NCERT Begins NEP 2020 Rollout With Launch Of Revised School Textbooks

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has released new textbooks for Classes 5 and 8, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023.

In its post on X, NCERT said information about new textbooks for Class 8 had been posted. For Class 8, “Curiosity”, a Science Textbook and “Kaushal Bodh”, a Vocational Education Textbook, were released.

𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐄𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 & 𝐍𝐂𝐅-𝐒𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 📖

📘 Curiosity (Science Textbook) – Class 8
📘Kaushal Bodh (Vocational Education Textbook) – Class-8

Crafted to spark imagination, creativity, and conceptual clarity in… pic.twitter.com/oVucV9qsyf

— NCERT (@ncert) July 9, 2025

Here is a list of new textbooks published by NCERT:

Malhar – Hindi Textbook (Class-8)
Veena – Hindi Textbook (Class 5)
Santoor – English Textbook (Class 5)
Kriti – Art Textbook (Grade 8)
Poorvi – English Textbook (Grade 8)

Four new textbooks aligned with NEP 2020 for Classes 1, 2, 3, and 6 were published in previous years. While English and Hindi textbooks for Classes 5 and 8 are not yet available for purchase online or offline, NCERT has listed them for sale on Amazon.com and plans to release them soon.

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