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Controversy around NCERT textbooks ‘ rationalisation ‘unwarranted’: JNU VC
New Delhi: The recent controversy around the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks is “unwarranted”, said JNU vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Friday, asserting that the revised syllabus must include new “discoveries and knowledge”.…
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‘Embarrassed…’: Palshikar, Yogendra Yadav ask NCERT to drop their names as advisors
New Delhi: Flagging arbitrary and irrational cuts in Political Science textbooks, Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav have said they were “embarrassed” that they should be mentioned as chief advisors to these “mutilated”…
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Kerala govt criticises removal of chapter on democracy from NCERT class 10 text book
Thiruvananthapuram: 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, and said it amounts…
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NCERT drops references to Khalistan demand from class 12 pol-sci textbook
New Delhi: The NCERT has dropped references to the demand for a separate Sikh nation Khalistan from the class 12 political science textbook following objections from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC),…
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Gandhi’s assassination, RSS ban: Kerala likely to teach deleted NCERT syllabus
Thiruvananthapuram: Students in Kerala are likely to be taught the portions that the NCERT had deleted from its class 11 and 12 textbooks, including those pertaining to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi…
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Scientists, educators write open letter against dropping biological evolution theory from Class 10
New Delhi: A group of more than 1,800 scientists, science teachers and educators has written an open letter raising concerns about the chapter on “Theory of Biological Evolution” being dropped from the…
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Tharoor slams govt over removal of Maulana Azad references from NCERT textbook
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the government over the removal of references to India’s first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the new NCERT class 11…
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Maulana Azad’s erasure from NCERT books due to his Muslim identity: NCP
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to ‘erase’ the name of India’s first Education Minister and Bharat Ratna, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,…
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NCERT’s decision to make ‘changes’ driven by divisive and partisan agenda: Historians
New Delhi: Around 250 educationists and historians criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over its decision to revise textbooks. They said that removing the chapters was driven by…
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NCERT’s revision of textbooks part of ‘saffronisation’ agenda: Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday strongly condemned the dropping of certain chapters and portions from NCERT class 12 textbooks and alleged that “complete saffronisation” of academic books was the…