DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWTOWN

SESSION 2024-25
ACADEMIC SYLLABUS
CLASS VIII

1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FIRST TERM

Climb with Cornerstone

1. Conjunctions
2. Phrasal Verbs
3. Tenses- Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous
4. Position of Adverbs
5. Figure of Speech
6. Active and Passive Voice
7. Direct & Indirect Speech
8. Comprehension- Written, Aural & Visual (Activity)
9. Letter Writing- Informal & Formal
10. Composition: Argumentative, Story Writing, Descriptive & Picture Composition
11. Notice Writing
12. Email Writing

Monday Test

1. Conjunctions
2. Phrasal Verbs
3. Comprehension

SECOND TERM

Climb with Cornerstone

1. Prepositions
2. Adjectives- Degrees of Comparison
3. Clauses: Noun, Adjective & Adverb
4. Identification & Transformation of Sentences: Simple, Compound & Complex
5. Articles
6. Modals & Auxiliaries
7. Comprehension- Written, Aural & Visual (Activity)
8. Letter Writing- Informal & Formal
 9. Composition: Picture Composition, Narrative, Imaginative & Story Writing
10. Notice Writing
11. E-mail Writing
Monday Test

1. Prepositions
2. Adjectives- Degrees of Comparison
3. Comprehension

2) ENGLISH LITERATURE

FIRST TERM

New Magnolia English Reader, Book 8

1. A Wild Little Thing (Prose)

2. All You Need is Paper (Prose)
3. The Flamingo That Flew to the Snow (Prose)
4. Throwing a Tree (Poem)
5. To the Cuckoo (Poem)

William Shakespeare-

The Merchant of Venice-

● Act I, Scene I (Monday Test)

● Act I, Scene II & III (Half Yearly)

Monday Test

1. A Wild Little Thing

2. The Merchant of Venice-Act I, Scene I

SECOND TERM

New Magnolia English Reader, Book 8

1.Valjean Takes a Risk (Prose)
2. The Adventure of the Speckled Band (Prose)
3. New Year's Day (Prose)
4. Playthings (Poem)
5. Whose Place is it Anyway? (Poem)

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William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice-

● Act II, Scene 7 & 8 (Monday Test)
● Act III, Scene II & Act IV, Scene I (Final Term)

Monday Test

1. Valjean Takes a Risk

2. Merchant of Venice- Act II, Scene 7 & 8

3) MATHEMATICS

FIRST TERM
1. Exponents
2. Squares and Squares Roots
3. Cubes and Cube Roots
4. Rational Numbers
5. Data Handling
6. Algebraic Expressions and Identities
7. Factorizations
8. Linear Equations and Inequations in one variable
9. Understanding Quadrilaterals
10. Circles
11. Direct and Indirect Variation
Monday Test
1. Exponents
2. Squares and Square Root
SECOND TERM
1. Percentage and Its Applications
2. Compound Interest
3. Playing With Numbers
4. Visualizing Solid Shapes
5. Sets and Venn Diagrams
6. Construction of Quadrilaterals
7. Area of a Trapezium and a Polygon
8. Surface Area and Volume
9. Symmetry
10. Factorizations (from the 1st term)
11. Linear Equations and Inequations (from the FIRST TERM)

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 Monday Test
1. Percentage and Its Applications

4) HINDI- L2

BOOKS: 1) अनरु ाग हिंदी पाठमाला 8

2) व्याकरण प्रबोध- 8

FIRST TERM SECOND TERM

साहित्य: साहित्य:

काव्य- काव्य-

1) मैं ढूँढता तझ
ु े था 1) सख
ु -द:ु ख
2) खेतिहर का कुत्ता 2) कविता की पक
ु ार
गद्य- गद्य:

1) गैलीलियो गैलीलेई 1) रामलीला

2) नमक का दरोगा 2) मेरी जीवन यात्रा
3) चिपको आंदोलन 3) पहली चक ू
4) ज़िंदगी का मज़ा 4) प्रकृति का सान्निध्य
व्याकरण: व्याकरण:

