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NCERT launches modules on 'Swadeshi' from 1905 movement to PM's call for self-reliance

PM Modi had termed 'self-reliant Bharat' as the bedrock of a developed India in his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort this year

New NCERT modules on partition blame Congress, say it 'accepted plans’; party reacts

Concluding on a cautionary note, the modules say: “Shortsightedness in rulers can become a national catastrophe. Giving concessions to violence to gain peace results in whetting the appetite of violence-prone groups.”

Kerala minister criticises NCERT's decision to use Hindi titles for English textbooks

He argued that replacing long-standing English titles, which foster sensitivity and understanding among students, with Hindi titles such as 'Mridangam' and 'Santoor' is inappropriate.

India had its own prime meridian passing through Ujjain: New NCERT textbook

No mention of caste-based discrimination, tweaks in references to B R Ambedkar's experience about the discrimination, referring to the Harappan civilisation as "Sindhu-Sarasvati" are also among the changes in the textbook developed according to a new curriculum.

Development of Class-6 textbooks in final phase, to be available soon: Education ministry

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) had earlier announced that new textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 will be introduced from the 2024-25 academic session.

Yogendra Yadav, Suhas Palshikar slam NCERT for retaining their names in revised textbooks

When Yadav and Palshikar initially disassociated themselves from the textbook, NCERT emphasised its right to make changes based on copyright ownership, asserting that the textbooks are a collective effort and the withdrawal of association by any one member is not feasible

'No attempts to saffronise...': NCERT clarifies textbook tweaks on Ayodhya coverage

NCERT Director Saklani remarked that hatred and violence are not subjects of teaching in school, and shouldn't be the focus of textbooks.

NCERT books tweaks: References to Babri Masjid, Gujarat riots, Hindutva dropped

Reference to the abrogation of Article 370, replacing the term "Azad Pakistan" with Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK), and revising a paragraph defining the Left as those who prefers "state regulation over free competition" are also among the changes.

NCPCR sends notice to NCERT, UNICEF over Bihar madrassa curriculum

The inquiry by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was prompted by the response of the Bihar chief secretary to its summons in connection with queries related to mapped and unmapped madrassas in the state.

NCERT does not differentiate between 'India' and 'Bharat': MoS Education tells Rajya Sabha

This information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi in a written reply to a question asked by CPI(M) member Elamaram Kareem in the Rajya Sabha regarding an NCERT panel's recommendation to replace the country's name "India" with "Bharat" in school textbooks.

Ramayana, Mahabharata should be included in social sciences curriculum: NCERT panel

The NCERT is revising the school curriculum in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

'Bharat' makes way for 'India' in railway ministry's proposal to cabinet

The move comes within days of a National Council of Educational Research and Training moving a proposal to replace “India” with “Bharat” in all school textbook

Bharat to replace India in school textbooks? NCERT says 'premature to comment'

According to the media reports, the panel has suggested replacing the name 'India' with 'Bharat' in the textbooks and introducing 'classical history' instead of 'ancient history' in the curriculum.

NCERT panel's recommendation on replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' wrong: Karnataka Cong chief Shivakumar

According to committee chairperson C I Isaac, the panel has suggested replacing the name "India" with "Bharat" in the textbooks, introducing "classical history", instead of "ancient history", in the curriculum and including the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in the syllabus for all subjects.

Education body CABE being remodelled, older version really broad, says Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan said at a time when a paradigm shift is being undertaken by implementing the new education policy, CABE also needs to be remodelled as demands of today's education system are different.

Will students have to appear for board exams twice a year? What the new curriculum framework says

Students of classes 11 and 12 can retain the better of the two scores; will have to study two languages, one being Indian.

Academicians welcome introduction of long-awaited National Research Foundation Bill

On June 28, 2023, the govt gave the nod to a plan to set up National Research Foundation (NRF) as an apex body to promote, fund, and mentor scientific research in higher education institutions. While government representatives hail the move, others point out issues that may crop up during its implementation.

NCERT should have adopted an evidence-based approach: Expert group member Sridhar Rajagopalan

The body in April this year dropped several chapters including some on the Mughal Empire from Class 12 history textbooks. Rajagopalan, a member of NCERT's National Expert Group on Assessment of Elementary Education, tells Moneycontrol that presenting a rational reasoning could have avoided the political controversy.

NCERT fully justified in carrying out rationalisation of its textbooks' contents: UGC chief

His remarks come a day after a group of academicians, who were part of the textbook development committees of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), wrote to the council demanding their names be dropped from books as their ”collective effort is in jeopardy”.

'Embarrassed': Suhas Palshikar, Yogendra Yadav ask NCERT to drop their names as advisors

Palshikar, an academician and political scientist, and Yadav, political scientist and Swaraj India leader, were chief advisors for the Political Science books for classes 9 to 12 originally published in 2006-07 based on the 2005 version of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

NCERT drops chapters on democracy, periodic table from class 10 textbooks