Friday, May 17

‘New Textbooks Aligned With NCF-SE 2023 For Class 3 And 6 Are Arriving’: NCERT

Edited by Uzma Parveen
‘New Textbooks Aligned With NCF-SE 2023 For Class 3 And 6 Are Arriving’: NCERT (Image: Pixabay)

The National Council of Education Research (NCERT) announced via a notification that the books for classes 3 and 6 under the new syllabus will be available at bookshops in April and May respectively. Last month Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) notified all the schools to use new textbooks for classes 3 and 6 from the academic session 2024-25, in place of the textbooks published till the year 2023.

Notably, class 3 marks the start of the preparatory, and class 6 marks the beginning of the middle stage which requires revamping, to align with the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE).

The NCERT also shared the information on the ‘X’ mentioning the bridge course for class 6 and concise guidelines for class 3 developed by NCERT to prepare teachers for a seamless transition of students to pedagogical practices as per the NCF-SE 2023.

Textbooks availability

Currently, NCERT decided to change the syllabus for classes 3 and 6 only, for the rest of the classes the syllabus remains same. As per the official notification, 1.21 Cr copies of classes 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, and 12 textbooks have been printed and delivered to the bookshops so far. More copies will keep coming regularly, it mentioned.

For classes 4, 5, 9, and 11, a buffer stock of 27.58 lakh books has also been released from the total print order. NCERT ordered the printing of 1.03 Cr copies of these classes’ textbooks. The remaining lot is expected to be printed by May 31, 2024.

Digital copies of NCERT textbooks

The notification further informs that free digital copies of NCERT textbooks are available to be downloaded on different portals. Students can download the digital version of books from PM eVidya and the National Digital Library.

NCERT requested to share the information about the availability of the books with students and teachers.

National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE)

On October 20, 2022, the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) was released. This is India’s first-ever integrated curriculum framework for kids aged three to eight. It is a direct result of the “curricular and pedagogical” structure (5+3+3+4) for school education that NEP 2020 recommends and incorporates early childhood care and education for all children aged 3 to 8. NCERT established the NCF for Foundational Stage (NCFFS) after a protracted consultation process involving numerous institutions and organizations, as well as States and UTs down to the local level.