Launch of Understanding Society: India and Beyond, Social Science Textbook for Grade 9, Part 2 The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) announces the official release of its new title, Understanding Society: India and Beyond, Social Science Textbook for Grade 9, Part 2.  Understanding Society: India and Beyond will be available for purchase from 29 September 2026 onwards through the NCERT Publication Division outlets, authorised vendors, the official NCERT website as well as through Amazon (e-commerce website).  Students, teachers, parents and scholars can purchase the textbooks through NCERT’s authorised sales channels.  For further information please contact Publication Division, NCERT (details given below). Contact: Chief Business Manager Publication Division National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, India Email: cbm.ncert@nic.in Website: ncert.nic.in #ncert #Grade9 #class9 #textbooks

Think Beyond the Letters! Dyslexia Awareness Month | October Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that primarily affects reading and writing skills. Let’s learn, understand and support every learner! Watch & learn on PM eVidya Channel No. 31: PM eVidya Channel No. 31 piped.video/@pmev31-u9c?si=x… #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #InclusiveEducation #PMEVidya #NCERT #Educationforall

𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬: 𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐗 NCERT’s 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐗 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 & 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐, introduces students to the world of entrepreneurship and startups through the chapter “𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬.” The chapter explores business opportunities, market understanding, business planning, India’s startup ecosystem and the role of AI in business decision-making, with real-life stories of Indian entrepreneurs. Read the full coverage: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/… #NCERT #Part2 #ClassIX #SocialScience #Entrepreneurship #Startups #Education #MediaCoverage

𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 | 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝟗! NCERT’s new 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝟗 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐, introduces students to personal financial management through the chapter “𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬". The chapter covers budgeting, saving, investments, inflation, insurance, risk & return and personal income tax building essential financial awareness from an early age. Read the Full News: business-standard.com/financ… #NCERT #BusinessStandard #FinancialLiteracy #Class9 #FinancialEducation

प्रारंभिक शिक्षा विभाग (DEE), NCERT, नई दिल्ली द्वारा 28 सितंबर 2026 से 01 अक्टूबर 2026 तक आईटीईपी (ITEP)के बुनियादी चरण के लिए भाषा शिक्षणशास्त्र पर अधिगम संसाधन पुस्तक के विकास हेतु चार दिवसीय कार्यशाला आयोजित की गई। कार्यशाला में विषय-विशेषज्ञों एवं संदर्भ व्यक्तियों द्वारा भाषा शिक्षण की विषयवस्तु, दृष्टिकोण एवं प्रक्रियाओं पर चर्चा करते हुए अध्यायों के विकास एवं प्रारूपण पर कार्य किया गया। इसमें बाल-केंद्रित, बहुभाषिक, समावेशी एवं दक्षता-आधारित भाषा शिक्षण तथा अनुभवात्मक, गतिविधि-आधारित एवं संवादात्मक अधिगम पर विशेष बल दिया गया। प्रो. सुनीति सनवाल, विभागाध्यक्ष द्वारा अध्याय लेखन एवं पाठ्यपुस्तक निर्माण प्रक्रिया पर मार्गदर्शन दिया गया। प्रो. पद्मा यादव ने अध्यायों को व्यवस्थित एवं एकरूप संरचना में विकसित करने, प्रो. उषा शर्मा ने भाषा के मौखिक एवं लिखित पक्ष तथा प्रो. वरदा मोहन निकलजे ने अध्यायों को बुनियादी चरण की पाठ्यपुस्तक से जोड़ने पर विचार-विमर्श किया। कार्यशाला का समन्वय डॉ. मोनू सिंह गुर्जर, सहायक आचार्य, प्रारंभिक शिक्षा विभाग, NCERT द्वारा किया गया। #NCERT #NEP2020 #Textbook

Three days. Shared challenges. Diverse experiences. One collective commitment: to strengthen, innovate and transform. Three Day of the Conference of Directors of SCERTs/SIEs at NCERT turned three days of dialogue into a powerful push for collaboration and action. 🔹 Pair work brought together states facing similar challenges to exchange experiences, align priorities and co-create practical roadmaps for working together. 🔹 A live Mentimeter session captured real-time reflections and surfaced the big ideas that emerged across three days of deliberation. 🔹 State presentations showcased promising practices, priorities and pathways for building SCERTs/SIEs into true engines of state-level educational transformation. 🔹 The conference closed on a warm, symbolic note with the distribution of 'Kitaab Ek Padhe Anek' kits. From listening to learning. From learning to collaboration. From collaboration to action. #DirectorsConference #SCERT #SIE #DTE #NCERT #NEP2020 #EducationalLeadership #EducationTransformation #ViksitBharat2047

Under #SevaSankalpAbhiyan, #PMSHRI schools across Sikkim are nurturing young minds through painting and debate competitions. 🎨 Students express their ideas and aspirations for a #ViksitBharat, building confidence, creativity and active participation. #SchoolsForViksitBharat #SchoolEducation #DoSEL

Her Stories. Their Courage. Our History. NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook Understanding Society: India and Beyond – Part 2 brings the stories of Queen Naiki Devi, Rani Abbakka Chowta and Queen Rudrama Devi into the classroom, highlighting their courage, leadership and resistance. Because every story adds depth to our understanding of history. Read the full news story: Click the on the link deccanherald.com/education/r… #NCERT #IndianHistory #WomenInHistory #WomenWarriors #Class9 #SocialScience #Education #UnderstandingSociety #IndianHeritage

