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Based on the UGC’s advice, the Ministry of Education declared NCERT, New Delhi, an Institution Deemed to be University

NCERT deemed university status: Centre reiterates nod while experts warn of autonomy concerns

August 11, 2026 11:25 am

The notification released earlier this year also laid conditions governing NCERT’s functioning as a deemed university. Its academic programmes will have to conform to UGC norms and standards, while new courses and off-campus centres will have to follow the applicable UGC guidelines.

Centre to SC: We will roll out comprehensive curriculum on sex education in schools

‘Ready to roll out sex education in schools’: Centre tells SC

July 16, 2026 9:52 am

An expert panel has proposed introducing adolescent education from Class 6 through a graded approach, with age-appropriate lessons on personal safety, body awareness, hygiene, and safe and unsafe touch beginning from the foundational stage.

NCERT Class 8th Revised Textbook: Cong's position on Partition tweaked, references to Hitler dropped & more

SC intervention sparks overhaul of NCERT class 8 textbook: What got dropped, and added

July 10, 2026 9:34 am

In the chapter titled "Citizenship: Rights and Duties," the textbook now lists economic background among the grounds for discrimination, alongside caste, religion, ethnicity, disability, race, physical appearance, gender, and sexuality.

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NCERT’s new Social Science textbook for Class 9 has SIR, more details on Emergency

June 26, 2026 6:19 pm

The book — ‘Understanding Society India and Beyond: Part 1’ — released Thursday, also features a section on the Emergency, as part of the topic, ‘Challenges to democratic practices in India’, in a chapter titled ‘Democracy’.

NCERT flags fake Class 9 textbook: Warns against piracy

June 26, 2026 9:40 am

The NCERT has warned students, parents, and teachers against a fake Class 9 social science textbook circulating on social media, clarifying such unauthorised copies have no link to the Council and may contain inaccurate or fabricated content.

NCERT introduces section on Emergency in Class 9 textbook, mentions Indira Gandhi

June 26, 2026 10:49 am

It is also worth noting that India has recently crossed the 50-year mark since the Emergency was declared in 1975.

In NCERT Art textbook, ‘Dancing Girl’ covered up

NCERT to restore nude Mohenjo-daro 'Dancing Girl' image in Class 9 Arts textbook: Express Impact

June 17, 2026 5:16 pm

Education Ministry sought an explanation from NCERT after The Indian Express reported that the iconic Harappan figurine's torso had been shaded over in the new Class 9 Arts Education textbook.

Dancing Girl, meet modest imagination

June 15, 2026 11:32 pm

The Dancing Girl has been significant because it embodies poise, confidence, and unmistakable presence. If the task of education is to equip young people to engage with the world as it is, then NCERT would do better to trust both students and women with a little more agency

NCERT's new Art textbook covers up Mohenjodaro's 'Dancing Girl'

June 16, 2026 10:45 am

The bronze figurine, one of the most recognisable artefacts of the Indus Valley Civilisation, has appeared in NCERT textbooks for at least 25 years, including during previous NDA governments, without its nude torso ever being obscured.