CBSE SYLLABUS on CBSE 9th Class English Communicative Syllabus

course structure

division of syllabus total weightage
summative assessment i & ii 60%
sections topics marks
a reading skills 20
b writing skills with grammar 25
c literature textbooks and extended text 25
e assessment of speaking and listening (asl) 20
formative assessment 40%
total 90 100%

term i

  • from april to september

term ii

  • from october to march

distribution of marks

  • the summative assessment i – 90 marks
  • summative assessment ii – 90 marks
  • the weightage assigned to summative assessment i is 30%
  • the weightage assigned to summative assessment ii is 30%

written exam

  • there is one written paper at the end of each term carrying 70 marks

  • the duration is three hours

  • 20 marks are added for assessment of speaking and listening skills making the paper of 90 marks

  • one-third of the 90 marks (i.e. 30) are added each in both summative assessments

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