NCERT issues "unconditional" apology for withdrawn class 8 book over inappropriate content on judiciaryNCERT has issued an apology for a chapter in its Class 8 Social Science textbook. The organization has withdrawn the entire book titled 'Ex...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
NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra PradhanThe National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will increase textbook production from 5 crore to 15 crore next year, lea...
17 Dec, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
NCERT to triple-fold publication of textbooks, print 15 crore books this year: Education ministerUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that NCERT will triple its textbook publication, printing 15 crore books this year, t...
07 Oct, 2024, 10.10 PM IST
Congress slams govt over delay in Class 6 textbooks, says ministry sabotaging education of childrenCongress criticized the Centre for delaying the publication of new Class 6 textbooks, accusing the Education Ministry of "sabotaging" child...
05 Jul, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Education Ministry asks NCERT to review, update textbooks on yearly basisThe Ministry of Education has instructed the NCERT to review and update its textbooks annually to ensure they remain current in the rapidly...
29 Apr, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
NCERT Recruitment 2023: Vacancies, exam date, fee, and how to applyThe National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has invited online applications for 347 non-academic posts at various inst...
29 Apr, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
References to Maulana Azad in class 11 textbook dropped in 2013, should not be linked with current rationalisation: NCERTThe NCERT has described the omissions as a possible oversight but refused to undo the deletions, saying they were based on the recommendati...
17 Apr, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
- Satia Industries rallies 7% on Rs 105 crore order win
The paper and related products firm has bagged the mega order of Rs 105 crore from National Council of Educational Research and Training (N...
06 Jul, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
10 years on, NCERT updates its books; demonetisation, GST in syllabusCome April, that will change as National Council of Educational Research and Training is updating all 182 of its textbooks.
17 Sep, 2017, 10.34 AM IST
NCERT textbooks may get dearer by 30% from next yearThe online orders will enable NCERT to validate the actual requirement of books for the forthcoming academic session and ensure supply with...
28 Jul, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
HRD Ministry directs CBSE to stop printing books as it is not part of the board's mandateCBSE did not respond to ET's repeated queries. It is, however, gathered that CBSE chairman Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi is in agreement with the...
31 May, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
NCERT to review books for 1st time since 2007While some books published by the CBSE are still not available in the market, NCERT books are available with empanelled vendors and schools.
15 May, 2017, 10.03 AM IST
Textbook row: Prakash Javadekar condemns text as sexist, orders actionThe book titled "Health and Physical Education" written by V K Sharma and published by Delhi-based New Saraswati House, is taught at variou...
13 Apr, 2017, 05.24 PM IST
NCERT blacklists two firms from supplying Science, Maths kitsThe HRD Ministry had recently made textbooks published by NCERT compulsory in the schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Educ...
05 Apr, 2017, 03.12 PM IST
Former NCERT director to be probed by HRD months after she was asked to step downGoyal will inquire into allegations of purchase of paper worth Rs 50 crore for printing textbooks without following tender procedure.
04 Jun, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
- Ruckus over cartoon issue distrupts Parliament
Parliament was disrupted over a cartoon that depicts Ambedkar seated on a snail, named Constitution, & Nehru trying to whip the snail to ma...
12 May, 2012, 12.50 AM IST