Dharmendra Pradhan appeals to states to work together to strengthen education system
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday called upon States to work together for building a collaborative education system.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday called upon States to work together for building a collaborative education system.
In a stringent criticism of NCERT and its recent revisions in textbooks about Babri Masjid, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the children should not grow up glorifying criminal acts.
The dependence of growth, development and progress on the quality of education is universally accepted.
A Manipur government official said that the state authority noticed this incorrect mentioning of the game as of Mizoram.
The name Bharat is ancient. According to Isaac, the term "Bharat" is used in books as old as the 7,000-year-old Vishnu Purana
The seminaries imparting only religious education have also been asked to include subjects like maths, English, computers, Hindi, and others in the curriculum.
A common stereotype about some Muslims is that they are not interested in educating girls and, therefore, do not send girls to schools.
It is fervently to be hoped that books on social sciences, notably history, that are open to subjective reflection will not be drastically changed to suit a particular perspective on Mughal and British India. Preeminently, this must include the NCERT’s book on Indian history, published in the early 1990s. The NCERT director, Mr Sridhar Srivastava, has underscored the need to rationalize the syllabi for the publication of suitably edited textbooks.
Schools were allegedly getting hefty monetary benefits from the publishers in lieu of prescribing their books. Consequent to the government’s move, there was a sudden rise in demand for the NCERT books, Deo said.
Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced Artificial Intelligence as a subject in class IX from session 2019-2020 and in Class-XI from session 2020-2021 in their affiliated schools.
