Maratha Empire Map Draws Fire, NCERT Says Will Revise if Needed

Maratha Empire map draws fire, NCERT says will revise if needed

Amid growing debate over the depiction of the Maratha Empire in a Class 8 social science textbook, the NCERT has constituted a review panel. While the council maintains that textbook revisions follow a set academic process, it has signalled openness to corrections, if warranted, after expert examination.

NCERT sets up expert panel amid controversy over Rajput, Ahom, and Paika history in 'new textbooks'

Facing criticism over alleged factual errors and omissions in newly revised school textbooks, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has constituted a committee of senior experts on Thursday (August 7) to review the feedback and make recommendations. The panel, led by Professor Ranjana Arora, head of NCERT’s Department of Curriculum Studies and Development, will examine concerns raised about the representation of vario…

NCERT Sets Up Panel on Textbook Feedback

Expert committee to review content concerns raised over NEP-aligned textbooks, including Class 8 history

NCERT forms panel to review feedback on new textbooks

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The NCERT has set up an expert committee to examine the feedback received about its textbooks aligned with the new National Education Policy (NEP), officials said on Thursday. The officials, however, did not clarify which textbook in particular will the panel examine. “As a follow-up to NEP-2020, the NCERT has brought […]

NCERT Forms Expert Panel To Review Feedback On Textbook Content

NCERT has set up an expert committee to examine feedback on historical inaccuracies in some newly released textbooks. This comes after a map in the Class 8 book sparked objections for depicting Jaisalmer as part of the Maratha Empire.