Reports On Dropping Of Evolution And Periodic Table From Books Are Misleading And Factually Incorrect: NCERT

According to the NCERT, reports on the dropping of evolution and the periodic table from books are misleading and factually incorrect.

NCERT said reports claiming the removal of Evolution and the Periodic Table from their textbook are misleading.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued a clarification regarding the reports claiming the removal of Evolution and the Periodic Table from their textbooks. According to the NCERT, these reports are misleading and factually incorrect. "A section of media reported about dropping of Evolution & Periodic Table from NCERT books. These claims are misleading & factually incorrect. Rationalisation of Textbooks was a need-based exercise to reduce the content load in view of mental health of students during the pandemic," said NCERT in a tweet.

A section of media reported about dropping of Evolution & Periodic Table from @ncert books. These claims are misleading & factually incorrect.

Rationalisation of Textbooks was a need-based exercise to reduce content load in view of mental health of students during the pandemic.

— NCERT (@ncert) June 3, 2023

"Periodic Table has NOT been removed from school education curriculum but is, in fact, available in great detail in Unit 3 -"Classification of Elements and periodicity in properties" (Page 74-99) of Class 11th textbook," NCERT said in another tweet.

Periodic Table has NOT been removed from school education curriculum but is, in fact, available in great detail in Unit 3 -"Classification of Elements and periodicity in properties" (Page 74-99) of Class 11th textbook.

— NCERT (@ncert) June 3, 2023

NCERT further said that there is a full chapter on Evolution [Chapter 6 – "Evolution", Pages 110-126 of Class 12th NCERT Textbook] which explains the concept of Evolution and Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in great detail.

There is a full chapter on Evolution [Chapter 6 – "Evolution", Pages 110-126 of Class 12th NCERT Textbook] which explains the concept of Evolution and Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in great detail.

— NCERT (@ncert) June 3, 2023

Deletions by NCERT A Challenge To Democratic, Secular Values: Kerala Minister

V. Sivankutty, Minister for General Education, Kerala has expressed concerns over the unilateral deletion of portions from textbooks by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), stating that it poses a challenge to democratic and secular values. The NCERT had undertaken syllabus rationalization for Classes 6 to 12 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to alleviate the burden on students. However, Kerala has clarified that it cannot accept these deletions, considering them as a threat to democratic practices in the country.