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More than 30,000 textbooks seized by NCERT as it cracks down on piracy

January 16, 2026 6:30 pm

The police also recovered two printing machines, aluminium printing plates, paper rolls, and printing ink, indicating large-scale unauthorised printing.

Cap coaching hours, align curricula with JEE and NEET: Centre’s panel

Cap coaching hours, align curricula with JEE and NEET UG: Centre’s panel

January 14, 2026 5:09 pm

The committee is learnt to have identified a “disconnect between school curricula and the demands of competitive examinations such as JEE and NEET”, and flagged the transition from Class 10 to Class 11 as a “stress point” for students.

Prafulla Chandra Ray and Dayanand Saraswati

Why 'national' science has been obsessed with ancient history

January 13, 2026 5:20 pm

Today, when NCERT textbooks assert that Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya developed algebra independently and before Arab scholars, they repeat a logic that has haunted Indian scholarship for nearly two centuries. Such claims are framed as historical corrections. Yet, they obscure a complex reality: the compulsion to locate science in antiquity was itself a response to colonialism.

Schools have also been advised to expose students to a variety of practice questions, in line with the shared sample tasks, to help build familiarity and strengthen basic skills

NCERT plans assessment of Class 3 students' basic learning abilities

January 03, 2026 9:36 am

As part of the preparations, NCERT has shared sample assessment tasks in Hindi and English to familiarise teachers and students with the assessment format and process.

The largest round of permanent recruitment took place in 2023-24, with 96 academic and 194 non-academic employees appointed

Over 1,600 posts vacant at NCERT as reliance on contractual staff continues

December 18, 2025 9:08 am

Responding to concerns over staffing gaps, the Ministry of Education stated that recruitment is a “continuous process” and that efforts are being made to fill vacancies in accordance with existing recruitment rules.

Teach the crisis: Why NCERT must rework climate and pollution education in its textbooks now

December 10, 2025 12:43 pm

Our children need more chapters on the environment, not less. They deserve books that mirror their reality

Pak-supported terror attacks, tensions with China part of new class 7 NCERT textbook

December 10, 2025 10:12 am

On China, the new NCERT book refers to “heightened tensions” with the country in recent years, mostly related to shared borders, and a few serious conflicts. “On the other hand, efforts are being made to resolve disputes through trade, dialogue and border resolution mechanisms,” it explained.