Class 9 students to study personal income tax: How NCERT is teaching financial literacy at a young age

A chapter outlines step-by-step procedures to compute total tax liabilities using the new tax regime, deliberately omitting references to the old tax regime.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has officially included personal income tax education in the Class 9 curriculum. The newly introduced module framework frames tax compliance as a fundamental civic duty, emphasising that honest tax contributions directly drive national progress and infrastructure development.

This educational shift is part of the newly published Social Science textbook titled "Understanding Society India and Beyond-Part 2". The textbook was released on Tuesday, arriving six months into the current academic session following the earlier publication of Part 1 in June.

Hands-on calculations under the new tax regime

According to NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani, this update enables Class 9 students to perform real-world, slab-wise tax calculations for the first time.

The chapter outlines step-by-step procedures to compute total tax liabilities using the new tax regime, deliberately omitting references to the old tax regime.