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National Council of Educational Research and Training: Indian organization for school education
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation of Ministry of Education, the Government of India. Established in 1961, it is a literary, scientific and charitable Society under the Societies Registration Act. Its headquarters are located at Sri Aurbindo Marg in New Delhi. Dr. Dinesh Prasad Saklani is the director of NCERT since 2022.

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Education ministry: NCERT doesn't differentiate between India & Bharat


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NCERT does not differentiate between 'India' and 'Bharat': MoS Education

The NCERT, under the Union Education Ministry, acknowledges the constitutional recognition of both 'India' and 'Bharat' as the official names of the country. The NCERT does not differentiate between..
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Teach Ramayana as part of history: NCERT panel

A high-level NCERT panel has recommended that epics Ramayana and Mahabharata be taught in schools as part of the history curriculum under ‘India’s classical period’. The panel has also proposed..
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Ramayana likely to be part of NCERT social science textbooks

A high-level panel from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India has recommended that epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata be taught in schools as part of the history..
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Will rewrite texts if 'Bharat' used: Kerala

Kerala's education minister, V Sivankutty, has stated that the state government will publish separate textbooks if the proposal to replace 'India' with 'Bharat' in some NCERT school textbooks is..
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PM trying to change country's name through 'backdoor', alleges Nitish's close aide

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's close aide and JD(U) Minister Ashok Kumar Choudhary criticized PM Narendra Modi for allegedly trying to change the country's name from 'India' to 'Bharat' through..
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Kerala govt opposes NCERT's proposal to rename 'India' as 'Bharat' in school textbooks

The Left government in Kerala has strongly opposed the suggestion by the NCERT panel to replace "India" with "Bharat" in school textbooks. The government called it a form of "parochial politics" and..
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'Bharat in our DNA,' says BJP on NCERT panel's recommendation for school textbooks

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India has recommended replacing the term 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks. BJP leader Tarun Chugh welcomed the move,..
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No decision yet on replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’: NCERT

A high-level committee for social sciences in India has recommended replacing the name 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks. The committee also suggested including stories of victories of Hindu..
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Is NCERT replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in all school textbooks? Council issues clarification amid controversy

NCERT has revealed that there are no concrete decisions about changing the name of 'India' to 'Bharat' in the school textbooks of all classes across the country.
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NCERT panel approves proposal to replace India with Bharat in text books


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Chapter on National War Memorial included in NCERT curriculum of Class VII

The NCERT curriculum for Class VII now includes a chapter on the National War Memorial, aimed at instilling patriotism and courage among school children. The chapter provides information on the history..
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Sudha Murthy, Mahadevan in NCERT's panel for textbooks

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'Deliberate attempts to malign NCERT': Academics slam 'name withdrawal spectacle'


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Now, 33 more academics dissociate from NCERT textbooks over ‘revisions’


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Yogendra Yadav's spat with NCERT intensifies amid syllabus cut row; why he wants name removed from books

Yogendra Yadav has asked NCERT to remove his name from the political science books as chief advisor, while NCERT said that the request is out of the question.
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'Out of the question': NCERT on request by chief advisors to have their name removed from textbooks

The withdrawal of association by an individual from a NCERT textbook is "out of question" as the books at the school level are "developed based on the state of knowledge and understanding of a given..
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Rationalisation exercise has mutilated books: Chief advisors ask NCERT to drop their names

Embarrassed by the "arbitrary" and "irrational" cuts in NCERT textbooks, Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav, who were chief advisors for the original Political Science books for classes 9 to 12, have..
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After SGPC objections, NCERT to erase 'Khalistan' from books


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Kerala may add content dropped by NCERT to its state syllabus


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'What a disgrace': Tharoor on removal of Maulana Azad references from NCERT textbook

References to freedom fighter and India's first education minister Azad have been removed from the new class 11 political science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training..
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NCERT revisions betray ideological motive: Historians


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Whitewashing with a vengeance: Congress over deletions from NCERT textbooks


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Modern Indian history should start from 2014: Kapil Sibal's dig at govt over 'deletions' from NCERT textbooks


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'It's a lie, chapters on Mughals have not been dropped': NCERT chief clarifies


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UP board follows NCERT, issues 'rationalised' syllabus


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Create ‘resource pool’, fill up vacancies, NCERT told

The education ministry has asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) not to recruit for short term projects and instead use staff from other projects, if required, while..
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NCERT syllabus to be introduced in UP's madrasas from March; details

UP: The new syllabus for modern education will be released in March.
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NCERT to bring balanced perspective of all genders in new curriculum, textbooks: Parliamentary panel


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NCERT set to get ‘deemed to be university’ status


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11% of Class 3 kids lack basic maths skills: NCERT study

More than a quarter of class III students in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir lack foundational numeracy skills. Overall, compared to the global benchmark proficiency level, 11% of Indian kids in Class..
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Content of textbooks rationalised in view of Covid-19 pandemic: NCERT


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Portions of 2002 Gujarat riots, Emergency scrapped from Class 12 textbooks by NCERT, know why

NCERT has removed several topics from Class 12 textbooks including the 2002 Gujarat riots, the Emergency, and the Mughal court.
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Single CBSE Board exam likely, curtailed syllabus to continue

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Child rights body slams NCERT for 'ignoring' JJ Act


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Historians will be free to select history content: NCERT chief


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Multilingualism, Indian knowledge system among NCERT focus areas

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Students with hearing disabilities can access NCERT lessons online


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IHC: Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased


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