NCERT Understanding Society India & Beyond Part 1 (Social Science )for Class 9 -2026 latest edition as per NCERT/CBSE

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NCERT Class 9 Social Science – Understanding Society: India and Beyond, Part 1 (2026 Edition)

The latest NCERT Class 9 Social Science textbook for 2026–27 is officially titled Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Social Science Textbook for Grade 9, Part 1. It is an NCERT textbook for the new Grade 9 curriculum and is listed on the official NCERT textbook portal. N

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Product / Book Details

SpecificationDetailsBook NameUnderstanding Society: India and BeyondSubjectSocial ScienceClass/GradeGrade 9 / Class 9PartPart 1MediumEnglishEditionFirst Edition, June 2026Academic Session2026–27PublisherNational Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)CurriculumNew NCERT Grade 9 curriculumFormatTextbookSubject AreaSocial ScienceOfficial NCERT CodeIEST1Book TypeNCERT textbookCoverageIntegrated Social Science

The official NCERT PDF identifies it as “Social Science Textbook for Grade 9 | Part 1” and records the First Edition, June 2026. N

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Description

Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Part 1 is the new NCERT Social Science textbook for Class 9 introduced for the 2026–27 academic session. The book helps students understand society, India and the wider world through an integrated study of social science. It encourages students to examine how people, communities, institutions, places, resources and historical developments shape society.

Rather than treating Social Science as completely separate subjects, the new textbook encourages students to make connections between different dimensions of society and develop critical thinking, inquiry, interpretation, reasoning and evidence-based understanding.

The book is designed around the new Grade 9 curriculum developed by NCERT and is part of the implementation of the revised school curriculum framework. NCERT's official site lists the book among its current Grade 9 textbooks. N

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Main Learning Areas

The textbook covers important areas such as:

• Understanding society and social science
• Political and social institutions
• Geography and the physical environment
• Earth's surface and geographical processes
• Human interaction with the environment
• India's geographical and social diversity
• Historical developments and their influence on society
• Communities and social relationships
• Governance and citizenship
• Economic and social dimensions of everyday life
• Connections between India and the wider world

The book uses maps, illustrations, activities, questions, examples and inquiry-based exercises to help students connect concepts with real-life situations.