‘Shame on CBSE’ Trends as Teacher Flags NCERT Textbook Delay for Class 9

A social media campaign has taken shape around the hashtag ‘Shame on CBSE’, drawing attention to what a teacher describes as the strain on Class 9 students caused by the late arrival of NCERT textbooks and a revised syllabus.

The teacher, Prashant Kirar, has pointed to the difficulties students face in learning and in preparing adequately, attributing them to the delayed release of books alongside changes to the curriculum.

The concerns centre on the practical fallout of the timing: with textbooks reaching students later than expected and the syllabus reworked, the time available for study and revision is squeezed. The hashtag has become a channel for those worries, amplifying a classroom-level grievance into a wider online conversation about how curriculum transitions are managed.

At the heart of the matter is the gap between the start of the academic session and the availability of the prescribed learning material, which the teacher says leaves students under pressure. The discussion reflects broader questions about how syllabus revisions and textbook distribution are sequenced so that students are not left navigating a new course without the books meant to support it.