NCERT clarifies Preamble redistribution
Analysis based on 11 articles · First reported Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 28, 2026
The event primarily impacts the education sector in India, with potential long-term effects on social and political discourse. While not directly impacting financial markets, it could influence investor sentiment regarding India's stability and governance, particularly for companies with significant operations or investments in the country's education or publishing industries.
The India — National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has clarified that reports claiming the Preamble to the Constitution and references to 'secular' and 'socialist' were removed from the Class 9 Social Science textbook are misleading. NCERT stated that the curriculum has been redesigned under the new National Curriculum Framework and National Education Policy 2020, leading to the redistribution of topics across different grades. The Preamble continues to appear in the opening pages of all new NCERT textbooks, and a detailed discussion on it has been shifted to the Class 10 curriculum. Constitutional values like secularism, justice, liberty, and socialism are introduced in earlier grades and explored in more detail in higher classes. Additionally, NCERT has introduced a new section on the 1975 Emergency, imposed under the then-Indira Gandhi-led government, in the Class 9 textbook. The changes have sparked political criticism from the India — Indian National Congress and other opposition parties.
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