Teachers, Parents Raise Concern as NCERT Nudges Schools on Viksit Bharat
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 8 July 2024 | The Telegraph
The NCERT has prepared a question bank and study material on the projects undertaken by the Centre under its Viksit Bharat programme and wants schools to use them in their internal assessments, two government officials have said.
However, the National Council of Educational Research and Training did not consult stakeholders such as school boards, students and parents before taking the decision.
School internal assessments carry 20 per cent weightage in the board exams.
Several teachers expressed concern about such a move as Viksit Bharat is a government programme and not part of the syllabus.
“In internal assessments, the schools award marks for various activities such as projects, unit tests, home work and quiz, among others. All these activities are related to the subject taught as part of the syllabus,” said a teacher who did not wish to be identified.
A school principal said internal assessments were usually left to the schools. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has already issued guidelines on the conduct of internal assessments. The NCERT’s question bank has not come to the schools yet….