Ahmedabad: The state education department has announced changes to 14 textbooks for Classes 1 to 12 for the 2025-26 academic year. Initially, 20 textbooks were to be revised, but due to delays in NCERT’s publication, six books will remain unchanged for now. Additionally, textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 will not be replaced this year due to distribution delays. The revisions in the textbooks align with the New Education Policy (NEP), with some undergoing chapter modifications while others are entirely new. The Gujarat State Textbook Board has also introduced bilingual textbooks in a phased manner.
NCERT’s delay in publishing Gujarati medium books led to the postponement of new Class 3 and 6 textbooks for mathematics, environmental science and science. Similarly, Gujarati first and second language textbooks for Class 2 will remain unchanged. New textbooks include Gujarati for Class 1 besides Sanskrit, Marathi and bilingual mathematics and science for Class 8. tnn