निबंध, चित्र वर्णन, कहानी लेखन, पत्र लेखन,
अपठित गद्यांश, उपसर्ग (हिन्दी और संस्कृत के),
प्रत्यय (कृत), भाववाचक संज्ञा, विशेषण, विलोम
शब्द, पर्यायवाची, वाक्य परिवर्तन (रचना और
अर्थ के आधार पर), मह ु ावरे और लोकोक्ति,
अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द, वाच्य
Monday test:
गैलीलियो गैलीलेई, अपठित गद्यांश,
पर्यायवाची, विलोम
निबंध, चित्र वर्णन, कहानी लेखन, पत्र लेखन,
अपठित गद्यांश, भाववाचक संज्ञा, विशेषण,
विलोम शब्द, पर्यायवाची, वाक्य
परिवर्तन(लिंग,वचन,काल के आधार पर), तत्सम
और तद्भव, मह ु ावरे और लोकोक्ति, अनेक शब्दों
के लिए एक शब्द
Monday test:
मेरी जीवन यात्रा, अपठित गद्यांश, पर्यायवाची,
विलोम

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 5) HINDI- (L3)

FIRST TERM SECOND TERM

पाठ पाठ

1. कोई किसी से कम नहीं 1. ईमानदारी की पौध

2. कौन (कविता) 2. दो बैलों की कथा

3. मल्
ु ला नसरूद्दीन की चतरु ाई 3. कोयल (कविता)

4. बेटी के नाम 4. भारत कोकिला

5. हम कुछ सीखें (कविता) 5. स्वच्छ बनाएँ भारत सारा (कविता)

6. श्रम का मोल 6. सपनों की उड़ान

व्याकरण व्याकरण

चित्र वर्णन, अनच्ु छे द लेखन, अपठित गद्यांश,
विलोम (सच ू ी दी जाएगी), पर्यायवाची शब्द (सच ू ी
दी जाएगी), अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द (सच ू ी
दी जाएगी),लिंग और वचन (सच ू ी दी जाएगी),
समश्रत ु भिन्नार्थक शब्द (सचू ी दी जाएगी)
चित्र वर्णन, अपठित गद्यांश, अनच् ु छे द लेखन,
लिंग, वचन (सच ू ी दी जाएगी), विलोम (सच ू ी दी
जाएगी), पर्यायवाची शब्द (सच ू ी दी जाएगी), अनेक
शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द (सच ू ी दी जाएगी), समश्रुत
भिन्नार्थक शब्द (सच ू ी दी जाएगी)

Monday test: Monday test :

कोई किसी से कम नहीं, अपठित गद्यांश, लिंग ईमानदारी की पौध, अपठित गद्यांश, विलोम,
और वचन पर्यायवाची

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6) BENGALI- (L2)

FIRST TERM

খুশির পড়া ( অষ্টম শ্রেণি )

গদ্য
1. কাবুলিওয়ালা
2. আমার কান্না

পদ্য

1. সুখ
2. জন্মভূ মি
3. কলকাতার যিশু

ব্যাকরণ
1.বাক্য পরিবর্ত ন (সরল -জটিল -যৌগিক )
2.বাচ্য পরিবর্ত ন
3.উক্তি পরিবর্ত ন
4.ধ্বন্যাত্মক শব্দ
5.ছেদ ও যতিচিহ্ন

নির্মিতি
1.আত্মকথামূলক রচনা
2. সূত্রসহ রচনা
3.চিত্রনির্মিতি
4.পত্রলিখন (সম্পাদকীয় পত্র ও ব্যক্তিগত পত্র )
5.বোধপরীক্ষণ

MONDAY TEST SYLLABUS : সুখ , ছেদ ও যতিচিহ্ন , বোধপরীক্ষণ

SECOND TERM

খুশির পড়া ( অষ্টম শ্রেণি)

