NCERT launches dedicated portal for CBSE books

New Delhi, March 23: Giving education top priority and eliminating all the obstacles coming its way, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has decided to supply the required number of textbooks to all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools for the academic session 2018-19.

 

Discussing the issue of publishing and providing textbooks with the CBSE, NCERT has launched a dedicated web portal (www.ncertbooks.ncert.gov.in) for the supply of textbooks to schools and individuals.

It has also enlarged its distribution network of vendors across the country. The details of such (895) vendors have been uploaded on the NCERT website for the convenience of the schools and parents.

The NCERT has not received any reports regarding scarcity of textbooks from schools or students so far. Almost around 3578 schools have placed their requirement of NCERT books on this portal.

Thirteen States and Union Territories have taken copyright permission from for printing of NCERT Textbooks for their respective States and Union Territories. Ten States and Union Territories are procuring the Textbooks directly from the board.

The Publication Division of NCERT is continuously monitoring the progress of availability of textbooks for the academic session 2018-19.