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NCERT

The National Council of Educational Research and Training — the government body that publishes the standard Indian textbooks used by CBSE and many state boards.

NCERT is more than a publisher — it is the curriculum research body that designs the National Curriculum Framework, advises governments on syllabus, trains teachers and publishes textbooks that are used across most of India.

Related terms

CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)

India's central school examination board, established in 1962, that affiliates schools across India and abroad and conducts the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.

NCF 2023 (National Curriculum Framework)

The implementation document for NEP 2020 — it specifies what each grade should teach, how, and how assessment should work, including the new 5+3+3+4 structure.