CBSE line: Minister of Human Resources Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said a “fake story” was being created
New Delhi:
Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank responded to critics who alleged a plot to cut the Central Council for Secondary Education (CBSE) program amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The CBSE reduced the program to 30% for nearly 190 subjects from class 9 to 12 only for the exams of the jury of the 2020-21 session. The jury declared that no questions will be asked in the reduced examination program.
“There have been a lot of uninformed comments on the exclusion of certain topics from #CBSESyllabus. The problem with these comments is that they use sensationalism by selectively linking topics to portray a false story,” tweeted. today the Minister of Human Resources Development or HRD. .
There have been many uninformed comments on the exclusion of certain topics from #CBSESyllabus. The problem with these comments is that they resort to sensationalism by selectively linking topics to portray a false story.
– Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 9, 2020
Key chapters such as democratic rights, food security in India, federalism, citizenship and secularism have been removed from school classes. The National Board of Education has said it is looking to reduce the burden on students in the midst of the pandemic.
This decision led to criticism that the center was fine-tuning the program to adapt it to a certain story. West Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, was among those who criticized the CBSE’s decision to delete these chapters. “Shocked to know that the central government has abandoned subjects such as citizenship, federalism, secularism and partition in the name of reducing the CBSE price during the COVID-19 crisis,” tweeted Ms. Banerjee.
The CBSE clarified on Wednesday that “each of the subjects which have been wrongly mentioned in the media as deleted have been covered by the alternative academic calendar of the NCERT, which is already in force for all the affiliated schools of the council”.
Following the clarification of the CBSE, the Minister of Human Resources said today that schools have been invited to follow the alternative academic calendar of the National Council for Educational Research and Training or NCERT.
“Exclusions are just a one-time measure for exams, due to the # COVID19 pandemic. The only objective is to relieve student stress by reducing the program by 30%. This exercise was carried out following the advice and recommendations of various experts and taking into account the suggestions received from educators through our # SyllabusForStudents2020 campaign, “tweeted Mr. Nishank.
NCERT says the alternative academic calendar focuses on new ways of learning at home through engaging activities. This schedule lasts four weeks, which can be extended if necessary.
“Although it is easy to misinterpret the exclusion of 3-4 subjects like nationalism, local government, federalism, etc. and to construct a concocted narrative, a wider reading of the different subjects will show that this exclusion product between subjects, “tweeted the Minister of Human Resources. .
“It is our humble request: # Education is our sacred duty to our children. Let us leave politics out of education and make our politics more educated,” he said.
