NCERT drops chapters on Periodic Table, challenges to democracy from Class 10 textbooks
Chapters on the Periodic Table, contribution of agriculture to the national economy, challenges to democracy were removed
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Chapters on the Periodic Table, contribution of agriculture to the national economy, challenges to democracy were removed
As per the NCERT, the decision has been taken to reduce the content load on students in view of the COVID-19 pandemic
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) grabbed headlines last year after reports emerged that it has dropped a few important chapters from the Class 10 syllabus. Hence, those who have reached class 10th this year will find it a bit different to what their seniors read — a change that will impact some 134 million 11–18-year-olds in schools across the nation.
The changes were made as part of a 'rationalisation' exercise
At the heart of the row was the fact that while the changes made as part of the rationalisation exercise were notified, some of these controversial deletions were not mentioned.