# CBSE Class 9 English Language Syllabus 2026-27 | SwaVid

CBSE Class 9 English Language syllabus 2026-27: 80 marks theory, 3 hours and 20 marks internal. Official marks for each section, with the source page linked.

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# Class 9 English Language Syllabus 2026-27

## Marks for each section

## Internal assessment: 20 marks

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### Class 9 has a school-based annual exam

### Class 9 English Language

CBSE’s official marks for each section of the paper.

Theory is 80 marks, split over the sections below.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class IX English (Language, R1 and R2) , pp.12, 15

Short answer. The Class 9 English Language theory paper is 80 marks and 3 hours. Another 20 marks are internal assessment. Class 9 has a school-based annual exam. The marks are split over 3 sections: Reading Skills 20, Writing Skills and Grammar 30 and Language through Literature 30.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class IX English (Language, R1 and R2) , pp.12, 15

Checked against the official CBSE pages on 3 November 2026. 2026-27 is the latest curriculum CBSE has published.

Class 9 has a school-based annual exam of 80 marks and 3 hours. It is not a CBSE board exam. CBSE does not publish Class 9 sample papers, past papers or a date sheet.

Source : Introduction to Secondary Curriculum Part-1 2026-27 (initial pages) , p.19

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class IX English (Language, R1 and R2) , p.14

Kaveri, the English textbook for Class 9. The same book is used for R1 and R2.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class IX English (Language, R1 and R2) , p.12

Class 9 has a school-based annual exam, not a CBSE board exam. The R1 and R2 tables carry the same weightage.

Source : CBSE Curriculum 2026-27, Class IX English (Language, R1 and R2) , pp.12, 15

Syllabus, sample paper and past papers for this subject on one page.

The theory paper is 80 marks and 3 hours. Another 20 marks are internal assessment.

This page shows the marks CBSE prints for each section of the paper, as in the table above.

No. Class 9 has a school-based annual exam of 80 marks and 3 hours. It is not a CBSE board exam. CBSE does not issue sample papers for Class 9.

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