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NCERT reading material on Chandrayaan draws ire for ‘mixing science with mythology’

Reading material suggested by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Chandrayaan-3 for schoolchildren has drawn the ire of rationalists and educationists for “mixing science with mythology.”

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Common school syllabus, board not in child’s interest, CBSE tells Supreme Court

The Central Board of Secondary Education has submitted in the Supreme Court that any move for a uniform board and school curriculum does not take into account local context, culture and language, besides the power of individual States to frame their own syllabus, curriculum and conduct examinations for their schools.

The Hindu

State Educational Achievement Survey to test 3.2 lakh students

Kerala to conduct State Educational Achievement Survey on Nov 3, testing 3.2 lakh students in 10,789 schools. PARAKH, NCERT's assessment centre, will provide feedback on student learning at block level. Samagra Shiksha Kerala to coordinate exams, SCERT to coordinate academic activities. Results of 2021 NAS indicated COVID-19-induced learning gaps. Central…

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Education Ministry asks States to bring all data under one platform

MoE pushing States to open Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs), a data repository to monitor school education system. It will include data from PM-POSHAN, teacher training, textbooks, dropout & attendance, learning outcomes & Performance Grading Index.

The Hindu

NCERT gets Deemed-to-be-University status, says Education Minister

NCERT granted deemed-to-be-university status by Ministry of Higher Education.

The Hindu

Willing to educate the Muzaffarnagar student: Sivankutty

Kerala Govt. offers education to student victimised by teacher. Minister Sivankutty condemns incident, writes to UP CM Adityanath for stringent action. Govt. to provide best education if parents agree. Kerala to protect secular values, introduce additional text books to counter NCERT omissions.

The Hindu

New higher secondary textbooks cover State’s history, growth, contemporary developments

New textbooks for HS provide content on State's econ. dev., social movements, historical events & contemporary landscape. Content on Partition, Gandhi's assassination, Gujarat riots, Mughal kings, patriarchy, racism, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Emergency, Varghese Kurien, Naxalbari movement, caste system, Ayyankali, Channar revolt, Kallumala agitation, trade unions, transgender policy.

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Vital for students to get factual, scientific education: Pinarayi

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Kerala textbooks to retain sections deleted by NCERT

Kerala’s new Class 11 and 12 supplementary textbooks of history, political science, sociology and economics have portions that were recently deleted by NCERT

The Hindu

New National Education Policy empowered youth, set new linkages with global institutions

The new National Education Policy (NEP) introduced in 2020 has empowered the youth of the country besides setting up new linkages with global institutions. Read further on Dynamite news:

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Consider Indian languages as an optional medium of instruction, CBSE tells schools

CBSE urges schools to consider Indian languages as optional medium of instruction, NEP 2020 advocates multilingualism for academic success.

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Morning Digest | Gujarat grapples with destruction caused by cyclone Biparjoy; 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ NCERT textbooks, and more

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NCERT textbook row | 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ syllabus

Discover why 73 academicians are defending NCERT’s rationalised syllabus and criticising experts against it on The Hindu.

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NCERT Textbook Row | Rationalisation of contents fully justified, says UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar

UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar on June 16 slammed academicians objecting to the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, saying there is no merit in their “hue and cry”, and asserted that carrying out revisions in content is justified.

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33 academicians write to NCERT asking their names to be removed from the textbooks

Their collective creative effort is in jeopardy and their names should be dropped from textbooks, 33 academicians have told the NCERT

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NCERT responds as ‘embarrassed’ Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar ask academic body to drop their name as advisors

Paragraphs about Hindu radicals’ attempts to kill Mahatma Gandhi and the ban placed on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) after his death were among those removed by the NCERT.

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Periodic table not removed from school curriculum, it's included in Class 11 book: NCERT

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Saturday said that the Periodic table has not been removed from the school education curriculum and it is available in great detail in the Class 11 textbook. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NCERT’s omissions: Class 10 students must learn fundamental scientific concepts. Here’s why

India is known for its rich scientific heritage and we live in a time where science and technology are playing a vital role in shaping the future. Which is why it’s even more disheartening to learn that India’s education regulatory body, the National Council of Educational Research and Training, has…

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Kerala govt. criticises removal of the periodic table, other topics from NCERT Class X textbook

The Kerala government has criticised the removal of chapters on the Periodic Table and challenges to democracy, among other topics from Class 10 textbooks by the NCERT

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Textbook deletions by NCERT a challenge to democratic, secular values: Kerala Minister

Deletion of portions from textbooks by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in a unilateral manner is a challenge to democratic and secular values, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty has said

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In ‘rationalisation’ move, NCERT drops periodic table chapter from Class X book

NCERT has decided to omit chapters on the periodic table from Class 10 Science textbooks and chapters on democracy and political parties from Political Science textbooks

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Wrestlers defer plan to immerse medals after Naresh Tikait’s appeal; Amit Shah appeals for 15-day peace in Manipur, and more

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NCERT removes Khalistan reference from textbook

The lines which refer to a plea for a separate Sikh nation referring to the creation of Khalistan have been dropped by the National Council of Educational Research and Training from the political science textbook of Class 12, officials from the NCERT said on May 30

The Hindu

Plea to NCERT to reinsert Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in textbooks

Mr. Murthy alleged that the Union government was trying to destroy academics with its hidden agenda.

The Hindu

Darwin must stay in Indian school textbooks

If the strength of science lies in its ability to stand the test of critical inquiry, then science classrooms must inculcate the embracing of critique

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