New Delhi: The Centre has reportedly authorised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to grant certificates equivalent to the Secondary (Class 10) and Senior Secondary (Class 12) certificates awarded by various school education boards across the country.

A release from the Education Ministry, as cited by The New Indian Express on Saturday, said the notification was published in the e-Gazette on September 6, 2025, by the Department of School Education and Literacy. “This responsibility will be exercised for the purpose of admission of students to higher education institutions and employment under the Central Government, State Governments and Union Territories,” it stated.

The direction supersedes a 2021 order that had entrusted the Association of Indian Univers

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