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Biology (English Medium) ICSE Class 9 CISCE Syllabus 2026-27

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CISCE Syllabus 2026-27 ICSE Class 9: The CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for the examination year 2026-27 has been released by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, CISCE. 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 CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Board Exam will entirely be based on the most recent syllabus. Therefore, students must thoroughly understand the new CISCE syllabus to prepare for their annual exam properly.

The detailed CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus for 2026-27 is below.

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CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Revised Syllabus

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Course Structure 2026-27 With Marking Scheme

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1  Introducing Biology 
2  Basic Biology 
2.1  Cell : the Unit of Life 
2.2  Tissues : Plant and Animal Tissues 
3  Flowering Plants 
3.1  The Flower 
3.2  Pollination and Fertilization 
4  Plant Physiology 
4.1  Seeds - Structure and Germination 
4.2  Respiration in Plants 
5  Diversity in Living Organisms / Eco Systems 
5.1  Five Kingdom Classification 
5.2  Economic Importance of Bacteria and Fungi 
6  Human Anatomy and Physiology 
6.1  Nutrition 
6.2  Digestive System 
6.3  Skeleton - Movement and Locomotion 
6.4  Skin - "The Jack of All Trades" 
6.5  The Respiratory System 
7  Health and Hygiene 
7.1  Hygiene - [A Key to Healthy Life] 
7.2  Diseases : Cause and Control 
7.3  Aids to Health 
7.4  Health Organisation 
8  Waste Generation and Management 
9  Vegetative Propagation 
10  Biotechnology Applications 
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Syllabus

1: Introducing Biology

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
  • Growth of Biology  
  • Branches of Biology  
  • Applied Biology  
  • Study of Biology Helps Us in Many Ways  

2: Basic Biology

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
2.1 Cell : the Unit of Life
2.2 Tissues : Plant and Animal Tissues

3: Flowering Plants

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
3.1 The Flower
3.2 Pollination and Fertilization

4: Plant Physiology

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
4.1 Seeds - Structure and Germination
4.2 Respiration in Plants
  • Cellular Respiration  
    • Definition: Aerobic Respiration
    • Definition: Anaerobic Respiration
    • Key Points: Cellular Respiration
  • Phases of Respiration: Glycolysis  
    • Definition: Glycolysis
  • Phases of Respiration: Electron Transport System (Ets) and Oxidative Phosphorylation  
    • Oxidative Phosphorylation
    • Oxidative Phosphorylation Steps
  • Phases of Respiration: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle or Kreb’s Cycle)  
    • Definition: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle or Kreb’s Cycle)
  • Phases of Respiration: Pyruvate Oxidation (Link Reaction)  
  • Phases of Respiration: Fermentation  
    • Fermentation
    • Process of Fermentation
    • Types of Fermentation
    1. Lactic Acid Fermentation
    2. Alcohol Fermentation
    3. Acetic acid Fermentation
    4. Butyric acid Fermentation
    • Advantages of Fermentation
  • Production of ATP  
    • Definition: ATP
    • Key Points: ATP
  • Respiration Vs. Burning (Combustion)  
  • Respiration in Plant  
    • Do plants breathe?
    • The process of respiration in plants
    • Respiration in roots
    • Respiration in stems
    • Respiration in leaves
    • Types of respiration
    1. Aerobic Respiration
    2. Anaerobic Respiration
  • Experiments on Respiration in Plants  
    1. Experiments on respiration in plants
    2. Experiment to prove that carbon dioxide is produced during respiration in germinating seeds
    3. Experiment to prove that carbon dioxide is produced by green plants during respiration
    4. Experiment to show that heat is evolved during respiration
    5. Experiment to demonstrate anaerobic respiration
  • Respiration and Photosynthesis  
  • Organs of Respiratory Exchange  

5: Diversity in Living Organisms / Eco Systems

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
5.1 Five Kingdom Classification
5.2 Economic Importance of Bacteria and Fungi
  • Bacteria  
    • Life Processes in Bacteria  
      • Life process in bacteria
      1. Movement
      2. Respiration - Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration
      3. Nutrition - Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Bacteria
      4. Reproduction - Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
  • Useful Role of Bacteria in Medicine  
  • Useful Role of Bacteria in Agriculture  
  • Useful Role of Bacteria in Industry  
  • Harmful Role of Bacteria  
  • Fungi  
    • Economic Importance of Fungi  
      • Economic importance of fungi
      1. Beneficial activities
        (a) Food
        (b) Medicine 
        (c) Industries
        (d) Production of Organic acid
        (e) Bakery and Brewery
        (f) Production of enzymes
        (g) Agriculture
      2. Harmful activities

