PECTAA · Session 2026-27
9th Class Chemistry Smart Syllabus 2027
These Chemistry topics and exercise questions are excluded from the 2027 Punjab board exams for 9th class: 14 topics and 56 groups of exercise questions across 13 chapters, including 2 chapters removed entirely. Page numbers are from the current textbook. Everything not listed is still examinable.
How the paper is set: 9th class Chemistry pairing scheme 2027 →
Deleted topics, chapter by chapter
Chapter 1: States of Matter and Phase of Change
Deleted topics
- 1.2 States of Matterp. P 4-6
- 1.4 Allotropic Forms of Substancesp. P-8
- 1.8 Effect of Temperature on the Solubility of Solutesp. P 11-13
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): i, iv, vii, ix, xRevised
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): iii, v, iv, viiRevised
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): i, ii, iv, v, vi, vii, viiiRevised
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): ii, iii, iv, vRevised
- Investigative Questions (IQs): ii
Chapter 2: Atomic Structure
Deleted topics
- 2.3 Isotopes and their Masses (Radioactive Isotopes, Applications of Radioactive Isotopes, Ionization of atoms by Radioactive Sources)p. P 24-26
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): iii, iv, vii, xRevised
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): iv, v
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): iv, v
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): i, ii, iii, ivRevised
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i
Chapter 3: Chemical Bonding
Deleted topics
- 3.6 Compare the Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds.p. P - 44
- 3.8 Nature of Bonding and Propertiesp. P 46-48
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): v, ix
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): ii, iv
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): v, vi
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): ii, iv, v
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i, ii
Chapter 4: Stoichiometry
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): viii, ix, x
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): ii
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): iv, v
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): iii
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i, ii
Chapter 5: Energetics
Deleted topics
- Partial part of 5.3 Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions (from Last para at page 71-74)p. 71-74
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): vi, vii, ix, x
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): iv
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): i, iii
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): i, iv
- Investigative Questions (IQs): ii
Chapter 6: Equilibria
Deleted topics
- 6.3 Changing the Physical Conditions of a Chemical Reactionp. P 86-89
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): iii, iv, vii, x
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): ii, v
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): iv, v
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): iii, v
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i, ii
Chapter 7: Acid Base Chemistry
Deleted topics
- 7.5 Acid Rain and its Effectsp. P - 102
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): vii, x
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): v
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): ii
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): iv, v
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i
Chapter 8: Periodic Table and Periodicity
Deleted topics
- 8.5 Metallic Character and Reactivityp. P 114-115
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): viii, ix
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): ix, x
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): v
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): iv, vi
- Investigative Questions (IQs): ii
Chapter 9: Group Properties and Elements
Deleted topics
- 9.5 Physical Properties of Metals and Non-Metalsp. P 124-125
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): viii, ix
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): v
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): iii, vi, viiRevised
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): iii, vi
- Investigative Questions (IQs): iii
Chapter 10: Environmental Chemistry
Deleted topics
- 10.4 Global warming (Greenhouse Effect)p. P 136-139
- 10.5 Strategies to Reduce Environmental Issuesp. P139-141
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): i, iv, viii, ixRevised
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): ii, iii, vi, vii
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): iii, iv, v
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): ii, iii, iv, vRevised
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i, ii, iiiRevised
Chapter 11: Hydrocarbons
Deleted topics
- 11.4 Important reactionsp. P 151-153
Deleted exercise questions
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): iii, vi, ix, xRevised
- Short Answers Questions (SAQs): iii, viii, ix
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): iv, v
- Constructed Response Questions (CRQs): viRevised
- Descriptive Questions (DQs): iii, v
- Investigative Questions (IQs): i
Chapter 12: Empirical Data Collection and Analysis
Removed entirelyChapter 13: Laboratory and Practical Skills
Removed entirelyOfficial source
- Issued by
- PECTAA (Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training & Assessment Authority)
- Notification
- PECTAA/C&C Unit/2026/1238
- Dated
- 6 November 2026
- Session
- 2026-27
- Applies to
- BISE Annual Examination 2027, all Punjab boards
Frequently asked questions
How much of 9th class Chemistry is deleted in 2027?
14 topics and 56 groups of exercise questions across 13 chapters, including 2 chapters removed entirely.
What changed from last year's Chemistry smart syllabus?
12 items are marked "Revised" by PECTAA. They are flagged in the table above.
Should I skip the deleted topics completely?
For the board exam, yes: they will not be asked. Later chapters and next year's course can still build on them, so a quick read is still worthwhile.