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What Are The Latest Changes In The NCERT Books?
18 June 2024
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NCERT has revised the curriculum of the school textbooks in line with NEP 2020
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NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani asserted that the revision of the books is a global and annual exercise
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He said the changes were being advocated by subject and pedagogy experts and there was no interference or imposition from top officials
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A high-level panel working on the Social Science curriculum recommended the following changes in the Social Science textbooks:
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'Bharat' and 'India' will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country's Constitution
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The revised Political Science textbooks for class 12 do not mention the Babri masjid but refer to it as a 'three-domed structure'
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Committee chairperson C I Isaac suggested for introducing 'classical history', instead of 'ancient history' in the curriculum
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A two-page table detailing achievements of Mughal emperors such as Humayun, Shah Jahan, Akbar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb have also been removed
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Mr Isaac also advocated for including the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in the syllabus for all subjects
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