India, April 9 -- A week into the new academic year, students in classes four, five, seven, and eight in CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) schools are still waiting for their textbooks to arrive. The situation has brewed resentment among parents of the CBSE students.

Teachers are currently resorting to older syllabus materials, and are progressing through introductory topics from the students' new grades.

The delay in releasing the textbooks has raised concerns among parents' associations, as there is still no confirmation on when the new books will be available.

According to a directive issued by NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) on March 10, these anticipated textbooks align with the framework of...