Tripura: Government to introduce NCERT books, CBSE syllabus by April
The Tripura government will introduce NCERT textbooks and CBSE syllabus from the next academic session in place of the present curriculum prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training. A team of NCERT experts is scheduled to arrive in Agartala on December 3 to impart a three-month-long training to the teachers about the new syllabus, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said.
Reason: To make the students more competitive
"We shall introduce complete NCERT textbooks and CBSE syllabus from the next academic year because the students in our state were lagging behind the standard of the country. We want them to be as competitive as students of other states," said Nath yesterday.
New Tripura government taking initiatives to transform educational sector
Shortly after coming to power in March, ending the 25-year uninterrupted rule of the CPI(M)-led Left Front, the BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) government has set up an expert committee on the change of school syllabus. The expert panel has recommended the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) curriculum for schools in Tripura. The panel also suggested the implementation of CBSE syllabus.
Panel suggests CBSE syllabus across all government schools in state
The panel suggested the Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus across all government and government-aided schools in the state. Chief Whip of the Assembly, Kalyani Roy of the BJP, said that recently Class-9 students of a government school in Tripura's Unakoti district were asked in an examination question paper to write a short note on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Education Minister justifies the examination question on BJP
The question paper went viral on social media earlier this month. In his reply, the Education-ministry'>Education Minister said the education department has examined the question paper and found that the syllabus included a chapter on electoral politics and political parties.
Nath blamed previous government for teaching wrong lessons to students
"I was surprised by media reports on this issue. I enquired and found that the syllabus has got a chapter on the BJP, Congress, CPI(M), CPI, etc. School textbooks have also got mentions of rigging and booth capturing," the Education Minister said. The previous Left Front regime had indulged in crimsonization of the school curriculum by teaching wrong lessons to students, Nath alleged.