श्रमदान से स्वच्छता, सहभागिता से संकल्प! स्वच्छता ही सेवा 2026 के अंतर्गत NCERT परिसर में स्वच्छता शपथ, श्रमदान एवं स्वच्छता अभियान आयोजित किया गया। निदेशक प्रो. दिनेश प्रसाद सकलानी के नेतृत्व में संयुक्त निदेशक प्रो. प्रकाश चंद्र अग्रवाल, विभागाध्यक्षों, संकाय सदस्यों एवं कर्मचारियों ने सक्रिय सहभागिता निभाते हुए स्वच्छ एवं स्वस्थ परिसर के प्रति अपनी प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त की। स्वच्छता में सहभागिता — स्वच्छ भारत की ओर एक कदम! #SwachhataHiSeva2026 #SwachhBharat #Shramdaan #NCERT

जड़ों से जुड़ी शिक्षा, भविष्य की ओर बढ़ती शाखाएँ! महात्मा गांधी के ‘सुंदर वृक्ष’ के रूपक से लेकर राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 तक, भारतीय शिक्षा की यात्रा अपनी भाषा, संस्कृति, ज्ञान परंपरा और स्थानीय संदर्भों से जुड़ते हुए आधुनिकता की ओर बढ़ने की है। “जड़ों को बचाइए, नई शाखाओं को बढ़ने दीजिए और शिक्षा को ऐसा बनाइए जो भारत को समझे भी और भविष्य को गढ़े भी।” — प्रो. दिनेश प्रसाद सकलानी निदेशक, NCERT पूरा लेख पढ़ें: "Aaj Tak पर पूरा लेख" aajtak.in/opinion-analysis-/… #GandhiJayanti #MahatmaGandhi #NEP2020 #NCERT #Education #IndianKnowledgeTradition

NCERT One-Day Workshop on Social Media Awareness & Governance NCERT organised a one-day workshop on “Social Media Awareness & Governance” on 1 October 2026 at CIET-NCERT, with 200+ participants, including NCERT-CIET faculty, along with participants from RIEs and PSSCIVE. The inaugural session was graced by Prof. Amarendra P. Behera, Joint Director, CIET-NCERT, and Prof. Shireesh P. Singh, Head, DICT & TD, CIET-NCERT. The workshop focused on fact-checking, algorithmic literacy, digital well-being, cyber security, digital footprints and responsible social media use. #NCERT #CIET #ResponsibleSocialMedia #DigitalSafety #FactChecking #MediaLiteracy @PIBFactCheck

As part of #SwachhataHiSeva2026 and #SpecialCampaign6, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Shri T. K. Anil Kumar, led a Swachhata Shramdaan at a PM SHRI school in New Delhi, joined by officials, students and teachers. The drive featured tree plantation under #EkPedMaaKeNaam3.0 and a quiz on solid waste management, inspiring students towards cleanliness, waste segregation and environmental responsibility. 🌱 #SwachhPaathshala #SchoolEducation #DoSEL #EcoClubsForMissionLiFE #SWMRules2026

Book Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi The Library and Documentation Division (LDD), NCERT organised a special Book Exhibition today to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The exhibition showcased a curated collection of books on Mahatma Gandhi’s life, philosophy, ideas, contributions and legacy, highlighting his enduring message of truth, non-violence, peace and ethical living. The initiative aimed to promote awareness of Gandhian thought and encourage reading, reflection and learning among faculty members and library users. LDD, NCERT continues to promote reading culture and facilitate access to knowledge through meaningful library initiatives. #NCERT #LDD #MahatmaGandhi #GandhiJayanti #BookExhibition #Library #GandhianThought

ATTENTION! CREATIVE TALENT, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! Showcase your talent. Seize the opportunity! CIET-NCERT invites candidates for Walk-in Interviews for: Anchor | Graphic Assistant/Artist | Video Editor Production Assistant (Video) | Sound Recordist | Cameraman | Production Assistant (Audio) Date : 26 October – 02 November 2026 Time : 09:00 AM | CIET, NCERT Eligibility, qualifications & details: ncert.nic.in/pdf/announcemen… #CIET #NCERT #WalkInInterview #CareerOpportunity

Clean Schools. Green Schools. Better Future! SHVR 2026–27 11.1 Lakh+ schools have already completed self-assessment! Deadline extended till 10 October 2026. Complete your school’s self-assessment today! Visit SHVR Portal: shvr.education.gov.in #SHVR2026 #SwachhEvamHaritVidyalaya #GreenSchools #SwachhVidyalaya

Dyslexia Awareness Month | October Different ways of learning. Diverse ways of thinking. Infinite possibilities. This October, let’s move beyond misconceptions and create learning spaces where every learner feels understood, supported and empowered. Understand Dyslexia. Recognise Strengths. Embrace Diversity. Advance Inclusion. Every learner has a unique way of learning and every way deserves to be valued. #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #InclusiveEducation #Inclusion #NEP2020 #NCERT