Karnataka to withdraw National Education Policy and formulate its own, says Siddaramaiah

The chief minister said that the new policy introduced in 2020 was not compatible with the federal structure of the Constitution.

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· Jul 08, 2023 · 05:28 pm

Now, 33 more academicians ask NCERT to drop their names as textbook advisors

Last week, academician Suhas Palshikar and political scientist Yogendra Yadav had sought removal of their names.

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· Jun 15, 2023 · 04:14 pm

NCERT says no question of dropping Suhas Palshikar, Yogendra Yadav’s names as textbook advisors

The academician and political scientist had sought to disassociate themselves from the political science books as they had been ‘mutilated beyond recognition’.

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· Jun 10, 2023 · 12:55 pm

Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav ask NCERT to drop their names as textbook advisors

The academician and the political scientist said that the texts have been ‘mutilated beyond recognition’ after a syllabus ‘rationalisation’ exercise.

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· Jun 09, 2023 · 06:13 pm

NCERT drops chapters on evolution, periodic table, democracy from Class 10 textbooks

The education body said that the chapters have been deleted as a part of a syllabus ‘rationalisation’ exercise.

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· Jun 01, 2023 · 08:48 pm

NCERT removes references to Khalistan from Class 12 political science textbook

The changes were made after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee raised objections.

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· May 31, 2023 · 08:49 am

Maulana Azad reference dropped from NCERT textbook, reports ‘The Hindu’

A paragraph stating that Jammu and Kashmir had acceded to India on the condition that it would remain autonomous has also been removed.

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· Apr 13, 2023 · 12:06 pm

Kerala education minister opposes NCERT’s textbook revamp

NCERT dropped paragraphs related to attempts to assassinate Mohandas Gandhi and the ban on the RSS from the books.

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· Apr 09, 2023 · 05:31 pm

Unjustified to portray Sikhs as separatist: SGPC on NCERT book’s reference to 1973 resolution

The book said that the resolution advocated the strengthening of federalism, but that it could also be ‘ read as a demand for separate Sikh nation’.

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· Apr 08, 2023 · 05:50 pm

NCERT drops RSS ban, attempts to assassinate Gandhi from textbooks, reports ‘Indian Express’

All references to the 2002 Gujarat riots have also been removed.

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· Apr 05, 2023 · 11:45 am

Are professors not expected to be original thinkers? How the JNU VC has undermined her own role

After Santishree Pandit’s comments on religion and women drew ire, she said she was only quoting BR Ambedkar and that she is not an ‘original thinker’.

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· Sep 12, 2022 · 06:30 am

West Bengal passes Bill to replace governor with chief minister as chancellor of state universities

The Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that he will take up the matter with the central government.

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· Jun 13, 2022 · 08:40 pm