NCERT textbooks for some lessons will price much less from subsequent yr, Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced on Tuesday.
Union Minister of Schooling Dharmendra Pradhan addresses a press convention at his residence, in New Delhi on Tuesday. ((ANI Photograph/Sanjay Sharma))
The Nationwide Council of Academic Analysis and Coaching (NCERT), which presently prints 5 crore textbooks a yr, is working to reinforce capability to fifteen crore from subsequent yr, he mentioned.
The minister additionally knowledgeable that the brand new textbooks, in keeping with the up to date curriculum for lessons 9-12, can be obtainable from the 2026-27 educational session.
“In the next academic year, NCERT will publish 15 crore quality and affordable books… Currently, it publishes nearly five crore textbooks. Earlier, there were concerns about demand and supply about the textbooks. However, that will be addressed now,” Pradhan informed reporters.
“Since the volume of printing of books is going to be high, the prices of textbooks for some classes will be reduced. However, the price will not be increased for any class to ensure there is no financial burden on parents,” he added.
The minister knowledgeable that the method of updating textbooks, in keeping with the brand new Nationwide Curriculum Framework (NCF), was underway.
“The process is on and textbooks for classes 9-12 will be ready by the 2026-27 academic session,” he mentioned.
“New textbooks have been made available for seven out of 15 grades, with textbooks coming out for four more grades in the next academic year. Textbooks for arts, physical education, and wellbeing (classes 3-8) and vocational education (classes 6-8) are being developed. Textbooks are being prepared in all scheduled Indian languages and made accessible via online platforms,” the minister mentioned.
Pradhan knowledgeable that the variety of faculties affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Schooling (CBSE) had greater than doubled, rising from 14,974 in 2014 to 30,415 in 2024.
“Admissions, transfers and CBSE affiliation processes are now fully online. Kendriya Vidyalyas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and the CBSE are operating on 100 per cent e-office platforms. Schools offering vocational courses have risen from 960 in 2014 to 29,342 in 2024. Student enrolment in skill education has surged from 58,720 in 2014 to over 30.8 lakh in 2024,” he mentioned.
In a separate press convention, Union Minister of State for Aviation Murlidhar Mohol mentioned there had been unprecedented growth of training infrastructure throughout previous 10 years.
“…because of which, seven Indian institutions — IITs Delhi, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Mumbai, and Madras, IISc (Indian Institute of Science) – Bengaluru, and the Delhi University — have found a place in the reputable QS world university ranking,” Mohol mentioned.