NationalFriday, 26 June 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
NCERT Class 9 adds Emergency lesson: 1975–77, Article 352, and democratic rights
NCERT has introduced a Class 9 social science lesson on the 1975 Emergency, expanding coverage beyond Class 12 political science.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In June 2026, NCERT introduced a new Class 9 social science lesson on the 1975 Emergency in the textbook Understanding Society: India and Beyond, bringing the 1975–77 period into school-level study beyond Class 12.
Key specifics
- The lesson is in the Class 9 textbook Understanding Society: India and Beyond.
- The Emergency was proclaimed in June 1975 on the ground of “internal disturbance”.
- The textbook says the 1975 Emergency was “one of the major challenges to Indian democracy”.
- It notes that many fundamental rights were curtailed and the media was subjected to censorship.
- It also states that the Emergency was withdrawn in 1977 and general elections were held thereafter.
Exam lens
Polity and history match-the-following, 1975 Emergency, Article 352, fundamental rights, censorship, 1977 elections; TNPSC may ask which class textbook now includes the Emergency chapter and what democratic impact is highlighted.