NCERT launches interactive digital textbooks for AI-powered delivery
Gauri Mittal | August 19, 2025 | 03:21 PM IST | 2 mins read
NCERT partnership with UEducate Global will lead to the entire curriculum in the immersive KATBOOK format with simulations and translators.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has collaborated with UEducate Global Private Limited in an initiative to digitise its entire curriculum in the KATBOOK format. Students will benefit from videos, animations, and simulations supported by the new format.
The NCERT digital learning textbooks will give educators access to AI-powered classroom tools, translators, dictionaries, and audiobooks. These resources will be available offline to “simplify preparation and improve teaching delivery” for all parts of the country.
This NCERT partnership with UEducate Global aims to make school education more “inclusive, accessible, and technology-driven”. This initiative aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as well as the Digital India Mission.
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NCERT Digital Textbooks: New tools
KATBOOK, an interactive and immersive textbook format, will offer the following features to the NCERT curriculum:
- Multimedia content and 3D assets
- Virtual labs and “gamified” learning
- AI-driven tools and applications
- Search tools with a built-in translator for multilingual accessibility
- Clarification tools
- Personalisation tools
NCERT’s digital education initiative is set to help more than 250 million students across India. This makes it one of the largest EdTech programmes implemented in the world. The pilot stage will be rolled out in a few states, after which NCERT will spearhead nationwide execution over the next 18 months.
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NCERT partnership with UEducate
The agreement was signed at the NCERT headquarters in New Delhi, formalised by Aman Sharma, secretary of NCERT, and Manpreet Chadha, director of global strategic partnerships at UEducate Global, in the presence of senior officials of the council.
“With KATBOOK, we will empower teachers, inspire students, and make learning more interactive, inclusive, multilingual, and impactful than ever before. This collaboration reflects our shared resolve to ensure that quality education reaches every child in India, no matter where they are,” said Sarath Kakumanu, Founder and MD of UEducate Global.
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