National Council of Educational Research and Training: News
16 Jul 2018
RajasthanClass-10 students doing abysmally in math, worse than Class-3 students
The latest National Achievement Survey (NAS) assessed 15L students across all states and union territories to reveal alarming findings: Class-10 students were doing far worse than even Class-3 students, especially in Mathematics, where average scores were less than 40%.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaThree months into session, CBSE students still don't have books
Despite taking measures to improve things, it looks like CBSE continues to be bogged down by a decades-old problem: unavailability of textbooks.
02 Jul 2018
EducationNCERT recommends opening schools in minority populated areas
The NCERT has recommended opening schools in minority populated areas and giving their culture the due representation in the curriculum to address various problems like discrimination and harassment of minority community children.
13 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduFighting child sexual abuse: NCERT books may teach genital identification
In a bid to impart sex knowledge to kids and help them report incidents of abuse, the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) may include sections on genital identification, in the textbooks.
08 Jun 2018
IndiaNo scores or comments in report-card till Class-8, suggests NCERT
Heeding the fact that the current education and assessment system is putting immense stress on students, the NCERT has come up with a proposal to correct it.
05 Jun 2018
KolkataPre-school educational units with NCERT curriculum to set up: Swarup
Union School Education Secretary Anil Swarup today said the central government would set up pre-school educational units and the NCERT was also preparing a curriculum for them.
31 May 2018
EducationNCERT's Unni-Munni change political beliefs: From criticism to idolization
It is only natural for governments to exercise some control on the narrative in academic textbooks, partly to ensure positive national sentiment.
24 May 2018
IndiaUNICEF launches data visualization app to monitor education programs
The UNICEF today launched a "data visualization app" which provides a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of the education scenario in the country.
03 May 2018
IndiaNCERT shuns academic targets, focuses on producing capable preschoolers
The NCERT wants to take away part of the emphasis the education system currently puts on marks, and focus instead on children's personality.
01 May 2018
EducationNCERT issues guidelines to schools, parents on cyber security, safety
The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has issued guidelines to schools, parents on cyber security and safety.
06 Apr 2018
BooksNCERT to deliver textbooks to students at home
NCERT will now deliver schoolbooks to buyers' houses for free, if they buy it online from the Council's portal.
29 Mar 2018
Prakash JavadekarNCERT books would have QR codes from next year: Javadekar
NCERT-published textbooks would have QR codes from next year (2019-20) to help students to understand chapters better by watching a film or reading additional content on laptops and digital boards, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
27 Mar 2018
LucknowCBSE Class-12 Biology: Tricky questions, but most complete on time
A day after CBSE Class 12 Arts students appeared their Economics exam, their Science counterparts had Biology today.
26 Mar 2018
DelhiEconomics was easy, not long, practical helped: CBSE Class-12 students
CBSE Class 12 students who appeared the Economics exam today felt there were some tricky questions, but overall the paper was easy and not long.
21 Mar 2018
Exams'Mathematics paper was easy but lengthy': CBSE Class 12 students
The CBSE Class 12 exams have left students drained with lengthy question papers. The verdict was similar for today's Mathematics exam.
18 Mar 2018
ExamsCBSE Class-12 Math on March 21: Here're some last-minute tips
CBSE Class 12 students will appear their Math exam on March 21. Most are likely busy with frantic revisions.
13 Mar 2018
PhysicsMixed reactions to CBSE Class 12 Chemistry paper
Class 12 students of CBSE appeared their Chemistry exam today. The question paper evoked mixed reactions: while many claimed it was easy, others felt some items were tricky.
24 Feb 2018
IndiaNCERT syllabus to reduce by 50% from 2019
It's raining good news for schoolchildren across India.
22 Feb 2018
DelhiSchools can sell books/uniforms in premises, but with conditions: HC
Quashing a circular by the CBSE, the Delhi HC has allowed schools affiliated to the board to sell books, both of NCERT and other publishers, as well as uniforms and stationary at shops in the premises.
19 Feb 2018
EducationSoon, thinner books and lighter schoolbags for NCERT students
The NCERT is close to finalizing a more student-friendly curriculum, officials say, where the focus would be on experiential learning instead of memorizing.
07 Feb 2018
IndiaGoogle partners with NCERT to impart internet safety lessons
Google has partnered with NCERT in a bid to provide internet safety training to students.
31 Oct 2017
IndiaJavadekar announces additional OBC quota for National Talent Search Examination
The National Talent Search Examination Stage-II conducted by NCERT will feature reservations for students belonging to the other backward classes (OBC), Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced.
30 Oct 2017
Yogi AdityanathUP madrasas to soon get NCERT textbooks
The UP government is introducing NCERT books throughout all madrasas in the state.
08 Aug 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court: Yoga isn't a fundamental right
Although yoga has been deemed as an integral part of the curriculum of 'Health and Physical Education', the Supreme Court, while replying to a plea, said it can't decide what the educational institutes should teach.
05 Aug 2017
FlipkartYou can soon buy NCERT books online
From August 8, students will be able to order NCERT books online and get them delivered at their homes.
03 Aug 2017
IndiaCabinet scraps no-detention policy: Students can fail in Classes V,VIII
The Cabinet has scrapped the no-detention policy of schools which allowed automatic promotion of students till Class VIII, irrespective of performance in exams.
11 Jul 2017
Narendra ModiNo yoga or other sports, no engineering degree!
The All India Council for Technical Education has now made it mandatory to be actively involved in yoga, sports or other socially relevant activities to be awarded a degree in engineering and technical colleges and institutes.
03 Jul 2017
EducationIndian teen uses MIT's tool to teach coding to orphans
17-year-old Jay Jaganaath simply wowed everyone when he started teaching coding to orphaned children in SOS Children's Village, an NGO in Faridabad.
28 Jun 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka:Study finds examples of gender stereotyping in NCERT books
A study conducted by Action Aid India, a child rights NGO, found glaring examples of gender bias and gender stereotypes in primary school NCERT textbooks.
11 Jun 2017
IndiaNITs mulling courses on Digital India, Swachh Bharat, other programs
The National Institutes of Technology might soon launch courses on government programs like Swachh Bharat and Digital India.
07 Jun 2017
IndiaOnly NCERT to publish school textbooks from 2018
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will be the only agency to publish school textbooks from 2018.
23 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai witnesses 3rd swine flu death of 2017
A 30-year-old pregnant woman became the third victim of swine flu deaths in Mumbai in 2017.
12 May 2017
IndiaNo saffronization in NCERT textbooks: NewsBytes RTI
There have been longstanding fears within certain segments of society of the possible saffronization of education by those in the RSS and other Hindu right wing groups since the Modi government came into power.
27 Apr 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Cops who shot thief, donate blood to save him
A Delhi police team stopped a suspected burglar by shooting at him in Rohini on Wednesday night.
26 Apr 2017
EducationAll schools to have uniform Math, Science curriculum
All state school boards have agreed to follow the National Council on Educational Research and Training's curriculum for mathematics and science from classes 9-12.
03 Apr 2017
GermanyMumbai's sea-water most polluted globally
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany, assembled 1,237 scientific studies into a single database called 'Litterbase', which identifies places around the world with the most marine plastic pollution.
20 Mar 2017
MumbaiMumbai youth's project could land on the moon
A lunar-related project led by Saumil Vaidya (a former student of Swami Vivekananda International School, Borivali) was one of the winners of TeamIndus's Lab2Moon contest where global students designed and built experiments that could be flown to the moon.
