Updated 6 August 2026·14 chapters

ICSE Class 8 History & Civics — Syllabus 2026-27

ICSE Class 8 History & Civics syllabus for 2026-27: all 14 chapters, with the topics in each. Follows the ICSE / ISC syllabus.

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The ICSE Class 8 History & Civics course for 2026-27 has 14 chapters. Chapters with a topic breakdown link to their own syllabus page.

ICSE Class 8 History & Civics — Chapter List

#	Chapter	Topics
1	A Period of Transition	Sources of History · Renaissance · Causes of the Renaissance
2	The Union Legislature	Parliament and the Three Organs of Government · Distribution of Subjects: Union List, State List, Concurrent List, and Residuary List · Lok Sabha
3	The Growth of Nationalism : The Age of Revolutions	Nationalism and the Age of Revolutions · The American Revolution · Causes of the American Revolution
4	The Union Executive	Meaning and Composition of the Union Executive · The President of India · The Vice-President of India
5	The American Civil War	Meaning and Background of the Civil War · Main Causes of the Civil War · Election, Secession, and the Start of the War
6	The Judiciary	The Judiciary: Meaning and Structure · The Supreme Court · The High Courts
7	India in the Eighteenth Century	Decline of the Mughal Empire · Rise of Independent States · Bengal
8	The United Nations	Origin of the United Nations · Aims and Principles of the United Nations · Facts about the United Nations
9	Traders to Rulers	Europeans as Traders · The French and the English East India Company · Anglo-French Rivalry
10	British Policies and Impacts	British Economic Policies and Their Effects · New Land Revenue Systems · Decline of Artisans and Weavers
11	The Great Uprising of 1857	Nature and Spread of the Revolt · Political Causes · Economic Causes
12	Socio-Religious Reform Movements	Meaning and Background · Raja Ram Mohan Roy · Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
13	Struggle for Freedom (I)	Reasons for the Rise of Nationalism · Political Associations and the Indian National Congress · Early Nationalists or Moderates, 1885–1905
14	Struggle for Freedom (II)	Home Rule Movement and the Rise of New Leadership · Mahatma Gandhi and Satyagraha · Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh

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