Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has revised the existing textbooks classes IX & XI with the syllabi of all subjects remaining unchanged except for class IX Science, which is based on the NCERT syllabus.
NBSE chairman, Asano Sekhose through a notification on December 19 informed that the exercise has been taken up to accommodate and address the needs of the students through updated information, thereby to promote quality learning, reported DIPR.
The new textbooks will be used effective from the academic session 2018. NCERT books for Class IX Mathematics & Science and Class XI Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Mathematics shall be used in order to cater to the needs of the students while pursuing science studies. The NCERT books will also be followed in Class X & XII in a phase manner, the notification stated.
At secondary level, Laboratory Manual for Mathematics, Science and an Atlas (Map work book) have been developed for use by the students from the 2018 academic session. Therefore, all students have been asked to posses the manuals and the Atlas.
All registered institutions of the NBSE have been informed to strictly follow the syllabi and the textbooks prescribed by the Board. Heads of registered schools have also been reminded that qualified teachers must be appointed to teach the concerned subjects.