CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus - Free PDF Download
CISCE Syllabus 2025-26 ICSE Class 9: The CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for the examination year 2025-26 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 2025-26 CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics 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 Physics Syllabus for 2025-26 is below.
Academic year:
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Revised Syllabus
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics and their Unit wise marks distribution
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Course Structure 2025-26 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| I | Measurements and Experimentation | |
| II | Motion in One Dimension | |
| III | Laws of Motion | |
| IV | Fluids | |
| 4.1 | Fluids | |
| 4.2 | Buoyancy, Upthrust | |
| V | Heat and Energy | |
| VI | Light | |
| VII | Sound | |
| VIII | Electricity and Magnetism | |
| 8.1 | Electricity | |
| 8.2 | Magnetism | |
| Total | - |
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Syllabus
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 1: Measurements and Experimentation
- Measurements
- Measurement
- The need for measurement in daily life
- Physical Quantities
- Introduction
- Types of Physical Quantities
- Unit and Its Types
- Units
- Types of units : Fundamental and Derived units
- Unit Systems
- Introduction
- Types of Unit System
- International System of Units (Si System)
- Unit Prefixes
- Measurement of Length
- Length
- Units of length
- SI Unit of length
- Subunit of metre
- Multiple units of metre
- Measurements of large distance:
(i) Parallax Method: Parallax or parallactic angle (θ) - Method of measuring very small distances (Size of molecules)
- Range of Lengths
- Measuring Smaller Distances
- Fermi (f)
- Angstrom (A°)
- Nanometre (nm)
- Micron (micrometre μm)
- Millimetre (mm)
- Centimetre (cm)
- Measuring Larger Distances
- Astronomical unit
- Light year
- Parsec
- Measurement of Mass
- Rage of Mass
- Measurement of Time
- Time
- SI unit of Time
- Smaller unit of Time
- Bigger unit of Time
- Rules and Conventions for Writing SI Units and Their Symbols
- Vernier Callipers
- Principle of Vernier
- Screw Gauge
- Principle of Screw Gauge
- Simple Pendulum for Time
- A Time Period of Oscillation and Frequency
- Measurements Using Common Instruments
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 2: Motion in One Dimension
- Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Motion and Rest
- Introduction to Scientist
- Motion and Rest
- Motion Along a Straight Line
- One dimensional motion
- Representation of one dimension notion
- Distance and Displacement
- Introduction
- Experiment
- Speed
- Types of Speed
- Velocity
- Velocity
- Formula of Velocity
- Unit of Velocity
- Examples of Velocity
- Types of Velocity
- Distinguish Between Speed and Velocity
- Acceleration and Retardation
- Acceleration
- Retardation
- Experiment
- Types of Acceleration
- Acceleration Due to Gravity (Earth’s Gravitational Acceleration)
- Introduction
- Value of g on the Surface of the Earth
- Variation in the Value of g
- Graphical Representation of Motion
- Displacement - Time Graph Or Distance - Time Graph
- Distance-time graph for uniform motion
- Distance-time graph for non-uniform motion
- Velocity - Time Graphs
- Velocity-time graph for uniform velocity
- Velocity-time graph for uniform acceleration
- Acceleration - Time Graph
- Displacement - Time Graph Or Distance - Time Graph
- Motion Under Gravity
- Equations of Motion by Graphical Method
- Derivation of Velocity - Time Relation by Graphical Method
- Measuring the Rate of Motion - Speed with Direction
- Rate of Change of Velocity
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 3: Laws of Motion
- Effect of Force
- A Force can change the State of motion
- Force can change the shape of an object
- Stops or tries to stop a moving body
- Changes or tries to change the direction of motion of a moving body
