ICSE Class 8
The syllabus for ICSE Class 8 students is tactically designed keeping in mind the exact requirements. At askIITians, we thoroughly update the syllabus pattern in such a way that the need of topics and sub-topics that the students need to complete during an academic session are fulfilled.
We help student know the latest study material which is not only well-written and executed but also contains the relevant information and guidelines that assist students to complete the entire study module within a stipulated time.
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ICSE Class 8 Syllabus
Since examinations are getting tougher every day and the pressure on the students are increasing day by day hence, askIITians have brought ICSE Class 8 syllabus for the academic year 2014-15 to ease the students during the examination.
Below is the modified ICSE syllabus for class 8 students:
English Syllabus
Literature
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Writing Skills
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Grammar
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The Ant- Lion
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‘Where the mind is without fear’ –
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Rabindranath Tagore
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The Silver Lining
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The Solitary Reaper’ –William
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Wordsworth
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‘The Open Window’ –H. H. Munro
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‘Night of the Scorpion’ –Nissim Ezekiel
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Karma -- Khushwant Singh
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‘The Chowgarh Tigers – Jim Corbett
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A Boy’s Best Friend ---Issac Asimov
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The Inchcape Rock -Robert Southey
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The Umbrella Man- Roald Dahl
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Girls MrinalPande
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Tenses
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Adjective Clause
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Tenses
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Conjunctions
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Voice
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Homonyms / Homophones
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Conjunction
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Articles
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Figures of Speech
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Degrees Of Comparisons
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Science Syllabus
Physic
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Chemistry
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Biology
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Matter
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Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
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Air and Burning
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Acids, Bases and Salts
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Water
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ELECTROLYSIS
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Atoms and Molecules
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Basic Chemistry: Terminology and reactions
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Oxygen
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Hydrocarbons – An elementary study
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Metals and alloys
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Life Processes- Transport Of Materials In Animals And Plants
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Life Processes - Control And Coordination
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Life Processes - Reproduction, Growth And Development
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Health And Hygiene
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Pollution And Conservation
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Food Production And Management
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Mathematics Syllabus
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Ratio & Proportion
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Linear equations in one variable
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Simultaneous equations
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Congruency of triangles
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Percentages
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Statistics- Pie chart, histograms
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Quadrilaterals (properties with lines of
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symmetry)
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Construction of quadrilaterals and
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triangles
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Perimeter and area of plane figures
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Solids- Volume and Surface area
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Profit, loss & discount
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Simple interest
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Simplification of Algebraic expression
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HCF and LCM
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Pythagoras theorem (direct sums only)
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Basic concepts
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Venn diagrams
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Computer Application Syllabus
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Spreadsheet Software (Microsoft Excel)
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Arrays
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Searching and Sorting in Arrays
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Object Oriented Programming System
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(OOPS)
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Object
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Three salient features of OOPS -
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Inheritance, Encapsulation and
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Polymorphism
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Class
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Byte Code
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JVM
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Characteristics of Java
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Types of Java Programs
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Blue J –its advantage
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Class as a basis of all Computation in Java
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Methods in Java
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If – Else Construct
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Social Science Syllabus
History
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Civic
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Geography
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Decline of the Mughal Empire
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Rise of Regional Powers and the Marathas
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The Europeans in India and the Anglo French Struggle
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Establishment of the British Empire
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Impact of the British rule in India
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Social and Religious Reform Movements
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The American Revolution
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The French Revolution and Napoleon
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Nationalism in Europe
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World as a Global Community
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International Cooperation: The UNO and How It Works
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UN Agencies and the Role of UNO
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India and her neighbors
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The US Civil War and Abraham Lincoln
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Weather and climate
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Practical study of climate
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Europe: the land and its resources
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Europe: people and their economic activities
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Bangalore: the silicon valley of India
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Asia: the land and its resources
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Asia: people
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India: relief feature and drainage
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India: fauna
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Plantations in Kerala
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Wheat cultivation in Punjab
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India: climate
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Hindi Syllabus
ICSE books for Class 8
Subjects
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Books
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Mathematics
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ICSE Mathematics for Class 8 by Asit Das Gupta-English-Bharati Bhawan (English) by Asit Das Gupta
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Mathematics Today-8 (ICSE) (English) 01 Edition (Paperback) by S K Gupta
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Longman ICSE Mathematics Book 8 (Paperback) by Sehgal
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Physic
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Chemistry
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Biology
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History & Civics
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Geography
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English
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Basic Comprehension Passages (Paperback) by Byrne
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Learner's Grammar and Composition (English) (Paperback) by Sanghita Sen
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Foundations In English Course book 8 (Revised Edition) (Paperback) by Tara Chadha
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Starting With Comprehension And Composition 8 (Paperback) by Tressler
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Hindi
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Viva Pankhudiya Hindi Pathmala - 8 - New Edition
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Navrang Saral Hindi Pathmala-8 01 Edition (Paperback) By Sharda Bhasin
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Anurag Hindi Abhyas Pustika-8 01 Edition (Paperback) By Nageshwarlal
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ICSE Class 8 Sample Papers
Sample papers and question papers help students to gauge the exam pattern and give them a fair idea about the importance and format of questions.
Tips & Tricks
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Accomplish Your Time Successfully: In order to succeed well in life, you need to be good at time management. Therefore, you must manage the time for your studies.
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Set Aims For Achievement: In order to complete your syllabus in time, you must set your daily target. This will help you give sufficient amount of time to revise the syllabus once again.
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Minimize Your Time Spent On ‘Other’ Activities: The time you spend on projects, activities or practical may help you understand a concept better but it will not help you fetch more marks. Try to complete them quickly and pay more attention in solving theoretical and numerical questions.
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Gain Your Speed: Practice solving at least 5-10 question & answer of your subject daily to gain speed.
