NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
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NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: NCERT textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday.The National Council of Educational Research and Training, which currently prints five crore textbooks a year, is working to augment capacity to 15 crore from next year, he said. The minister also informed that the new textbooks, according to the updated curriculum for classes 9-12, would be available from the 2026-27 academic session. "The process is on and textbooks for classes 9-12 will be ready by the 2026-27 academic session," he said. "New textbooks have been made available for seven out of 15 grades, with textbooks coming out for four more grades in the next academic year.

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UP Board students to face 3-month wait for new session textbooks
1 week, 1 day ago

UP Board students to face 3-month wait for new session textbooks

Hindustan Times  

Even though the 2025-26 session is set to start on April 1 in secondary schools across the state, more than 1 crore students of classes 9 to 12 enrolled in over 27,000 schools affiliated with the UP Board will have to wait for at least another three months for National Council of Educational Research and Training books for the new …

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
3 months, 1 week ago

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan

Hindustan Times  

NCERT textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The National Council of Educational Research and Training, which currently prints five crore textbooks a year, is working to augment capacity to 15 crore from next year, he said. The minister also informed that the new textbooks, according to the updated …

NCERT textbooks for classes 9-12 as per new curriculum to be ready by 2026-27, says Union Education Minister
3 months, 1 week ago

NCERT textbooks for classes 9-12 as per new curriculum to be ready by 2026-27, says Union Education Minister

India TV News  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training will reduce the cost of some classes, effective from the upcoming academic year, said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. Updated version of textbooks by 2026 He also mentioned that the updated version of new textbooks as per the updated curriculum for classes 9 to 12 will be available from …

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
3 months, 1 week ago

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan

The Hindu  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The minister also informed that the new textbooks as per updated curriculum for classes 9-12 will be available from 2026-27 academic session. "In the next academic year, NCERT will publish 15 crore quality and …

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025: Dharmendra Pradhan
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3 months, 1 week ago

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025: Dharmendra Pradhan

India Today  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. Dharmendra Pradhan also mentioned that new textbooks based on the updated curriculum for classes 9-12 will be introduced in the 2026-27 academic session. "In the next academic year, NCERT will publish 15 crore quality …

NCERT announces 20 per cent cut in textbook prices for classes 9 to 12 from next academic year
3 months, 2 weeks ago

NCERT announces 20 per cent cut in textbook prices for classes 9 to 12 from next academic year

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training announced on Monday a 20 per cent reduction in textbook prices for classes 9 to 12, effective from the upcoming academic year. Making the announcement, NCERT Director, Dinesh Prasad Saklani, said, “This is the first time that the price of textbooks has been significantly reduced.” He was speaking at the …

NCERT announces 20 per cent reduction in textbook prices for classes 9 to 12: Check details here
3 months, 2 weeks ago

NCERT announces 20 per cent reduction in textbook prices for classes 9 to 12: Check details here

India TV News  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has announced a 20 per cent reduction in textbook prices for students of classes 9 to 12, effective from the upcoming academic year. NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani made the announcement on Monday during an event, stating that this is the first significant reduction in textbook prices by the council. All textbooks …

China to start using revised textbooks for compulsory education
7 months ago

China to start using revised textbooks for compulsory education

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China will start using revised textbooks covering three disciplines for compulsory education in the coming autumn semester, the Ministry of Education said on Tuesday. All grades of the nine-year compulsory education period will be covered within three years, the MOE said. The MOE said the revised textbooks had been used on a trial basis at over 550 schools …

NCERT faces criticism for omitting Preamble to Constitution from Class III and VI textbooks
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NCERT faces criticism for omitting Preamble to Constitution from Class III and VI textbooks

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The National Council for Educational Research and Training has come under fire for dropping the Preamble to the Constitution from Class III and VI textbooks. She emphasised on Monday that the new textbooks give significant importance to various aspects of the Indian Constitution, including the preamble, fundamental duties, fundamental rights, and the national anthem. New textbooks for Class …

