Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on Thursday (9 July) issued a clarification and requested all concerned to desist from commenting on the exclusion of some topics from the CBSE syllabus.
The MHRD issued a statement from its official twitter handle that read, “There has been a lot of uninformed commentary on the exclusion of some topics from #CBSESyllabus. The problem with these comments is that they resort to sensationalism by connecting topics selectively to portray a false narrative.”
The opposition had attacked the HRD ministry for the exclusion of chapters like secularism and nationalism from the syllabus for classes 9-12 for 2020-21.
However, the Ministry clarified that the exclusion is a one-time measure and would apply for exams in 2020-21 because of the covid-19 pandemic in the country.
As per the HRD, this decision was taken to reduce stress on students and the ministry took advice and recommendations of various experts including the suggestions received from educationists through MHRD’s #SyllabusForStudents2020 campaign.
The HRD ministry further said, “While it is easy to misconstrue exclusion of 3-4 topics like nationalism, local government, federalism, etc. and build a concocted narrative, a wider perusal of different subjects will show that this exclusion is happening across subjects”.
“It is our humble request: #Education is our sacred duty towards our children. Let us leave politics out of #education and make our politics more educated,” the ministry added.