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3 Babri references out, Ayodhya section ‘revised’ in Class XII new politics book
April 05, 2024 7:15 am
The official reason for this latest exercise was to reduce the curriculum load further, and to help students recover from learning disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
NCERT tweaks Class 12 History book: Harappans indigenous, doubts over Aryan migration
April 05, 2024 6:22 am
These are some of the significant changes introduced by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) in the history chapter meant for Class 12 students on the origins and fall of the Harappan civilisation.
NCERT forms textbook panel for Classes 3-12; RSS affiliate founder, Fields medallist, Sudha Murty among 19 members
August 14, 2023 1:26 pm
Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to PM Bibek Debroy, founding member of the RSS-affiliated Samskrita Bharati Chamu Krishna Shastry, philanthropist Sudha Murty, and singer Shankar Mahadevan are among its members.
NCERT all set to produce textbooks in 22 Indian languages; Delhi school principals welcome move
July 22, 2023 2:58 am
The Indian Express reached out to several principals of CBSE schools in Delhi to understand how this initiative would be implemented.
'Nothing of this sort has happened': Education minister on deletion of Darwin's theory of evolution from NCERT textbooks
June 21, 2023 7:14 pm
After the controversy broke out, Pradhan spoke to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which is an autonomous body, and sought details, the minister said.
‘Not in our name,' 33 political scientists join chorus, ask NCERT to drop their names from textbooks
June 15, 2023 7:57 pm
The 33 academicians who have also asked NCERT to drop their names from political science textbooks include Kanti Prasad Bajpai, the former JNU professor who currently serves as the vice dean at National University Singapore; Pratap Bhanu Mehta, the former vice-chancellor of Ashoka University; Rajeev Bhargava among others.
JNU VC on NCERT deletions: There is no conspiracy
June 12, 2023 10:02 am
Misinformation about curriculum updates only creates cynicism about the education system
'No thank you, we decline your generosity': Yadav, Palshikar clap back at NCERT
June 12, 2023 9:31 am
In a continuing war of words between the NCERT and its two former chief advisors, Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar issued another statement Saturday reacting to the Council's rejection of their demand to have their names removed from political science textbooks. "If the name of the Textbook Development Committee is there to acknowledge our contribution, as the NCERT claims, then we must be free to decline this generosity," their statement reads.
'Embarrassed to be associated with these textbooks': Advisors ask NCERT to drop their names from Pol Science books
June 10, 2023 10:26 am
Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav, who were chief advisors for the political science books for classes 9 to 12 originally published in 2006-07, have in their letter to the NCERT have said that the rationalisation exercise has mutilated the school textbooks and rendered them academically dysfunctional.
Chapter on Periodic Table dropped from NCERT Class 10 textbooks, remains for Class 11
June 02, 2023 2:24 am
The revisions to the Class 10 textbooks, available in the market only now, were announced last June following what the NCERT said was a rationalisation exercise based on expert recommendations.
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The Chess Candidates Tournament 2024 Round 1 has begun with 16 top players, including five Indian grandmasters, competing for a chance to face world champions Ding Liren and Li Wenjun. The tournament will be a double round robin with 14 games, but former champion Magnus Carlsen will not be participating. Stay tuned for updates.
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