গদ্য
1. রামের কার্তি ক-গণেশ
2. অভিনন্দন সভা

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 3. চাকরির থেকে মান বড়ো

পদ্য
1. এ আমার দেশ
2. বঙ্গভাষা

ব্যাকরণ

1.প্রত্যয় ও উপসর্গ
2.বাক্য পরিবর্ত ন (অর্থানুসারে)
3.একই শব্দের ভিন্নার্থে প্রয়োগ
4.এক কথায় প্রকাশ
5.শুদ্ধ অশুদ্ধ শব্দ

নির্মিতি
1.সূত্রসহ রচনা
2. চিত্রনির্মিতি
3.প্রবাদবাক্য অবলম্বনে রচনা
4.পত্রলিখন ( পৌরপ্রধানকে পত্র ও ব্যক্তিগত পত্র )
5.বোধপরীক্ষণ

MONDAY TEST SYLLABUS

এ আমার দেশ , একই শব্দের ভিন্নার্থে প্রয়োগ , বোধপরীক্ষণ

7) BENGALI- (L3)

FIRST TERM
1.Number & words : 1-50 (Revision)
2. Number & words : 51-70(New)
3. Amra pori amra likhi (2): Pages - 6,14, 18, 23 ,24,34
4. Bichitrapaath (2): আমাদের গ্রাম , বটগাছের কথা , তপোবনের ছবি
5. Comprehension
6. চিত্রবর্ণন

MONDAY TEST:
1.Number & words : 1-70
2. Bichitrapaath (2): আমাদের গ্রাম
3. Comprehension

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SECOND TERM

1. Number & words : 1-70 (Revision)

2. Number & words : 71-100 (New)
3. ঁ ড়ের বাসা
Bichitrapath (2): জালা-কুঁ জো সংবাদ , ঈশ্বরচন্দ্রের ছেলেবেলা , পিপ
4. Amra pori amra likhi (2) Pages - 21, 22, 26, 32 , 33, 37, 39
5. Comprehension
6. অনুচ্ছেদ

MONDAY TEST :
1. Number & words : 71-100
2. Amra pori amra likhi (2) Pages - 33
3. Bichitrapath (2): জালা-কুঁ জো সংবাদ
4. Comprehension

8) FRENCH - (L2)

FIRST TERM

1. Leçon 1: Les compléments d’objet direct – Les pronoms compléments d’objet direct
- Les compléments d’objet indirect – Les pronoms compléments d’objet indirect –
Les nombres Cent et Plus – Quelques expressions de temps – Mots relatifs à la
géographie, la culture.
Rappels: Les prépositions après les saisons – Le superlatif des adjectifs.

2. Leçon 2: Les pronoms compléments d’objet direct à l’impératif - Les pronoms

compléments d’objet indirect à l’impératif - Les pronoms compléments d’objet
(direct et indirect) dans la construction infinitive – Vocabulaire sur la fête, les villes.

3. Leçon 3: Le passé composé – Formation du participe passé des verbes réguliers -

Liste de participes passés des verbes irréguliers – Les indicateurs du temps passé -
Les pronoms compléments d’objet (direct et indirect) à l’impératif négatif.

4. Leçon 4: Le passé composé avec être – Liste de verbes conjugués avec être – Les
verbes transitifs et intransitifs - Les pronoms compléments d’objet (direct et
indirect) au passé-composé – Les loisirs, le sport

Monday Test: Leçon 1 et Leçon 2 / Unseen Reading Comprehension / Translation French to

English and vice-versa / Extended writing.

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SECOND TERM

1. Leçon 5:Les verbes pronominaux au passé-composé – Exprimer l’obligation / la

nécessité / le besoin – Expression avec «avoir» - Le corps, la maladie, la santé –
Expressions avec «avoir mal».

2. Leçon 6:Le futur simple – expression du futur

Rappel – Le futur proche

3. Leçon 7: Les Conjonctions.

4. Leçon 8: Le passé récent – L’ordre des mots dans l’introduction du style direct –
L’indifférence.

Monday Test: Leçon 5 et Leçon 6 / Unseen Reading Comprehension / Translation French to

English and vice-versa / Extended writing.

