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Google to partner with NCERT, launch edu-channels on YouTube in 29 Indian languages
1 month ago

Google to partner with NCERT, launch edu-channels on YouTube in 29 Indian languages

Firstpost  

Google’s partnership with NCERT will introduce dedicated YouTube channels for students from grades 1 to 12, offering content in 29 Indian languages, including Indian Sign Language. Google is also working with the NPTEL to offer certified courses on YouTube This partnership marks a significant step in bringing quality education to the fingertips of millions of Indian students. By integrating advanced …

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Lack of transparency in spending, weak infrastructure, safety concerns: NCERT report highlights issues in KGBV schools
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Lack of transparency in spending, weak infrastructure, safety concerns: NCERT report highlights issues in KGBV schools

The Hindu  

Lack of transparency in the utilisation of funds, weak infrastructure, shortage of teachers, low salaries, and concerns over student safety are among the challenges identified in an evaluation of 254 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas by the National Council of Educational Research and Training. “Retention of staff is a major challenge due to low wages, insecurity of job, remote and isolated …

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CBSE prohibits non-NCERT, SCERT books in schools
5 months ago

CBSE prohibits non-NCERT, SCERT books in schools

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Education Department has issued a directive to all recognised private schools, prohibiting textbooks for elementary classes that are not prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training or the State Council of Educational Research and Training. As per the directives, schools mandating students to study textbooks not included in the prescribed list of NCERT …

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NCERT guidelines provide 10 ‘bagless days’ for students of Classes 6 to 8
5 months, 1 week ago

NCERT guidelines provide 10 ‘bagless days’ for students of Classes 6 to 8

The Hindu  

To provide respite to school students between Classes 6 and 8, the National Council of Educational Research and Training has proposed 10 ‘bagless days’ to be implemented by schools across States. ‘Bagless days’ will also help develop interdependence in classrooms, with theoretical as well as practical application; and promote the dignity of labour through hands-on activity and existing local vocations, …

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NCERT to Launch Remaining New Textbooks For Classes 3 And 6 Soon, Review Done by Dharmendra Pradhan
6 months ago

NCERT to Launch Remaining New Textbooks For Classes 3 And 6 Soon, Review Done by Dharmendra Pradhan

News 18  

National Council for Educational Research and Training will introduce the remaining eight newly-developed textbooks for classes 3 and 6 soon, the Union Ministry of Education said on Thursday. According to the ministry, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan did a “detailed review” of the progress of new textbooks development process with senior officials of the school education department and Central Board …

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AIMIM chief Owaisi flays NCERT over textbook revisions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

AIMIM chief Owaisi flays NCERT over textbook revisions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said children should not grow up "glorifying criminal acts" in reference to Babri Masjid demolition being tweaked in NCERT textbooks.AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said children should not grow up "glorifying criminal acts" in reference to Babri Masjid demolition being tweaked in NCERT textbooks. In a post on 'X', the Hyderabad MP …

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NEET-UG 2024 Concerns: NTA Clarifies Revision of One Answer Key, Grace Marks for Lost Time Led to More Toppers
7 months ago

NEET-UG 2024 Concerns: NTA Clarifies Revision of One Answer Key, Grace Marks for Lost Time Led to More Toppers

News 18  

Addressing the concerns of students and parents, the National Testing Agency late on Thursday evening said that there was complete “transparency” in the conduct of the exam and “revision of a wrong answer key as well as grace marks to compensate students for lost time at some centres” led to a high number of toppers in the National Eligibility cum …

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U.P. primary students’ wait may stretch as approval for NCERT books awaited
11 months, 3 weeks ago

U.P. primary students’ wait may stretch as approval for NCERT books awaited

Hindustan Times  

Students will have to wait a little longer for the National Council of Educational Research and Training books of English, Hindi and mathematics, which are being introduced for the first time in the curriculum of classes 1 and 2 of 1.14 lakh government-run primary schools functioning under UP Basic Education Council across the state. Books for classes 3 to 8 …

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NCERT to add content on electoral literacy in school textbooks; EC, Education Ministry sign MoU
1 year, 2 months ago

NCERT to add content on electoral literacy in school textbooks; EC, Education Ministry sign MoU

The Hindu  

In a bid to address voter apathy among young Indians, the National Council of Educational Research and Training will both introduce and update textbooks to include content on electoral literacy and will advise State Education Boards and other Boards to follow suit. This initiative is expected to help in the Election Commission’s endeavour to address the urban and youth apathy, …

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Why is Kerala Changing NCERT Curriculum and Reason Behind Some States Opposing NEP
1 year, 4 months ago

Why is Kerala Changing NCERT Curriculum and Reason Behind Some States Opposing NEP

News 18  

The Kerala education department is set to roll out supplementary textbooks for classes XI and XII in September, which will have the portions recently deleted by the National Council for Educational Research and Training as part of its “syllabus rationalisation” process. Kerala, like several other southern and Opposition-ruled states, has been at the odds with the Centre over the recent …

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NCERT’s curriculum for science needs to be ‘rationalized’ again
1 year, 7 months ago

NCERT’s curriculum for science needs to be ‘rationalized’ again

Live Mint  

India, unlike Western and Middle Eastern societies, does not have a doctrinal problem with science. Even so, given that only a small fraction of CBSE students take biology in Class XII, the vast majority of CBSE students will leave school without being taught one the most important principles of science. If India’s weight in international science and technology is disproportionate …

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Richard Dawkins calls NCERT dropping evolution from textbooks 'tragic', sparks stir
1 year, 7 months ago

Richard Dawkins calls NCERT dropping evolution from textbooks 'tragic', sparks stir

