Rashtriya e Pustakalaya

CBSE/ACAD/AP&AD (AC)/2025

Date: 29.12.2025
Circular No: Acad-97/2025

All the Heads of Schools affiliated to CBSE

Subject: Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya in Schools – reg.

The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, has launched Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya (ReP), a free national digital library of non-academic books, to promote joyful reading and lifelong learning among students.

The library’s content has been systematically organised into four age-appropriate categories: 3-8 years, 8-11 years, 11-14 years, and 14+ years, in alignment with the pedagogical structure of the National Education Policy 2020.

Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya currently hosts over 5,500 non-academic titles from more than 200 publishers, available in 23 languages. The ReP application is available on Web, Android, and iOS platforms, and is developed and implemented by the National Book Trust, India (NBT) under the aegis of the Ministry of Education.

You are requested to use the ICT or smart-classroom facilities in your school to register and use Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya

https://ndl.education.gov.in/home

to promote digital reading among students. Teachers may also be encouraged to download the application for familiarisation and to motivate students for anytime, anywhere reading.

Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya aims to foster a lifelong love for reading among students and teachers while promoting India’s cultural and literary heritage. Your support is essential to ensure effective learning outcomes.
With best wishes!

(Dr. Praggya M. Singh) Professor & Director (Academics)