CBSE Class 6 Hindi: Syllabus, Chapters & Sample Practice

The 13 Chapters of Malhar (मल्हार)

• Ch 1 मातृभूमि

  Poem (कविता): "Matribhoomi" (Motherland) by Sohanlal Dwivedi. Paired reading piece: "पुष्प की अभिलाषा" by Makhanlal Chaturvedi.

• Ch 2 गोल

  Memoir (संस्मरण): "Gol" (Goal) by Major Dhyan Chand. Paired reading piece: "एक दौड़ ऐसी भी".

• Ch 3 पहली बूँद

  Poem (कविता): "Pehli Boond" (The First Drop) by Gopalkrishna Kaul.

• Ch 4 हार की जीत

  Story (कहानी): "Haar ki Jeet" (Victory in Defeat) by Sudarshan.

• Ch 5 रहीम के दोहे

  Couplets (दोहा): "Raheem ke Dohe" by Abdurrahim Khankhana (Rahim).

• Ch 6 मेरी माँ

  Autobiography (आत्मकथा): "Meri Maa" (My Mother) by Ramprasad ‘Bismil’.

• Ch 7 जलाते चलो

  Poem (कविता): "Jalaate Chalo" by Dwarika Prasad ‘Maheshwari’.

• Ch 8 सत्रिया और बिहू नृत्य

  Essay (निबंध): "Sattriya aur Bihu Nritya" (the Sattriya and Bihu dances) by Jaya Mehta.

• Ch 9 मैया मैं नहिं माखन खायो

  Classical verse (पद): "Maiya main nahin maakhan khaayo" by Surdas.

• Ch 10 परीक्षा

  Story (कहानी): "Pareeksha" (The Test) by Premchand.

• Ch 11 चेतक की वीरता

  Poem (कविता): "Chetak ki Veerta" (The Valour of Chetak) by Shyamnarayan Pandey.

• Ch 12 हिंद महासागर में छोटा-सा हिंदुस्तान

  Travelogue (यात्रा वृतांत): "Hind Mahasagar mein Chhota-sa Hindustan" by Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’.

• Ch 13 पेड़ की बात

  Essay (निबंध): "Ped ki Baat" by Jagdish Chandra Bose. Paired reading piece: "आओ बच्चो तुम्हें दिखाएँ झाँकी हिंदुस्तान की" by Kavi Pradeep.

Language Skills This Year Builds

• Ch 1 पठन (Reading)

  Reading poems, stories and essays closely; inferring meaning and responding to texts.

• Ch 2 लेखन (Writing)

  Paragraphs, informal letters, descriptions and short creative writing in Hindi.

• Ch 3 व्याकरण (Grammar & Vocabulary)

  संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, वचन, लिंग, काल, विशेषण and word building (शब्द-रचना).

• Ch 4 श्रवण-वाचन (Listening & Speaking)

  Discussion, recitation (सस्वर पाठ) and listening tasks drawn from the reader.

Point to the Method

Names the idea to use (e.g. "Check the word’s gender and its last letter") without giving the answer.

Guided Reasoning Prompt

Prompts the key step (e.g. "Which ending do feminine consonant-ending nouns take in the plural?").

Complete Worked Solution

Explains the rule and the finished form so the reasoning is clear.

Read Aloud, Then Talk

The Malhar poems and stories reward reading aloud — reciting and then discussing a piece deepens comprehension far more than silent reading alone.

Practise Grammar a Little, Often

Short, regular work on वचन, लिंग and काल keeps the rules fresh and shows what still needs work.

Write From the Reading

Using a chapter’s theme as a writing prompt links reading and writing and builds real fluency in Hindi.

How many chapters are in the CBSE Class 6 Hindi syllabus?

The NCERT Class 6 Hindi reader "Malhar" (मल्हार) has 13 chapters, bringing together poems, stories, essays and classical verse, along with supplementary "पढ़ने के लिए" reading pieces. Always confirm the current list with NCERT or your school.

What is the Class 6 Hindi NCERT book called?

It is "Malhar" (मल्हार), the Class 6 Hindi reader written for the NCF-SE 2023 curriculum, which replaced the older Vasant reader. "Malhar" is the name of a classical raga associated with the rainy season.

Is there a board exam in CBSE Class 6 Hindi?

No. Class 6 is assessed through school-based internal assessment, not a board examination — board exams begin at Class 10.

What does Class 6 Hindi cover?

Reading comprehension (पठन), writing (लेखन) such as paragraphs and informal letters, grammar and vocabulary (व्याकरण), and listening and speaking (श्रवण-वाचन) — all developed through the poems, stories and essays in the Malhar reader.