For weeks, students, parents and teachers across CBSE schools have been waiting for one thing: the new Class 9 Social Science textbook. That wait is over. NCERT has officially released Understanding ...

Part 1’ — released Thursday, also features a section on the Emergency, as part of the topic, ‘Challenges to democratic practices in India’, in a chapter titled ‘Democracy’.

NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook adds Emergency and SIR, omits Preamble and secularism, and details judiciary’s role.

It is also worth noting that India has recently crossed the 50-year mark since the Emergency was declared in 1975.

According to the book ‘Understanding Society India and Beyond: Part 1', the Election Commission is responsible for conducting free and fair elections in the country, as well as preparing electoral rol ...

The changes have reignited a political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

NCERT sources dismissed reports claiming the Preamble and terms like 'secular' were dropped from the Class 9 Social Science textbook. They stated the content was redistributed across grades under the ...

Explore the major changes in NCERT’s new Class 9 Social Science textbook for 2026-27. Learn why educators are debating the omission of Preamble terms and the introduction of the 1975-77 Emergency ...