Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government proudly announced on Monday that it is the only state in the country to have compiled all the portions omitted by the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) from school textbooks. They have used these compiled portions to create a new textbook for students to study and use for […]
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Sep
Sep
NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted deemed university status, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday. He made the announcement during his address at the 63rd foundation day of the Council. Deemed-to-be-university is recognition to higher education institutions that excel in specific areas of study. NCERT will […]
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Sep
Sep
NEW DELHI: The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted deemed university status. Pradhan announced this while addressing the 63rd Foundation Day Celebration Programme of NCERT in New Delhi.“Today, I want to announce that we are granting the status of deemed […]
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Aug
NEW DELHI: A chapter on the national war memorial has been included in the Class 7 NCERT curriculum for the academic year 2023-24. The chapter, titled “The National War Memorial”, will be part of the Social Science syllabus for the class.The chapter will introduce students to the National War Memorial, its history, and its significance. […]
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Kerala: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan releases additional textbooks to reintroduce portions deleted by NCERT
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Aug
Aug
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the release of additional textbooks by SCERT (State Council for Educational Research and Training) on Wednesday, August 23, incorporating the topics that were recently deleted from the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) textbooks, reported ANI. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed his government’s concern over the exclusion […]
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Board Exams twice a year, studying one Indian language for Class 11, 12 students compulsory: Govt
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Aug
Aug
From now on, board exams will be conducted twice a year, Ministry of Education cited while announcing the launch of new curriculum framework on Wednesday. News reports also cited, as per guidelines, the exams won’t be terms wise. These exams will be conducted separately and the students will be able to retain the best scores. […]
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Sudha Murty, Shankar Mahadevan on NCERT’s new panel to develop syllabus, textbooks for classes 3 to 12
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Aug
Aug
A new committee formed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is set to shape the curriculum and textbooks for classes 3 to 12. This 19-member committee, named the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC), will be led by MC Pant, the Chancellor of the National Institute of Educational Planning […]
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By Aditya Wadhawan –The Education Ministry is working to launch the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for School Education, in sync with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The new NCF for School Education has proposed to bring in a system of conducting two board exams in a year for classes X and XII.Also, as per […]
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Jun
Jun
NEW DELHI: Darwin‘s theory of evolution and the periodic table will continue to be part of the Class 9 and 10 syllabus as will chapters on the Mughals, members of the national steering committee of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for school education said. In the social sciences section, apart from the Mughals, the history […]
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Jun
Jun
By Prof. Rama Shanker DubeyThe claim that NCERT has removed the Periodic Table and Charles Darwin‘s theory of evolution from science textbooks is being reported recently by several news media, which is factually incorrect and misleading. Education is a dynamic process that keeps on changing and enriching over time to meet the needs of society. […]