ICSE Books and Study Materials: Student Study Guide

This page collects ICSE books for Classes 6 to 10, with all 319 chapter PDFs from the validated resource set organised by class and subject. Each set covers Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics or Geography and is built from CISCE-aligned material used in ICSE classrooms. Scroll to your class, pick the subject, and download the chapter PDFs you need for revision.

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These are the 319 chapter-wise books PDFs hosted on icseboard.org for ICSE, organised by class and subject. Each section below explains what those books cover before the download table.

Class 6 — Biology

This Class 6 Biology set opens with the difference between living and non-living things, explaining characteristics like unicellular and multicellular organisms. It then moves into plant classification, health and hygiene, and diseases and first aid. Use it to build the basic vocabulary that later classes build on.

Class 6 — Geography

This Class 6 Geography set starts with the earth as a planet, its shape and its place in the solar system, before covering the geographic grid, latitude and longitude, and rotation and revolution. Later chapters move into the earth's structure, landforms and rock types. It gives the physical-geography basics used across the ICSE syllabus.

Class 6 — Mathematics

This Class 6 Mathematics set begins with number system basics: what a unit, a number and a numeral mean, shown through everyday examples like pens and metres. It then works through integers, factors and multiples, fractions and decimal fractions. With 30 chapters, it gives fairly full coverage of the year's arithmetic topics.

Class 6 — Physics

This Class 6 Physics set opens with a general introduction to scientific thinking before moving into measurement, force and friction. Later chapters cover pressure, work and energy, and simple machines. These are entry-level physics ideas that later classes build on.

Class 7 — Biology

This Class 7 Biology set opens with the cell as the basic structural and functional unit of life, marked as revision from Class 6. Chapters then move into organisation in living things, movement, and nutrition in animals and plants. Later sections cover digestion, absorption and respiration.

Class 7 — Chemistry

This Class 7 Chemistry set starts with elements, compounds and mixtures, explaining that an element cannot be split into simpler substances by chemical means. It then covers physical and chemical changes, acids, bases and salts, and the composition of air and water. These chapters lay groundwork for the periodic table and bonding topics covered later.

Class 7 — Mathematics

This Class 7 Mathematics set revisits number system basics such as units and numerals, then extends into powers and roots, HCF and LCM. With 36 chapters, it also covers fractions, decimal fractions and the unitary method used in ratio problems. It is the largest Class 7 subject set in this collection.

Class 7 — Physics

This Class 7 Physics set opens with mass, weight and density, explaining that mass is the amount of matter in a body. Chapters then move through motion, sound and heat before introducing light, shadows and reflection in plane mirrors. It covers the mechanics and optics basics for the year.

Class 8 — Biology

This Class 8 Biology set covers life processes including the human circulatory system, blood cells, blood groups and transfusion. Later chapters move into plant transport, plant and animal reproduction, health topics and pollution. It bridges the simpler earlier biology topics with more detailed human physiology.

Class 8 — Chemistry

This Class 8 Chemistry set opens with hydrogen, including its discovery by Robert Boyle and its occurrence in stars and the atmosphere. Chapters then cover carbon, carbon-based fuels and carbon compounds, followed by metals and non-metals. These topics prepare students for the mole concept and bonding chapters covered in later classes.

Class 8 — Mathematics

This Class 8 Mathematics set starts with algebra basics, revisiting literals and constants before introducing sets and formulae. With 40 chapters, it also covers polygons, constructions and decimals. It is the largest single subject set in this whole collection.

Class 8 — Physics

This Class 8 Physics set opens with the universe: galaxies, the solar system, the moon's phases and artificial satellites. It then moves into physical quantities, lenses and properties of solids, before covering heat and heat transfer. These chapters connect earlier measurement topics to later optics and thermodynamics work.

Class 9 — Biology

This Class 9 Biology set in the collection covers health organisations and waste generation and management, two applied topics from the syllabus. The accompanying material also defines biology as the study of living beings, alongside physics and chemistry as the three main branches of science. It works as a focused set on these specific chapters rather than a full-course book.

Class 9 — Chemistry

This Class 9 Chemistry set focuses on symbols, valency and formula-writing, including how to identify mono-, di-, tri- and tetravalent elements and combine them into compound formulae. It includes reference charts covering valency tables, the modern periodic table and important chemical equations. With 21 chapters, it works well as a formula and equation reference alongside a regular textbook.

Class 9 — Mathematics

This Class 9 Mathematics set opens with rational and irrational numbers, including how to check whether a fraction gives a terminating decimal from its denominator's prime factors. Chapters then move into compound interest, both with and without direct use of the formula, followed by expansions and factorisation. With 28 chapters, it covers core algebra and arithmetic topics for the year.

