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This section explores the state of academic freedom in India’s school education system. It examines the autonomy of educators, the inclusivity of curricula, the role of state and private actors, and the impact of policy shifts on pedagogy. The page aims to document key trends, challenges, and interventions affecting critical thinking, historical accuracy, and freedom of expression in schools nationwide.
New Ncert Class 7 Textbook Links Arthashastra to Modern Infrastructure, UPI Boom
Sanjay Maurya | 18 December 2025 | Hindustan Times
‘Ghaznavid Invasions’ Get Bigger Section in New Class 7 NCERT Textbook
Abhinaya Harigovind | 09 December 2025 | The Indian Express
How NCERT's Class 8 Social Sciences Textbook Omits South India
Amol Saghar | 28 November 2025 | The Wire
NCERT Revises Class 7th Math Textbook: Traces Algebra, Other Concepts to Ancient India
Abhinaya Harigovind | 09 November 2025 | The Indian Express
NCERT’s Move to Add Ayurveda to Science Syllabus Sparks Debate: Experts Urge Science over Belief
Veni E N | 06 November 2025 | The South First
NCERT Adds Ayurveda Chapters To Science Curriculum For Classes 6 To 8
30 October 2025 | News18
Amidst US Tariff Tensions, NCERT Launches ‘Swadeshi’ Module for Students, Echoes PM Modi’s Call for Self-Reliance
Abhinaya Harigovind | 03 October 2025 | Indian Express
High Court Urges NCERT to Include Anti-Caste Prejudice Lessons in School Books
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 29 September 2025 | The Telegraph
A Class Of Controversies: How NCERT’s Revised History Curriculum Politicises Education
Avantika Mehta | 05 September 2025 | Outlook
Rise of Hindutva Through NCERT’s Class 8 History Textbook Revisions
Adityakrishna Deora | 03 September 2025 | The Wire
Removal of Razia Sultan and Noor Jehan from NCERT Textbooks Amounts to Historical Silencing
Amina Hussain | 28 August 2025 | The Indian Express
NCERT Modules on 'Partition Horrors' Whitewash Colonial Britain's Role
Sucheta Mahajan | 27 August 2025 | The Wire
NCERT Modules on Partition: Distortions Galore
Ram Puniyani | 21 August 2025 | Countercurrents.org
NCERT’s ‘Partition Horrors’: Shameless Exercise in White-Washing Crimes of Hindu Mahasabha & RSS
Shamsul Islam | 20 August 2025 | Countercurrents.org
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Usman Added to NCERT Books
08 August 2025 | The Times of India
NCERT Textbook’s Map Depicting Jaisalmer as Part of Maratha Empire Slammed by Member of Royal Family
05 August 2025 | The New Indian Express
Omissions and Revisions in Modi Years: How India’s School Textbooks Are Being Rewritten
Cris | 03 August 2025 | The News Minute
Assam Congress Slams NCERT over ‘Distorted’ Ahom History in Class 8 Textbook
Manoj Kumar Ojha | 31 July 2025 | Northeast Now
Mughals, ‘Correction’ and the Politics of Personality-Centred History: Two Former NCERT Writers Speak
Vrinda Gopinath | 31 July 2025 | The Wire
History or Propaganda? How NCERT’s Revisions Rewrite India’s Complex Legacy
U Govind Rao | 29 July 2025 | Madras Courier
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