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Cap coaching hours, align curricula with JEE and NEET: Centre’s panel
January 13, 2026 9:01 am
Also proposes introducing competitive tests in Class 11, more weight to board exam results in college admissions
Why 'national' science has been obsessed with ancient history
January 09, 2026 7:52 am
Today, when NCERT textbooks assert that Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya developed algebra independently and before Arab scholars, they repeat a logic that has haunted Indian scholarship for nearly two centuries. Such claims are framed as historical corrections. Yet, they obscure a complex reality: the compulsion to locate science in antiquity was itself a response to colonialism.
NCERT plans assessment of Class 3 students' basic learning abilities
January 03, 2026 9:36 am
As part of the preparations, NCERT has shared sample assessment tasks in Hindi and English to familiarise teachers and students with the assessment format and process.
Over 1,600 posts vacant at NCERT as reliance on contractual staff continues
December 18, 2025 9:08 am
Responding to concerns over staffing gaps, the Ministry of Education stated that recruitment is a “continuous process” and that efforts are being made to fill vacancies in accordance with existing recruitment rules.
Teach the crisis: Why NCERT must rework climate and pollution education in its textbooks now
December 10, 2025 12:43 pm
Our children need more chapters on the environment, not less. They deserve books that mirror their reality
Pak-supported terror attacks, tensions with China part of new class 7 NCERT textbook
December 10, 2025 10:12 am
On China, the new NCERT book refers to “heightened tensions” with the country in recent years, mostly related to shared borders, and a few serious conflicts. “On the other hand, efforts are being made to resolve disputes through trade, dialogue and border resolution mechanisms,” it explained.
‘Ghaznavid invasions’ get bigger section in new class 7 NCERT textbook
December 09, 2025 12:12 pm
Six pages, preceded by ‘a word of caution’, on the foreign invader
Jammu and Kashmir designates JKBOSE as standards authority for the UT
December 03, 2025 9:11 am
Several boards, including the CBSE at the national level, and the boards of Himachal Pradesh and Mizoram, have already been notified as SSSAs by the respective governments.
Parliamentary panel to review surge in coaching centres, student stress and impact of tech in education
November 25, 2025 9:16 am
The Ministry of Education had earlier this year set up a nine-member panel to examine issues relating to coaching and the emergence of "dummy schools" besides the effectiveness and fairness of entrance examinations.
Is AI from Class III a leap forward or one too soon?
November 18, 2025 7:15 am
If learning about AI is to help children develop a critical outlook on its use, exercises of this kind nullify that hope. Given how little success we have had so far on critical thinking in our science education, such expectations seem unrealistic.
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