New Delhi, December 13
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday dropped a comprehension passage and the accompanying questions from the Class-10 English exam and decided to award ful
In the Class 10 CBSE exam conducted on Saturday, the English paper carried a comprehension passage with sentences such as "emancipation of women destroyed the parents' authority over the children" and "it was only by accepting her husband's way that a mother could gain obedience over the younger ones", and questions based on the passage.
Following an outrage over a comprehension passage for allegedly promoting "gender stereotyping" and supporting "regressive notions", the CBSE removed the passage and decided to award full marks for it to students.