For weeks, students, parents and teachers across CBSE schools have been waiting for one thing: the new Class 9 Social Science textbook. That wait is over. NCERT has officially released Understanding ...

Part 1’ — released Thursday, also features a section on the Emergency, as part of the topic, ‘Challenges to democratic practices in India’, in a chapter titled ‘Democracy’.

NCERT's revised Class 9 Social Science textbook faces scrutiny over changes to the Constitution chapter, with reports of the Preamble's omission and removal of "secular" references. NCERT clarifies ...

According to the book ‘Understanding Society India and Beyond: Part 1', the Election Commission is responsible for conducting free and fair elections in the country, as well as preparing electoral rol ...

NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook adds Emergency and SIR, omits Preamble and secularism, and details judiciary’s role.

Explore the major changes in NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook for 2026-27. Learn why educators are debating the omission of Preamble terms and the introduction of the 1975-77 Emergency ...

The changes have reignited a political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

The revised textbook, released under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on Thursday, discusses the Constitution through its making, democratic institutions and fundamental rights, but does not ...

NCERT has dismissed reports of a missing Preamble from the Class 9 Social Science textbook.