How to use this roadmap
Treat it as a default, not a law. Your school will sequence chapters slightly differently — keep the term goals fixed, and swap months around to match your school’s pace. The plan assumes the standard April-to-March CBSE session.
Year at a glance
Chapter pacing is based on the new NCF-2023 books (Ganita Prakash 14 chapters, Curiosity 13). Adjust the split to your school’s teaching order.
The weekly rhythm
- School + homework first — the plan works around school, not against it
- 45–60 min: one Maths topic (concept + exercises, not just reading)
- 30 min: Science or Social Science reading with margin notes
- 10–15 min: FirstGrade daily quiz to close the day
- 60–90 min: the week’s hardest topic, redone from scratch
- 30 min: one piece of writing — English or Hindi, alternating weeks
- Free evening — burnout in Class 8 is a real and unnecessary cost
- 45 min: revise the week (your notes, not the textbook)
- Plan the coming week in 10 minutes — subjects, topics, test dates
- Rest. A sustainable pace is the whole point of this roadmap
Total: roughly 1.5–2 focused hours on school days. If your school’s test calendar differs, keep the shape and shift the load.
Milestones through the year
July
Periodic Test 1
First checkpoint — small syllabus, ideal for testing your revision method.
September
Half-yearly exams
Roughly half the syllabus. Your Term-1 goal is to walk in with everything covered once.
November
NMMS scholarship exam
Class 8 only. Mental ability + school syllabus. Scholarship continues to Class 12 for those selected.
November – December
Olympiad season (optional)
SOF NSO (science) and IMO (maths) rounds typically fall in this window if your school participates.
December
Periodic Test 2
Dress rehearsal for annuals — practise writing full answers in time.
February – March
Annual examinations
The whole year’s syllabus. Two calm revision passes beat one panicked one.
Subject-wise sequence
| Subject | Term 1 target | Term 2 target | Revision priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (Ganita Prakash I & II) | Finish Part I | Finish Part II by end Jan | Highest — Class 9 assumes all of it |
| Science (Curiosity, 13 ch) | Chapters 1–7 with activities | Chapters 8–13 by end Jan | High — keep the activity notebook |
| Social Science (Exploring Society) | First half of themes | Remaining themes | Medium — revise from your own theme summaries |
| English (Poorvi, 5 units) | Units 1–3 + weekly writing | Units 4–5 + revision | Medium — writing practice is the score-mover |
| Hindi (Malhar, 10 ch) | Chapters 1–5 | Chapters 6–10 | Medium — read aloud; it fixes both speed and spelling |
FirstGrade tools that fit this plan
For parents — what to check, monthly
Keep the momentum daily
The roadmap works because of the daily habit. Start the streak today — free.