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The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBoSE) was formed in 1969 by the Himachal Pradesh Act No. 14 of 1968 in Vidhan Sabha of Himachal Pradesh. The Board functions under the Directorate of Higher Education of the State with the headquarters at Dharamshala. The Board started the journey with a handful of 34 officials which had now increased to 643 officials. At present, the Board guides the following classes and courses: 10th, 10+2, J.B.T and T.T.C. Every year, more than 5 lakh students appear for the different examinations conducted by the HPBoSE Board.
At present, more than 8000 schools are affiliated with the HPBoSE Board. The Board has set up more than 1846 examination centres throughout the state. They also publish textbooks for classes 1 to 12. Apart from a Liaison Office at Shimla, the Board has also established 26 Book Distribution & Guidance/Information Centres in the state to cater to the needs of students.
HPBoSE is the exam conducting board for state board schools across Himachal Pradesh, that is in charge of conducting the exams and formulating the Class 6 curriculum. The Board has formed a committee of skilled subject matter experts to design the curriculum for various subjects. They are the sole authority for revising or updating the Class 6 syllabus and textbooks.
For Class 6 HPBoSE exam, the respective schools affiliated with the board can design thier own question papers while in alignment with the board’s norms and guidelines.
HPBoSE follows the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) framework; according to the guidelines, CCE evaluates performance and growth through formative and Summative Assessments (FA) and Summative Assessments (SA). The assessment is based on three core subjects: Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and two languages. The first language is English, and the second language can be Hindi, Sanskrit or any of the regional languages.
The examination is divided into two terms, the weightage of which is given below:
Term | Assessment (%) | Total (%) | |
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Formative Assessment (FA) | Summative Assessments (SA) | ||
Term I | 10% | 40% | 50% |
Term II | 10% | 40% | 50% |
Total | 20% | 80% | 100% |
Type of Assessment | Duration |
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Formative Assessment | 1.5 hours or 90 minutes |
Summative Assessment | 2.5 hours or 150 minutes |
Class 6th HPBoSE syllabus includes most of the important topics from Science, Social Science and Mathematics. For 2022, there has been no reduction in the Class 6 exam syllabus. Apart from these main topics, the syllabus also consists of the first and second (regional) languages, which are selected as per the student’s choice. From now onwards, as a compulsory topic, a student will have to study coding as well. All the topics in each subject are covered in an interesting manner so that students can learn them easily.
Subject | Book |
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HPBoSE Class 6 Mathematics Textbook | NCERT Mathematics |
HPBoSE Class 6 Science Textbook | NCERT Science |
HPBoSE Class 6 Social Science Textbook | NCERT Our Past – History |
HPBoSE Class 6 Social Science Textbook | NCERT The Earth Our Habitat – Geography |
HPBoSE Class 6 Social Science Textbook | NCERT Social and Political Life |
HPBoSE Class 6 English Reader Textbook | NCERT HoneySuckle |
HPBoSE Class 6 English Supplementary Reader | NCERT A Pact with the Sun |
HPBoSE Class 6 Hindi Reader Textbook | NCERT Vasant |
HPBoSE Class 6 Hindi Reader Textbook | NCERT Druva |
HPBoSE Class 6 Hindi Reader Textbook | NCERT Bal Ram Katha |
The entire subject-wise syllabus for HPBoSE class 6 are given in the following tables:
There are a total of 16 chapters in Science. The Science subject can be further divided into three sections: Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Science | ||
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Chapter 1 | Food: Where Does it Come From? | Biology |
Chapter 2 | Components of Food | |
Chapter 3 | Fibre to Fabric |
Chemistry |
Chapter 4 | Sorting Materials into Groups | |
Chapter 5 | Separation of Substances | |
Chapter 6 | Changes Around Us | |
Chapter 7 | Getting to Know Plants | Biology |
Chapter 8 | Body Movements | |
Chapter 9 | The Living Organisms and their Surroundings | |
Chapter 10 | Motion and Measurement of Distances |
Physics |
Chapter 11 | Light, Shadows and Reflections | |
Chapter 12 | Electricity and Circuits | |
Chapter 13 | Fun With Magnets | |
Chapter 14 | Water | Chemistry |
Chapter 15 | Air Around Us | |
Chapter 16 | Garbage In, Garbage Out | Biology |
Social Science contains around 29 chapters. Social Science can be further classified into History, Geography and Political Science.
