Education Ministry's instructions - NCERT should update and review textbooks every year: Sources

Sources have claimed that the Education Ministry has directed NCERT to update and review the textbooks every year. According to sources, NCERT textbooks as per the new syllabus will be ready for all classes by 2026.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has asked NCERT to review and update textbooks annually. As of now, no order has been given on the frequency of updating NCERT textbooks.

However, the Council has been revising and updating the content from time to time since 2017. A rationalization exercise was also conducted due to school closures due to the pandemic, but there were allegations from a section of agenda-driven editing.

A source said, 'In today's fast-changing world, it is important that the textbooks are updated. NCERT has been asked to review them on an annual basis and update them before the start of the new academic session.

All NCERT books will be ready by 2026: Sources

Sources further said that NCERT books once published should not remain the same for many years. They should be reviewed every year before printing and if any changes are to be made or some new facts are to be added then they should be included in the books. For example, topics like Artificial Intelligence are developing a lot.

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