The NCERT Class 3 Maths Mela book is the official Class 3 mathematics textbook published by NCERT, with 14 chapters spread over 208 printed pages. The official PDF for every chapter is on this page — each file is NCERT’s own, hosted on ncert.nic.in, so what you download is the same edition the board uses.
This page also maps what is actually inside the book, measured from the book itself: how long each chapter runs, how many hands-on activities it carries, and the core idea each one teaches. Two chapters (Toy Joy and The Surajkund Fair) are still under review, and their page ranges are not yet recorded in our ledger.
Download the official NCERT Class 3 Maths Mela book PDF
Each row below is a single chapter of the book, with its title, page range and a direct link to the official PDF on the NCERT server. The table has exactly four columns — chapter, title, pages and official PDF link — so the file you open is NCERT’s own publication, not a scanned copy.
For the current session, the chapter PDFs available here are the official files on ncert.nic.in; come back to this page if a link ever looks stale, since NCERT is the authority on the edition and the download.
| Ch. | Chapter | Pages | Official PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What's in a Name? | 8 | |
| 2 | Toy Joy | 7 | |
| 3 | Double Century | 13 | |
| 4 | Vacation with My Nani Maa | 15 | |
| 5 | Fun with Shapes | 20 | |
| 6 | House of Hundreds – 1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Raksha | 25 | |
| 8 | Fair Share | 10 | |
| 9 | House of Hundreds – II | 11 | |
| 10 | Fun at Class Party! | 11 | |
| 11 | Filling and Lifting | 11 | |
| 12 | Give and Take | 15 | |
| 13 | Time Goes On | 12 | |
| 14 | The Surajkund Fair | 32 |
The book, measured
- 14 chapters across 208 printed pages.
- 76 activities recorded across the chapters.
- 0 numbered section headings — the chapters are organised by activity names such as “Let us Do”, “Let us Play” and “Let us Explore”, not by numbered sections.
- 14 verified chapter PDFs linked on this page.
Each chapter of the NCERT Class 3 Maths Mela begins with a short story or a familiar setting, and the mathematics is then developed through a sequence of tasks and hands-on activities rather than through rules presented in isolation.
What’s inside each chapter
| Ch. | Chapter | Sections | Activities | Figures | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What's in a Name? | — | 5 | — | — |
| 2 | Toy Joy | — | 4 | — | — |
| 3 | Double Century | — | 6 | — | — |
| 4 | Vacation with My Nani Maa | — | 8 | — | — |
| 5 | Fun with Shapes | — | 8 | — | — |
| 6 | House of Hundreds – 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
| 7 | Raksha | — | 5 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Fair Share | — | 4 | — | — |
| 9 | House of Hundreds – II | — | 3 | — | — |
| 10 | Fun at Class Party! | — | 6 | — | — |
| 11 | Filling and Lifting | — | 4 | — | — |
| 12 | Give and Take | — | 3 | — | — |
| 13 | Time Goes On | — | 7 | — | — |
| 14 | The Surajkund Fair | — | 7 | — | — |
In the directory above, a section means one of NCERT’s own numbered headings — and this book has none, so every chapter shows 0. An activity is a hands-on task (making, playing, exploring), and a question is a closing question captured from the chapter. The book is activity-driven, so almost every chapter teaches by doing rather than by reading.
Two chapter page ranges (Chapters 2 and 14) are still pending review in our records, which is why the directory lists them without a page range.
Chapter 1: What’s in a Name? (pp. 1–8)
Counting, comparing and sorting open the book, with the “Hair Styles” activity as the hook — the right starting point for a child meeting Class 3 maths for the first time.
Chapter 2: Toy Joy
Sorting, counting and describing objects through toys, with “Construct and Describe” as the building activity; this chapter suits children who learn fastest when they can handle what they count.
Chapter 3: Double Century (pp. 16–28)
Numbers up to 200, number patterns and the story of how numbers came to be, closed by a “Jumping Game” — the chapter that moves learners past one hundred.
Chapter 4: Vacation with My Nani Maa (pp. 29–43)
The number grid is the heart of this 15-page chapter, with “Adding and Subtracting Smartly with the Number Grid” and “Magic Sums” giving children eight activities of addition and subtraction practice.
Chapter 5: Fun with Shapes (pp. 44–63)
Square corners, triangles and circles are taught through baking biscuits, finding same shapes and drawing a circus with circles — the geometry core of the book for a child who thinks in pictures.
Chapter 6: House of Hundreds – 1 (pp. 64–81)
Hundreds, the number line and comparing and ordering numbers build place-value in the hundreds range, with a “Magical Count” to make the size of a hundred feel real.
Chapter 7: Celebration Begins! (pp. 82–106)
Grouping, skip counting and different ways to group are explored through rakhis, a sweet shop and a farm visit — and this is the only chapter in the book with captured closing questions.
Chapter 8: Fair Share (pp. 107–116)
Half, double, quarters and whole introduce fractions as fair sharing, with “Half and Double” and “Quarters and Whole” as the two named working sections.
Chapter 9: House of Hundreds – II (pp. 117–127)
Hundreds revisited with skip counting, number puzzles and “The Number Detective” — a shorter, puzzle-driven follow-up to Chapter 6, not a repeat of it.
