The official reason for this latest exercise was to reduce the curriculum load further, and to help students recover from learning disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
To facilitate teachers in preparing Class 6 students for the updated curriculum, a bridge course for Class 6 has been made available on the NCERT portal.
Students of classes 1 and 2 in state-run primary schools will have to wait longer for the approval and availability of NCERT books for the new academic session of 2024-25.