The
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has not
recommended any textbook for early childhood education. It has
recommended only two books (Language and Mathematics) for classes I
& II and three books for classes III to V (Language, Environmental
Studies and Mathematics). The number and size of NCERT’s textbooks used
by the primary and secondary school students are appropriate to their
age. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had asked schools
to ensure that students do not carry school bags till class II and also
to restrict the number of books to be prescribed in classes I-VIII. CBSE
has also issued a circular on 20.7.2015 to ensure that the parents are
not forced to buy excessive number of textbooks. Education, being a
subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, it is for the
respective States/Union Territory Governments to prescribe norms with
regard to appropriate weight of School Bags for their schools and take
action against the schools violating these norms.
NCERT have made available all their textbooks for free access through
the web (epathshala.nic.in) and mobile devices. The collections include
textbooks for all classes in English, Hindi and Urdu versions and made
available for free download and dissemination.
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