New textbooks for Class 6 to be made available by July-end, clarifies NCERT
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New textbooks for Class 6 to be made available by July-end, clarifies NCERT

The Hindu  

The National Council for Educational Research and Training said on Wednesday that new textbooks for Class 6 will be made available by the end of July. In response to a story published by The Hindu on July 9, the NCERT stated that all Grade 6 textbooks would be made available by the NCERT this month and that the two-month timeline …

No change in the existing curriculum, except for classes 3 and 6: CBSE
8 months, 2 weeks ago

No change in the existing curriculum, except for classes 3 and 6: CBSE

Hindustan Times  

The Central Board of Secondary Education has reiterated that there will be no change in the existing curriculum or textbook for all classes except for 3 and 6 for the coming year, as per a new notice released by the board on Wednesday. As per a new notice released by the CBSE, all the CBSE-affiliated schools were once again instructed …

CBSE announces textbook changes for classes 3 and 6 in academic year 2024-25, no change for other classes
8 months, 2 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 …

Confusion over revised NCERT textbooks for Classes VI,IX and XI leave teachers in a tizzy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Confusion over revised NCERT textbooks for Classes VI,IX and XI leave teachers in a tizzy

The Hindu  

Confusion prevails in Central Board of Secondary Education schools in the State as teachers are unsure of the availability of National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks for Classes VI, IX, and XI. “Most schools in Tamil Nadu use private publishers for Class VI and use NCERT textbooks from Class IX onwards. The vendors in the South, who are …

Congress Slams Govt Over Delay in Class 6 Textbooks, Says Ministry Sabotaging Education of Children
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Slams Govt Over Delay in Class 6 Textbooks, Says Ministry Sabotaging Education of Children

News 18  

The Congress Friday slammed the Centre over the delay in publishing new Class 6 textbooks, alleging the Education Ministry is “sabotaging” the education of children after doing the same with the examination process through the “incompetent” National Testing Agency. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh hit out at the government over the issue, saying that either the “rot runs deep”, or …

Congress slams govt. over delay in Class 6 textbooks, says Ministry sabotaging education of children
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress slams govt. over delay in Class 6 textbooks, says Ministry sabotaging education of children

The Hindu  

The Congress on July 5 slammed the Centre over the delay in publishing new Class 6 textbooks, alleging the Education Ministry is "sabotaging" the education of children. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh hit out at the government over the issue, saying that either the "rot runs deep", or the incompetence scales new heights everyday. In a post on X, he …

NCERT to Launch Remaining New Textbooks For Classes 3 And 6 Soon, Review Done by Dharmendra Pradhan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NCERT to Launch Remaining New Textbooks For Classes 3 And 6 Soon, Review Done by Dharmendra Pradhan

News 18  

National Council for Educational Research and Training will introduce the remaining eight newly-developed textbooks for classes 3 and 6 soon, the Union Ministry of Education said on Thursday. According to the ministry, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan did a “detailed review” of the progress of new textbooks development process with senior officials of the school education department and Central Board …

Education Minister holds review meeting to look into textbook delay issue
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Education Minister holds review meeting to look into textbook delay issue

The Hindu  

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a detailed review on the progress of textbook development with senior Ministry officials on Thursday. The review meeting comes a day after The Hindu reported that students of Class 6 have been left without any textbooks to study from after there has been a substantial delay in receiving new Science, Maths and Social Sciences …

New NCERT textbooks delayed, Class 6 students to go to school without books
8 months, 3 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 …

Andhra Pradesh: Students to get free textbooks by June 12
10 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Students to get free textbooks by June 12

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The government has taken all necessary measures to distribute free textbooks for class 1 to 10 students by June 12, coinciding with the reopening of schools. There is a total requirement of 4.20 crore textbooks for government school students in the State, including 3.09 crore books for the first semester. Under the auspices of Principal Secretary of School Education …

