Recent changes in textbooks have not been made to please or offend anyone, but rather are purely based on the recommendations made by experts, said NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani.
NCERT Director On Recent Changes In Textbooks
Dinesh Prasad Saklani, during a conversation with IANS, said the NCERT is going to introduce new books for all classes on the basis of the National Education Policy (NEP).
According to the NCERT Director, changes have been made not only in history books but in all other subjects as well to reduce the burden on students.
”The new curriculum will be based on the NEP. The curriculum for the foundation level has been designed, and new textbooks will be made available within the next two months, while the revision of the curriculum for higher classes is still going on and the new textbooks may be finalised in a year,” Saklani said.
Saklani continued, ”Everyone has seen what the situation was then due to the coronavirus. Students suffered a huge loss of learning. Not just the school-level students, but also the students studying in higher education institutions across the country and the world, have suffered a loss of learning due to the closure of schools, colleges, and universities. In such a situation, NCERT decided to do some revisions in the curriculum on the basis of suggestions provided by experts so that the burden of studying on the students, who come to school after a long time, can be reduced.”