May 15, 2026

NCERT textbook controversy

Ncert Textbook Controversy: Explained: NCERT’s latest controversy and the questions it raises about history, accuracy, and institutional responsibility – The Times of India

Ncert Textbook Controversy: Explained: NCERT’s latest controversy and the questions it raises about history, accuracy, and institutional responsibility – The Times of India

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NCERT’s latest controversy India’s national school curriculum has once again been drawn into controversy, this time over a map in a Class 8 Social Science textbook that depicted the princely state of Jaisalmer as part of the Maratha Empire. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the country’s apex curriculum body, has now…

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NCERT textbook row: SC asks Centre to review curriculum, bars social science panel chief and two members from textbook work – The Times of India

NCERT textbook row: SC asks Centre to review curriculum, bars social science panel chief and two members from textbook work – The Times of India

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Supreme Court hearing on NCERT book row prompts Centre to order review of school textbooks NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has directed the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to review textbooks of all classes following the controversy over a Class 8 social science book that…

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PM Modi questions NCERT lapse, Pradhan vows action | India News – The Times of India

PM Modi questions NCERT lapse, Pradhan vows action | India News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday vowed to take action against those responsible for the reference to judicial corruption in an NCERT textbook, amid indications of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unhappiness over what he considers to be a grave lapse.Modi is learnt to have flagged the controversial inclusion of corruption among judiciaries…

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‘We’ve utmost respect for judiciary’: Education minister vows action in NCERT book row | India News – The Times of India

‘We’ve utmost respect for judiciary’: Education minister vows action in NCERT book row | India News – The Times of India

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Dharmendra Pradhan (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that “we have utmost respect for judiciary” and action will be taken against those responsible for drafting a controversial chapter on judicial corruption in the Class 8 NCERT textbook. The remarks follow the Supreme Court’s directive to ban the book, seize physical…

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‘Deep-rooted, well-planned conspiracy to defame judiciary’: Supreme Court slams NCERT over corruption chapter in book | India News – The Times of India

‘Deep-rooted, well-planned conspiracy to defame judiciary’: Supreme Court slams NCERT over corruption chapter in book | India News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday continued its sharp criticism of the NCERT over the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant lambasting NCERT over a chapter discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary, calling it a “deep-rooted and well-planned conspiracy.”However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tendered an…

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