CBSE issues guidelines for textbooks to align with national frameworks, avoid offensive content
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CBSE issues guidelines for textbooks to align with national frameworks, avoid offensive content

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education issued new guidelines to improve the selection and use of textbooks in schools, with these changes taking effect from August 12, 2024. Regarding content responsibility, schools must carefully select any supplementary books or materials from private publishers, ensuring that they do not contain content that could be deemed offensive to any social, religious, gender, or community group. Schools must also publish a list of approved textbooks for all classes on their website, accompanied by a signed declaration from both the Manager and the Principal, confirming that the school has reviewed and is responsible for the content of the selected books. CBSE has released a new circular outlining updated guidelines for the use of NCERT textbooks in schools, in accordance with the current Affiliation Bye-Laws 2018. If schools opt to use books from private publishers, they must ensure that these books do not contain content that could be deemed offensive to any class, community, gender, or religious group.

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CBSE prohibits non-NCERT, SCERT books in schools
7 months, 3 weeks ago

CBSE prohibits non-NCERT, SCERT books in schools

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Education Department has issued a directive to all recognised private schools, prohibiting textbooks for elementary classes that are not prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training or the State Council of Educational Research and Training. As per the directives, schools mandating students to study textbooks not included in the prescribed list of NCERT …

CBSE announces textbook changes for classes 3 and 6 in academic year 2024-25, no change for other classes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

CBSE announces textbook changes for classes 3 and 6 in academic year 2024-25, no change for other classes

India TV News  

The Central Board of Secondary Education on Wednesday issued a clarification over the curriculum change for the academic year 2024-25 in affiliated schools. In a recent letter to the heads of institutions affiliated with CBSE, the education body has said that it provides the annual curriculum for Class IX to XII adding that the schools must ensure adherence to the …

New NCERT textbooks delayed, Class 6 students to go to school without books
8 months, 4 weeks ago

New NCERT textbooks delayed, Class 6 students to go to school without books

The Hindu  

Students of Class 6 will be without textbooks for Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences as schools open for the academic year 2024-25 this month. NCERT had said that in 2024-25, students of Classes 3 and 6 will get new books. The deadline was later revised, and it was decided that only students of Classes 3 and 6 will get new …

Copyright Infringement in Educational Materials developed by NCERT
11 months ago

Copyright Infringement in Educational Materials developed by NCERT

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad The National Council of Educational Research and Training, an advisory body to the Central government in school education, has issued a stern warning against copyright infringement of its educational materials. NCERT, responsible for developing and disseminating textbooks for all stages of school education, has long been regarded as a benchmark in educational teaching and learning resources. It has come …

Ministry of Education (MoE) asks NCERT to update, and review all textbooks yearly, says sources
11 months ago

Ministry of Education (MoE) asks NCERT to update, and review all textbooks yearly, says sources

India TV News  

The Ministry of Education has asked NCERT to review and update textbooks yearly as per the sources from PTI. The NCERT has been asked to conduct a review on a yearly basis and update them ahead of the beginning of the new academic session,' a source said, reported PTI. National Council for Educational Research and Training is in the process …

NCERT warns publishers over copyright infringement
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NCERT warns publishers over copyright infringement

India TV News  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training today issued a warning to some of the publishers over copyright infringement of its school books. NCERT said that a few unscrupulous publishers are printing NCERT school textbooks which are available on the NCERT website, under their own name without obtaining permission from NCERT. The advisory body said that NCERT, responsible for …

New Curriculum, Books for Grades 3 and 6 from 2024-25, No Change for Other Classes: CBSE
1 year ago

New Curriculum, Books for Grades 3 and 6 from 2024-25, No Change for Other Classes: CBSE

News 18  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training will release a new syllabus and textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 while there will be no change in the curriculum and textbooks for other grades for the academic year 2024-25 commencing from April 1, according to CBSE officials. “Consequently, schools are advised to follow these new syllabi and textbooks for classes …

