Syllabus 2027 · Session 2026-27
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education for the 2026-27 academic session. It is a 100-mark course – 80 marks theory (Section A Unseen Passage 10, Section B Writing Skills 15, Section C Applied Grammar 25, Section D Textual Comprehension 30) across a 3-hour exam, plus 20 marks Internal Assessment. Download the official CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus PDF and see the full unit-wise breakdown below.
Marks Weightage
Grammar Topics
Textual Comprehension
Exam Pattern
Sample Papers
FAQs
All Subjects
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 PDF
The complete curriculum is as follows.
CBSE Class 9 Syllabus 2027 Sanskrit
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CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 – Marks Weightage (Section-wise)
The CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit exam carries 100 total marks – 80 for the theory paper and 20 for Internal Assessment.
| Section | Topic | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| A – Unseen Passage (Apathit Avbodhanam) | Unseen passage (80-100 words) with comprehension questions | 10 |
| B – Writing Skills (Rachanatmak Karyam) | Formal/informal letter writing, picture description or paragraph writing, dialogue/story completion | 15 |
| C – Applied Grammar (Anuprayukt Vyakaranam) | Sandhi, Karak-Vibhakti, Shabd Roop, Dhatu Roop, Pratyaya, Samas, Sankhya, Uccharan Sthana, Avyaya | 25 |
| D – Textual Comprehension (Pathit Avbodhanam) | Prose, Poetry and Drama passages, question formation, anvaya/bhavartha, story completion, word meaning | 30 |
| Internal Assessment | Periodic Test, Multiple Assessment, Portfolio, Language Enrichment Activities | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 – Grammar Topics Covered
Under Applied Grammar (25 marks), the following topics are prescribed for CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit.
Karak & Upapad Vibhakti
Shabd Roop (Pulling, Striling, Napunsakling)
Dhatu Roop (Parasmaipadi, Atmanepadi, Ubhayapadi)
Pratyaya (Ktva, Tumun, Lyap, Kta, Ktavatu, Shatr, Shanach)
Samas (Tatpurush)
Sankhya 1-100
Uccharan Sthana
Avyaya (Sthan, Kal, Prashna-bodhak)
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 – Textual Comprehension (Prose, Poetry & Drama)
Textual (Pathit) Comprehension carries 30 marks, drawn from Prose, Poetry and Drama passages of the prescribed textbook.
Prescribed Textbook: CBSE has indicated that the prescribed Sanskrit textbook for Class 9 (2026-27) will be notified shortly by NCERT/CBSE; students should refer to the latest circular on the official CBSE website for the final book list.
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 – Exam Pattern (Question-wise Breakdown)
The CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit question paper is divided into four sections. The detailed scheme and weightage to content is as follows.
| Question Type | No. of Questions | Marks per Question | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very Short Answer (1 mark) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Very Short Answer (½ mark) | 6 | ½ | 3 |
| Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark) | 21 | 1 | 21 |
| Short Answer (½ mark) | 8 | ½ | 4 |
| Short Answer (1 mark) | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Long Answer (1 mark) | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Long Answer (2 marks) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Essay/Composition Type (3 marks) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Essay/Composition Type (5 marks) | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Total | 80 |
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 – Continue Your Preparation
Once you have reviewed the syllabus, practice with the CBSE Class 9 Sample Papers and refer to the NCERT Books for Class 9 and NCERT Solutions for Class 9 to prepare for your board exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
The CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 is the official curriculum released by CBSE for the 2026-27 academic session. It covers Unseen Passage, Writing Skills, Applied Grammar and Textual Comprehension (Prose, Poetry, Drama), for a total of 100 marks (80 theory plus 20 Internal Assessment).
The CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit theory exam is of 80 marks (3 hours), plus 20 marks for Internal Assessment, making a total of 100 marks.
Applied Grammar (25 marks) covers Sandhi, Karak-Vibhakti, Shabd Roop, Dhatu Roop, Pratyaya, Samas, Sankhya (1-100), Uccharan Sthana and Avyaya.
Internal Assessment carries 20 marks out of 100, split across Periodic Test (5), Multiple Assessment (5), Portfolio (5) and Language Enrichment Activities (5).
Textual Comprehension (Section D) carries 30 marks out of 80 in the theory exam, drawn from Prose (Gadyansh), Poetry (Padyansh) and Drama (Natyansh) passages of the prescribed textbook.
CBSE Class 9 Syllabus 2026-27 (All Subjects)
You study more subjects besides Sanskrit in 9th class. The subject-wise syllabus for CBSE Class 9 students is as follows.
Assamese
Bahasa Melayu
Bengali
Bhoti
Bhutia
Bodo
Carnatic Music
Computer Applications
Elements of Business
Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy
English Communicative
English
French
German
Gujarati
Gurung
Heaths and Physical Education
Hindi B
Hindi A
Hindustani Music
Home Science
Japanese
Kannada
Kashmiri
Kokborok
Lepcha
Limboo
Malayalam
Manipuri
Marathi
Mathematics
Mizo
NCC
Nepali
Odia
Painting
Persian
Punjabi
Rai
Russian
Sanskrit Communicative
Sanskrit
Science
Sherpa
Sindhi
Social Science
Spanish
Tamang
Tamil
Tangkhul
Telugu AP
Telugu TS
Thai
Tibetan
Urdu A
Urdu B
CBSE Syllabus 2026-27 (Class-wise)
The class-wise syllabus for CBSE board students is as follows.
CBSE Class 9 Sanskrit Syllabus 2027 – An Overview
The important things to know about this curriculum are as follows.
| Aspects | Details |
|---|---|
| Education Board | CBSE |
| Class | Class 9 |
| Subject | Sanskrit |
| Study Material Here | CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 Sanskrit |
| All Curriculum for This Class | CBSE Syllabus for Class 9 |
| All Curriculum for This Board | CBSE Syllabus |
| Full Name of CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| NCERT Books | NCERT Books for Class 9 |
| NCERT Solutions | NCERT Solutions for Class 9 |
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