Class 9 Students To Learn Income Tax As NCERT Brings Personal Finance Into Curriculum
New Delhi, October 1, 2026: Personal income tax has entered the Class 9 curriculum for the first time, with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) introducing students to tax calculations under the new income tax regime as part of lessons on managing personal finances. The subject features in the textbook Understanding Society India and Beyond-Part 2 , which was…
Personal income tax has been introduced into the Class 9 curriculum as part of lessons on managing personal finances, with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) bringing in slab-wise tax calculations for the first time. The new curriculum, which is part of the textbook Understanding Society India and Beyond-Part 2, focuses solely on the new tax regime and does not mention the old tax regime.
The textbook highlights that India follows a slab system for calculating income tax, presenting a table of tax slabs and explaining the steps required to calculate tax liability using those slabs. The inclusion of personal finance education in the curriculum aims to give students a practical understanding of financial management, covering income, expenditure, savings, investments, borrowing, risk protection, and taxes.
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