CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CBSE Syllabus 2026-27 Class 6: The CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus for the examination year 2026-27 has been released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The board will hold the final examination at the end of the year following the annual assessment scheme, which has led to the release of the syllabus. The 2026-27 CBSE Class 6 Social Science Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CBSE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.
The detailed CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus for 2026-27 is below.
Academic year:
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Revised Syllabus
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Course Structure 2026-27 With Marking Scheme
Advertisements
Advertisements
Advertisements
Syllabus
1: Introduction: Why Social Science ? [Revision]
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus
1: Our Past 1 (History) [Revision]
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus
1 What, Where, How and When? [Revision]
- Finding Out What Happened
- What Can We Know About the Past?
- Where Did People Live?
- Names of the Land
- Finding Out About the Past
- One Past Or Many?
- What Do Dates Mean?
2 From Hunting–Gathering to Growing Food [Revision]
- The Earliest People: Why Were They on the Move?
- How Do We Know About These People?
- Choosing a Place to Live in
- Finding Out About Fire
- A Changing Environment
- The Beginning of Farming and Herding
- A New Way of Life
- Storing Animals
- Finding Out About the First Farmers and Herders
- Towards a Settled Life
- Living and Dying in Mehrgarh
3 In the Earliest Cities [Revision]
- The Story of Harappa
- What was special about these cities?
- Houses, Drains and Streets
- Life in the City
- New Crafts in the City
- In Search of Raw Materials
- Food for People in the Cities
- Harappa Towns in Gujarat
- The Mystery of the End
4 What Books and Burials Tell Us [Revision]
- One of the Oldest Books in the World
- How Historians Study the Rigveda
- Cattle, Horses and Chariots
- Words to Describe People
- Silent Sentinels - the Story of the Megaliths
- Finding Out About Social Differences
- Were Some Burial Spots Meant for Certain Families?
- A Special Burial at Inamgaon
- Occupations at Inamgaon
5 Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic [Revision]
- How Some Men Became Rulers
- Janapadas
- Mahajanapadas
- Sixteen Mahajanapadas
- Tax
- Why Taxes?
- Changes in Agriculture
- Magadha
- Vajji
6 New Questions and Ideas [Revision]
- The Story of the Buddha
- Upanishads
- Jainism
- Origin of Jainism
- Vardhaman Mahavir (599 BCE to 527 BCE)
- Unique Teachings of Jainism
- Tri-ratna - Samyak Darshan, Samyak Jnan, Samyak Charitra or Three Jewels
- Jain Code of Conduct
- Digambaras and Svetambaras
- Reasons for the Spread of Jainism
- The Pancha Mahavratas - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya.
- The Sangha
- Monasteries
7 Ashoka, the Emperor Who Gave up War [Revision]
- A Very Big Kingdom = an Empire
- How Are Empires Different from Kingdoms?
- Ruling the Empire
- Ashoka, a Unique Ruler
- Ashoka's War in Kalinga
- Ashoka's Dhamma
8 Vital Villages, Thriving Towns [Revision]
- Iron Tools and Agriculture
- Other steps to increase production: irrigation
- Who Lived in the Villages?
- Finding Out About Cities: Stories, Travellers, Sculpture and Archaeology
- Coins
- Cities with Many Functions
- Crafts and Crafts Persons
- Arikamedu
9 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims [Revision]
- How to Find Out About Trade and Traders
- New Kingdoms Along the Coasts
- The Story of the Silk Route
- The Spread of Buddhism
- The Quest of the Pilgrims
- The Beginning of Bhakti
10 New Empires and Kingdoms [Revision]
- Samudragupta’s Prashasti
- Genealogies
- Harshavardhana and the Harshacharita
- The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Pulakeshin’s Prashasti
- How Were These Kingdoms Administered?
- A New Kind of Army
- Assemblies in the southern kingdoms
- Ordinary People in the Kingdoms
11 Buildings, Paintings and Books [Revision]
- The Iron Pillar
- Buildings in Brick and Stone
- How Were Stupas and Temples Built?