CBSE to release new curriculum, books for grades 3 and 6
1 year ago

CBSE to release new curriculum, books for grades 3 and 6

Deccan Chronicle  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training will release a new syllabus and textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 while there will be no change in the curriculum and textbooks for other grades for the academic year 2024-25 commencing from April 1, according to CBSE officials. "Consequently, schools are advised to follow these new syllabi and textbooks for classes …

NCERT to release new textbooks only for classes 3 to 6: CBSE to schools
1 year ago

NCERT to release new textbooks only for classes 3 to 6: CBSE to schools

Hindustan Times  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training will release new syllabus and textbooks only for classes 3rd to 6th, and there will be no change in the Curriculum and textbooks for other classes for the academic year 2024-25 commencing from April 1, according to an official communication by the Central Board of Secondary Education to its affiliated schools. NCERT …

NCERT set to release new syllabus for Classes 3 and 6
1 year ago

NCERT set to release new syllabus for Classes 3 and 6

India Today  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training is gearing up to unveil a revamped curriculum for students in Classes 3 and 6, slated to be implemented from the academic session 2024-25. REVISED NCERT TEXTBOOKS FOR CLASSES 3 AND 6 Last month, the education ministry informed the media that while the NCERT textbook revision process was ongoing, revised textbooks for …

Kerala CM to release textbooks adding portions removed by NCERT
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala CM to release textbooks adding portions removed by NCERT

India Today  

On Wednesday, the Left government in Kerala said it would bring out additional textbooks, which include the portions that had been removed earlier by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, for the 11 and 12th standards. Announcing the government's decision, State General Education Minister V Sivankutty said here that the additional textbooks would be brought out on August …

NCERT Textbook Row: 'No merit in hue and cry,' UGC Chairman slams academics opposing rationalisation
1 year, 9 months ago

NCERT Textbook Row: 'No merit in hue and cry,' UGC Chairman slams academics opposing rationalisation

Firstpost  

As many as 73 academicians, including vice chancellors of central universities, NIT directors and IIM chairpersons, on Thursday termed the withdrawal of names over the NCERT textbook row a “spectacle” by some “arrogant and self-interested” people. UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on Friday slammed academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, saying there is no merit in their “hue and …

NCERT Textbook Row | Rationalisation of contents fully justified, says UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar
1 year, 9 months ago

NCERT Textbook Row | Rationalisation of contents fully justified, says UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar

The Hindu  

UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on June 16 slammed academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, saying there is no merit in their “hue and cry”, and asserted that carrying out revisions in content is justified. A couple of days ago also, a number of academicians and political scientists Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar had asked the NCERT to drop …

NCERT fully justified in carrying out rationalisation of its textbooks' contents, says UGC chief
1 year, 9 months ago

NCERT fully justified in carrying out rationalisation of its textbooks' contents, says UGC chief

India TV News  

NCERT textbook's rationalization is fully justified. There is no merit in hue and cry over it, said University Grants Commission chief Jagadesh Kumar on Friday in remarks to the academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks. A couple of days ago also, political scientists Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar and a number of academicians asked the NCERT to remove …

33 more academicians ask NCERT to drop their names from ‘rationalised’ textbooks
1 year, 9 months ago

33 more academicians ask NCERT to drop their names from ‘rationalised’ textbooks

Hindustan Times  

Expressing concerns over the substantive revision of the original National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks, 33 academicians, who were part of the textbook development committee, on Wednesday asked the council to remove their names from the current textbooks. In a letter written to NCERT director Dinesh Prasad Saklani on Wednesday, the 33 political scientists, who were members of …

Oversight, should not be blown out of proportion: NCERT Chief on missing texts in new school books
1 year, 11 months ago

Oversight, should not be blown out of proportion: NCERT Chief on missing texts in new school books

