NCERT revises Class 8 textbook: Partition narrative tweaked, Savarkar added, Hitler references removedNCERT has revised its Class 8 social science textbook with several significant changes. The Partition chapter now presents a debated accept...
08 Jul, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
NCERT's new Class 9 textbook describes judiciary as 'independent', after Class 8 chapter was withdrawnMonths after the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) withdrew its Class 8 Social Science textbook following objec...
07 Jul, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
New class 9 NCERT textbook describes judiciary as impartial institution safeguarding citizens' rightsA new Class 9 textbook hails the judiciary as an impartial guardian of citizens' rights and the Constitution, capable of reviewing executiv...
26 Jun, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
SIR now part of class 9 NCERT textbook, Election Commission lauded for impartial pollsA new NCERT Class 9 textbook now features the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, highlighting its role in ensuring accura...
26 Jun, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Including Election Commission chapter in NCERT book is absolutely wrong: TMC's Saugata RoyA TMC MP has strongly criticized the inclusion of praise for the Election Commission in an NCERT Class 9 textbook, deeming it 'absolutely w...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Future generations must know Emergency's dark deeds: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has lauded NCERT's decision to include the Emergency period in Class IX textbooks. This move ai...
25 Jun, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Didn't expect row over chapter on judiciary; content was correct, we stand by it: NCERT scholar DaninoNCERT academic Michel Danino stands by a controversial Class 8 textbook chapter on the judiciary. He states the content was correct and did...
28 May, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
NCERT to review textbooks across classes; expert panel to vet curriculum, Centre tells Supreme CourtResponding to a Supreme Court ruling on disputed content found in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the government has mandated NCERT to r...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
NCERT issues "unconditional" apology for withdrawn class 8 book over inappropriate content on judiciaryNCERT has issued an apology for a chapter in its Class 8 Social Science textbook. The organization has withdrawn the entire book titled 'Ex...
10 Mar, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
NCERT orders immediate recall of Class 8 Social Science book amid judiciary rowNCERT has pulled back its Class 8 Social Science textbook after a Supreme Court ban on printing and distribution. The backlash involves a c...
27 Feb, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Uttarakhand tasks NCERT with including Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in school syllabus: State Education ministerUttarakhand wants Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in its school syllabus. The state government has requested NCERT to include these texts in 17,...
16 Jul, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
Kerala only state to compile portions deleted by NCERT in new textbooks for students, says Minister SivankuttyMoreover, the National Council of Educational Research and Training has deleted a lot of things -- like the assasination of Mahatma Gandhi ...
11 Sep, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
Concerted attempt to 're-write' history, pass on 'distorted legacy'': Cong on removal of Maulana Azad references from NCERT textbookAddressing a press conference on the issue at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Congress spokesperson Anshul Avijit said there is a conce...
13 Apr, 2023, 06.57 PM IST
NCERT to bring balanced perspective of all genders in new curriculum, textbooks: Parliamentary panelThe panel had earlier recommended that to address the under-representation of women and girls in school textbooks or them being depicted on...
20 Dec, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
Education ministry holds meeting for seeking inputs for new curriculumThe inputs from ministries would help identify and integrate several pertinent areas, skills and competencies in the NCF at relevant stages.
09 Aug, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
Development of curriculum for school education huge decentralised consultation exercise: NCERT"The development of National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education is a huge consultative exercise, not limited in any way, to th...
21 Jun, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
RSS-linked bodies weigh in with suggestions on new education policyThe New Education Policy gathers steam with states and other stakeholders, non-governmental bodies are also reaching out with their templat...
21 Sep, 2015, 11.47 AM IST