New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) The Ministry of Education (MoE) has asked the NCERT to conduct a review of its textbooks and update them on an yearly basis, according to sources.

So far, there has been no mandate on the frequency of updating the NCERT textbooks.

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"In the fast changing world of today, it is important that the textbooks are absolutely updated. The NCERT has been asked to conduct a review on yearly basis and update them ahead of the beginning of new academic session," a source said.

Currently the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is in the process of developing textbooks according to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced last year.

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"The textbooks as per the new curriculum will be ready for all classes by 2026," the source added.

This year, the NCERT has introduced new textbooks for classes 3 and 6.

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