India TV News  

NCERT Chief Dinesh Saklani on Wednesday, April 5, said it could have been an "oversight" that some deletions were not announced in its rationalisation exercise last year. The comments come after the new NCERT textbooks hit the market and it was found that more contents than the ones notified in the curriculum rationalisation booklet last year are missing. Gandhiji's death …

Schools Students to Study Lesser Books, NCERT asks Experts to Review Syllabi
3 years, 3 months ago

Schools Students to Study Lesser Books, NCERT asks Experts to Review Syllabi

News 18  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has decided to reduce the syllabus and textbooks for the academic sessions 2022-23 for all classes. On December 15, NCERT Director-in-Charge Sridhar Srivastava ordered the heads of departments to conduct a review involving internal and external experts to discuss the topics that can be excluded from the syllabus this time. The new …

'Forced To Prescribe NCERT & CISCE Approved Textbooks': Punjab And Haryana High Court Issues Notice On CBSE Affiliated Schools' Petition
3 years, 10 months ago

'Forced To Prescribe NCERT & CISCE Approved Textbooks': Punjab And Haryana High Court Issues Notice On CBSE Affiliated Schools' Petition

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Punjab government over an application filed by the CBSE Affiliated Schools Association, submitted that they are being forced to prescribe only NCERT and CISCE approved textbooks under the threat of withdrawal of recognition/NOC.Calling this decision 'totally illegal and high-handed', the. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued …

NCERT says no textbook committee formed yet, condemns fake news on social media
4 years, 9 months ago

NCERT says no textbook committee formed yet, condemns fake news on social media

India Today  

On Monday morning, NCERT took to Twitter to deny the rumours about a newly-formed textbook committee the alleged photo of the members of which have been gathering momentum on social media and instigating strong opinions from a few people. “NCERT strongly denies the news spreading in social media related to the formation of a Textbook Development Committee,” it said in …

Delhi HC Upholds Circular Asking Schools To Follow Textbooks Prescribed by SCERT/NCERT/CBSE [Read Judgment]
6 years ago

Delhi HC Upholds Circular Asking Schools To Follow Textbooks Prescribed by SCERT/NCERT/CBSE [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a challenge against stipulations in a circular issued Directorate of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, to all the schools under it, to follow the textbooks prescribed by the SCERT, NCERT and CBSE. While examining the contentions raised by the Federation Of Educational Publishers In India, the court noted that the impugned …

NCERT books shortage hits students in Visakhapatnam
7 years, 10 months ago

NCERT books shortage hits students in Visakhapatnam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Students in the city are ru-nning from pillar to post, to try and get their hands on NCERT textbooks. Despite this, the NCERT book dealers in the city say that they are facing an acute shortage of Class IX and X language textbooks, Class IX economics textbooks, and Class VI history and Hindi textbooks. The founder and correspondent of …

Schools aren’t commercial establishments: CBSE’s warning against selling books, uniforms
7 years, 11 months ago

Schools aren’t commercial establishments: CBSE’s warning against selling books, uniforms

India TV News  

The Central Board of Secondary Education has told schools affiliated to it that educational institutions are not commercial establishments and sale of books, uniforms and stationery by them is a violation of norms. An advisory has been issued following complaints from parents and stakeholders that schools are indulging in commercial activities by way of selling books and uniforms within the …

CBSE books to be made available online for free
9 years, 3 months ago

CBSE books to be made available online for free

India TV News  

New Delhi: All CBSE books and learning material will be made available online for free as part of the Centre's good governance efforts, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said here today. We are similarly going to make CBSE books available online along with additional learning material and videos as part of our good governance efforts," Irani said at the inauguration of …

Government to probe role of NCERT officials
12 years, 10 months ago

Government to probe role of NCERT officials

The Hindu  

The Union government will order an inquiry into the role of the National Council of Educational Research and Training officials in including the “offending” material in the political science textbook of Classes IX-XII and fix responsibility. Responding to the issues raised by members, Mr. Sibal said that in early April, the Ministry received information about an “offending” cartoon on page …

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