The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed the chapter about the periodic table from its Class 10 Science textbooks as a part of “rationalisation” exercise. Image used for representative purpose.
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed the chapter about the periodic table from its Class 10 science textbooks as part of its “rationalisation” exercise.
The decision to remove the chapter was made in June 2022, however, the updated textbooks have hit the market now.
The chapter on the periodic table remains a part of the Class 11 science textbook.
Other than that, the council has also dropped chapters and pages about democracy and political parties (full page), including a chapter titled 'Challenges to Democracy', from Class 10 social studies textbooks.
Recently, the NCERT had also omitted a passage on 'Evolution' from its Class 10 science textbook.
Last month, the council was widely criticised for deleting certain paragraphs referring to Mahatma Gandhi, his assassin Nathuram Godse, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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