CBSE Issues Notification Urging Students and Parents to Buy Genuine NCERT Textbooks, Check Details Here

CBSE Notification: The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a notification advising all affiliated schools and parents to use only genuine NCERT textbooks. The advisory issued highlights the concerns of unauthorised sellers supplying counterfeit or fake textbooks at discounted rates. The board, in the advisory, has stated that fake NCERT textbooks are often of inferior quality and may contain printing and content errors. These discrepancies may affect the learning experience of students, the board further added. School authorities and parents have been asked to ensure that any textbook purchased meets the quality standards prescribed. 

The CBSE advisory also specified that NCERT textbooks should be purchased through official channels, which include NCERT Regional Production & Distribution Centres (RPDCs), Authorised vendors listed on the NCERT website, NCERT Postal Supply Service and official NCERT Amazon storefront. Schools have also been encouraged to share details of the same with parents and students to prevent the circulation of counterfeit books. 

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The notification also provides schools and students with the list of regional production and distribution centres from when they can get their genuine NCERT books. 

Ahmedabad RPDC, NCERT, Navjivan Trust Building, P.O. Navjivan, Ahmedabad - 380014. Phone: 079-27541446, Mobile: 9327209081 (Shri Kapil Kanal)

Bengaluru RPDC, NCERT, 108, 100 Ft. Road, Hosakere Halli Extension, Banashankari 3rd Stage, Bengaluru - 560085. Phone: 080-26725740, Mobile: 8447438881 (Shri E. Lugun)

Guwahati RPDC, NCERT, CWC Campus, A.T. Road, Maligaon, Guwahati - 781011. Phone: 0361-2674869, Mobile: 9954091108 (Shri Subroto Paul)

Kolkata RPDC, NCERT, CWC Campus, Kishori Mohan Banerjee Road, Opposite Dhankal Bus Stop, P.O. Panihati, Kolkata - 700114. Phone: 033-25530454, Mobile: 9911688943 (Shri Geetesh Suhane)

Delhi Chief Business Manager, Publication Division, NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016. Phone: 011-26562708 / 9899536228, Email: cbm.ncert@nic.in, pdncert@gmail.com

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