Overview
- Over one lakh Class 4 students in government primary schools are slated to shift to NCERT books in the next academic year.
- The Basic Education Department issued a special tender to print and freely distribute textbooks and workbooks for Classes 1–4, with a separate tender covering Classes 5–8.
- Officials say publishing and supply are underway to place the new books in schools before the April 1, 2026 session start.
- State bodies including the State Institute of Education, ELTI and the State Hindi Institute are adapting content for Uttar Pradesh classrooms prior to NCERT sign-off.
- School leaders have been directed to account for low use of smart classrooms, ICT labs and digital libraries following large installations across districts.