New Delhi: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani on Tuesday clarified that chapters on Mughals had not been `dropped` from CBSE books, and mentioned that it is a “lie”.
Here’s what NCERT Chief mentioned:
“It`s a lie. (Chapters on) Mughals have not been dropped. There was a rationalization process last year because due to COVID, there was pressure on students everywhere,” the NCERT director informed ANI. The NCERT chief additional mentioned that professional committees examined the books from requirements 6-12. “They recommended that if this chapter is dropped, it won`t affect the knowledge of the children and an unnecessary burden can be removed…The debate is unnecessary. Those who don`t know can check the textbooks…,” Saklani mentioned.
NCERT chief additional acknowledged that even at the moment college students are finding out the historical past of the Mughals in NCERT`s class seventh e book. “Along with this, the history of Mughals is being taught in Empires in section-2 of the 11th class book. And in the class 12th book there were 2 chapters on the history of the Mughals, out of which theme nine was removed last year, while theme eight is still being taught to the students. This year no chapter has been removed from any book.”
“We are working as per NEP (National Education Policy) 2020. This is a transition phase. NEP 2020 speaks of reducing the content load. We are implementing it. NCF (National Curriculum Framework) for school education is being formed, it will be finalised soon. Textbooks will be printed in 2024 as per NEP. We have not dropped anything right now,” the NCERT chief mentioned whereas stressing the National Education Policy.
On Monday, Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Minister Gulab Devi additionally denied the experiences claiming of eradicating the chapter of the Mughal Sultanate from CBSE and UP Board. “There is no change of any kind in our syllabus. Those who are running this type of misleading news, I request them not to run such news,” Gulab Devi mentioned. If there can be any additional modifications below the brand new training coverage, then it can’t be mentioned. At current, there is no such thing as a change. The curriculum which was in 2022 will stay the identical this time in 2023-24, she mentioned.