9) FRENCH -(L3)

FIRST TERM

1. Study of Lesson 7, 8 and 9.

2. Grammar (Prepositions used for various places – Name of various countries along with
the Nationalities - Present tense conjugation of various irregular “-er”, “-ir” and “-re”
group verbs – Demonstrative adjectives – Masculine and feminine forms of various
professions – Imperative tense in affirmative and in negative form – Imperative tenses of
pronominal verbs – Articles (definite / indefinite / contracted and partitive) revision).

3. Major social and religious festivals celebrated in France.

4. Unseen Reading Comprehension.

5.Extended Writing.

Monday Test:

1. Articles (Definite – Indefinite - Contracted).

2. Present tense conjugation of the regular and irregular “-er”, “-ir” and “-re’ group verbs.
3. Profession.
4. Demonstrative adjectives.
5. Unseen reading Comprehension.
6. Lesson-7

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SECOND TERM

1. Study of Lesson 10, 11 and 12.

2. Grammar (Interrogative adjectives – Expressions with the verb “faire” – Introduction to

Simple Past Tense – Study of the verbs conjugated with the auxiliary verb “avoir” to form
their past tense - Study of the verbs conjugated with the auxiliary verb “être” to form their
past tense - Present tense conjugation of various irregular “-er”, “-ir” and “-re” group
verbs).

3. Vocabulary and verbs related to sports and free time activities.

4. Speaking Role Play while using the Simple Past tense.

5. Unseen Reading Comprehension.

6.Extended Writing.

Monday Test:

1. Formation of Interrogative sentences.

2. Partitive articles.
3. Past Prticiple forms off various verbs.
4. Present tense conjugation of various irregular “-er”, “-ir” and “-re” group verbs.
5. Negative sentence.
6. Unseen reading Comprehension.
7. Lesson 10

10) GERMAN- (L2)

FIRST TERM

LEKTION GRAMMATIK
● Verben mit Präposition/ Infinitiv
1] Leselust ● Relativpronomen und Relativsatz
im Nominativ und Akkusativ:
2] Schöne Ferien!
● Temporalangaben: Präpositionen
3] Wichtige Beziehungen mit Akkusativ und Dativ
● Imperativ
● Nominativ und Akkusativ
● Aufsatz/ Brief Schreiben
● Comprehension
● Translation

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MONDAY TEST:
● Leselust
● Aufsatz/ Brief Schreiben
● Comprehension
● Translation

SECOND TERM
LEKTION GRAMMATIK

1] Ein volles Sparschwein? ● Genitiv

2] Es ist Partyzeit!
3] Welt der Technik
● Adjektivdeklination im Dativ
● Relativpronomen und Relativsatz
im Dativ
● Höfliche Aufforderung/ Bitte/
Frage mit Konjunktiv
● Aufsatz/ Brief Schreiben
● Comprehension
● Translation

MONDAY TEST:
● Ein volles Sparschwein?
● Aufsatz/ Brief Schreiben
● Comprehension

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 11) GERMAN- (L3)

FIRST TERM

LEKTION GRAMMATIK

1] STEFAN, WIE GEHTS DIR? ● Dativ

● Imperativ
● Building sentences
● Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ

2] GESUND LEBEN ● Modalverb : durfen

● Nebensatz mit weil
● Brief an die Redaktion
● Personalpronomen
● Imperativ

3] WAS HAST DU FÜR DEINE ● Perfekt: haben, sein

GESUNDHEIT GETAN? ● Temporalangaben: heute, gestern,
letzte Woche etc
● Bildergeschichte
● Possessivartikel

4] WORTSCHATZ [VOCABULARY]
MONDAY TEST: 1] STEFAN, WIE GEHTS DIR?

