Are revised NCERT textbooks available yet?

Our school sent a circular yesterday saying they will provide the books directly from the publication house by next week. My son is currently using the digital PDFs from the NCERT website just so he doesn't fall behind in the first few chapters. I suggest you try downloading those for now; it’s safer than waiting for local bookstore stocks.

Don't waste time waiting for physical copies, they are always delayed like this. We bought the old ones from a senior student, but now the teacher is saying the chapters have been edited. It’s better to just stick to the e-books available on the official portal.

We are just using photocopies of the updated chapters for now. Our class teacher shared the soft copies in the WhatsApp group, so we just printed those out. No point running around the city for physical books in this heat.

I found the new books at the distributor in Lajpat Nagar yesterday. The queue was quite long, but they had the full set. If you are in Delhi, maybe try checking the bigger outlets instead of the small local shops near the school.

Has anyone else noticed that the syllabus is completely different for Class 9 this year? My daughter is confused because her tutor is still teaching from the old material. Is it safe to rely on the online versions?