MISLEADING ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN TIMES OF INDIA LEADING TO UTTER CONFUSION IN CBSE SCHOOL REGARDING NCERT BOOKS
Avinash Agarwal
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Avinash Agarwal
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MISLEADING AND WRONG INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPER TIMES OF INDIA DATED 16-02-2017 LEADING TO UTTER CONFUSION IN CBSE SCHOOL REGARDING NCERT BOOKS
- CBSE vide circular No.Acad-07/2017 dated 14-2-17 has only advised all the CBSE school to raise their demand online on CBSE's website by February 22, 2017 so that arrangements can be made for supply of NCERT books to CBSE School directly well in time (find enclosed).
- This step was taken by MHRD after complaints by schools and parents about non-availability of NCERT books on scheduled time i.e. April when academic session starts.
- Above referred CBSE circular also does not mention that only NCERT books are mandatory for all CBSE Schools.
- CBSE circular does not mention that any action will be taken by CBSE on school, if NCERT books are not prescribed.
- CBSE Circular also mentions that to prevent black marketing of NCERT books – online requirements placed by the school are consistent with the data provided by schools to CBSE through OASIS.
- CBSE circular also mentions that this arrangement is for academic year 2017-18 only which meant this is only for supply of NCERT books well in time only.
- No comparison is mentioned in the CBSE circular about the prices of NCERT books and private Publishers books.
- The Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad has passed a judgement given by Hon'ble Chief Justice, Dr. Danananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, and Hon'ble Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta (Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No.26945 of 2015) that CBSE can't force private public schools to prescribe NCERT books in their schools.
- MHRD has no direct influence on schools affiliated by CBSE. The schools affiliated by CBSE have to only abide to the guidelines/orders given by CBSE. The above circular neither make NCERT books mandatory for schools nor any other action will be taken against those schools who do not prescribed NCERT Books.
This article has been written by Avinash Agarwal who works as CEO with AIETS –a research based educational organization.
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8 年Sir, I salute you for making it clear to everyone, including me. Thanks One
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8 年Note, Classes for which the circular is applicable is not mentionedproviding scope for schools to decide the class for which the circular is applicable to be limited to class IX and X
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8 年Recent news is that even CISCE is going to use NCERT books for ISE level, so that students can prepare better for the all India engg. and medical entrance exams conducted by CBSE. Agreed that it is not democratic to impose any particular textbooks on schools. But, we also have to grant it to NCERT that its textbooks are products of extensive surveys and intensive research conducted by bonafide governmental institutes of education, in conformation with national policies of education. Which other publisher puts so much of R&D into their textbooks? They simply pick up a few experienced teachers, typically from Agra or Delhi, to author their books, who in turn plagarise from various Indian and foreign books. And then you have the same set of authors 'specialising' in all subjects! You will find permutations like puri&sharma, sharma&kumar, kumar&puri...as authors of textbooks in subjects as diverse as mathematics, physics and chemistry!! Private textbooks lack subject expertise, originality, authenticity and publication ethics. NCERT is highly recommended.
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8 年Who are framing policies? Based on Policies, who are framing Curriculum? Based on Curriculum, who are framing Syllabus? Based on Syllabus, who are writing Text Books/ Based on Text books, who are framing questions for the Public Examinations? Based on the examination, who are declaring results? Who are writing books for CBSE after assuming the educational policies in the text books? The schools affiliated to CBSE should follow the guidelines framed by CBSE for regulation purpose. But Edu- entrepreneurs with men and money power will do any thing in India, as education becomes as an essential commodity, being sold in the open market.
Good post Avinashji. You will agree that the intent from CBSE is good. They want to reduce financial burden on parents. These 2 circulars should also be read in connection with this matter > https://bit.ly/2m6r1SM and https://bit.ly/2m6Bk9e.