Class 9 — Physics

This Class 9 Physics set opens with measurement using vernier callipers and micrometer screw gauges, including least count and zero error. Chapters then cover motion in one dimension, the laws of motion, and pressure in fluids including Archimedes' principle and upthrust. Later chapters move into heat and energy.

Class 10 — Biology

This Class 10 Biology set covers genetics and cell division, including chromosome structure, alongside plant physiology topics like absorption by roots, transpiration and photosynthesis. It also includes the human circulatory system. Opening material recaps the cell as the basic unit of life, marked for revision from earlier classes.

Class 10 — Chemistry

This Class 10 Chemistry set opens with the periodic table's history, including Dobereiner's Triads, where the middle element's atomic weight is close to the average of the other two, as with calcium, strontium and barium. It then covers chemical bonding, acids, bases and salts, analytical chemistry, the mole concept and electrolysis. Chapters include previous years' questions and a self-evaluation test for revision.

Class 10 — Mathematics

This Class 10 Mathematics set opens with sales tax and value added tax, explaining why governments levy tax on goods and how it is worked out. Chapters then cover banking, linear inequations and quadratic equations. With 30 chapters, it spans the commercial mathematics and algebra topics covered in the Class 10 syllabus.

Class 10 — Physics

This Class 10 Physics set opens with turning forces, the moment of a force (torque) and centre of gravity, using examples like a door or a bicycle pedal. Chapters then move into work, energy and power, simple machines, and light topics such as refraction through lenses and the spectrum. With 12 chapters, it covers the mechanics and optics part of the Class 10 syllabus.

How to Use These ICSE Subject PDFs for Exam Preparation

These PDFs work best as support material for your class textbook, not a replacement for it. Use them to fill the gap between what your teacher covers in class and what the ICSE syllabus expects for the exam.

1. Match the chapter name in the PDF to your class timetable before you start reading.
2. Read the chapter once for the concept, then again while solving the exercise questions in it.
3. Use the worked examples inside each PDF to check your own steps, one at a time.
4. Revisit any chapter marked as revision from an earlier class before starting the new topic. Several Class 7 and Class 10 chapters recap earlier material, such as the cell as the basic unit of life.
5. Keep a running list of formulas, equations and definitions that repeat across chapters, such as valency rules or the compound interest formula.

If you need books for a class or subject that isn’t listed on this page, the ICSE books directory covers the wider set.

Common Mistakes Students Make When Studying These ICSE Books

A few mistakes come up again and again while students work through these chapters. Catching them early saves time later during revision.

What Each ICSE Subject Book Covers, Class by Class

Across this collection, each subject moves from basic definitions in the early classes to exam-specific topics by Class 10. The chapter titles below show that progression.

• Biology moves from Class 6 topics like life on earth and classification of plants to Class 10 chapters on genetics, chromosome structure and the circulatory system.
• Chemistry moves from Class 7’s elements, compounds and mixtures to Class 10’s periodic table, chemical bonding, mole concept and electrolysis.
• Mathematics moves from Class 6’s number system and fractions to Class 10’s linear inequations, quadratic equations and banking.
• Physics moves from Class 6’s measurement, force and friction to Class 10’s refraction of light and machines.

Geography stays a Class 6 subject in this set, covering the earth as a planet, latitude and longitude, and landforms.

Why These Book Sets Differ by School and Edition

Each subject and class combination in the table above is a collection pulled together from more than one edition, not a single official textbook. Publishers differ from school to school, so your copy may order chapters differently or use slightly different chapter titles.

Always check your school’s booklist before assuming a chapter number here matches your notebook exactly. For the current official ICSE syllabus for your class, check the CISCE website directly.

If you’d rather see a single flat list of PDFs without the class-by-class breakdown, the ICSE books PDF page has that view.

Frequently Asked Questions About These ICSE Book PDFs

Are these the same books my school uses? Not necessarily. Editions and publishers vary by school, so treat these PDFs as supporting material and check your own booklist.

Do I need to download every subject listed for my class? No. Download only the subjects your school teaches; some schools also use different chapter orders for the same subject.

Can these PDFs replace my textbook? They work well for revision and extra practice, but they won’t match your textbook page-for-page if your teacher sets exercises directly from a specific edition.

Why do some classes list far more chapters than others? Chapter counts differ because subjects vary in scope. For example, this collection lists 40 Mathematics chapters for Class 8 against 6 Chemistry chapters, reflecting how much ground each subject covers that year.

Where can I find the official ICSE syllabus? The CISCE website publishes the current syllabus and specimen papers for every class and subject.

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Reference: CISCE-aligned ICSE textbook material (Classes 6-10).