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The Ministry of Education (MoE) has requested the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to review its textbooks and make updates every year, states a report by PTI. Currently, there is no set mandate regarding the frequency of updates for NCERT textbooks.
Taking note of prevalent service jurisprudence, the Supreme Court on Thursday (April 25) held that the employment is deemed to be terminated from the date on which the letter of resignation is accepted by the appropriate authority.
The Union Ministry for Women and Child Development, on April 19, released a curriculum for early childhood education — ‘Aadharshila’ & ‘Navchetana’. These curriculum documents for children aged three-six years are based on the recommendations of the National Curriculum Framework for the Foundational Stage 2022 and National Education Policy 2020. India hosts 1.4 million government anganwadis with an enrolment of 80 million children.
The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) on Monday said the policy of private educational institutions getting concessions by opting for minority status needs to be reformed at the government level. The commission’s chairperson advocate Susieben Shah said educational institutions cannot misuse the policy and do injustice to the minority communities.
The NCPCR has written to all principal secretaries and secretaries of school education across India asking them to ensure uniformity in the syllabus, textbooks, and evaluation methods across all schools falling under the Right To Education Act.
The Punjab and Haryana high court has observed that as far as education is concerned, whether technical or vocational is concerned, the standard ought to be maintained universally all over India.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) today, Monday, April 8, issued a warning against pirated school textbooks, flagging possibilities of factually incorrect content, stated a report by PTI.