By Aditya WadhawanThe Draft National Curriculum Framework (NCF) aims to integrate Maths with Arts, language, and sports education which also advocates that it should be taught through a three-stage process. The draft NCF intends to teach Maths through a multi-disciplinary approach which would be instrumental in plugging the learning gaps that exist among students and […]
Tag Archives: NCERT
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Apr
Apr
The National Curriculum Framework for School Education has been released by the NCERT. In the NCF various recommendations have been made for almost each grade student. The pre-draft proposes various recommendations, such as modifying the class 10 and 12 board exams, transitioning from a 10+2 structure to a 5+3+3+4 structure, and emphasizing developmental perspectives to […]
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Apr
Apr
Updating textbooks and rationalising syllabi is a commonplace practice across the world, necessitated by the shifting needs of the education system, society and science. Yet, steps taken by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) last year to rationalise the syllabi have stoked controversy for a bouquet of reasons. The government body argued […]
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NEW DELHI: While rationalising the syllabus during the pandemic, NCERT deleted portions on Mahatma Gandhi -“Gandhiji’s death had a magical effect on the communal situation in the country” and “Gandhi’s pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity provoked Hindu extremists”-and RSS (“organisations like RSS were banned for some time”) from the Class XII political science textbook, but the […]
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PRAYAGRAJ: UP Board students between class 10 and 12 will study a ‘rationalised syllabus’, which will see the omission of certain chapters from the majority of subjects. These chapters include Mughal Court in History; The Cold War Era in civics; solid state and surface chemistry in chemistry and reproduction in organisms in biology.Commenting on the […]
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Apr
Apr
NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revised its books for various classes, including the Class 12 History book by dropping the chapters on the Mughal empire. The change will apply to all the schools that follow the NCERT syllabus throughout the country.From the Class 12th History book ‘Themes of […]
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Mar
This will be in consonance with the National Education Policy – 2020 perspective of imparting multilingual education Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today held a high level meeting on new National Curriculum Framework and new textbooks based on NEP 2020, in New Delhi. Secretary, School Education Sanjay Kumar, Senior officials of NCERT and Members of […]
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Mar
By Aditya WadhawanThe CBSE has directed all the affiliated schools to adopt the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022 developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) which was introduced in October 2022. To implement the NCF-FS, the schools will have to introduce three years of pre-primary schooling, for five […]
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Mar
By Aditya Wadhawan – The CBSE has directed all the affiliated schools to adopt the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022 developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) which was introduced in October 2022. To implement the NCF-FS, the schools will have to introduce three years of pre-primary schooling, […]
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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said the government is taking important steps to restructure the State Council of Educational Research And Training (SCERT) and District Institute of Education and Training (DIET). “Only teachers can transform our society. It is then important to instill the right spirit in our teachers, and we can […]