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The Print
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Next chapter, India's military might. NCERT preparing module on Op Sindoor for classes 3-12
According to officials in the government, the NCERT modules will be released in two parts. While part one will be for classes 3rd to 8th, part two will be taught to classes 9th to 12th. Each module is eight to ten pages. Initiated in the early hours of 7 May, Operation Sindoor involved military strikes by India against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The strikes were in response to the Pahalgam massacre. New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) is preparing special modules on Operation Sindoor for students of classes 3rd to 12th with an aim to make students aware about India's military power, sources confirmed to ThePrint. 'The aim is to make students aware of India's military power and how Pakistan was once again defeated. Through this module, students will also learn about Operation Sindoor and the strategic strength of our armed forces,' a senior official told ThePrint. NCERT is also preparing special modules as supplementary reading material for students, focusing on key national themes, ThePrint has learnt. The programme aims to 'make students aware of the country's achievements' and instill 'a sense of pride'. So far, 15 such modules have been released on themes including 'Viksit Bharat', 'Nari Shakti Vandan', 'G20', 'COVID-19', 'Bharat-mother of democracy', and 'Chandrayaan'. Along with Operation Sindoor, the NCERT is also preparing some other modules. 'The upcoming modules will be about Mission LiFE, the horrors of Partition, and India's rise as a space power—from Chandrayaan and Aditya-L1 to Subhanshu Shukla's presence on the International Space Station. The idea is to highlight the road ahead by showcasing the country's achievements,' said another government official. The NCERT has included events from recent history in textbooks. In the newly released Class 8 social science textbook, it has mentioned the 'surgical strike'—referring to India's 2016 military action across the Line of Control (LoC). The book also compares Maratha ruler Shivaji's attack on Mughal nobleman Shaista Khan to a 'modern-day surgical strike'. (Edited by Amrtansh Arora) Also Read: Centre's school education assessment flags learning gaps—Maths least favourite, govt schools lag behind
The Hindu
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Karnataka plans to prescribe NCERT textbooks from class 1
The State government is planning to prescribe National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) textbooks from Class 1 to all students of State board schools. Presently, NCERT textbooks are prescribed to students in high school. Following a representation by Government Primary School Teachers' Association demanding the same, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh recently held a meeting with the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) and office bearers of the association, where the government has in-principle accepted this, sources said. The government will scrap the existing Nali-Kali programme, a multi-class teaching programme where students from classes 1, 2 and 3 are taught by a single teacher in one classroom, currently practiced only in government and aided schools. Instead these students will be separated into different classes, assign them different teachers and teach them NCERT textbooks. 'The Nali-Kali scheme is not working properly in the State. Therefore, there is a discussion at the government level regarding scrapping it and implementing NCERT textbooks from Class 1 in all state curriculum schools, including government, aided and private schools across the state. However, the government will take a final decision in this regard,' said K.V. Trilok Chandra, Commissioner of Public Instruction. Raising issues with the Nali-Kali programme Government Primary School Teachers' Association had petitioned the state government to abolish the same and prescribe NCERT textbooks, to ensure quality education from primary classes itself, even in government and aided schools. 'The Nali-Kali system has failed in primary education, and the quality of learning of students is going down. Due to this, the number of children in government schools is decreasing every year. In this context, we have requested the government to abandon the Nali-Kali system and prescribe NCERT textbooks from class 1. The NCERT curriculum will help improve the learning competency levels of children. The government has responded positively to our request,' said Chandrashekara Nuggali, general secretary of the association. Why NCERT textbooks? NCERT textbooks have been prescribed in all schools following the central syllabus and are considered to be updated. It has been a common trend that students preparing for competitive exams to professional courses, and even in recruitment exams, including civil services follow NCERT textbooks for reference. One of the reasons for this could also be that these exams have more NCERT syllabus-based questions.
