Class 9 is where Sanskrit starts to look like a board subject. Alongside the literature textbook, students are assessed on unseen comprehension, on writing in Sanskrit, and on grammar applied to new sentences rather than recalled from a table.
The year matters for another reason: much of what is examined in Class 10 is first taught here. A student who learns sandhi, case usage and suffixes properly in Class 9 will spend Class 10 practising rather than catching up.
Teaching follows the syllabus and books prescribed by the student's school and the applicable CBSE curriculum. Sanskritam Academy is an independent academy and is not affiliated with CBSE or NCERT.