History | Geography | Political Science |
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What, Where, How, and When? | The Earth in the Solar System | Understanding Diversity |
On the trail of the earliest people | Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes | Diversity and Discrimination |
From gathering to growing food | Motions of the Earth | What is Government? |
In the earliest cities | Maps | Key elements of a Democratic Government |
What books and burials tell us? | Major Domains of the Earth | Panchayati Raj |
Kingdoms, Kings, and an early republic | Major Landforms of the Earth | Rural Administration |
New questions and ideas | Our Country- India | Urban Administration |
Ashoka the emperor | India – Climate, Vegetation, and Wildlife | Rural Livelihood |
Vital Villages, thriving towns | Urban Livelihood | |
Traders, Kings, and Pilgrims | ||
New Empires and Kingdoms | ||
Buildings, Paintings, and Books |
Mathematics contains a total of 14 chapters. They are given in the following table:
Chapter Number | Chapter Name |
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Chapter 1 | Knowing Our Numbers |
Chapter 2 | Whole Numbers |
Chapter 3 | Playing With Numbers |
Chapter 4 | Basic Geometrical Ideas |
Chapter 5 | Understanding Elementary Shapes |
Chapter 6 | Integers |
Chapter 7 | Fractions |
Chapter 8 | Decimals |
Chapter 9 | Data Handling |
Chapter 10 | Mensuration |
Chapter 11 | Algebra |
Chapter 12 | Ratio and Proportion |
Chapter 13 | Symmetry |
Chapter 14 | Practical Geometry |
Having proper knowledge of the exam patterns, the marking scheme, and the weightage of each chapter before you start your preparation certainly plays an important role in shaping the success of your exams. A blueprint is an assessment structure that helps students strategise their studies based on the importance of any chapter or topic.
Chapter No. | Chapter name | Weightage (Marks) |
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Chapter 1 | Food: Where Does it Come From? | |
Chapter 2 | Components of Food | |
Chapter 3 | Fibre to Fabric | |
Chapter 4 | Sorting Materials into Groups | 4 |
Chapter 5 | Separation of Substances | |
Chapter 6 | Changes Around Us | |
Chapter 7 | Getting to Know plants | 14 |
Chapter 8 | Body Movements | |
Chapter 9 | The Living Organisms and their Surroundings | 13 |
Chapter 10 | Motion and Measurement of Distances | 4 |
Chapter 11 | Light, Shadows and Reflections | 10 |
Chapter 12 | Electricity and Circuits | 9 |
Chapter 13 | Fun With Magnets | 13 |
Chapter 14 | Water | 9 |
Chapter 15 | Air Around Us | 14 |
Chapter 16 | Garbage In, Garbage Out | 7 |
History | Geography | Political Science | |||
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Chapter | Weightage (Marks) | Chapter | Weightage (Marks) | ||
What, Where, How, and When? | The Earth in the Solar System | Understanding Diversity | |||
On the trail of the earliest people | Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes | 4 | Diversity and Discrimination | ||
From gathering to growing food | Motions of the Earth | What is Government? | 4 | ||
In the earliest cities | Maps | Key elements of a Democratic Government | |||
What books and burials tell us? | Major Domains of the Earth | 7 | Panchayati Raj | 1 | |
Kingdoms, Kings, and an early republic | Major Landforms of the Earth | 5 | Rural Administration | 5 | |
New questions and ideas | 1 | Our Country- India | 7 | Urban Administration | 5 |
Ashoka the emperor | 6 | India- Climate, Vegetation, and Wildlife | 7 | Rural Livelihood | 5 |
Vital Villages, thriving towns | 5 | Urban Livelihood | 6 | ||
Traders, Kings, and Pilgrims | 5 | ||||
New Empires and Kingdoms | 5 | ||||
Buildings, Paintings, and Books | 4 |
Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Weightage (Marks) |
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Chapter 1 | Knowing Our Numbers | 12 |
Chapter 2 | Whole Numbers | 13 |
Chapter 3 | Playing With Numbers | 15 |
Chapter 4 | Basic Geometrical Ideas | |
Chapter 5 | Understanding Elementary Shapes | |
Chapter 6 | Integers | 9 |
Chapter 7 | Fractions | 6 |
Chapter 8 | Decimals | 10 |
