📝 Class 6 English Syllabus 2025–26 (NCERT) – Updated Curriculum Breakdown

Explore the updated NCERT Class 6 English Syllabus for the academic year 2025–26, featuring the new textbook ‘Poorvi’. Additionally, get a complete unit-wise breakdown, grammar topics, assessment structure, and reading skills development plan. Ideal for CBSE students and teachers and parents!

📚 Introduction

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a revised English curriculum for Class 6, effective from the academic year 2025–26. This update aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the NCF-SE 2023, aiming to enhance language proficiency through thematic learning, critical thinking, and real-life applications.

🗂️ Thematic Units Overview

The Poorvi textbook is structured into thematic units, each comprising prose and poetry to foster comprehensive language development.  The syllabus is divided into 5 units each containing three chapters. 

Unit 1: Fables and Folk Tales  

Prose:

• • A Bottle of Dew

  • The Raven and the Fox

  • Rama to the Rescue 

Unit 2: Friendship 

• Prose:

  • The Unlikely Best Friends

  • A Friend’s Prayer

  • The Chair

Unit 3: Nurturing Nature  

• Prose:

  • Neem Baba

  • What a Bird Thought

  • Spices that Heal Us

Unit 4: Sports and Wellness

• Prose:

  • Change of Heart

  • The Winner

  • Yoga—A Way of Life.

Unit 5: Culture and Tradition

• Prose:

  • The Kite Festival

  • The Story of Holi

  • The Journey of a Saree

✍️ Grammar and Language Skills

The revised syllabus emphasizes functional grammar integrated within the context of the units. Further key areas include:

• Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs

• Tenses: Present, Past, and Future

• Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

• Punctuation: Use of commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks

• Vocabulary Development: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

• Writing Skills:

  • Paragraph Writing

  • Letter Writing (Formal and Informal)

  • Diary Entries

  • Story Completion

  • Descriptive Essays

🎯 Learning Outcomes

By the end of the academic year, students are expected to:

• Demonstrate improved reading comprehension and analytical skills.

• Employ correct grammatical structures in writing and speech.

• Express ideas coherently in written formats.

• Appreciate and interpret literary texts with critical insight.

• Engage in meaningful conversations and discussions.

📝 Assessment Structure

The evaluation framework is designed to holistically assess language competencies:

Q1. What are the major changes in the new syllabus?

A: Key changes include:

• Thematic learning units (e.g., Nature, Friendship, Culture)

• New reading passages and poems

• Integrated grammar and writing practice

• Focus on communication, expression, and real-life application

Q2. Is this syllabus applicable to all CBSE schools in India?

A: Yes, all CBSE-affiliated schools are required to adopt this updated NCERT syllabus for Class 6 English starting from the academic session 2025–26.

Q3. Are there any changes in the exam or assessment pattern?

A: Yes, the assessment now follows a competency-based approach, focusing on comprehension, creativity, grammar usage, and expression. The weightage remains:

• Reading: 20 marks

• Writing + Grammar: 30 marks

• Literature: 30 marks

• Internal: 20 marks