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Last Update: April 27, 2023, 4:49 pm IST
Jaiprakash RK, Director of SCERT said that they will launch the draft copy of the State Curriculum Framework by May 15 (Representational Image/PTI).
Sivankutty writes to PM Modi and Pradhan after SCERT, Kerala seeks govt’s nod to issue supplementary textbooks on subjects left out in class 11th and 12th prepared by NCERT
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty has asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi And Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan nullified the changes made in the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks. Sivankutty wrote to PM Modi and Pradhan after the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala, sought the government’s consent to issue supplementary textbooks on subjects left out in classes 11 and 12, prepared by NCERT.
Expressing concern over deletion of important chapters, the minister said that the changes like omission of development theory do not appear to be due to academic reasons. Sivankutty asserted that the removal of passages related to peace, fundamental rights and development from the NCERT textbooks is a complete “injustice” to children. By doing so, we would “deny them the opportunity to be good citizens”.
“The rationalization is justified in the name of unique status due to the introduction of national Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and COVID-19. However, deleting evolution from textbooks of classes 9 and 10, and important concepts from textbooks of science, history, political science and economics in classes 11 and 12 does not appear to be an academic decision,” Sivankutty said.
The education minister said Kerala would come out with ways to teach the deleted portions only after discussions with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Meanwhile, SCERT Director Jayaprakash RK said that they will launch the draft copy of the State Curriculum Framework (SCF) by May 15. After this, the state officials will plan to start the process of preparing the new textbooks. He also said that the new syllabus will replace the current one which is running since 2009.
According to media reports, the SCERT has asked schools across the state to teach the topics removed from the NCERT books in classes 11 and 12. Earlier this week, the state council held a meeting to discuss adding the parts left out by the NCERT. They came to the conclusion of publishing supplementary textbooks for the students. Subjects that have been excluded by NCERT History and political science textbooks cover the history of the Mughal Empire, the Gujarat riots and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
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