NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF 2026-27 – Ganita Prakash Part 1 & Part 2 (English & Hindi)

NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF in English – Chapter-wise Download

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Ganita Prakash Class 8 Part 1

Ganita Prakash Class 8 Part 2

Part 2 of the NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF was released for the 2026-27 session.

NCERT numbers the Part 2 chapters from 1 to 7. Some schools count them as Chapters 8–14, shown in brackets.

NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF in Hindi (गणित प्रकाश) – Chapter-wise Download

गणित प्रकाश भाग-1

गणित प्रकाश भाग-2 (New)

The Hindi Part 2 of the NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF is now on the NCERT website.

For a full Hindi-medium guide, see the NCERT Math Book Class 8 in Hindi Medium page.

NCERT Class 8 Maths Book: What Each Chapter Covers

A short guide to the topics in each chapter of the NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF, taken from the 2026-27 books.

Part 1

• A Square and A Cube: square numbers and cubic numbers, their patterns, and a pinch of history.
• Power Play: exponential notation and operations, negative powers, and powers of 10.
• A Story of Numbers: early number systems and the idea of a base.
• Quadrilaterals: rectangles and squares, angles in a quadrilateral, quadrilaterals with equal sides, kites and trapeziums.
• Number Play: multiples, quick divisibility checks and digit puzzles.
• We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply: the distributive property and its special cases, which give identities such as (a + b)².
• Proportional Reasoning-1: ratios, simplest form, sharing in a ratio and unit conversions.

Part 2

• Fractions in Disguise: fractions as percentages, percentage of a quantity, discounts, and profit and loss.
• The Baudhāyana-Pythagoras Theorem: doubling and halving a square, the hypotenuse, right triangles with integer sides and applications of the theorem.
• Proportional Reasoning-2: ratios in maps, ratios with more than two terms, dividing a whole in a ratio, pie charts and inverse proportion.
• Exploring Some Geometric Themes: fractals (such as the Sierpinski triangle) and visualising solids.
• Tales by Dots and Lines: averages (mean and median), dot plots, and visualising and interpreting data.
• Algebra Play: "think of a number" tricks, number pyramids, grid puzzles and decoding divisibility tricks with algebra.
• Area: areas of rectangles, squares, triangles, parallelograms and trapeziums, and the area of any polygon.

Old vs New Class 8 Maths Book

The NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF changed completely with the new syllabus. The old single book had 16 chapters (Rational Numbers, Linear Equations, Mensuration and others). The new Ganita Prakash has 14 chapters in two parts, with new chapters such as A Story of Numbers, Number Play and Tales by Dots and Lines. If your guide or PDF has 16 chapters, it follows the old syllabus. Check the latest CBSE Class 8 syllabus before you buy a guide or download any other class 8 maths book PDF.

How to Study from the NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF

• Do the in-text puzzles first. Ganita Prakash teaches through questions inside the chapter, not only end-of-chapter exercises.
• Keep a formula notebook for exponent rules, identities and area formulas. You will use them through Class 10.
• Check your answers with eSaral's NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths.
• Revise with notes such as Class 8 Maths revision notes, A Square and A Cube notes and A Story of Numbers notes.

💡 Expert Tip by eSaral Maths Faculty Do not skip the "Figure it Out" questions in the NCERT Maths Book Class 8 PDF. They train the reasoning that Olympiads, and later JEE, test — far more than the routine sums do.

Other Class 8 NCERT Books and Resources

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Conclusion 

Here are the 3 things to take away from this page:

1. The NCERT Class 8 Maths book is free — available chapterwise in English and Hindi, and all 14 chapters can be downloaded at no cost from the official NCERT website or via the links above.

2. How you use the book matters more than just downloading it — read theory first, solve every exercise independently, and maintain a formula notebook for long-term retention.

3. Class 8 Maths is the foundation — every chapter you master here reduces the effort needed in Class 9, Class 10, and eventually in JEE or NEET preparation.

Bookmark this page so you always have quick chapter-wise access when you need a specific chapter's PDF.

When you are ready for solutions, detailed explanations, and concept videos taught by IIT Bombay faculty — including rankers with  AIR-41 — explore the full NCERT Solutions library on eSaral. The same Kota-quality teaching, available online, at a fraction of the cost.