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Richard Dawkins, the famous British evolutionary biologist has waded into the controversy over the dropping of the Periodic Table and Evolution by the NCERT from school textbooks in India calling the move a “tragic affront to India’s secular beginnings.” Dawkins, in a tweet said “Modi’s BJP is a tragic affront to India’s secular beginnings. Between them, these two idiotic …

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NCERT drops references to Khalistan demand from class 12 political science textbook
1 year, 7 months ago

NCERT drops references to Khalistan demand from class 12 political science textbook

Hindustan Times  

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, according to education ministry officials. The SGPC had last month alleged that the National Council of Educational Research and Training misrepresented historical details about Sikhs in its Class 12 political science …

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Missing from NCERT Sociology text: the cruel ironies of Vidarbha’s water crisis, pollution deaths, police atrocities
1 year, 9 months ago

Missing from NCERT Sociology text: the cruel ironies of Vidarbha’s water crisis, pollution deaths, police atrocities

The Hindu  

References to the water crisis in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra which leads to agrarian distress, deaths due to pollution in India, and class-based killings by the police have all been dropped from the newly printed National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks. The starkest deletion is in Chapter 3 - Environment and Society, in a section titled, ‘Why …

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SGPC Claims Misrepresentation of Historical Details in Class 12 Syllabus Book of NCERT
1 year, 9 months ago

SGPC Claims Misrepresentation of Historical Details in Class 12 Syllabus Book of NCERT

News 18  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday claimed that the NCERT has misrepresented historical details related to Sikhs in its Political Science syllabus book of Class 12. SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said in a statement that the National Council of Educational Research and Training has recorded “misleading information” about the Anandpur Sahib resolution in Chapter-8, namely Regional Aspirations, of …

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AP History Congress panel slams NCERT decision to erase chapters on Moghuls from history textbooks
1 year, 9 months ago

AP History Congress panel slams NCERT decision to erase chapters on Moghuls from history textbooks

The Hindu  

Without the study of Mughal history, the history of India will remain incomplete and an academic void will be created, say members Members of the Andhra Pradesh History Congress have expressed serious concern over the National Council of Educational Research and Training ‘s decision to erase certain chapters on the Mughal Empire from Class 11 and 12 textbooks. They argued …

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Add Vedas, Bhagavad Gita, History of 'Unsung' Freedom Fighters from NE to Textbooks: Parl Panel to NCERT
2 years ago

Add Vedas, Bhagavad Gita, History of 'Unsung' Freedom Fighters from NE to Textbooks: Parl Panel to NCERT

News 18  

A parliamentary panel recommended that the contributions of many “unsung freedom fighters” from all corners of the country, including the northeast, get incorporated with equal emphasis in school textbooks. The panel also noted that prominent women personalities from all fields, and their contributions, should find a place in “regular books” of NCERT rather than supplementary materials so that it becomes …

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National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) on hold till further orders: NCERT
2 years, 3 months ago

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) on hold till further orders: NCERT

Hindustan Times  

National Talent Search Scheme, under which the NTSE examination is held, has been stalled till further orders, National Council of Educational Research and Training has said. NTSE exam on hold till further orders: NCERT The central sector scheme funded by the Ministry of Education was approved till March 31, 2021, and further implementation of the scheme has not been approved, …

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NCPCR seeks reply from NCERT over inclusion of story by Harsh Mander in text book
2 years, 9 months ago

NCPCR seeks reply from NCERT over inclusion of story by Harsh Mander in text book

Firstpost  

The Commission said it received a complaint highlighting a story titled Weathering the Storm in Ersama included in the English book Moments for Class IX. New Delhi: Apex child rights body NCPCR has sought an explanation from NCERT over inclusion of a story by social activist Harsh Mander, who has been accused of money laundering while running children homes, in …

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NCERT postpones NTSE Stage 2 Exam 2021 amid Covid-19 surge
3 years, 7 months ago

NCERT postpones NTSE Stage 2 Exam 2021 amid Covid-19 surge

India Today  

NTSE Exam 2021: Attention candidates, the National Council of Educational Research and Training, NCERT, has postponed the upcoming Stage-2 exam of NTSE 2021 due to the ongoing second Covid-19 wave. The official notice reads: “Due to prevailing situation of Covid-19 in the country and the enforced lockdown in different States/UTs, it is decided to postpone the NTSE stage II exam …

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At least 27% school students have no access to smartphones or laptops for online classes, finds NCERT survey
4 years, 4 months ago

At least 27% school students have no access to smartphones or laptops for online classes, finds NCERT survey

Firstpost  

According to the survey, over a quarter of a total of 34,000 students and parents cited intermittent electricity or a lack thereof as a major hindrance New Delhi: At least 27 percent students do not have access to smartphones or laptops to attend online classes, while 28 percent students and parents believe intermittent or lack of electricity is one of …

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Section on Article 370 in NCERT textbook
4 years, 5 months ago

Section on Article 370 in NCERT textbook

The Hindu  

Less than a year after Article 370 was scrapped, the event has been included in the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s newly revised political science textbook for Class 12, while a section on the different kinds of separatist politics in Jammu and Kashmir has been removed. Explained | How the status of Jammu and Kashmir is being changed …

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NCERT curriculum in all schools from next session, approves Tripura Cabinet
6 years ago

NCERT curriculum in all schools from next session, approves Tripura Cabinet

India Today  

The Tripura Cabinet has given its nod to a proposal to introduce the NCERT curriculum in all state government and aided schools from the next academic session, beginning April 2019. The Department of Education has initiated the process to introduce the NCERT curriculum to replace the existing one prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Education Minister …

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