Chapter 9 | Data Handling | 7 |
Chapter 10 | Mensuration | 14 |
Chapter 11 | Algebra | 6 |
Chapter 12 | Ratio and Proportion | 12 |
Chapter 13 | Symmetry | 3 |
Chapter 14 | Practical Geometry | 10 |
In Science, students can do the following practicals/experiments and models:
Chapter | Experiments |
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Food: Where Does it Come From |
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Components of Food |
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Fibre to Fabric |
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Sorting Materials into Groups |
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Separation of Substances |
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Changes Around Us |
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Getting to Know plants |
|
Body Movements |
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The living organisms and their surroundings |
|
Motion and Measurement of Distances |
|
Light, Shadows and Reflections |
|
Electricity, and Circuits |
|
Fun With Magnets |
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Water |
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Air Around Us |
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Garbage In, Garbage Out |
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Counselling helps the students to explore their inherent strengths and weaknesses. Examinations are a part of education and learning. A student is evaluated based on academic and co-scholastic areas.
Q1. What is the syllabus of Class 6 HPBoSE?
A. The Class 6 syllabus includes the topics from Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), Mathematics, Social Science (History, Geography and Political Science) and the languages like English, Hindi along with any other regional language which can be selected by the student.
Q2. What are the subjects in HPBoSE Class 6?
A. The HPBoSE Class 6 consists of three core subjects: Science, Social Science, and Mathematics and two language subjects: English and others can be chosen from the list of the language subjects including Hindi. It can also contain regional languages.
Q3. Are there board examinations for Class 6?
A. No, there are no Board exams for Class 6. A student will enter into Class 7 only if they pass Class 6 exams which are conducted by the school adhering to the guidance of the Board.
Q4. How to download the latest Class 6 Syllabus for the 2020-2021 academic year?
A. Visit the Embibe website, and download the whole Class 6 HPBoSE syllabus for free. Emibibe website is regularly updated with all the latest content and notifications.
Q5. Is there any change in the Class 6 syllabus for 2020-21?
A. No, there is no specific change in the Class 6 HPBoSE syllabus. If any change will be planned then it will be notified.
Q1. What is the syllabus of Class 6 HPBoSE?
A. The Class 6 syllabus includes the topics from Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology), Mathematics, Social Science (History, Geography and Political Science) and the languages like English, Hindi along with any other regional language which can be selected by the student.
Q2. What are the subjects in HPBoSE Class 6?
A. The HPBoSE Class 6 consists of three core subjects: Science, Social Science, and Mathematics and two language subjects: English and others can be chosen from the list of the language subjects including Hindi. It can also contain regional languages.
Q3. Are there board examinations for Class 6?
A. No, there are no Board exams for Class 6. A student will enter into Class 7 only if they pass Class 6 exams which are conducted by the school adhering to the guidance of the Board.
Q4. How to download the latest Class 6 Syllabus for the 2020-2021 academic year?
A. Visit the Embibe website, and download the whole Class 6 HPBoSE syllabus for free. Emibibe website is regularly updated with all the latest content and notifications.
Q5. Is there any change in the Class 6 syllabus for 2020-21?
A. No, there is no specific change in the Class 6 HPBoSE syllabus. If any change will be planned then it will be notified.