6: Human Anatomy and Physiology

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
6.1 Nutrition
6.2 Digestive System
6.3 Skeleton - Movement and Locomotion
6.4 Skin - "The Jack of All Trades"
  • The Skin  
    • Introduction
    • Functions
  • Structure of the Skin  
    • The Skin Proper  
      1. Epidermis 
      2. Dermis
    • Derivation of the Skin  
      1. Hair
      2. Nails
      3. Sebaceous glands
      4. Sweat glands
      5. Mammary glands
  • Skin and Heat Regulation of Body  
    1. Heat production
    2. Heat Loss
    3. Temperature regulation
6.5 The Respiratory System
  • Production of ATP  
    • Definition: ATP
    • Key Points: ATP
  • Human Respiratory System  
    • Respiratory System
    • Exchange of Gases in Lungs
    • Significance of Respiration
    • Key Points: Respiratory System
  • Cellular Respiration  
    • Definition: Aerobic Respiration
    • Definition: Anaerobic Respiration
    • Key Points: Cellular Respiration
  • Parts of Respiration  
    1. Breathing 
    2. Gaseous transport
    3. Tissue respiration
    4. Cellular respiration
  • Mechanism of respiration-Breathing  
    • Mechanism of Respiration
    • Steps of Respiration
  • Capacities of the Lungs  
  • Inspired Air Vs. Expired Air  
    • Effect of altitude of breathing
  • Hypoxia and Asphyxiation  
  • Experiments on Breathing and Respiration  
    1. To demonstrate that water is lost during breathing
    2. To demonstrate that CO2 is given out in breathing
    3. To demonstrate the action of the diaphragm during breathing
    4. To measure the volume of expired air
    5. To show that oxygen is taken in by animals during respiration

7: Health and Hygiene

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
7.1 Hygiene - [A Key to Healthy Life]
  • Health  
    • Introduction
    • Physical Health
    • Mental Health
  • Hygiene  
    • Introduction
    • The Importance of Hygiene for Health and Well-being
  • Types of Hygiene: Personal Hygiene  
    • Personal Hygiene
    • Major aspect of personal hygiene
    1. Cleanliness
    2. Physical exercise
    3. Rest and sleep
    4. Healthy habits
  • Types of Hygiene: Public Hygiene (Community)  
  • Vector Borne Diseases  
  • Control of Disease Carriers (Vectors)  
    • Vector
    • The manner in which vector spreads diseases
    • Several methods to Control vector
  • Contamination of Water and Water Borne Diseases  
    • Waterborne diseases
    • Contamination of Water
    • Prevention of Waterborne Diseases
  • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Bacteria  
    • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Bacteria:
    1. Diarrhoea
    2. Dysentery (Shigellosis)
    3. Typhoid Fever Bacteria (Salmonella)
    4. Cholera
  • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Virus  
    • Waterborne Diseases Caused by Virus
    1. Hepatitus A
    2. Hepatitus E
  • Common Diseases in Human Beings  
    • Protozoan Diseases  
7.2 Diseases : Cause and Control
7.3 Aids to Health
  • Types of Hygiene: Personal Hygiene  
    • Personal Hygiene
    • Major aspect of personal hygiene
    1. Cleanliness
    2. Physical exercise
    3. Rest and sleep
    4. Healthy habits
  • Types of Hygiene: Public Hygiene (Community)  
  • Immunity  
  • Defence System in Our Body: Local Defence System  
    1. Protective mechanical barriers
    2. Thrown out, if entered
    3. Germ-killing secretions
    4. Germ-fighting white blood cells (WBCs)
    • Merits of local defence systems
  • Defence System in Our Body: Immune System  
  • Antiseptics and Disinfectants  
    • Antiseptics
    • Disinfectants
    • Differences between antiseptics and disinfectants
  • Antibiotics  
    • Definition: Antibiotics
  • Sulphonamide Group of Medicines  
7.4 Health Organisation
  • Common Health Problems in India  
  • Categories of Health Organisation  
  • International Bodies: Red Cross  
  • International Bodies: WHO (World Health Organisation)  

8: Waste Generation and Management

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus
  • Waste and Its Categories  
    • Types of Waste
    • Categories of Waste
    • Disposal Techniques
  • Methods of Safe Disposal of Waste  
    • Methods of Safe Disposal of Waste
    1. Segregation
    2. Dumping
    3. Composting 
    4. Drainage
    5. Treatment of Effluents before Discharge
    6. Incineration
    7. Scrubbers
    8. Electrostatic Precipitators

9: Vegetative Propagation

CISCE ICSE Class 9 Biology Syllabus

10: Biotechnology Applications

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