe in Yourself

To check in the printed book: Each unit is a prose piece and a poem. The Appendix (audio transcripts for Listen and Respond) is a separate PDF, iebe1a1.pdf.

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📖 Hindi — गंगा (Ganga) (12 chapters)
  1. Unit 1: गद्य खंड (Gadya Khand)
  2. दो बैलों की कथा (Do Bailon ki Katha)
  3. क्या लिखूँ? (Kya Likhoon?)
  4. संवादहीन (Samvadheen)
  5. ऐसी भी बातें होती हैं (लता मंगेशकर से साक्षात्कार) (Aisi bhi Baatein Hoti hain)
  6. आखिरी चट्टान तक (Aakhiri Chattan Tak)
  7. रीढ़ की हड्डी (Reedh ki Haddi)
  8. मैं और मेरा देश (Main aur Mera Desh)
  9. Unit 2: काव्य खंड (Kavya Khand)
  10. पद (Pad)
  11. राम-लक्ष्मण-परशुराम संवाद (Ram-Lakshman-Parshuram Samvad)
  12. भारति, जय, विजयकरे! (Bharati, Jay, Vijayakare!)
  13. झाँसी की रानी (Jhansi ki Rani)
  14. घर की याद (Ghar ki Yaad)

To check in the printed book: Ch 7 and Ch 12 each carry an extra "साथ-साथ पढ़ें" reading (निर्मल जीत सिंह सेखों; तब याद तुम्हारी आती है) in the same PDF.

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📖 Maths — Ganita Manjari – Part 1 · गणित मंजरी – भाग 1 (8 chapters)
  1. Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates
  2. Introduction to Linear Polynomials
  3. The World of Numbers
  4. Exploring Algebraic Identities
  5. I’m Up and Down, and Round and Round
  6. Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area
  7. The Mathematics of Maybe: Introduction to Probability
  8. Predicting What Comes Next: Exploring Sequences and Progressions

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📖 Maths — Ganita Manjari – Part 2 (6 chapters)
  1. Propositions and their Converses
  2. How Quantities Combine: Understanding Data
  3. The World of Algorithms
  4. Quadrilaterals
  5. Two Variables, One Line
  6. Math of Space: Surface Area and Volume

To check in the printed book: The book numbers its chapters 9–14 (following Part 1); the PDFs are iemh201–iemh206. No Hindi edition yet.

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📖 Science — Exploration · अन्वेषण (13 chapters)
  1. Exploration: Entering the World of Secondary Science
  2. Cell: The Building Block of Life
  3. Tissues in Action
  4. Describing Motion Around Us
  5. Exploring Mixtures and their Separation
  6. How Forces Affect Motion
  7. Work, Energy, and Simple Machines
  8. Journey Inside the Atom
  9. Atomic Foundations of Matter
  10. Sound Waves: Characteristics and Applications
  11. Reproduction: How Life Continues
  12. Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification
  13. Earth as a System: Energy, Matter, and Life

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📖 Social Science — Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Part 1 (9 chapters)
  1. Understanding Social Science
  2. Shaping of the Earth’s Surface
  3. Atmosphere and Climate
  4. Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation
  5. State and Society up to 1000 CE
  6. Democracy
  7. Elections
  8. Building Blocks in Economics: The Problem of Choice
  9. The Price Puzzle: What Drives the Market

To check in the printed book: No Hindi edition yet.

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📖 Social Science — Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Part 2 (6 chapters)
  1. Oceans and Life
  2. Life on Earth
  3. Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE)
  4. Governance and Public Policy
  5. Managing Your Personal Finances
  6. From Ideas to Startups

To check in the printed book: No Hindi edition yet.

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📖 Sanskrit — शारदा (Sharada) (11 chapters)
  1. सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरं संस्कृतम् (Satyam shivam sundaram Samskritam)
  2. सुखस्य मूलं धर्मः धर्मस्य मूलम् अर्थः (Sukhasya mulam dharmah dharmasya mulam arthah)
  3. आत्मवत्सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति सः पण्डितः (Atmavat sarvabhuteshu yah pashyati sah panditah)
  4. न खलु वयस्तेजसो हेतुः (Na khalu vayas tejaso hetuh)
  5. एषा सा कृतकबुद्धिः मानवबुद्धेः सहकरी (Esha sa kritakabuddhih manavabuddheh sahakari)
  6. मनःपूतं समाचरेत् (Manahputam samacharet)
  7. उपायं चिन्तयेत् प्राज्ञस्तथापायं च चिन्तयेत् (Upayam chintayet prajnas tathapayam cha chintayet)
  8. अन्नाद् आनन्दं प्रति (Annad anandam prati)
  9. कृतं प्रतिकृतं भूयादेष धर्मः सनातनः (Kritam pratikritam bhuyad esha dharmah sanatanah)
  10. णमो अरिहन्ताणम् (Namo arihantanam)
  11. वर्णोच्चारण-शिक्षा २ (Varnochcharana-shiksha 2)

To check in the printed book: Appendix PDFs 12–16: अन्वयः, समासः, वाच्यम्, शब्दरूपाणि, धातुरूपाणि.

