Prayagraj, Oct. 22 -- : From the 2026-27 academic session, students of Class 4 in over one lakh government primary schools across Uttar Pradesh will begin studying from NCERT textbooks.

This step is part of a phased plan by the state's Basic Education Department. NCERT books are already being used in classes 1 to 3. Class 3 students started using them in the current academic year (2025-26). Now, class 4 will follow the same pattern.

To prepare for this change, the department has issued a special tender for printing and freely distributing NCERT textbooks and workbooks for Classes 1 to 4. For Classes 5 to 8, a separate tender has been issued as they will continue using the older textbooks.

Yogendra Kumar, textbook officer, confirmed tha...