Download the current CBSE Class 5 Syllabus for Mathematics, ready for 2026-27. It outlines the full course structure, unit weightage, and internal assessment rules. Class 5 students should follow this to stay in step with the current CBSE pattern and books.
Class 5 Mathematics Curriculum and Marks Distribution
Here is the official CBSE Class 5 Mathematics curriculum for 2026-27. Following the current curriculum, and knowing how marks are split across topics, makes exam prep more focused and effective.
2026-27 Class 5 Mathematics Curriculum
Track the newest Class 5 Mathematics curriculum updates for 2026-27 here.
Geometry (16 hrs.) SHAPES & SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING
• Gets the feel of perspective while drawing a 3-D object in 2-D.
• Gets the feel of an angle through observation and paper folding.
• Identifies right angles in the environment.
• Classifies angles into right, acute and obtuse angles.
• Represents right angle, acute angle and obtuse angle by drawing and tracing.
• Explores intuitively rotations and reflections of familiar 2-D shapes.
• Explores intuitively symmetry in familiar 3-D shapes.
• Makes the shapes of cubes, cylinders and cones using nets especially designed for this purpose.
Numbers (40 hrs.) NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS
• Finds place value in numbers beyond 1000.
• Appreciates the role of place value
in addition, subtraction and multiplication algorithms.
• Uses infor mal and standard division algorithms.
• Explains the meaning of factors and multiples.
MENTAL ARITHMETIC
• Estimates sums, differences, products and quotients and verifies using approximation.
FRACTIONAL NUMBERS
• Finds the fractional part of a collection.
• Compares fractions.
• Identifies equivalent fractions.
• Uses decimal fractions in the context of units of length and money
• Expresses a given fraction in decimal notation and vice versa.
Money (5 hrs.)
• Applies the four operations in solving problems involving money.
Measurement (26 hrs.) LENGTH
• Determines area and perimeter of simple geometrical figures.
• Applies the four operations in solving problems involving length, weight and volume.
• Relates commonly used larger and smaller units of length, weight and volume and converts one to the other.
• Applies simple fractions to quantities.
• Converts fractional larger unit into complete smaller units.
• Appreciates volume of a solid body: intuitively and also by informal measurement.
• Uses addition and subtraction in finding time intervals in simple cases.
Data Handling (6 hrs.)
• Collects two-dimensional quantitative data. represents the data in the form of a table.
• Draws a bar graph or a pictograph to present a data.
Patterns (6 hrs.)
• Identifies patterns in square numbers, triangular numbers.
• Relates sequences of odd numbers between consecutive square numbers.
• Makes border strip and tiling patterns.
Geometry (16 hrs.)
SHAPES & SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING
• Gets the feel of perspective while drawing a 3-D object in 2-D.
• Gets the feel of an angle through observation and paper folding.
• Identifies right angles in the environment.
• Classifies angles into right, acute and obtuse angles.
• Represents right angle, acute angle and obtuse angle by drawing and tracing.
• Explores intuitively rotations and reflections of familiar 2-D shapes.
• Explores intuitively symmetry in familiar 3-D shapes.
• Makes the shapes of cubes, cylinders and cones using nets especially designed for this purpose.
Numbers (40 hrs.)
NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS
• Finds place value in numbers beyond 1000.
• Appreciates the role of place value in addition, subtraction and multiplication algorithms.
• Uses informal and standard division algorithms.
• Explains the meaning of factors and multiples.
MENTAL ARITHMETIC
• Estimates sums, differences, products and quotients and verifies using approximation.
FRACTIONAL NUMBERS
• Finds the fractional part of a collection.
• Compares fractions.
• Identifies equivalent fractions.
• Estimates the degree of closeness of a fraction to known fractions (1/2 ,1/4, 3/4) etc.
• Uses decimal fractions in the context of units of length and money.
• Expresses a given fraction in decimal notation and vice versa.
Money (5 hrs.)
• Applies the four operations in solving problems involving money. Measurement (26 hrs.)
LENGTH
• Determines area and perimeter of simple geometrical figures.
• Applies the four operations in solving problems involving length, weight and volume.
• Relates commonly used larger and smaller units of length, weight and volume and converts one to the other.
• Applies simple fractions to quantities.
• Converts fractional larger unit into complete smaller units.
• Appreciates volume of a solid body: intuitively and also by informal measurement.
• Uses addition and subtraction in finding time intervals in simple cases.
Data Handling (6 hrs.)
• Collects two-dimensional quantitative data represents the data in the form of a table.
• Draws a bar graph or a pictograph to present a data.
Patterns (6 hrs.)
• Identifies patterns in square numbers, triangular numbers.
• Relates sequences of odd numbers between consecutive square numbers.
• Makes border strip and tiling patterns.
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FAQs
The complete and updated syllabus for Class 5 Mathematics for the 2026-27 academic session is available on StudiesToday.com with detailed chapter-wise marks issued by CBSE.
Yes, several topics have been rationalized to reduce the academic load on Class 5 students. The Mathematics syllabus highlights the deleted topics section and is as per 2026 Exam format.
For Class 5 Mathematics, the evaluation is split into an 80-mark theory paper and a 20-mark internal assessment (Project/ASL).
The Class 5 Mathematics curriculum focuses on 50% competency-based questions.
We have provided the Class 5 Mathematics curriculum in a bilingual format where applicable for 2026-27 session.
Our team has carefully updated all resources based on the latest circulars from the official CBSE website. The Class 5 Mathematics syllabus is 100% authentic and aligned with the 2026-27 academic calendar.