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📖 Sanskrit — ऋषिकुल्या (Rishikulya) (10 chapters)
  1. अहमस्मि भारतस्य संविधानम् (Aham asmi Bharatasya samvidhanam)
  2. योऽधीतविद्यः सकलः स सर्वेषां गुरुर्भवेत् (Yo'dhitavidyah sakalah sa sarvesham gurur bhavet)
  3. वैद्यवृत्तिश्चतुर्विधा (Vaidyavrittish chaturvidha)
  4. सा देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता (Sa devi sarvabhuteshu shaktirupena samsthita)
  5. पञ्च शीलानि आचरेम, आदर्शसमाजं रचयेम (Pancha shilani acharema, adarshasamajam rachayema)
  6. समर्थेन कृषिः कार्या लोकानां हितकाम्यया (Samarthena krishih karya lokanam hitakamyaya)
  7. धर्मश्च व्यवहारश्च चरित्रं राजशासनम् (Dharmash cha vyavaharash cha charitram rajashasanam)
  8. यक्ष-युधिष्ठिरसंवादः (Yaksha-Yudhishthira-samvadah)
  9. यादृशम् अन्नं तादृशं मनः (Yadrisham annam tadrisham manah)
  10. स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः (Svadhyayan ma pramadah)

To check in the printed book: Learning material for Sanskrit as the second language (R2), first published August 2026; Sharada is the regular Class 9 Sanskrit textbook. Its 3 appendices are inside the Ch 10 PDF.

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📖 Arts — Madhurima (17 chapters)
  1. Unit 1: History of Arts
  2. Introduction to the History of Arts
  3. Unit 2: Theatre
  4. The Stage Is Yours
  5. Symbols and Metaphors on Stage
  6. Creativity in Light and Sound
  7. From Vision to Performance: Direction and Acting
  8. Unit 3: Music
  9. Music and Us
  10. The Science of Music
  11. Rāga and Tāla
  12. Music Travels Around the World
  13. Unit 4: Dance
  14. Components of Dance
  15. Dance as Visual Storytelling
  16. Cultural Connections Through Dance
  17. Dance Choreography
  18. Unit 5: Visual Arts
  19. Exploring the Fundamentals of Visual Arts
  20. Mediums and Techniques in Visual Art
  21. Visual Composition
  22. Branches of Visual Arts

To check in the printed book: Ch 1 and the first chapter of each art form (Ch 2, 6, 10, 14) are compulsory. No Hindi edition yet.

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📖 Physical Education — Khel Praveen (23 chapters)
  1. Unit 1: Evolution of Physical Education and Well-being
  2. Physical Education and Well-being
  3. History and Culture of Physical Education in India
  4. Careers in Physical Education
  5. Fitness and its Components
  6. Unit 2: Science and Sports
  7. Understanding Our Body
  8. Cardiorespiratory System
  9. Growth, Development, and Maturation
  10. First Aid
  11. Unit 3: Olympism
  12. Olympic Values
  13. The Ancient Olympic Games
  14. The Modern Olympic Games
  15. Unit 4: Sports for All
  16. Sports and Inclusivity
  17. Sports and Disability
  18. Disability Etiquettes: Respecting Everyone with Dignity
  19. Young Athlete
  20. Women in Sports
  21. Age is Just a Number
  22. Unit 5: Sports
  23. Indigenous Martial Arts and Sport
  24. Combat Sports
  25. Outdoor Sports
  26. Unit 6: Yoga for Holistic Health and Personal Excellence
  27. Samagra Svāsthya (Yoga for Holistic Health)
  28. Yogamaya Jīvana (Lifestyle for Holistic Health)
  29. Yoga for Personal Excellence

To check in the printed book: No Hindi edition yet.

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📖 Vocational — Kaushal Vikas (12 chapters)
  1. Unit 1: Work with Life Forms
  2. Introduction to Agricultural Practices
  3. Rooftop Gardening
  4. Precision Farming
  5. Additional Vocations (Life Forms)
  6. Unit 2: Work with Machines and Materials
  7. Shaping Materials
  8. Construction
  9. Apparel
  10. Additional Vocations (Machines and Materials)
  11. Unit 3: Work in Human Services
  12. Personal and Lifestyle Services
  13. Healthcare
  14. Tourism
  15. Additional Vocations (Human Services)

To check in the printed book: Ch 1, 5 and 9 are compulsory; in each unit the school picks one of the other chapters. No Hindi edition yet.

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