NCERT prints around four to five crore textbooks in around 300 titles. It has recently expanded its reach through partnerships with e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, thus facilitating nationwide access to genuine textbooks.At the occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the NCERT and Flipkart to widen the reach of NCERT textbooks in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.The minister said the signing of the MoU between NCERT and Flipkart will enhance the availability of NCERT textbooks, delivering them to learners’ doorsteps across the length and breadth of the country.Pradhan, who also released NISTHA Integrated Teacher Training Modules, NISHTHA-ET, Kaushal and Edu-Leader, further emphasized that initiatives like the NISHTHA teachers’ training modules and the experiential learning centre by Google India will strengthen the capacities of teachers and empower both educators and students.He said that NCERT is Bharat’s pride and a cornerstone of the nation’s education system and described it as not just an institution but a collective academic repository for the country.Pradhan also noted that as NCERT transitions into a research university, it must aspire to become a melting pot, integrating content development, syllabus design, pedagogical approaches, innovative educational practices, teacher capacity building, and technology infusion under one roof.
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