SECOND TERM

LEKTION GRAMMATIK
1] WO IST TINA? ● Präpositionen: an, in, vor, hinter
etc
● Fragewort:Wo?
● Verben: wissen, stehen, sitzen
● Stadtplan
● Singular-Pluralformen der
Substantive

2] HAST DU LUST, INS KINO ZU ● Lokal-Ergänzung: in, auf + Dativ

GEHEN? ● Fragewort:Wohin?
● Infinitivsatz mit zu
● Orientierung in der Stadt

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 ● Perfekt

3] ORDNUNG MUSS SEIN! ● Positionsverben: liegen-legen,

stehen-stellen, hängen etc
● Präpositionen mit Dativ oder
Akkusativ
● Gespräch
● Perfekt

4] WORTSCHATZ [VOCABULARY]

MONDAY TEST: 1] WO IST TINA?

12) HISTORY & CIVICS

FIRST TERM
HISTORY
1. A PERIOD OF TRANSITION
2. THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM(AMERICAN CIVIL WAR OMITTED)
3. INDIA IN THE 18TH CENTURY( THE INDEPENDENT STATES OMITTED)
4. TRADERS TO RULERS(EXPANSION OF THE BRITISH BULE (WARS
OMITTED)
5. BRITISH POLICIES AND THEIR IMPACT

CIVICS
1. THREE MAIN ORGANS OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT: LEGISLATURE
2. THREE MAIN ORGANS OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT:EXECUTIVE

MONDAY TEST-

1. A PERIOD OF TRANSITION

SECOND TERM

HISTORY

1. THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857

2. SOCIO RELIGIOUS REFORMS
3. INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM PHASE 1
4. INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM PHASE II

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CIVICS

1. THREE MAIN ORGANS OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT: JUDICIARY

2. THE UNITED NATIONS

MONDAY TEST-

1. THE GREAT UPRISING OF 1857

13) GEOGRAPHY

FIRST TERM

1. ASIA : LAND , CLIMATE AND NATURAL

VEGETATION ( MAP WORK ON ASIA)
2. POPULATION DYNAMICS
3. MIGRATION
4. URBANISATION - CAUSES AND EFFECTS
5. DISASTERS – NATURAL AND HUMAN MADE

MONDAY TEST: ASIA: LAND, CLIMATE AND NATURAL VEGETATION AND

MAP WORK ON ASIA

SECOND TERM

1. INDIA - LOCATION AND PHYSICAL

FEATURES (MAP WORK ON INDIA)
2. INDIA - CLIMATE, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE
3. HUMAN RESOURCES
4. REPRESENTATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

MONDAY TEST: INDIA - LOCATION AND PHYSICAL FEATURES AND MAP

WORK ON INDIA

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 14) PHYSICS

FIRST TERM

1. Matter
2. Physical quantities and measurement
3. Force and pressure
4. Energy

Monday Test
1. Matter
2. Physical quantities and measurement

SECOND TERM
1. Matter
2. Physical quantities and measurement
3. Force and pressure
4. Energy
5. Light Energy
6. Heat Transfer
7. Sound
8. Electricity

Monday Test
1. Light Energy
2. Heat Transfer

15) CHEMISTRY

FIRST TERM
Chapter 1- Matter
Chapter 4 - Atomic Structure
Chapter 5 - Language of Chemistry
Chapter 6 - Chemical Reactions

MONDAY TEST-
Chapter 1- Matter
Chapter 4 - Atomic Structure
Chapter 5 - Language of Chemistry

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 SECOND TERM
Chapter 3 - Elements, Compounds & Mixtures
Chapter 6 - Chemical Reactions
Chapter 7 - Hydrogen
Chapter 8 - Water
Chapter 9 - Carbon & its Compounds

MONDAY TEST-
Chapter 6 - Chemical Reactions
Chapter 7 - Hydrogen

16) BIOLOGY

FIRST TERM
1. The Circulatory System
2. Nervous System
3. Transport in Plants
4. Ecosystem
5. Health and hygiene

Monday Test:

1. The Circulatory System

2. Nervous System

Practicals:
● Demonstration of Osmosis in grapes and raisins.
● Demonstration of Osmosis through potato osmoscope.