At present, more than 8000 schools are affiliated with the HPBoSE Board. The Board has set up more than 1846 Examination centres throughout the state.
Sl. | School Name | Location |
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1 | Baddu (Dadhog) – Govt Sr Sec School | Bilaspur |
2 | Badgaon – S.Bhagat Singh High School | Bilaspur |
3 | Badgaon – Govt Sr Sec School | Bilaspur |
4 | Ananehar – Govt High School | Chamba |
5 | Ather – Govt Sr Sec School | Chamba |
6 | Aura – Govt Sr Sec School | Chamba |
7 | Awan – Govt Sr Sec School | Chamba |
8 | Baat – Govt Sr Sec School | Chamba |
9 | Badgran – Govt High School | Chamba |
10 | Badhal Thore – D.A.V.M. Public School | Kangra |
11 | Reckong Peo – Little Angels Public School | Kinnaur |
12 | Bhekhali – Great Himalyan Public School | Kullu |
13 | Banjar – D.A.V. Public School | Kullu |
14 | Naggar – Grooms Public School | Kullu |
15 | Siun Ladbharol – Pinegrove International Public School | Mandi |
16 | Koon – Deep Jyoti Adarsh Public School | Mandi |
17 | Nerchowk – Abhilashi Model Sr.Sec.School | Mandi |
18 | Padhar – Shikshavid School | Mandi |
19 | Deha(Balson) – Sarswati Vidya Mandir School | Shimla |
20 | Sanarsa – Vijay Public School | Shimla |
For a complete list of schools with contact information, click here.
Parent Counselling aims to make parents aware of the desirable attitude for the encouragement of their children to achieve better results. Parent counselling helps them get aware of the needs of their children, their expectations and aspirations. This also helps the parents to get informed about the career perspective and future opportunities and goals.
Aside from this school-level exam, there are a number of National and International competitive examinations held every year. Students' confidence and enthusiasm in subjects are boosted by these tests.
Some of the competitive exams for which grade 6 students can appear are:
Some of the competitive exams for which grade 6 students can prepare are as follows:
1. National Talent Search Examination or NTSE
NTSE is one of the most eminent competitive tests for school students at a national level. The true goal of NTSE is to identify individual students with extraordinary aptitude and academic talent. Students who pass this two-tier test are awarded a full-year financial scholarship. Students of class 9th and 10th are eligible for this examination.
Subjects: Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Mental Ability and General Awareness
Conducting Body: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
2. National Level Science Talent Search Exam or NLSTSE
From grades II to XII, this diagnostic test identifies extraordinary students. These tests offer complex questions that need good critical thinking rather than rote memorisation, as with traditional methods of examination. NSTSE gives a thorough skill-by-skill assessment, emphasising students' strengths and deficiencies.
Subjects: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, General Questions
Conducting Body: Unified Council
3. Indian National Olympiad (INO)
Indian National Olympiads (INO) are a multi-stage process funded financially by the Indian government. The NSE (National Standard Examination), which is held for each subject and is fully controlled and managed by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers. Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) is the first stage of the Indian National Olympiad. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), on the other hand, is in charge of the next four stages.
All the five stages are as follows:
Stage I: National Standard Examination (NSE)(conducted by IAPT)
Stage II: Indian National Olympiad
Stage III: Orientation cum Selection Camp (OCSC)
Stage IV: Pre-departure Training Camp (PDT)
Stage V: Participation in International Olympiad
Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy and Junior Science
Conducting Body: Jointly conducted by IAPT & HBCSE
4. Science Olympiad Foundation
This non-profit organisation, founded by some prominent academicians, holds a competitive test for students in grades I to XII. Separate tests are held by the foundation for topics such as Computer Science (National Cyber Olympiad), Math (International Maths Olympiad), Science (National Science Olympiad), and English (National English Olympiad) (International English Olympiad).
Subjects: Science, mathematics, computer education, English, sports and professional courses
Conducting Body: Science Olympiad Foundation
5. GeoGenius
GeoGenius has set out on a quest to create students’ interest in Geography and raise public knowledge and awareness on this subject. These exams are open to students from classes II to XII.
