Class 11 Hindi NCERT Book Aroh PDF 2026-27 – Chapter-wise Download (आरोह भाग 1)

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Aroh (आरोह भाग 1) is the main Class 11 Hindi NCERT book for CBSE Hindi Core. The 2026-27 edition has 16 chapters: 8 in the गद्य खंड (prose) and 8 in the काव्य खंड (poetry). Download every chapter of this Class 11 Hindi NCERT book free from the tables below.

Class 11 Hindi NCERT book Aroh PDF 2026-27 with 8 गद्य and 8 काव्य chapters

What Is the Class 11 Hindi NCERT Book Aroh?

The Class 11 Hindi NCERT book Aroh is the core textbook for students who take Hindi Core (हिंदी आधार). It is read along with the supplementary reader Vitan (वितान). Hindi Elective students study Antra (अंतरा) and Antral (अंतराल) instead.

The book has two sections. The गद्य खंड moves from Premchand's story to modern forms such as शब्दचित्र (मियाँ नसीरुद्दीन), संस्मरण (अपू के साथ ढाई साल), व्यंग्य (विदाई-संभाषण) and पटकथा (रजनी). The काव्य खंड starts with the bhakti poets Kabir and Meera, moves through modern Hindi poetry up to Dushyant Kumar's ग़ज़ल, and ends with translated poems by अक्कमहादेवी, अवतार सिंह पाश and निर्मला पुतुल.

Book

Hindi Name

For

Aroh – Part 1

आरोह भाग 1

Hindi Core (main textbook)

Vitan – Part 1

वितान भाग 1

Hindi Core (supplementary reader)

Antra – Part 1

अंतरा भाग 1

Hindi Elective (main textbook)

Antral – Part 1

अंतराल भाग 1

Hindi Elective (supplementary reader)

Download Vitan, Antra and Antral from eSaral's NCERT Class 11 Hindi books page.

Class 11 Hindi NCERT Book Aroh – Chapter-wise PDF Download (2026-27)

Click Download PDF to open any chapter of Aroh Class 11 from the official NCERT website. No login is needed.

गद्य खंड (Prose) – 8 Chapters

Ch. No.

Chapter (पाठ)

Author (लेखक)

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1

नमक का दारोगा

प्रेमचंद

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2

मियाँ नसीरुद्दीन

कृष्णा सोबती

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3

अपू के साथ ढाई साल

सत्यजित राय

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4

विदाई-संभाषण

बालमुकुंद गुप्त

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5

गलता लोहा

शेखर जोशी

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6

रजनी

मन्नू भंडारी

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7

जामुन का पेड़

कृश्नचंदर

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8

भारत माता

जवाहरलाल नेहरू

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काव्य खंड (Poetry) – 8 Chapters

Ch. No.

Poem (कविता)

Poet (कवि)

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1

हम तौ एक एक करि जांनां

कबीर

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2

मेरे तो गिरधर गोपाल, दूसरो न कोई

मीरा

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3

घर की याद

भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

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4

चंपा काले काले अच्छर नहीं चीन्हती

त्रिलोचन

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5

ग़ज़ल

दुष्यंत कुमार

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6

हे भूख! मत मचल / हे मेरे जूही के फूल जैसे ईश्वर

अक्कमहादेवी

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7

सबसे खतरनाक

अवतार सिंह पाश

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8

आओ, मिलकर बचाएँ

निर्मला पुतुल

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The complete Aroh book Class 11 is also on the NCERT textbooks portal under Class XI, Hindi.

What Changed in the Class 11 Hindi NCERT Book Aroh for 2026-27?

The current Aroh Class 11 edition has 16 chapters instead of the earlier 20.

Change

Details

Removed from गद्य खंड

स्पीति में बारिश (कृष्णनाथ), आत्मा का ताप (सैयद हैदर रज़ा)

Removed from काव्य खंड

पथिक (रामनरेश त्रिपाठी), वे आँखें (सुमित्रानंदन पंत)

Shortened

Kabir and Meera now have one pad each; "संतों देखत जग बौराना" and "पग घुँघरू बाँधि मीरां नाची" are no longer included

Renumbered

रजनी is now Ch 6, जामुन का पेड़ Ch 7, भारत माता Ch 8; घर की याद is now poetry Ch 3

If your guide or sample paper still has questions on the removed chapters, it follows the old Aroh Class 11 syllabus. Check the latest CBSE Class 11 syllabus before exams.

How to Study the Class 11 Hindi NCERT Book Aroh

  • Start with the author introduction. Each chapter of Class 11 Hindi Aroh opens with the writer's birth, major works and style, which is useful for short-answer questions.
  • Read each lesson twice. First for the story or central idea, then for language, tone and key lines.
  • Know the genre of each prose chapter. शब्दचित्र, संस्मरण, व्यंग्य and पटकथा are asked about directly.
  • For poems, learn the भाव and शिल्प. Note the central feeling, imagery and language of each poem, and memorise a few key lines for काव्य-सौंदर्य questions.
  • Use the exercises. "पाठ के साथ" and "पाठ के आस-पास" questions, along with the शब्द-छवि section, cover what school tests usually ask.

💡 Expert Tip by eSaral Hindi Faculty Make a one-page sheet for each chapter of the Aroh book Class 11 with the author or poet, genre, central idea and two important lines. Sixteen such sheets are enough for fast revision of the whole Class 11 Hindi NCERT book.

Other Class 11 NCERT Books

Moving to Class 12? See the NCERT Class 12 Hindi book.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many chapters are there in the Class 11 Hindi NCERT book Aroh (2026-27)?

Aroh has 16 chapters: 8 in the गद्य खंड (prose) and 8 in the काव्य खंड (poetry).

Can I download the Class 11 Hindi NCERT book Aroh PDF for free?

Yes. eSaral has linked all 16 chapter PDFs from the official NCERT website in the tables on this page, with no login needed.

Which chapters were removed from Aroh Class 11?

स्पीति में बारिश and आत्मा का ताप were removed from prose, and पथिक and वे आँखें from poetry. Kabir and Meera now have one pad each.

Is Aroh for Hindi Core or Hindi Elective?

Aroh is the Class 11 Hindi NCERT book for Hindi Core, read along with Vitan. Hindi Elective students study Antra and Antral, which are available on eSaral's Class 11 Hindi books page.

Who wrote the chapters in Class 11 Hindi Aroh?

The prose section has works by प्रेमचंद, कृष्णा सोबती, सत्यजित राय, बालमुकुंद गुप्त, शेखर जोशी, मन्नू भंडारी, कृश्नचंदर and जवाहरलाल नेहरू. The poetry section has कबीर, मीरा, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, त्रिलोचन, दुष्यंत कुमार, अक्कमहादेवी, अवतार सिंह पाश and निर्मला पुतुल.

How should I prepare Aroh Class 11 for exams?

Read the author introduction and the lesson twice, learn the genre of each prose chapter and the भाव of each poem, and solve all exercise questions. A one-page summary per chapter, as eSaral teachers suggest, makes revision quick.

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