Chapter 10: Fun at Class Party! (pp. 128–138)
Length is measured by hand, with clear steps for making a metre-long rope and “Let us Play” games to compare classroom objects.
Chapter 11: Filling and Lifting (pp. 139–149)
Capacity and weight are explored through “A Measuring Bottle”, a “Weight hunt” and the “Tricky balls” task — measurement you can feel, not just read about.
Chapter 12: Give and Take (pp. 150–164)
Addition, subtraction and mental calculation get 15 pages and three activities, with most of the practice sitting in tables rather than in long questions.
Chapter 13: Time Goes On (pp. 165–176)
Time and age are taught through “Age Fun”, a “Birth Certificate” and “A Day in the life of Hetal” — the chapter that makes time feel personal.
Chapter 14: The Surajkund Fair
Fairground review with “Make Malas”, “Vanakkam! Rangolis All Around!”, masks and “The Mirror Game” pulls earlier ideas together; its page range is still pending review in our records.
How the chapters fit together
The chapter order in the book is not random — it moves from counting to hundreds to measurement. The table below groups the chapters by mathematical strand; it is an editorial grouping, not a list printed in the textbook.
| Strand | Chapters | What students do |
|---|---|---|
| Counting and numbers | 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 12 | Count, compare, use the number grid, group and skip-count, add and subtract mentally |
| Shapes and patterns | 5, 14 | Recognise square corners, triangles and circles; make malas, rangolis and masks |
| Fractions | 8 | Split wholes into halves and quarters, and double them back |
| Measurement | 10, 11, 13 | Measure length with a metre rope, capacity with a measuring bottle, and track time |
Chapter study pages for Class 3 Maths Mela
Chapter-level study pages on this site are tracked below; chapters that are not yet built stay unlinked until they are published.
| Ch. | Chapter page |
|---|---|
| 1 | What's in a Name? |
| 2 | Toy Joy |
| 3 | Double Century |
| 4 | Vacation with My Nani Maa |
| 5 | Fun with Shapes |
| 6 | House of Hundreds – 1 |
| 7 | Raksha |
| 8 | Fair Share |
| 9 | House of Hundreds – II |
| 10 | Fun at Class Party! |
| 11 | Filling and Lifting |
| 12 | Give and Take |
| 13 | Time Goes On |
| 14 | The Surajkund Fair |
How to use the Class 3 Maths book (CBSE PDF)
Work through the book in the order it builds, rather than jumping between topics:
- Start with Chapters 1–3 (What’s in a Name?, Toy Joy, Double Century) for counting, comparing and numbers up to 200.
- Move to Chapters 6 and 9 for hundreds — they are two separate chapters covering the same idea twice, with different activities.
- Do Chapter 4 for number-grid addition and subtraction after the counting chapters are solid.
- Take Chapter 5 for shapes whenever a break from numbers helps.
- Use Chapter 8 for half, double, quarters and whole.
- Leave Chapters 11 and 13 (capacity, weight and time) for later, since they need real objects and a clock.
- Finish with Chapter 14, The Surajkund Fair, as a light review of the year’s work.
One caution: textbook contents and the examinable syllabus are not always identical — check the current official CBSE syllabus before planning revision.
Related NCERT book pages
- Browse the Class 3 NCERT book pages for the other subjects of this class.
- See all NCERT books by class on the books directory root.
- Move a year ahead with the Class 4 NCERT book pages once this book feels easy.
Sources and data verification
This listing is maintained for the 2026-27 academic session using the NCERT textbook information available to us. NCERT remains the authority for confirming the latest edition.
- Where the figures come from: the NCERT Class 3 Mathematics textbook (Maths Mela), official edition, that on this page.
- What this page covers, and what it does NOT: it holds chapter titles, page ranges, activity counts and official PDF links. It does not include a figure index — the book’s diagrams are uncaptioned — and it does not include the CBSE syllabus.
- Session: this listing is maintained for the current academic session using the NCERT information available to us.
- Who settles what: NCERT settles textbooks, editions and PDFs; CBSE settles curriculum, syllabus and examinations.
Reference: NCERT Class 3 Mathematics textbook (Maths Mela), official edition on ncert.nic.in. Figure captions and section titles quoted from the textbook; page references are to the official PDF.
Frequently asked questions about the Class 3 Maths Mela book
How many chapters are in the NCERT Class 3 Maths Mela book?
There are 14 chapters, running across 208 printed pages. The first chapter is What’s in a Name? and the last is The Surajkund Fair.
Is the Class 3 Maths Mela PDF free and official?
Yes. Every PDF linked on this page is hosted on NCERT’s own site, ncert.nic.in, and is free to download.
Which chapter of the Class 3 Maths Mela book covers shapes?
Chapter 5, Fun with Shapes, is the full shapes chapter — square corners, triangles and circles. Chapter 14 revisits shapes through rangolis and masks in its review.
Which chapter of the Class 3 Maths Mela book covers time?
Chapter 13, Time Goes On, covers time and age, with a birth certificate activity and a day in the life of Hetal.
Does the Class 3 Maths Mela book have chapter-end exercises?
Mostly, no — the book works through activities rather than exercises. The only chapter with captured closing questions is Chapter 7, Celebration Begins!, with 3 questions in 5 parts.