Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh urged Narendra Modi to suspend CBSE’s mid-session implementation of the three-language policy for Class IX students. He cited shortages of teachers and textbooks, policy inconsistencies, and potential disruption for millions of students
The Supreme Court directed the Centre to form a committee of legal experts within a week to finalise NCERT’s legal studies curriculum, following controversy over Class 8 textbooks on judicial corruption. Publication of the book remains banned until review
Telangana’s Education Department plans to adopt the CBSE syllabus for maths and science, with a hybrid model for social sciences. The move aims to align state textbooks with national standards and support students preparing for competitive exams, starting 2027–28.
Instead of encouraging critical thinking and genuine historical analysis, the present attempt seeks to rewrite history, turning textbooks as tools for promoting a specific ideology
NCERT’s new Class 8 textbook presents Mughal rulers like Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb with a critical lens, highlighting brutality, intolerance, and resistance. It also emphasises resilience and valor by leaders like Shivaji, Rani Durgavati, and Maharana Pratap
