Draft Amendment to NCTB Act Published, Everyone Can Provide Feedback

The proposed amendment to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board Act, 2018, has been published on the website to bring necessary changes. The Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education has invited everyone to provide their feedback on this proposal. This call was made through a notification signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Sifat Uddin.

The notification states that an inter-ministerial meeting was held on August 12 to bring necessary amendments to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board Act, 2018. The amendment proposal was approved through the meeting’s working paper. To gather feedback on the amendment proposal, the public is requested to send their opinions via email within 15 days from the date of publication.

The decisions taken in the meeting include that this law will be called the “National Curriculum and Textbook (Amendment) Board Ordinance, 2025.” It may be included under the regulations formulated under this law. The board’s functions will include the printing, publication, distribution, and marketing of textbooks. However, it is stipulated that textbooks for pre-primary and primary levels under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education will be printed, published, and distributed by the Directorate of Primary Education.

According to Section 8(c), textbooks will be distributed free of charge to students of classes and levels declared by the government; however, it is stipulated that textbooks for pre-primary and primary levels under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education will be distributed free of charge by the Directorate of Primary Education.

The board will have a director appointed by the government, and the tenure and conditions of their service will be determined by the government. It is mentioned that the director will perform their duties as per the board’s decisions. To view the proposed amendment to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) Act, click here.