Education Ministry asks NCERT to review textbooks every year
11 months ago

Education Ministry asks NCERT to review textbooks every year

Hindustan Times  

The Union education ministry has asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training to put in place an annual system to review textbooks and make the necessary changes before printing new textbooks ahead of the beginning of every academic session, officials familiar with the development said. The NCERT publishes new textbooks every year before the beginning of the academic …

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 …

Class 3 and 6 NCERT textbooks with new syllabus to be available in April, May
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Class 3 and 6 NCERT textbooks with new syllabus to be available in April, May

India Today  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has announced the release of textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 under the new syllabus. NCERT's decision to launch the textbooks aligns with the recent directive from the Central Board of Secondary Education, mandating the adoption of new syllabi and textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 from the upcoming academic session. ALIGNING …

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 …

New NCERT textbooks may be released only for Classes 3 and 6 in 2024-25
1 year, 1 month ago

New NCERT textbooks may be released only for Classes 3 and 6 in 2024-25

India Today  

As the academic year 2024-25 approaches, indications suggest that the National Council of Educational Research and Training is gearing up to introduce new textbooks, albeit selectively, with Classes 3 and 6 expected to receive the updates. According to sources within the Ministry of Education who spoke to the media, the NCERT is prioritising the release of new textbooks for Class …

Only Classes 3, 6 are likely to receive new NCERT textbooks in 2024-25
1 year, 1 month ago

Only Classes 3, 6 are likely to receive new NCERT textbooks in 2024-25

The Hindu  

The new National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks for the school academic year 2024-25 will most likely only be introduced for Class 3 and 6, as per sources in the Ministry of Education. The MoE had, on November 10, 2023, said that textbooks for all grades, from Classes 1 to 12 would be introduced in the upcoming academic …

U.P. primary students’ wait may stretch as approval for NCERT books awaited
1 year, 2 months ago

U.P. primary students’ wait may stretch as approval for NCERT books awaited

Hindustan Times  

Students will have to wait a little longer for the National Council of Educational Research and Training books of English, Hindi and mathematics, which are being introduced for the first time in the curriculum of classes 1 and 2 of 1.14 lakh government-run primary schools functioning under UP Basic Education Council across the state. Books for classes 3 to 8 …

Board Exams To Be Conducted Twice A Year: MOE’s New Curriculum Framework
1 year, 7 months ago

Board Exams To Be Conducted Twice A Year: MOE’s New Curriculum Framework

ABP News  

Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan released the National Curriculum Framework for School Education in Delhi today, August 23, 2023. The new curriculum framework includes the following features: Board examinations will be conducted twice a year, providing students with two opportunities each year and the option to retain their highest score. On the Joint Workshop of National Curriculum Framework Oversight …

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 …

Kerala govt to release textbooks adding portions deleted by NCERT for classes 11th and 12th
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala govt to release textbooks adding portions deleted by NCERT for classes 11th and 12th

India TV News  

Kerala Textbooks, Kerala NCERT textbooks: Kerala government has decided to bring out the additional textbooks which include the deleted portion that had been removed earlier by the National Council of Educational Research and Training for classes 11th and 12th. The State General Education Minister V Sivankutty said that the additional textbooks would be release on August 23 by Chief Minister …

Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan in NCERT’s new NCF panel to develop syllabus, textbooks
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan in NCERT’s new NCF panel to develop syllabus, textbooks

India TV News  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has set up a new committee to finalize curriculum and textbooks for classes 3 to 12. The 19-member high-powered committee, named the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee, will be led by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration Chancellor Mahesh Chandra Pant. The committee will also include Philanthropist and Chairperson …

NCERT textbook row | 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ syllabus
1 year, 9 months ago

NCERT textbook row | 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ syllabus

The Hindu  

After 35 scholars, including chief advisers for textbook development committee Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar, asked for their names to be removed from the “rationalised” National Council for Educational Research and Training textbooks, another 73 academicians have called their move “a false propaganda against the NCERT” and the exercise of school curriculum rationalisation. Academicians from Jawaharlal Nehru University, University Grants …

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 …

New textbooks unavailable for over 11 lakh students in Uttarakhand schools
1 year, 11 months ago

