Overview
- CBSE says unauthorised sellers are offering counterfeit or low-quality NCERT textbooks at discounted rates.
- The board warns these copies may include printing mistakes and content errors that could harm students' learning.
- Authentic books should be purchased via NCERT RPDCs, authorised vendors listed on the NCERT website, the NCERT Postal Supply Service, or the official Amazon storefront.
- Affiliated schools are instructed to inform teachers, parents, and students, counsel families to buy only from approved sources, and ensure any school procurement uses authorised channels.
- Schools are advised to seek assistance from the nearest RPDC, with contact details shared for centres in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Kolkata, and the NCERT Publication Division in Delhi.