6. Kishore Vigyan Protsahan Yojana or KVPY
The Department of Science and Technology conducts a national level competitive test (KVPY) in Basic Sciences for students in grades XI and XII. The chosen candidates would be eligible for admission to the Indian Institute for Science Education and Research's five-year integrated MS programme and also entitled to scholarship. The program's goal is to find students who have a natural flair for research and higher studies.
Conducted Body (funded by): Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India
7. Silverzone Olympiads
The Silverzone Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising academic awareness among school students in India and worldwide. It is held in many disciplines for students in grades I to XII and guarantees that they achieve not only on professional or career levels but also on social levels. These tests also promote different skill sets like creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Subject: Computer, Mathematics, Science and English Language
Conducted by: Silverzone Foundation.
8. National Interactive Maths Olympiad or NIMO
This national-level test is for students in grades V to XII, intending to reduce the fear of arithmetic from students' minds. It assesses their mathematical abilities. By adding interactive events such as interactive Olympiads, workshops, and seminars, NIMO makes Maths more enjoyable.
Subjects: Math
Conducting Body: Eduheal Foundation
9. National Biotechnology Olympiad or NBO
This test is open to grades I to XII from all disciplines. Many schools have complimented it for its Biotechnology Activity Books & Work Books, in addition to its yearly e-newspapers. It aims to motivate the students to learn more about biotechnology concerns and raise awareness among them.
Subjects: Science or Biology
Conducting Body: Eduheal Foundation
10. Asset (Assessment of Scholastic Skills Through Educational Testing)
It's a skill-based assessment exam that has been scientifically designed to break free from the notion of rote learning. It is intended for students in grades III to X, and it assesses how well students have grasped the curriculum. These tests are based on the curriculum of the CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, and major state boards.
Subjects: English, Mathematics and Science (Social Studies and Hindi – Optional)
Conducting Body: Educational Initiatives Pvt. Ltd.
It is always very important to learn a new concept using the relevance of the real world to learn and understand the concepts better. When concepts are viewed from the real-world perspective, the utility and the importance of the concept become clear to the students. This increases the interest of the students in the subject. Therefore it is important to have experiments, practical, group activities and field trips.
Coding is a skill in which we do computer programming using a language that is used to create applications, websites, and software. We wouldn’t have Facebook, our cellphones, the browser we use to read our favourite blogs, or even the sites themselves if it wasn’t for coding.
Coding is easy for individuals who are willing to put in the time and the effort to learn. There are just a few hundred words and rules that are required to memorise in the simplest coding languages. In comparison to learning a foreign language, it is comparatively very less. Also the basics for most of the programming languages are similar so if you mastered one you can easily learn others as well.
Over 700 distinct programming languages like C#, C++, Swift. Python, Java, etc have been invented by different developers since the 1970s. Each language has its own methodology of assisting computers in processing large quantities of data. Every coding language has its own set of rules and features, but basics have some overlap. There are only approximately a dozen widely used programming languages. Ruby, Swift, JavaScript, Cobol, Objective-C, Visual Basic, and Perl are among them. Let’s have a look at some of the most common coding languages that beginners should be familiar with.
Do It Yourself (DIY):It is a creative and innovative learning method through real world activities and projects. Language Subjects like English and Hindi can be taught through drama and plays; many social science topics can be taught and explained through debate, survey, fieldwork, etc. Science can be experienced via different experiments and field studies, etc. Similarly, many of the mathematics topics like profit, loss, measuring the area, etc., could be taught to the students by doing the activities by the students. Embibe App provides DIY for every grade, subject, and chapter to make your learning joyful and interesting.
Listening skills, Understanding diversity in the workplace, research skills, language skills, leadership skills, planning, being emotionally balanced, self-survey, exploring knowledge, communication skills, etc., are as important as academic performance, and these can only be developed by interactive team activities and projects that require a team effort and leadership skills.