New textbooks unavailable for over 11 lakh students in Uttarakhand schools

Hindustan Times  

New textbooks under the National Education Policy 2020 remain unavailable for over 11 lakh students from Class 1 to 12 in public schools of Uttarakhand. The education department said the curriculum has been revised under NEP and the students still don’t have access to books due to a delay in their printing process. Banshidhar Tiwari, director, school education, said, “We …

NCERT drops texts on Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity, RSS ban from Class 12 textbook
1 year, 11 months ago

NCERT drops texts on Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity, RSS ban from Class 12 textbook

India TV News  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has removed several texts on Mahatma Gandhi, Hindu-Muslim unity and RSS from CBSE Class 12 Political Science textbook for the new academic session 2023-24. The topics which have been removed from the Class 12 textbook include "Gandhiji's death had a magical effect on communal situation in the country", "Gandhi's pursuit of Hindu-Muslim …

No textbooks till age 6 in new syllabus plan
2 years, 5 months ago

No textbooks till age 6 in new syllabus plan

Hindustan Times  

No textbooks for children between ages three and six, learning based on toys, play and lived experience, use of mother tongue, stories of Indian heroes and traditional concepts of teaching, books incorporating diversity, gender, moral and ethical awareness, and assessment through observation and analysing creativity – these are some of the key features of a new foundational curriculum framework launched …

NCERT textbooks rationalised to compensate for Covid-19 time loss: Education ministry
2 years, 8 months ago

NCERT textbooks rationalised to compensate for Covid-19 time loss: Education ministry

India Today  

According to Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi, the NCERT made a move toward rationalising school textbooks to support quick student learning continuum rehabilitation and make up for time lost due to the extended school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. REASONS BEHIND NECRT TEXTBOOK RATIONALISATION "During the Covid-19 pandemic situation, students across the stages of school education have …

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 …

NCERT to review syllabus and textbooks with aim to reduce burden on students
3 years, 3 months ago

NCERT to review syllabus and textbooks with aim to reduce burden on students

India Today  

On December 15, Sridhar Srivastava, the National Council of Educational Research and Training director in charge wrote a letter to the heads of departments of the council. In his letter, Srivastava mentioned that keeping in view the disruptions hit by Covid19, NCERT plans to make a ‘’speedy recovery’’ in students’ learning from the next academic year. He added that NCERT …

NCERT to revise 14-yr-old curriculum framework, set up committee by month-end
5 years, 5 months ago

NCERT to revise 14-yr-old curriculum framework, set up committee by month-end

India Today  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training is planning to review the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework in accordance with new national education policy and set up a committee for the purpose. "We are just waiting for the new education policy to be finalised and a committee for reviewing the NCF will be announced by month-end. We did review the …

Over 2.4 crore NCERT textbooks pre-booked online
7 years, 6 months ago

Over 2.4 crore NCERT textbooks pre-booked online

India TV News  

Over 2.4 crore NCERT textbooks have been pre-booked by schools and students from across the country within a month after the council launched an online portal for the purpose, an official said today. To deal with the "virtual" shortage of books which forced parents to buy expensive books from private publishers, the National Council of Educational Research and Training launched …

NCERT books to be made available for all schools soon: government
7 years, 8 months ago

NCERT books to be made available for all schools soon: government

Live Mint  

Kolkata: NCERT books will be made available to students of all public and private schools for providing relief from buying text books at steep prices. Elaborating, he said while buying NCERT books the students of 20000 schools spend Rs650 crore but for non-NCERT publications they will have to spend Rs3900 crore. I am worried about the financial burden on the …

Now, UP government schools books to be available online
7 years, 9 months ago

Now, UP government schools books to be available online

Hindustan Times  

Textbooks of government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh will now be available online for teachers and students who may download it on their smart phones. Move aimed at helping students For the benefit of visually-impaired students, there is also a provision where they may listen to the text of these books by clicking on the audio option. There are 1,13,247 primary …

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