CBSE syllabus confusion leads HRD minister to clarify false narrative in series of tweets

new CBSE syllabus controversy started on July 8 when CBSE board decided to reduce syllabus by deleting certain chapters in wake of COVID-19 situation. opposition party actually alleged on this change, stating that chapters on Indian democracy and plurality are deliberately being dripped to propagate a new ideology by government. However, board clarified that this decision is only a one-time thing, that will be applied for this academic year and decisions on omission of chapters are certainly t restricted to a particular subject, as is suggested by opposition.

Central Board of Secondary Education has anunced that it has rationalised syllabus by 30% for Class 9th to Class 12th for 2020-2021 session only to make up for loss due to lockdown in country and current pandemic situation. Union HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' also slammed critics for creating a ‘false narrative’ and stated that decision was taken in consultation with experts. Read on to kw what HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had to clarify regarding whole situation. 

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HRD minister clarifies on CBSE topic removal issue with a series of tweets

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What is ongoing row over CBSE syllabus confusion?

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, CBSE tified rationalisation of 30 per cent of  syllabus of classes 9 to 12 for 2020-21 academic session. As development sparked controversy, CBSE cleared that topics have been ‘wrongly mentioned in media as deleted’ and that y ‘have been covered under alternative academic calendar of NCERT.’ It added that rationalisation was being "interpreted differently".

• For Class 10, Chapters on democracy and diversity, , religion and caste, popular struggles and movement and challenges to democracy are among those omitted.
• For Class 11, chapters on federalism, citizenship, nationalism, secularism and growth of local governments in India were deleted. 
• For Class 12, chapters on India's relations with its neighbours - Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, changing nature of India's ecomic development, social movements in India and demonetisation. 

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