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New NCERT books 2026-27: what changed, class by class

CMDLearn · 2 November 2026

Every year parents ask the same thing: "Are these the new NCERT books?" The honest answer is that some classes have a new series and some do not. This page reads the answer from the books themselves. For each textbook below we opened its own contents-and-edition PDF on the NCERT website on 2 November 2026 and wrote down the first-edition month and year. We did not copy anything from the textbooks.

The short answer

• Classes 1 to 9 (the Maths, Science or EVS, English and Social Science books we checked) are in the newer series. Their first editions are dated between May 2023 and September 2026.
• Class 10 is different. The Maths, Science, English and Social Science books we checked are reprints for 2026-27 of first editions from 2006 and 2007. We found no new Class 10 edition for these subjects on the NCERT site on 2 November 2026.
• Class 9 has the newest books of all, and several are in two parts: the Part I books are dated April and June 2026, and the Part II books August and September 2026.

We did not check Classes 11 and 12, or the Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu books. Check those on NCERT's textbook page before relying on this page.

The books, class by class

The book names link to each book's own contents-and-edition PDF on ncert.nic.in. "First ed." is the first edition printed on that page.

"Not checked" means we did not read that book for this page, not that it does not exist. "None listed" means there is no separate Social Science textbook in the list of books we read for that class. Classes 1 and 2 are not covered for Science or EVS here.

Which framework each series follows

The prefaces tell the story. The Class 9 Science book, Exploration, says it follows the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023 and the National Education Policy 2020. The Class 10 Science book, Science, is still the 2006 edition, and its preface refers to the older National Curriculum Framework of 2005. We found no statement on the pages we read about whether or when the Class 10 books will be replaced, so we do not say.

What this means for your child

1. Match by book title, not only by class. A guide, note or question bank for "Class 6 Maths" may be written for an older book. Look for the book name on the cover (for example Ganita Prakash, Curiosity or Exploration) and the chapter titles in the contents list.
2. Check the edition line. It is on one of the first pages of each book, with the copyright details. A first edition dated 2023 or later belongs to the newer series in the table; a first edition of 2006 or 2007 is the older series, and "Reprint 2026-27" next to it means that same book printed again.
3. Class 9 comes in parts. The Maths and Social Science books have a Part II dated August and September 2026. If your child's notes were made in April, they may cover only Part I.
4. Class 10 has not changed, as far as we could find. The Class 10 books we read are the 2006 and 2007 editions, reprinted. Check the edition line of the copy you hold.
5. Read the real book. NCERT's textbook page links each book as a PDF. We opened every book on this page that way, without paying or signing in.

How to check a guide, or an AI, against the right book

Whatever you use, open the chapter in the book and compare. An AI chatbot or a guide may quote a chapter from an older book, or invent a page number. The teacher guide to AI in the classroom and the 15-minute test for AI study apps show how.

For the newer books, our chapter guides name the book, the chapter and the printed pages, and each guide's questions are our own, not NCERT's. Three examples from three different classes: the Class 6 Maths chapter on Fractions, the Class 8 Science first chapter and the Class 9 Science chapter on describing motion. The free practice questions and printable worksheets follow the same chapters.

Where CMDLearn fits

CMDLearn is building an AI tutor for Classes 1 to 10 in English, Hindi and Marathi. It is still in development, and no child uses it yet. What exists today is free: practice questions, worksheets and the guides on this site, all organised by the NCERT book and chapter. No practising teacher has reviewed our questions yet, and we say so on every guide. If you would like to hear when there is something to try, you can join the waitlist.

Sources

All read on 2 November 2026.

• NCERT, Textbooks, the index of all NCERT textbooks.
• NCERT, the contents-and-edition PDF of each textbook named in the table above, linked from each book's name; the first-edition month and year, and the "Reprint 2026-27" line, are printed on the edition page of each.
• NCERT, Exploration, Science for Grade 9, preface: NCF-SE 2023 and NEP 2020.
• NCERT, Science, Class X, preface and edition page: first edition December 2006, reprint 2026-27, NCF 2005.

This page is a plain summary for parents and teachers, not an official NCERT notice. Our questions and guides have not yet been reviewed by practising teachers. If something here is out of date or wrong, please tell us.