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NDTV
07-08-2025
- General
- NDTV
NCERT Sets UP Panel To Review Textbooks After Feedback From Stakeholders
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has initiated a review of select textbooks after receiving feedback from stakeholders. According to NCERT, feedback and suggestions from educators, subject experts, and other stakeholders are a regular part of its textbook development and revision process. In cases where substantial input is received regarding content or pedagogy in any subject, it is standard practice to constitute a committee to evaluate the concerns. "It is a well-established practice at NCERT that whenever substantial feedback or suggestions are received regarding the content or pedagogy of a textbook in a particular subject, a committee is constituted," the NCERT stated. "This committee comprises high-level domain experts from reputed institutions and faculty members from the relevant subject area, with the convenorship of the Head of the Curriculum Department. The committee carefully deliberates on the matter, makes evidence-based decisions regarding the content or pedagogy, and recommends appropriate actions accordingly at the earliest," the official release specified. In an effort to strengthen school education in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has initiated the review of select textbooks. The NCERT has already developed the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE), both key components of the NEP's implementation.
Hindustan Times
07-08-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
NCERT constitutes panel to examine feedback about textbook content
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday constituted a committee of experts to examine the feedback about the content in a few textbooks. The move came three days after Chaitanya Raj Singh, the head of Jaisalmer's former royal family, raised concerns over alleged historical inaccuracies in one of NCERT's newly released textbooks. The NCERT said it follows an established process. (X) Singh objected to a map in the Class 8 Social Science textbook depicting Jaisalmer as part of the Maratha Empire. He described the portrayal as 'historically misleading, factless, and seriously objectionable,' claiming it misrepresents the role and territory of Rajput and Maratha rulers. In a statement on Thursday, NCERT said it follows an established process of forming expert committees comprising high-level experts from reputed institutions and faculty members from the relevant subject area to review substantial feedback on textbook content or pedagogy. As a follow-up to the National Education Policy 2020, NCERT has been releasing new textbooks for Classes 5 to 8 under the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE). 'Aligned with the curricular goals and competencies as given in the NCFs, NCERT has brought out teaching-learning material, including textbooks. These curricular resources, including textbooks, receive regular feedback and suggestions from various stakeholders,' the NCERT said. The NCERT has faced criticism from historians for its revised Class 8 Social Science textbook that labels Mughal emperor Babur as 'ruthless,' Akbar as both 'brutal and tolerant,' and Aurangzeb as intolerant and destructive. In a note, the NCERT advised readers not to hold present-day individuals or communities accountable for historical events. Critics have called the portrayals ideologically driven. NCERT Curricular Area Group for Social Science Michel Danino defended the changes, saying they aim to present unsanitised historical facts without bias.
