NCERT Issues Apology, Withdraws Class 8 Social Science Textbook With ‘Corruption in Judiciary’ Chapter

NCERT reiterated that the objective of the new textbooks is to strengthen constitutional literacy, institutional respect, and ...

NCERT To Rewrite Class 8 Chapter On Judiciary After Calling It 'Error Of Judgement'

NCERT identified errors in the Class 8 Social Science chapter on the judiciary and will rewrite it in consultation with relevant authorities.

SC bans Class 8 NCERT book with controversial chapter on judiciary, orders seizure of physical and digital copies

The court also issued a show cause notice to the director of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the school education secretary to explain why action should not be ...

NCERT withdraws Class 8 textbook after Supreme Court flags 'corruption in judiciary' section

NCERT has withdrawn the Class 8 social science textbook from its website after the Supreme Court objected to references to corruption in the judiciary. The government is reviewing the chapter and ...
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NCERT moves to retrieve 38 sold copies of withdrawn Class 8 social science textbook

The development comes a day after NCERT halted distribution over a controversy around a judiciary chapter on Class 8 book ...

‘Will not allow anyone to defame institution’: CJI takes exception to NCERT’s Class 8 book section on ‘corruption in judiciary’

A chapter in the new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook mentions ‘corruption at various levels of the judiciary’ and ‘massive backlog’ as among the ‘challenges’ faced by the judicial system.