SECOND TERM
1. Reproduction in Plants
2. Reproduction in Humans
3. Endocrine system and adolescence
4. Food Production
5. Nervous System

Monday Test:
1. Reproduction in Plants

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2. Reproduction in Animals

Practicals:
● Models of Male and Female Reproductive System.
● Visit to an organic farm

17) COMPUTER SCIENCE

FIRST TERM
1. App Development
2. Cloud Computing
3. Spreadsheet- Functions and Charts
4. Operating System
5. Introduction to QBASIC [handout will be provided]

Monday Test Syllabus:

1. App Development

Project:
1. Spreadsheet- Functions and Charts. (Details will be given later)

Practical:
1. Introduction to QBASIC

SECOND TERM
1. Algorithms and Flowcharts
2. Program Coding
3. Conditional, Looping and Jumping statement [Conditional statements & Errors]
4. Computer Networking

Monday Test Syllabus:

1. Algorithms and Flowcharts
2. Program Coding

Project:
1. Algorithms and Flowcharts (Details will be given later)

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Practicals:
1. Program Coding
2. Conditional statement in Java

18) GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

FIRST TERM

1. Sunlight Therapy (Pg. No. 5)

2. Basics of Our Body (Pg. No. 6)
3. Best Shopping Streets in the World (Pg. No. 7)
4. Action – Reaction (Pg. No. 8)
5. Rare Disorders (Pg. No. 9)
6. Animal Safari (Pg. No. 10)
7. Tech Pioneers (Pg. No. 11)
8. Books’ Authors (Pg. No. 12)
9. Theme Park (Pg. No. 13)
10. Giant Statues (Pg. No. 14)
11. Rags to Riches (Pg. No. 15)
12. Great Architects (Pg. No. 16)
13. Thinking Skills (Pg. No. 18)
14. Women Scientist (Pg. No. 19)
15. Plants That Kill (Pg. No. 20)
16. Renowned Astronauts (Pg. No. 21)
17. Imaginary Beasts (Pg. No. 22)
18. Similes (Pg. No. 23)
19. Martial Arts (Pg. No. 24)
20. Heritage Sites of India (Pg. No. 25)
21. Forever Young (Pg. No. 26)
22. ‘Man’ Everywhere (Pg. No. 27)
23. Famous Personalities (Pg. No. 28)

SECOND TERM

1. Birdy Quiz (Pg. No. 29)

2. Ratan Tata: Indian Business Tycoon (Pg. No. 30)
3. Knowledge Treasure (Pg. No. 32)
4. What’s in a name? (Pg. No. 34)
5. Units of Measurements (Pg. No. 35)
6. Cheering Plants (Pg. No. 36)
7. Famous Poets (Pg. No. 37)

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8. Sports Legends (Pg. No. 38)
9. Deadly Creatures (Pg. No. 40)
10. Therapies and Cures (Pg. No. 41)
11. Discovered Recently (Pg. No. 42)
12. Patterns (Pg. No. 44)
13. Women in Front (Pg. No. 45)
14. Living without Water (Pg. No. 46)
15. Record Holders (Pg. No. 47)
16. Futuristic World (Pg. No. 48)
17. Greatest Inventions (Pg. No. 50)
18. Canvas Talk (Pg. No. 52)
19. Famous Woman in History (Pg. No. 53)
20. Incredible Laboratories on the Earth (Pg. No. 54)
21. Kylian Mbappé Lottin (Pg. No. 56)
22. Amazing Natural Wonders (Pg. No. 58)

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 MONDAY TEST DATES

CLASS - VIII

FIRST TERM SECOND TERM

DATES SUBJECTS DATES SUBJECTS
HISTORY & CIVICS
15.04.24 16.09.24 HISTORY & CIVICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
22.04.24 23.09.24 L3
MATHEMATICS
29.04.24 30.09.24 ENGLISH LITERATURE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
06.05.24 04.10.24 BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
17.05.24 18.10.24 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
L3
18.06.24 30.10.24 MATHEMATICS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
24.06.24 11.11.24 L2
CHEMISTRY
01.07.24 18.11.24 GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
08.07.24 25.11.24 CHEMISTRY
L2
15.07.24 23.12.24 COMPUTER SCIENCE
PHYSICS
22.07.24 03.01.25 PHYSICS

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