- Like parallel forces effect
- Unbalanced forces effect
- Unlike parallel forces effect
- Types of Force: Contact Force
- Introduction of Contact Force
- Types of Contact Force
- Types of Force: Non-Contact Force
- Introduction of Non-Contact Forces
- Types of Non-Contact Forces
- Experiment
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Newton's First Law of Motion
- Newton's First Law of Motion
- Momentum
- Balanced and Unbalanced Force
- Experiment
- Newton's Third Law of Motion
- Newton’s Third Law of Motion
- Newton's Third Law: Action and Reaction Forces
- Newton's First Law of Motion
- Inertia and Mass
- Combined Forces
- Inertia and Mass
- Activity
- Types of Inertia
- Linear Momentum
- Change in Momentum
- Rate of Change of Momentum
- Newton’s Second Law of Motion
- Momentum
- Newton's second law of motion
- Apparent weight of a body in a lift
- Newton’s Second Law of Motion in Terms of Rate of Change of Momentum
- Force Due to Gravity
- Acceleration Due to Gravity (Earth’s Gravitational Acceleration)
- Introduction
- Value of g on the Surface of the Earth
- Variation in the Value of g
- Free Fall
- Introduction
- Energy During Free Fall
- Properties of Matter and Their Measurement
- Concept of Mass and Weight
- Mass and Weight
- Difference Between Mass and Weight
- Concept of Mass and Weight
- Gravitational Units of Force
- Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
- Newton’s Law of Gravitation
- Gravitational Constant (G)
- Effects of Newton’s Law of Gravitation
- Centre of Mass and Gravity
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 4: Fluids
4.1 Fluids
- Introduction of Fluid
- Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
- Thrust and Pressure
- Introduction
- Unit of pressure
- Experiment
- Factors Affecting Pressure
- Pressure of liquid
- Introduction
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Pressure Exerted by a Liquid Column
- Law of Liquid Pressure
- Consequences of Liquid Pressure
- Pascal’s Law
- Application of Pascal’s Law
- Applications of Pascal's law
- Hydraulic press
- Hydraulic lift
- Hydraulic brakes
- Hydraulic Machines: Hydraulic Press (Or Bramah Press)
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Consequences of Atmospheric Pressure
- Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure
- Mercury Barometer (Simple Barometer)
- Fortin’s Barometer
- Aneroid Barometer
- Variation of Atmospheric Pressure with Altitude
- Weather Forecast by the Use of Arometer
- Altimeter
4.2 Buoyancy, Upthrust
- Buoyancy Force (Upthrust Force)
- Introduction
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Characteristic Properties of Upthrust
- Reason for Upthrust
- Upthrust is Equal to the Weight of Displaced Liquid (Mathematical Proof)
- Archimedes Principle
- Introduction
- Discovery of Archimedes Principle
- Archimedes Principle
- Experiment
- Solid Bodies with density (ρ) greater than density of liquid (ρL) sink while with density (ρ) less than density of liquid (ρL) Float
- Density and It’s Unit
- Density
- Unit of Density
- Relationship between S.I. and C.G.S. units
- Relative Density and Its Unit
- Relative density
- Unit of relative density
- Relationship Between Density and Relative Density
- Determination of Relative Density of a Solid Substance by Archimedes’ Principle
- Determination of Relative Density of a Liquid by Archimedes’ Principle
- Principle of Floatation (Laws of Flotation)
- Relation Between Volume of Submerged Part of a Floating Body, the Densities of Liquid and the Body
- Application of the Principle of Floatation
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 5: Heat and Energy
- Heat and Its Unit
- The Temperature and a Thermometer
- Introduction
- Experiment: 1
- Experiment: 2
- Expansion of Substances (Thermal Expansion)
- Expansion of Solids
- Introduction
- Linear Expansion
- Areal Expansion
- Volumetric Expansion
- Expansion of Liquids
- Introduction
- Volumetric Expansion
- Anomalous Behavior of Water
