Odisha Textbook Errors: Same Experts Wrote, Reviewed, Cleared Books, Probe Finds

Odisha textbook errors: Same experts wrote, reviewed, cleared books, probe finds

Mistakes were identified across textbooks, including spelling mistakes, factual inaccuracies, incorrect maps, photographs

Odisha textbook errors: Inquiry flags hasty process, no writer orientation

A high-level inquiry committee found that same resource persons repeatedly assumed multiple roles for the same class and subject, including writer, reviewer, proofreader, and final subject expert

No orientation, one-day review: How 1,731 errors found their way into school textbooks

An RTI disclosure has revealed serious gaps in the preparation and vetting of Odisha’s new school textbooks, including the absence of formal orientation for writers, inadequate review timelines and weak quality checks, shedding fresh light on how 1,731 errors slipped into books for Classes I to VIII.