India Today

NCERT Class 8 SST Part 2 on hold before new CBSE session. What will students use?

With the revised NCERT Class 8 Social Science Part 2 withdrawn after controversy, schools are staring at an April session deadline. As the council plans to rewrite select pages instead of recalling ...
India TV

NCERT makes changes in Class 8 social science book, Akbar is portrayed as a 'mixture of tolerance, cruelty'

The textbook now includes an important note advising readers not to hold present-day individuals or communities accountable for historical events. The note reads, "No one should be blamed today for ...
Hindustan Times

NCERT asks public to return Class 8 Social Science book after SC order

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Friday requested individuals and organisations having the Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook or any material related to it to ...
Asian News International

NCERT withdraws Class 8 Social Science textbook over inappropriate content on judiciary, issues apology

New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an apology and withdrawn the distribution of its newly released Class 8 Social ...

NCERT revises class 8 textbook, removes map showing Jaisalmer as part of Maratha empire

NCERT has removed a disputed map from its Class 8 Social Science English textbook for the 2026-27 academic session. The map, ...
The Hindu

New NCERT textbook features ‘complexities’ of Mughal rulers, portrays Akbar’s reign as ‘blend of brutality and tolerance’

The history section of the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for students in the current 2025-26 academic year ...
NDTV

New NCERT Textbook: Council Says Facts In Class 8 Social Science Are Credible

NCERT Social Science Textbook: The book describes Babur as a brutal and ruthless conqueror. NCERT Social Science Textbook: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on ...
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NCERT syllabus panel revamped after SC rap: Class 8 textbook withdrawn, new committee announced

New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has reconstituted its curriculum committee after ...
Hindustan Times

NCERT issues clarification on revised Class 8 social science textbook content on Mughals: 'Facts based on…'

The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday detailed its rationale behind modifying some content in its Class 8 social science textbook and said that the facts stated ...
Indiatimes

NCERT's new Class 8 textbook omits Tipu Sultan and Mysore wars: Here's why an expert panel is examining the content and how states can fill the gaps

The NCERT's new Class 8 Social Science textbook has omitted references to Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the Anglo-Mysore wars, prompting concerns. The Centre clarified that states have the flexibility ...
Indiatimes

NCERT Class 8 Social Science book sparks royal outrage: Map ‘factually baseless, historically misleading,’ says Jaisalmer king

A map in NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook has drawn criticism from Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati, King of Jaisalmer, for inaccurately placing the region under Maratha rule. His objection comes ...