ICSE Books 2026: Class-wise Study Guide | ICSE Board

This page brings together ICSE books study material for Class 6 to Class 10, covering Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography. The table below lists 319 chapter-wise PDFs across 20 class-and-subject groups, drawn from CISCE-aligned textbook editions. Whether you are a student revising for an exam or a parent putting together a home study set, find your class and subject in the table, then read the notes below on how to use each set.

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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 set covers the Class 6 Biology chapters on life processes, including the differences between living and non-living things and between plants and animals. It also includes plant classification, health and hygiene, and diseases and first aid. Use it to build the basic vocabulary of biology before moving to cell-level topics in Class 7.

Class 6 — Geography

These PDFs cover the earth as a planet, the geographic grid of latitudes and longitudes, and the earth's rotation and revolution. Later chapters move into the earth's structure, landforms and rocks. This is the starting point for physical geography topics in the collection.

Class 6 — Mathematics

This is the largest Class 6 set, with 30 chapters running from the number system and integers through factors, multiples, fractions and decimal fractions. It builds the arithmetic basics – place value, number lines and basic operations – that later classes assume the student already knows. Work through these chapters in order since each one depends on the last.

Class 6 — Physics

These chapters introduce physics through measurement, force and friction. They continue into pressure, work and energy, and simple machines. The books use everyday examples before introducing formulas.

Class 7 — Biology

This set moves from whole organisms to cells, opening with the cell as the structural and functional unit of life. It then covers organisation in living things, movement, nutrition, digestion and respiration. These chapters build directly on the Class 6 introduction to living things.

Class 7 — Chemistry

This is the first dedicated Chemistry set in the collection, starting with elements, compounds and mixtures. It goes on to physical and chemical changes, acids, bases and salts, and the constituents of air and water. These chapters set out the vocabulary used through later Chemistry classes.

Class 7 — Mathematics

With 36 chapters, this set extends Class 6 arithmetic into powers and roots, HCF and LCM, fractions, decimals and the unitary method. Each topic builds on the number-system basics from the previous class. Students who struggled with Class 6 fractions should revisit that set first.

Class 7 — Physics

These chapters open with mass, weight and density, explaining the difference between mass as a property of matter and weight as a force. The set continues into motion, sound, heat, light and shadows, and reflection at plane mirrors. It covers a wider spread of topics than the Class 6 Physics set.

Class 8 — Biology

This set covers life processes, transport in plants, and reproduction in both plants and animals, along with health, hygiene and pollution. The circulatory system chapter goes into blood cells, blood groups and transfusion in more depth than earlier classes. It is a step up from the Class 7 focus on single-cell structure.

Class 8 — Chemistry

These PDFs cover hydrogen, carbon, carbon-based fuels, carbon compounds, and metals and non-metals. The hydrogen chapter traces its discovery by Robert Boyle and its naming by Cavendish, along with where hydrogen occurs on earth and in stars. This set assumes the elements-and-compounds vocabulary from Class 7 Chemistry.

Class 8 — Mathematics

This is the largest set in the collection, with 40 chapters covering sets, formulae, polygons, decimals and constructions. It reintroduces literals and constants from algebra before building into further chapters. Because of its size, it helps to work through it topic by topic rather than cover to cover.

Class 8 — Physics

These chapters open with the universe – galaxies, constellations, the solar system, and the moon's phases, tides and eclipses. From there the set moves into physical quantities, lenses, solids, heat and heat transfer. It covers more ground than the Class 6 and Class 7 Physics sets.

Class 9 — Biology

The chapters available here cover health organisations and waste generation and management, alongside an introduction to biology as a life science. The material distinguishes biology from the other two branches of science, physics and chemistry. Treat this set as a supplement to whichever specific chapters your school is covering.

Class 9 — Chemistry

With 21 items, this set combines syllabus chapters on symbols, valency, radicals and chemical equations with quick-reference charts – a valency chart, a periodic table chart, and revision equation sheets. The charts suit last-minute recall rather than first-time learning. Read the syllabus chapters first, then use the charts to revise.

Class 9 — Mathematics

This 28-chapter set opens with rational and irrational numbers, including checking if a fraction terminates by looking at its denominator's prime factors. It continues into compound interest, expansions, factorisation and framing formulae. Several chapters include worked exercises, so check your working step by step, not just the final answer.

Class 9 — Physics

These chapters start with measurement and experimentation, covering SI units and instruments like the vernier calliper and micrometer screw gauge. The set continues into motion in one dimension, laws of motion, pressure in fluids, upthrust and Archimedes' principle, and heat and energy. This is a denser set than earlier Physics collections.

Class 10 — Biology

This set covers chromosome structure, the cell cycle and cell division, genetics, and plant processes like absorption by roots, transpiration and photosynthesis, along with the circulatory system. It builds directly on the cell-structure basics introduced in Class 7. These chapters carry more diagrams and labelled processes, so allow extra time to redraw them.

