Ganita Prakash · Class 8 Maths
The NCERT maths textbook for Class 8, in two parts. Each chapter below links to its official PDF on ncert.nic.in, NCERT's own website, and to the PrepShorts page for that chapter: a short video for every topic, 122 in all, with the book's pages beside it.
The PDFs open on NCERT's site, so you always get the current printing. They are free to read and download.
Studying from the old NCERT book? Find where your old chapter is in Ganita Prakash.
Ganita Prakash, Part I
From NCERT: the whole book (zip) · contents and preface (PDF) · NCERT's page for this book
| Chapter | Title and videos | Official PDF | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Square and A Cube | Chapter 1 PDF | 10 topics · 2 h |
| 2 | Power Play | Chapter 2 PDF | 11 topics · 2 h |
| 3 | A Story of Numbers | Chapter 3 PDF | 11 topics · 2 h |
| 4 | Quadrilaterals | Chapter 4 PDF | 10 topics · 2 h |
| 5 | Number Play | Chapter 5 PDF | 11 topics · 2 h |
| 6 | We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply | Chapter 6 PDF | 6 topics · 59 min |
| 7 | Proportional Reasoning-1 | Chapter 7 PDF | 6 topics · 58 min |
Ganita Prakash, Part II
From NCERT: the whole book (zip) · contents and preface (PDF) · NCERT's page for this book
| Chapter | Title and videos | Official PDF | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fractions in Disguise | Chapter 1 PDF | 9 topics · 2 h |
| 2 | The Baudhāyana-Pythagoras Theorem | Chapter 2 PDF | 8 topics · 1 h |
| 3 | Proportional Reasoning-2 | Chapter 3 PDF | 6 topics · 59 min |
| 4 | Exploring Some Geometric Themes | Chapter 4 PDF | 10 topics · 2 h |
| 5 | Tales by Dots and Lines | Chapter 5 PDF | 9 topics · 1 h |
| 6 | Algebra Play | Chapter 6 PDF | 6 topics · 59 min |
| 7 | Area | Chapter 7 PDF | 9 topics · 2 h |