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No merit in hue and cry on NCERT Syllabus Revision: UGC Chairman
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The University Grants Commission Chairman and former Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University has come out in support of the rationalization of the Class XI, XII syllabus by the NCERT. Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar has also questioned the intentions of academicians protesting against the rationalization of the syllabus.
NCERT is also facing criticism from a section of academics over the removal of chapters on Mughal Court, Akbarnama, and Badshahnama from the Class XI, XII syllabus. The NCERT also issued a detailed clarification regarding the controversy around the removal of the periodic table, democracy, and sources of energy from the class 10 syllabus.
In a series of tweets, Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar has stated that in the recent past, the attacks by some "academicians" on NCERT for revising the textbooks are unwarranted. The current textbook modifications are not the only ones carried out. NCERT has been revising textbooks from time to time in the past too.
Prof Kumar writes: “NCERT is fully justified in carrying out the rationalization of its textbook contents. NCERT has repeatedly stated that the revision of textbooks originates from various stakeholders' feedback and suggestions.”
Following criticism, the NCERT also came up with clarification stating that the topic was removed when it rationalised the syllabus by 30% to “reduce the content load on students” in view of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022.
NCERT has stated that the changes have been done keeping more age appropriate and considering the Covid pandemic situation.
UGC Chairman has stated that the NCERT has made changes in the syllabus of History, Civics and Hindi. According to the NCRT, chapters on 'The Cold War Era' and 'US Hegemony in World Politics' have been removed from the civics textbook.
NCERT has also confirmed that it is developing a new set of textbooks based on the recently launched National Curriculum Framework for School Education and that current textbooks in which the contents have been rationalized to reduce the academic load are only a temporary phase.
“Given this, there is no merit in the hue and the cry of these "academicians." The objective behind their grumbling seems to be other than academic reasons,” said Prof Kumar.
