Tag: Ncert Books

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: NCERT has published information about helplines for children in all course books from Class 6-12, giving around 26 crore school children access to them, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry informed. WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi had suggested the idea to Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar last year during a telephone […]

New Delhi: Getting books from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will now cost you cheaper as no home delivery charges will be levied henceforth when ordered online through its web portal. “The NCERT will pay the delivery charges in case of individual cases so that more people can opt for the […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to the ongoing confusion over the use of NCERT text books by the students of the CBSE affiliated schools, Minister of State for HRD, Upendra Kushwaha informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday that it’s not mandatory for CBSE to prescribe only NCERT books. “The CBSE has not mandated schools to prescribe only […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has warned schools against the sale of books from private publishers in their premises. In a communication to schools, the Board said that the schools are allowed to open small outlets in their premises to sell books but they can sell only NCERT books and other […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Within a couple of months after the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) launched its portal for the sale of its books online, CBSE affiliated private schools across the country have so far booked over 143 lakh NCERT books this year. The private schools had ordered 52 lakh books last year. […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Within a month after the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) launched its portal for the sale of its books online, over 2.4 crore textbooks have been pre-booked by schools and students from across the country. Taking into cognizance the problems being faced by students and parents due to shortage of […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has devised a new test that will identify the children with potential and inherent abilities and help them opt for suitable streams in higher classes. The department of psychology and foundation of education of NCERT is presently finalizing the guidelines for the test, which […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has allowed schools affiliated to it to sell NCERT books inside school premises through ‘tuck’ shops. Amending its April circular, the CBSE said schools can now open shops on their premises to sell NCERT books, stationery and other material required by students. “Schools are allowed to […]

Bhubaneswar: Commercialisation of education has been a long-standing issue plaguing the education system. Even though the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued guidelines that any school affiliated to it cannot involve in commercial activities on school premises or any form of commercial activities, all in vain. Private schools in Odisha are engaged in […]

Agartala: The Tripura government will introduce NCERT textbooks and CBSE syllabus from the next academic session in place of the present curriculum prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, the assembly has been informed. A team of NCERT experts is scheduled to arrive here on December 3 to impart a three-month-long training […]

New Delhi: The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) would work upon certain courses about history of India’s tradition and culture, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said here today. He was speaking while inaugurating a lecture series on Bharat Bodh (Idea of India) organised by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in association with […]

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has filed an appeal in the Madras High Court challenging a single judge order mandating schools affiliated to CBSE to adhere to NCERT prescribed syllabus and books alone. Admitting the appeal by the CBSE, a division bench of Justices M Venugopal and M Nirmal Kumar ordered […]