The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has widened access to textbooks for students from kindergarten to class XII, as well as for UPSC applicants, by partnering with Amazon India. The essential books are now easily ordered online by students and delivered right to their home. The goal of this partnership is to … Read more
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has proposed a new evaluation approach for the Class 12 board exams. According to NCERT Parakh’s latest report, the evaluation for Class 12 will be based on the student’s performance in three classes (9-11), as well as vocational and skill-based training. PARAKH published a paper titled … Read more
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has just issued a recommendation on the use of NCERT textbooks in schools. According to an official announcement issued by the CBSE, the board has proposed amendments to the existing affiliation by-laws 2018. Schools and parents are encouraged to read the bylaw revisions. The official notification read, “The … Read more
The National Council of Educational Research and Training, NCERT, has responded to recent charges that the Preamble to the Constitution was deleted from certain Class 3 and Class 6 textbooks this year. The NCERT explained that these assertions lack a strong foundation, stating that the organization is now focused on several components of the Indian … Read more
The Delhi Education Department has issued a strict directive to all recognized private schools, prohibiting textbooks for elementary classes that are not prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) or the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). This mandate ensures compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009. … Read more
The Union education ministry on Monday notified guidelines for implementation of bagless days for classes 6-8 and making learning in schools more joyful, experiential and stress-free. The guidelines, developed by PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education, a unit of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), were released on the fourth anniversary of … Read more
The new NCERT Class 6 Social Science textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, has been released on Friday. It rebrands the Harappan civilization as the ‘Sindhu-Sarasvati’ and ‘Indus-Sarasvati’ civilization’s, and makes multiple references to the Sarasvati river. The textbook attributes the decline of the Harappan civilization to climate change, leading to reduced rainfall and the … Read more
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 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 … Read more
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has dismissed the claims of the National Testing Agency (NTA) which said that the questions in the NEET UG 2024 exam were ‘out of syllabus’. As per a report in the Deccan Herald, Mr Saklani asserted that there was no truth in the statement made by … Read more
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has asked the states and Union territories to implement the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) under the National Education Policy 2020 for a “multidimensional progress monitoring” of students up to class 8 this year, officials familiar with the matter said. PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of … Read more
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced MOOCs catering to students in class XI and XII. The NCERT has been designated as National Coordinator (NC) for the development and dissemination of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for school education. These courses will be accessible through Study Webs of Active – Learning … Read more
The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has contacted the NCERT to request that the most recent research results of India’s advancements in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Himalayan regions be incorporated into school textbooks. M Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, mentioned that the NCERT has formed a committee to highlight the significance of … Read more
The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has announced the commencement of applications for various Teacher Education Programs at its Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) for Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Mysore and Shillong. The window for the applications remains open till May 31. The application forms will be available at the website cee.ncert.gov.in The … Read more
The Union education ministry has asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) 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 … Read more
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has written to the principals of all its affiliated schools regarding the availability of online courses for Classes 11 and 12 offered by NCERT on the Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) portal. The SWAYAM platform, launched by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government … Read more