- Expansion of Gases
- Introduction
- Effect of Heat on Gases
- Measuring Expansion of Gases
- Expansion of Solids
- Anomalous Expansion of Water
- Anomalous expansion of water
- Importance of Anomalous expansion of water
- Anomalous Behaviour of Water
- Introduction
- Graph between the Volume and Temperature of Water
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Importance of Anomalous Behaviour of Water
- Consequences of Anomalous Expansion of Water
- Concept of Energy Flow in an Ecosystem
- Introduction
- Trophic Levels of The Ecosystem
- Application of Laws of Thermodynamics in Energy Flow
- Source of Energy
- Introduction
- Fuels
- Electricity
- A Good source of energy
- Energy Resources
- Conventional energy resources or non-renewable energy resources
- Solar Energy
- Solar Energy
- Production of electricity from solar energy
- Solar photovoltaic cell
- Application of solar energy
- Solar Thermal power plant
- Solar Energy Devices
- Solar Cells
- Uses of Solar cells
- Solar Panel
- Solar Cooker
- Solar thermal power plant
- Advantages of Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
- Introduction
- Wind Turbine
- Wind Power
- Uses of Wind Energy
- Hydroelectric Energy
- Introduction
- Hydroelectricity and its Production
- Application of Hydroelectric Energy
- Bio-energy
- Biogas plant
- Biomass
- Gobar gas
- Energy from the Sea
- Tidal Energy
- Wave Energy
- Ocean Thermal Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear Energy
- Production of electricity from Nuclear energy
- Atomic power stations in India
- Conservation of Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Resources
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Natural Gas
- Protecting our environment
- Introduction of Protecting our environment
- Importance of Managing Our Resources
- Energy Degradation
- Green House Effect
- Green House Effect
- Green House gases
- Preventive Measures of Green House Effect
- Global Warming
- Global Warming
- Causes of Global warming
- Effect of Global Warming
- Preventive Measures of Global Warming
- Future Predictions of Global Warming
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 6: Light
- Reflection of Light
- Introduction
- Activity
- Experiment
- Types of Reflection
- Terms Used in Reflection of Light
- Law of Reflection of Light
- Laws of Reflection
- Experiment
- Verification of the Law of Reflection of Light
- Formation of Image by Reflection: Real and Virtual Image
- Formation of Image by Reflection
- Real Image
- Virtual Image
- Distinction between a real and a virtual image
- Formation of Image of a Point Object by a Plane Mirror
- Image of a point object
- Image of an object of finite size
- Image of an Extended Object Formed by a Plane Mirror
- Position of Image
- Lateral Inversion
- Mirrors
- Plane Mirror
- Introduction
- Reflection Formation in a Plane Mirror
- Activity
- Experiment
- Relation Between Mirror Height and Full Image Formation
- Spherical Mirrors
- Introduction
- Activity
- Plane Mirror
- Images Formed by a Plane Mirrors
- Images Formed in Two Inclined Mirrors
- Images Formed in a Pair of Mirrors Placed Parallel to Each Other
- Images Formed by Two Mirrors Placed Perpendicular to Each Other
- Rules for the Construction of Image Formed by a Spherical Mirror
- Rules for the construction of image formed by a spherical mirror
- Convenient rays
- A ray passing through the centre of curvature
- A ray parallel to the principal axis
- A ray passing through the focus
- A ray incident at the pole
- Focus and Focal Length
- Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
- Spherical Mirrors
- Concave Mirror
- Introduction
- Image formation by Concave Mirror
- Uses of Concave Mirror
- Convex Mirror
- Introduction
- Image Formation by Convex Mirror
- Uses of Convex Mirror
- Concave Mirror
- Image Formation by Concave Mirror
- Experiment
- Image Formation by Concave Mirror
- Image Formation by Convex Mirror
- Relationship Between the Focal Length and Radius of Curvature
- Sign Convention
