MES announced competition of the textbooks for 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 11^th and 12^th grades for 2010-2011 years in January. 120 textbooks of 32 publishing houses were presented at the competition. As a result of the competition, 77 textbooks have been approved. Around 40% of school textbooks were not approved.

As it is known, new procedures and approaches of textbook approval were developed in 2010 by National Curriculum and Assessment Center. Terms of competition were advanced. Textbook evaluation criteria, technical parameters, procedure and methodology of assessment were strictly defined. Subject matter experts of National Curriculum and Assessment Center as well as invited experts of different academic sectors and teachers participated in textbook approval.

Textbook competition is designed to support the school children with the books of high quality and advance the quality of teaching.