Book excerpt: This book titled "Fundamentals of Information Technology for Class 9 [Subject Code: 402]" fulfills all the needs and requirements of the latest syllabus released by the CBSE and it also comprises the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020 which focusses on development of critical thinking, life skills, problem solving skills, experiential learning, etc. Salient features of this book are: • As per the latest curriculum and examination pattern prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. • The book is divided into two sections: • Part A deals with the Employability Skills with chapters on the units: Communication Skills - I, Self-Management Skills - I, ICT Skills - I, Entrepreneurial Skills - I and Green Skills - I. • Part B deals with the Subject Specific Skills consists of four units. These units are Introduction to IT-ITeS industry, Data Entry and Keyboarding skills, Digital Documentation, Electronic Spreadsheet and Digital Presentation. • The last three units of Part Bare based on MS Office suite of software. The version of this application used is MS Office 2010. These chapters of Part B respectively use the MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint software. Some of the features inside the chapters are: • Chapter content which has been kept logical to meet the requirements of the tech-savvy students. • Activity provides a useful way to check the knowledge given practically. • Fact gives an interesting historical fact related to the matter. • Did You Know? provides an interesting piece of knowledge to get them interested. • Summary summarises the chapter at its end. • Every chapter has its accompanying exercise. Also, each unit ends with its Question Bank consisting of competency based question, very short, short, long questions, etc. Video Lectures • Chapterwise video lectures are given for the students to understand better. • In order to access videos, Download Merit Box Android App from Playstore. Scan the QR code given in the chapter to watch the videos through the MERIT Box Android Mobile App. Online Support • E-books (for teachers only) Teacher's Resource Book • Overview of the chapters • Lesson plan • Answers of the exercise We hope that this book will meet the needs and requirements of the students and teachers as laid down in the syllabus. Any suggestions for further improvement of the book will be most welcomed. -Authors