Class 10 — Chemistry

This 13-item set covers the periodic table, chemical bonding, acids, bases and salts, analytical chemistry, mole concept and stoichiometry, and electrolysis. The periodic table chapter includes Dobereiner's Triads, where the middle element's atomic weight is the average of the outer two – averaging Calcium (40) and Barium (137) gives 88.5, close to Strontium's actual value. This is the board-exam Chemistry set, so mole concept and stoichiometry deserve extra practice.

Class 10 — Mathematics

This 30-chapter set covers Value Added Tax, sales tax, banking, linear inequations and quadratic equations. It combines commercial maths, the kind used in tax and banking calculations, with algebra topics that carry heavy marks in the board exam. Work through the VAT and banking chapters with real number examples, not just formulas.

Class 10 — Physics

This 12-chapter set covers force, work, energy and power, machines, and refraction of light through plane surfaces and lenses, ending with the spectrum. The force chapter introduces moments, torque and centre of gravity using everyday examples like a door or a bicycle pedal. These chapters are dense with formulas, so keep a running list of the ones you have covered.

What’s Inside the Class 6-10 ICSE Book Collection

Each class-and-subject group here is a set of chapter PDFs from CISCE-aligned textbook editions, not a single book. Editions and page numbers can differ by school, so treat the group as a collection to check against your own textbook.

• Mathematics sets are the largest at every class, from Class 6 Number System through Class 10 Quadratic Equations, with chapter counts ranging from 28 to 40 depending on the class.
• Physics sets move from basic measurement and force in Class 6 to lenses, machines and light refraction by Class 10.
• Chemistry sets in this collection begin at Class 7 with elements and compounds and run through Class 10’s periodic table, bonding and electrolysis.
• Biology sets track from life on earth in Class 6 to genetics and photosynthesis in Class 10.
• Geography appears only at Class 6 in this collection, covering the earth as a planet and its physical features.

These chapters follow CISCE-aligned syllabus topics; you can check the official syllabus documents at cisce.org.

How to Use These ICSE Book PDFs for Exam Preparation

Downloading the PDF is the easy part. Here is how to actually use it for exam preparation:

1. Match the PDF to your school’s exact chapter list first. Publishers and editions vary by school, so check chapter names against your class notes before treating a PDF as your main source.
2. Read the chapter once for the concept, then rework every solved example by hand instead of just reading it.
3. For Mathematics and Physics, keep a separate page of formulas as you go through each chapter. You will need it for quick revision closer to the exam.
4. For Chemistry and Biology, write short chapter summaries in your own words. This helps recall more than re-reading the PDF.
5. Use the higher-class PDFs to check if an earlier concept is assumed. If a Class 9 or 10 chapter uses a term from an earlier class, go back to that class’s PDF for the definition.

For a wider look at planning downloads across subjects, see our ICSE books PDF guide.

Common Mistakes Students Make With These Study Books

Most mistakes with these PDFs come from how they are used, not what they contain. The table below lists the recurring ones.

A Suggested Order for Working Through Class 6-10 Material

Each subject in this collection builds on the class before it. Work through the PDFs in this order rather than jumping straight to your current class:

• Mathematics: Class 6 number system and fractions, then Class 7 powers and the unitary method, then Class 8 sets and algebra, then Class 9 factorisation, then Class 10 tax, banking and quadratic equations.
• Physics: Class 6 measurement and force, then Class 7 motion and heat, then Class 8 physical quantities and lenses, then Class 9 laws of motion and fluids, then Class 10 machines and refraction.
• Biology: Class 6 living and non-living basics, then Class 7 cell structure, then Class 8 life processes and reproduction, then Class 10 genetics and photosynthesis.
• Chemistry: Class 7 elements and compounds, then Class 8 hydrogen and carbon, then Class 9 valency and equations, then Class 10 periodic table and electrolysis.

If you are short on time before an exam, start from your current class chapter. Only go back a class when a term or formula is unfamiliar.

Return to the ICSE Board home page for other class resources.

Frequently Asked Questions About These ICSE Book Downloads

Are these the same books my school uses?
They may not be. Publishers and editions differ by school, so check specific chapter names against your school textbook before relying on a PDF as your main copy.

Do I need to download every PDF for my class?
No. Start with the subject and chapter you are currently studying, then use the rest for revision closer to the exam.

Why does the Class 9 Biology set show only a couple of chapters?
The Class 9 Biology group currently listed covers health organisations and waste generation and management. Coverage for a subject can vary depending on which chapters are available in the collection.

What are the “Additional Charts” PDFs in the Class 9 Chemistry set?
These are quick-reference sheets – a valency chart, a periodic table chart, and revision equation sheets. Use them for last-minute recall, not for learning a topic the first time.

In what order should I download PDFs when revising for a board exam?
Start with the PDF for your weakest chapter in your current class. Go back to the matching Class 7-9 PDF only if a term or formula in it is unfamiliar.

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