CBSE Class 8 Social Science Syllabus

Chapter 1: Where, When, How

• How Important Are Dates?                                             
• Periodization of dates
• Sources Of History

Chapter 2: From Trade To Territory: The Company Establishes Power

• East India Company
• Trade-In Bengal
• Trade Let To Battle and Battle of Plassey
• Company Rule Expand
• Tipu Sultan
• War With Marathas
• Doctrine Of Lapse
• Setting Up New Administration

Chapter 3: Ruling The Countryside

• Company Becomes Diwan
• Different Land Settlements
• Crops For Europe
• Indigo Cultivation And Ryotes
• The Blue Rebellion And After

Chapter 4: Tribal, Dikus, and Vision of the Golden Age

• Tribal Groups Habitation
• Colonial Rule Affects Tribal Life
• Birsa Munda-Case study

Chapter 5: When People Rebel 1857 And After

• Policies And The People
• Encounters by people
• Mutiny And Popular Rebellion
• The Company Fights Back and Aftermath

Chapter 6: Weavers, Iron Smelters, and Factory Owners

• Indian Textiles And World Market
• The Decline Of Indian Textiles
• Cotton Mills Comes Up
• Tipu Sultan sword And Wootz Steel
• Iron And Steel Factory in India

Chapter 7: Civilizing The “native” and Educating The Nation

• How the British Saw Education
• Tradition Of Orientalism
• Education For Commerce
• What Happened To Local Schools
• Agenda For National Education
• Tagore’s “adobe Of Peace”

Chapter 8: Women, Caste, and Reform

• Working Towards Change
• Changing Live Of Widows
• Girls Begin going to school 
• Caste And Social Reform
• Non-brahman Movement
• Reformers In India

Chapter 9: The Making Of the National Movement 1870-1957

• The Emergence Of Nationalism
• The Growth Of Mass Nationalism
• The Advent Of Mahatma Gandhi
• Rowlatt Satyagraha
• Khilafat And Non-Cooperation Movement
• The March To Dandi
• Quit India Movement

Chapter 10: India After Independence

• A New And Divided Nation
• A Constitution Is Written                                                                       
• How Were States Formed
• Planning For Development
• The Nation Sixty Years On  

Chapter 1: The Indian Constitution                   

• Definition and need for a constitution 
• The Indian Constitution and Its Key Features

Chapter 2: Understanding Secularism                              

• What Is Secularism?
• Why It Is Important to Separate Religion From the State?
• What Is Indian Secularism?

Chapter 3: Why Do We Need A Parliament?

• Why should people decide?
• People and their representatives
• The Role Of The Parliament
• Who Are The People In Parliament

Chapter 4: Understanding Laws

• Do Laws Apply to all?
• How Do New Laws Come About?
• Unpopular And Controversial Laws

Chapter 5: Judiciary

• Role Of Judiciary
• Independent Judiciary
• Structure Of Courts In India
• Different Branches Of Legal System
• Access To Courts

Chapter 6: Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

• Role of Police in the Investigation of a Crime
• Role of the public prosecutor and judge in the criminal justice system
• Fair Trial

Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalization

• Social Marginalization
• Adivasis and Stereotyping
• Adivasis and Development
• Minorities And Marginalization: Muslim Marginalization

Chapter 8: Confronting Marginalization

• Invoking Fundamental Rights
• Laws for Marginalized
• Protecting The Rights of Dalits and Adivasis
• Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989
• Adivasis Demand And 1989 Act

Chapter 9: Public Facilities

• Water as a Fundamental Right Of Life
• Public facilities and government role
• Water Supply to Chennai- Is it Available to All?
• In Search of Alternatives

Chapter 10: Law and Social Justice

• What is a Worker’s Worth?
• Enforcement Of Safety Laws
• New Laws to Protect the Environment
• Bhopal Gas Tragedy- Case study

Chapter 1: Resources

• What are Resources?
• Utility and Value
• Types Of Resources
• Natural Resources
• Human-Made Resources
• Conservation Of Resources
• Some Principles Of Sustainable Development

Chapter 2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation, and Wildlife Resources

• Land And It’s Uses 
• Conservation Of Land Resources
• Soil
• Factors Of Soil Formation
• Degradation Of Soil And Soil Conservation Measures                          
• Water and Problems of Water Availability
• Conservation Of Water Resources
• Natural Vegetation And Wildlife
• Distribution Of Natural Vegetation
• Conservation Of Natural Vegetation And Wildlife

Chapter 3: Mineral and Power Resources

• Types Of Mineral
• Distribution Of Minerals
• Uses Of Minerals
• Conservation Of Minerals
• Power resources and types
• Non-conventional Sources Of Energy
• Tidal Energy And Biogas

Chapter 4: Agriculture

• Agriculture and its types
• Farm systems and types of farming
• Major Crops
• Agricultural Development in India And USA

Chapter 5: Industries

• Definition and Classification of Industries
• Factors Affecting the Location Of Industries
• Industrial System and Regions
• Distribution Of Major Industries
• Iron and Steel Industry of Jamshedpur 
• Cotton Textile Industry

Chapter 6: Human Resources

• Human Resources and density of population
• Factors Affecting the Distribution Of Population
• Population Change and patterns
• Population Composition