- General Rules of Cartesian Sign Convention
- Sign Convention for Mirrors
- Sign Convention for Lenses
- Mirror Equation/Formula
- Introduction
- Stepwise Derivation of the Mirror Formula
- Distinction Between a Plane Mirror, Concave Mirror and Convex Mirror
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 7: Sound
- Sound
- Introduction
- Sound waves
- Production of Sound
- Introduction
- Production of Sound Using a Tuning Fork
- Experiment
- Propagation of Sound
- Introduction
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Sound Need a Medium to Travel
- Characteristics of a Sound Wave
- Sound Wave
- Parts of a Sound Wave
- Important Sound Wave Properties
- Representation of a Wave
- Displacement - Time graph
- Displacement - Distance graph
- Relationship Between the Wavelength, Wave Velocity and Frequency
- Speed of Sound (Velocity of Sound)
- Introduction
- Activity
- Speed of Sound in Different Media
- Introduction
- Speed of Sound in Gases
- Difference Between the Sound and Light Waves
- Difference between the sound and light waves
- Comparison of speed of sound with speed of light
- Consequences of the large difference in the speed of sound and that of light
- Factors Affecting Speed of Sound in Gas
- Factors Affecting Speed of Sound in a Gas
- Effect of density
- Effect of temperature
- Effect of humidity
- Effect of direction of the wind
- Factors Not Affecting Speed of Sound in a Gas
- Factors not affecting speed of sound in a gas
- Pressure
- Amplitude of wave
- Wavelength or frequency of wave
- Experimental Determination of Speed of Sound in Air
- Properties of Sounds
- Properties of Sound
- Activity
- Experiment
- Audibility and Range
- Audibility and Range
- Bats and Their Navigation Mechanism
- Experiment
- Uses of Different Types of Sound
- Ultrasonic Sound Or Ultrasound
- Ultrasonic Sound or Ultrasound
- Applications of ultrasonic waves
- Difference between ultrasonic and supersonic
CISCE ICSE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Chapter 8: Electricity and Magnetism
8.1 Electricity
- Electric cell
- Introduction of Electric Cell
- Types of Electric Cells
- Experiment
- Electric Current
- Ampere: Pioneer of Electric Current Measurement
- Electric Current
- Symbols and Functions of Various Components of an Electric Circuits
- Components of Electric Circuits
- Experiment
- Electric Circuit
- Introduction
- Working
- Electric Circuits and Circuit Diagrams
- Experiment
- Joule’s Law of Heating and Electrical Power
- Types of Circuits: Simple Circuit
- Conductors and Insulators
- Conductors
- Insulators (Non-Conductors)
- Flow of Charges (Electrons) Between Conductor
- Direction of the Electric Current - Conventional and Electronic Flow
- Potential and Potential Difference
- Electrostatic Potential
- Potential Difference
- Experiment 1
- Experiment 2
- Experiment 3
- Resistance (R)
- Resistance (R)
- Cause of resistance
- Factors affecting the resistance of a conductor
- Factors Affecting the Resistance of a Conductor
- Ohm's Law (V = IR)
- Introduction
- Limitations and Applications
- Conservation of Electrical Energy
- Social Initiatives for Energy
8.2 Magnetism
- Magnet
- Magnetic and Non-magnetic Materials
- Introduction
- Experiment
- Induced Magnetism
- Properties of magnetic lines of force
- Earth’s Magnetism
- Plotting of Uniform Magnetic Field Lines of Earth
- Plotting of Non Uniform Magnetic Field of a Strong Bar Magnet and Neutral Points
- Neutral Points in Magnetic Fields
- Electromagnet
- Introduction
- Michael Faraday: A Pioneer in Electromagnetism
- Experiment
- Making of an Electromagnet
- Choice of the material of the core of the electromagnet
- Strength of the electromagnet
- Making of an electromagnet
- Bar or I shaped magnet
- Horse shoe or U shaped magnet
- Permanent Magnet and Electromagnet
- Permanent magnet
- Electromagnets and factors affecting their strengths
- Difference between Permanent magnet and electromagnet
- Advantage of an electromagnet over a permanent magnet
- Applications of Electromagnets
