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No Tipu Sultan, no Anglo-Mysore wars in Class 8 NCERT book: Why the Centre says that’s okay

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] On the new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook omitting the mention of Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the Anglo-Mysore wars of the 1700s, the Centre said in response to a question in Parliament on Wednesday that states have the “flexibility to provide more coverage about regional personalities and events in their textbooks.” “Education […]

DU allows more flexibility in choosing minor discipline under UGCF

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] The University of Delhi has eased its academic rules to allow students greater flexibility in selecting minor disciplines under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) 2022, by doing away with the requirement of choosing specific generic elective (GE) papers. In a notification issued on Tuesday, the university said that students will no longer be required […]

SFI jathas seeking withdrawal of education policy head towards Kolkata

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] CPI(M) students’ wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI), on August 1 launched five country-wide ‘jathas’ (foot marches) — called ‘March for Education’ — to protest the National Education Policy and demand its withdrawal. Out of five jathas, two will reached Kolkata on September 2, covering 22 districts of West Bengal and traversing more […]