US EditionNCERT Apologises Days After Chapter on Judiciary Sparked Row, Withdraws Class 8 Book
- On March 10, 2026, the Director and Members of the National Council of Educational Research and Training issued an unconditional apology for Chapter IV and withdrew the entire Class 8 book Exploring Society: India and Beyond.
- After objections to Chapter IV, the Supreme Court of India on February 26 issued show-cause notices and imposed a complete blanket ban on further publication of the book.
- NCERT asked readers and organisations to return the book to its headquarters, naming the Head, Department of Education in Social Sciences or Publication Division, NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, and directed that content shared on social media and digital platforms be deleted.
- The Supreme Court of India ordered the NCERT Director and Secretary to produce Teaching‑Learning Materials Committee records, warning 'a gunshot has been fired and the institution is bleeding.'
- The NCERT said it will rewrite the book in consultation with appropriate authorities after apologising for 'inappropriate content' in the recently published Social Science textbook 'Exploring Society: India and Beyond'.
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NCERT apologises after SC bans Class 8 textbook over corruption reference
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant imposed a complete ban on the book’s publication and digital circulation. The government has also promised action against those responsible for drafting the controversial content. Watch to know what triggered the row and what happens next.
NCERT apologises for section about ‘corruption in judiciary’ in social science textbook
The National Council of Educational Research and Training on Tuesday issued a public apology for a section in a now-withdrawn textbook that spoke about “corruption in the judiciary” after the Supreme Court said that it had defamed the institution.The NCERT issued the apology more than two weeks after the Supreme Court banned the publication and re-printing of the textbook on February 26 after taking suo motu cognisance of the matter.A bench of C…
NCERT issues public apology over judicial corruption chapter
New Delhi: The NCERT issued a public apology on Tuesday, March 10, for including a chapter on judicial corruption in a recent book that had earned the Supreme Court’s ire, and said the entire textbook has been withdrawn. The social science textbook for Class 8 stated that corruption, a massive backlog of cases and the lack of an adequate number of judges are among the challenges faced by the judicial system. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the…
NCERT Withdraws Class 8 Textbook, Apologises Over Judiciary Chapter
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has withdrawn its recently published Class 8 social science textbook, “Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part II),” following controversy over a chapter discussing corruption and systemic challenges within the Indian judiciary. The withdrawal was accompanied by an unconditional and unqualified public apology from NCERT, and the textbook is no longer available in print or digita…
NCERT has now apologized for adding a controversial chapter on judiciary in the Class 8 Social Science book and the book has also been withdrawn.
NCERT issues apology, withdraws Class 8 book after SC order
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