Ncert Textbooks
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Punjab Speaker flags errors in NCERT's Punjabi textbook, demands immediate review
India | Mar 18, 2025, 06:38 AM ISTPunjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan pointed out significant spelling mistakes and factual inaccuracies in the book 'Punjabi Primer'.
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NCERT textbooks for classes 9-12 as per new curriculum to be ready by 2026-27, says Pradhan
Education | Dec 17, 2024, 04:13 PM ISTUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that the updated version of NCERT textbooks will be released by 2026-27.
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NCERT announces 20 per cent reduction in textbook prices for classes 9 to 12: Check details here
Education | Dec 16, 2024, 08:23 PM ISTThis news was announced by NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani during an event in the national capital. The textbooks for grades 1-8 will continue to be retailed at Rs 65 per copy.
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NCERT textbooks for all grades to be now sold on Amazon as well through authorised sellers
Education | Oct 07, 2024, 11:04 PM ISTAmazon India has announced a partnership with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to streamline the sale of textbooks at maximum retail price (MRP) across all serviceable pin codes in the country.
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Was Preamble to Constitution from classes 3rd and 6th textbooks deleted? NCERT clarifies
Education | Aug 06, 2024, 03:18 PM ISTIn response to the removal of the preamble to the constitution from the class's 3rd and 6th textbooks, NCERT took to Twitter to clarify allegations. Check details here.
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History taught to inform about facts, not to make schools battleground, says NCERT Director
Education | Jun 16, 2024, 04:44 PM ISTBacking the decision of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to make changes in the textbooks, Director Dinesh Saklani argued that they want to create positive citizens not violent and depressed individuals.
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Ministry of Education (MoE) asks NCERT to update, and review all textbooks yearly, says sources
Education | Apr 29, 2024, 06:44 PM ISTThe Ministry of Education (MoE) has asked NCERT to review and update textbooks every year as per the new curriculum. Check details here.
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NCERT warns publishers over copyright infringement
India | Apr 07, 2024, 10:44 PM ISTDeputy Secretary of NCERT Rajesh Kumar said that the advisory on copyright infringement in the use of the educational materials designed and developed by NCERT is herewith released as a public notice.
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NCERT books tweaked, references to PoK, Babri Masjid, Gujarat riots changed | DETAILS
India | Apr 05, 2024, 04:06 PM ISTVarious references in the older version of the NCERT textbooks have been replaced by some new references in the new textbooks. The NCERT did not comment on the topics being dropped, however, according to the officials, the changes have been made as part of the routine updation.
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NCERT to release new textbooks for classes 3 and 6 by April/May, check details
Education | Apr 04, 2024, 06:24 PM ISTTo facilitate teachers in preparing class 6 students for the updated syllabus, NCERT has uploaded a bridge course for class 6 on its official portal. Check details here.
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'No greater book in world than Quran, should be included in NCERT: SP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Uttar Pradesh | Nov 26, 2023, 09:08 AM ISTSamajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, has once again made headlines with his statement. He expressed that the Quran Sharif is the greatest book in the world and should be included in the NCERT.
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Ramayana, Mahabharata should be included in social sciences textbooks, recommends NCERT panel
Education | Nov 21, 2023, 09:43 PM ISTThe panel's recommendations may now be taken into consideration by the 19-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) notified in July to finalise the curriculum, textbooks and learning material for these classes.
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'Too premature to comment': NCERT on reports of 'Bharat' replacing India in textbooks
Education | Oct 25, 2023, 07:19 PM ISTThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) stated that it is premature to comment on the news being flashed in the media about changing the name of 'India' to 'Bharat' in all NCERT textbooks.
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NCERT includes chapter on National War Memorial in Class 7 syllabus
Higher Studies | Aug 29, 2023, 01:03 PM ISTThe initiative, launched jointly by the Ministries of Defense and Education, aims to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty and courage and sacrifice among school children.
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Kerala govt to release textbooks adding portions deleted by NCERT for classes 11th and 12th
High Schools | Aug 16, 2023, 11:46 PM ISTThe additional textbooks would be release on August 23 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during a function to be held in a government school.
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Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan in NCERT’s new NCF panel to develop syllabus, textbooks
Education | Aug 12, 2023, 02:20 PM ISTThe 19-member high-powered committee, named the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC), will be led by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) Chancellor MC Pant.
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CBSE students can now learn in 22 regional languages including Odia: Dharmendra Pradhan
Education | Jul 22, 2023, 10:20 PM ISTOdisha: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that schools will make provisions for students who want to study in Odia or any other medium.
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Has Darwin's theory been 'Deleted' from NCERT textbooks? Union Education Minister responds
Education | Jun 21, 2023, 10:08 AM ISTAfter the controversy broke out, Pradhan spoke to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which is an autonomous body, and sought details.
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NCERT fully justified in carrying out rationalisation of its textbooks' contents, says UGC chief
Education | Jun 16, 2023, 06:46 PM ISTAs 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.
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NCERT Class 10th new syllabus 2023: Now, Evolution and Periodic table removed from science textbooks
Education | Jun 02, 2023, 06:30 AM ISTThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed the periodic table, and sources of energy chapters from the class 10th chemistry textbooks. Check details here.