- Painting
- The World of Books
- Recording and Preserving Old Stories
- Stories Told by Ordinary People
- Writing Books on Science
2: The Earth: Our Habitat (Geography) [Revision]
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus
🞽 Theme A : India and The World : Land and The People
2: Locating Places on the Earth [Revision]
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus
1 The Earth in the Solar System [Revision]
- Our Solar System
- The Sun
- Introduction of the Sun
- Properties of the Sun
- Planet
- Moon and Its Phases
- Moon
- Phases of Moon
- The lunar month and days (tithi)
- Other Heavenly Bodies of the Solar System
- Satellites
- Asteroids
- Dwarf planets
- Comet
- A meteor
- Meteoroids
2 Globe : Latitudes and Longitudes [Revision]
- Globe
- Concept of Latitudes
- Latitudes
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Important lines of latitude: Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frigid Zone.
- Heat Zones of the Earth
- Torrid Zone
- Temperate Zone
- Frigid Zone
- Concept of Longitudes
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Longitude and Time
- Standard Time
3 Motions of the Earth [Revision]
- Motions of the Earth
4 Maps [Revision]
- Maps - Our Companions
- Introduction of Maps
- Historical Uses of Maps
- Representation of Landforms on Maps
- Benefits of Using Maps
- Map Reading
- Natural Features
- Man-made Features
- Map - Symbols
- Map - Sketch
- Map - Plan
5 Major Domains of the Earth [Revision]
- Lithosphere
- Structure of Lithosphere
- Continents
- Asia
- Europe
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Australia
- Antarctica
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere and Its Layers
- Atmosphere
- Layers of Atmosphere
- The Role of Atmosphere In Climate Control
- Biosphere: The Domain of Life
6 Major Landforms of the Earth [Revision]
- Mountains
fold, residual, and block.
- Plains
- Gangetic Plains
- Coastal Plains : Konkan, Kanara, Malabar, Coromandel, Northern Circars
- Landforms and People
Landforms - impact on the life of people. (comparison between life in the mountains and life in the plains)
7 Our Country – India [Revision]
- Locational Setting: Area, Latitudinal and Longitudinal Extent of India
- India's Neighbour
- Political and Administrative Divisions
- Physical Divisions of Europe
- The North Western Highlands
- The Central Plateaus/High land
- The Alpine Mountain system
- The North European plains
8 India : Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife [Revision]
- Climate
- Introduction of Natural Vegetation
- Why Are Forests Necessary?
- Wild Life
3: Social and Political Life - 1 [Revision]
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus
3: Oceans and Continents [Revision]
CBSE Class 6 Social Science Syllabus
1 Understanding Diversity [Revision]
- What Does Diversity Add to Our Lives?
- Diversity in India
- Unity in Diversity
2 Diversity and Discrimination [Revision]
- Difference and Prejudice
- Causes for Prejudice
- Stereotypes
- Inequality and Discrimination
- Caste Discrimination
- Gender Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Socio-Economic Inequality
- Remedial Measures for Abolishing Inequality and Discrimination
- Constitution of India and Equality
- On Being Discriminated Against
- Striving for Equality
3 What is Government? [Revision]
- Levels of Government
- Laws and the Government
- Types of Government
- Democratic Governments
4 Key Elements of a Democratic Government [Revision]
- Participation
- Need to Resolve Conflict
- Equality and Justice
5 Panchayati Raj [Revision]
- Gram Sabha
- Gram Panchayat
- Nyaya Panchayat
- The Gram Panchayat
- Sarpanch
- Gram Sevak
- Gram Sabha
- Women’s participation in the Gram Sabha
- The source of revenue of the Gram Panchayat
- Three Levels of Panchayats
6 Rural Administration [Revision]
- Area of the Police Station
- The Work at the Police Station
- Maintenance of Land Records
- A New Law (Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005)
7 Urban Administration [Revision]
- The Ward Councillor and Administrative Staff
- A Community Protest
8 Rural Livelihoods [Revision]
- Kalpattu Village
- On Being in Debt
- Ramalingam and Karuthamma
- Agricultural Labourers and Farmers in India
- Rural Livelihoods
9 Urban Livelihoods [Revision]
- Working on the Street
- Businesspersons
- In the Factory-workshop Area
- In the Office Area
