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News education-career ‘Changing The Lens’: NCERT Director On 2026 Textbooks, IKS Integration & Push To ‘Decolonise’ Minds | Exclusive Last Updated:September 04, 2026, 07:00 IST Prof Saklani says children should know ‘where we came from, understanding what we contributed, questioning what we inherited and have the confidence to take that knowledge forward’ The textbooks also…
Shedding light on strengthening inclusive education for Children with Special Needs (CwSN), the Ministry of Education highlighted the ‘Kitab Ek Padhe Anek’ initiative by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) that reimagines textbooks through principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). By integrating touch-and-sound technology with curriculum-aligned printed textbooks, the scheme ensures…
National Science Conference: The Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Mysuru, Karnataka, has announced a National Conference on Science Education to be held from December 28 to 30, 2026. According to official information, there is no registration fee and the travel and accommodation charges will be borne by the host institute. The announcement has called…
CBSE Third Language Resources: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has published the Third (R3) language learning resources on its official portal, ncert.nic.in. The objective is to make language learning a meaningful, engaging, and enriching experience that contributes to the holistic development of every learner, the council stated. The NCERT highlighted that…
Last Updated:July 12, 2026, 4:25 PM IST The new edition removes a sentence from the earlier version which stated that “the Congress leaders were helpless” as communal violence spread across subcontinent during Partition The chapter also adds that whether the Congress leadership’s decision to accept Partition was “the only way forward” remains a matter of…
The Centre has said that the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform has become India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education. The platform provides digital learning resources to students and teachers across the country. Launched in 2017, DIKSHA is led by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) along with…
Last Updated:June 26, 2026, 09:18 IST Unlike the previous NCERT political science textbook, it does not contain the Preamble or explain terms such as “Sovereign”, “Socialist”, “Secular”, “Democratic” and “Republic”. The earlier NCERT textbook had an entire chapter on the Constitution and described the Preamble as the philosophical foundation of the document. (AI Generated Image)…
Last Updated:June 24, 2026, 3:59 PM IST PAFRE objected to the title of the book – Krishna – saying it may introduce religious and mythological elements into school education under the NEP 2020. The group has asked NCERT to explain why the textbook was given this title and has demanded that it be renamed to…
Last Updated:June 15, 2026, 1:18 PM IST NCERT Class 9 Textbook: In the new version, shading has been added to cover the torso from the shoulders downward, making it look like the figure is clothed. The ‘Dancing Girl’ has been part of NCERT textbooks for over 25 years, and earlier versions always showed the original…
Last Updated:April 03, 2026, 09:44 IST Education Ministry stated that NCERT would now be a deemed to be a university, granting it the power to offer courses and to confer degrees in its own name. To ensure quality and accountability, the Ministry directed NCERT to seek accreditation on multiple fronts. (Image: ncert.nic.in) The Education Ministry…