Eight Policy Rollbacks and Curriculum Rows That Defined Education Under the Modi Government
Sravasti Dasgupta | 03 March 2026 | The Wire
New Delhi: The Union Education Ministry under the Narendra Modi government has, over the last decade, been at the centre of several political standoffs and faced repeated criticisms for policy decisions – involving not only the ministry itself but also various organisations under it. Recently, it came under the spotlight following the backlash against the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, and the Class 8 social science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which included references to “corruption in judiciary”….