The NCERT is yet to receive drafts of the new Class 6 Social Science, Mathematics, and Science textbooks from the NSTC. According to MoE officials, the new books are likely to be delayed by approximately two months before being made available to students.
Students of Class 6 will be without textbooks for Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences as schools open for the academic year 2024-25 this month. The introduction of the new National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks based on the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and New Education Policy 2020 for Class 6 has been delayed.
Class 3 textbooks are available, drafts for Class 6 subjects are yet to be submitted by the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC). The Ministry of Education estimates the books will be available within two months after approval and printing while Class 6 students will begin the 2024-25 academic year without Mathematics, Science, and Social Science textbooks, as the new NCERT books based on the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and NEP 2020 are delayed.