CBSE books to be made available online for free

It is indeed a happy news for all the CBSE students across the country. All CBSE books and learning material will be made available online for free as part of the Centre's good governance efforts, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said. At a function organised at a Kendriya Vidyalaya in east Delhi, she also said that initiatives would be undertaken to ensure holistic nurturing and improve learning outcomes at these schools.

"We made NCERT books available online for free through e-books and mobile applications a month-and-a-half ago. We are similarly going to make CBSE books available online along with additional learning material and videos as part of our good governance efforts," Irani said at the inauguration of a new building of the school in Khichripur.

From now on, students don't have to wait for the text books to be available in book stores for starting their preparation, they can have it whenever and wherever needed as all the materials will be available online. It will be also a great relief for teachers that they can start to teach their subjects right after the school opening after vacation. Hereafter, teachers don't have to rush to finish the portions at the last moment or no need to wait for the books to be available with every student  as they can access the study materials online.

Irani also reiterated that the Centre will launch 'Shaala Darpan' and 'Saransh' services (for Class I to Class XII students) in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the next academic year.

The 'Shaala Darpan' service is aimed at using SMSes to keep parents informed about their wards' attendance, time table and marks in exams while 'Saransh' will help parents compare the subject-wise learning outcomes of their children, with others at the district, state and national levels.

Saransh Portal: 

http://saransh.nic.in

Android App: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.converge.saransh&hl=en