NCERT has dropped several topics from textbooks of Classes 6 to 12 in an effort to rationalise the syllabus for the academic session 2022-23. Noteworthy topics include the Gujarat Riots, the Cold War, and Mughal Courts. Check the full lists of deleted syllabus here.
NCERT has dropped several topics from textbooks of Classes 6 to 12 in an effort to rationalise the syllabus for the academic session 2022-23 to ease the load on students because of the Covid-19 disruption in the last two years.
References to the 2022 Gujarat Riots, the Cold War, and Mughal courts have been dropped from the Class 12 textbook. From the Class 11 textbook, industrial revolution has been scrapped and a few Dalit writers have been removed from a Class 7 textbook.
Like in the last couple of years, this year as well, 30% of the syllabi was removed as part of the syllabus rationalisation. The syllabus rationalisation process was started off in December 2021 and the process has now been completed with a team of subject experts.
Many of these changes has been announced earlier in April when CBSE rationalised its syllabi for this year in April.
REASONS BEHIND DROPPING CONTENT
NCERT has also dropped content in case of “overlapping” or similar content wherein the same or similar content has been included in lower or higher classes. Content has also been removed depending on the “difficulty level” of the content or if the content was “irrelevant” in the present context.
The following are the other noteworthy topics removed due to syllabus rationalisation:
CLASS 12
Biology:
- Reproduction in Organisms (full chapter)
- Ecosystem (selected sections)
- Environmental Issues (full chapter)
Themes in Indian History—Part II:
- Kings and Chronicles; the Mughal Courts (C. Sixteen-Seventeenth Centuries) (full chapter)
Fundamentals of Human Geography:
- The World Population Distribution, Density and Growth (selected sections)
India: People and Economy:
- Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences (full chapter)
- Human Development (full chapter)
Contemporary World Politics:
- The Cold War Era (full chapter)
- US Hegemony in World Politics (full chapter)
Social Change and Development in India:
- The Story of Indian Democracy (Renamed as ‘The Constitution and Social Change’) (selected sections)
- Social Movements (selected sections)
Indian Society:
- Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion (selected sections)
- The Challenges of Cultural Diversity (selected sections)
Politics in India Since Independence:
- The Crisis of Democratic Order (selected sections)
- Recent Developments in Indian Politics (selected sections)
Psychology:
- Developing Psychological Skills (full chapter)
Themes in Indian History—Part III:
- Understanding Partition; (Politics, Memories, Experiences) (full chapter)
Human Ecology and Family Sciences—Part I:
- Special Education and Support Services (full pages)
CLASS 7
Science:
- Weather, Climate and Adaptations of Animals to Climate (full chapter)
Our Pasts-I:
- The Delhi Sultans (selected sections)
- The Mughal Empire (selected sections)
Our Environment:
- Human Environment Settlement, Transport and Communication (full chapter)
Social and Political Life-I:
- Struggle for Equality (full chapter)
CLASS 8
Science:
- Pollution of Air and Water (full chapter)
Social and Political Life-I:
- The Indian Constitution (selected sections)
- Understanding Marginalization (selected sections)
- Confronting Marginalization (selected sections)
Our Pasts-III:
- India After Independence (full chapter)
CLASS 9
Science:
- Why Do We Fall Ill? (full chapter)
- Natural Resources (full chapter)
Contemporary India-I:
- Climate (selected sections)
CLASS 10
Contemporary India-I:
- Forest and Wildlife Resources (selected sections)
Democratic Politics-II:
- Democracy and Diversity (full chapter)
- Gender, Religion and Caste (selected sections)
- Popular Struggles and Movements (full chapter)
- Challenges to Democracy (full chapter)
CLASS 11
Indian Economic Development:
- Poverty (full chapter)
Themes in World History:
- The Central Islamic Lands (full chapter)
- Confrontation of Cultures (full chapter)
India: Physical Environment:
Unit III: Climate, Vegetation and Soil
- Climate (selected sections)
- Natural Vegetation (selected sections)
Psychology:
- The Bases of Human Behaviour (full chapter)
- Thinking (selected sections)
Political Theory:
- Peace (full chapter)
- Development (full chapter)
Human Ecology and Family Sciences—Part I:
- Effective Communication Skills (full chapter)
- Relationships and Interactions with ‘Significant Others’ Family School: Peers and Educators Community and Society (full chapter)
Human Ecology and Family Sciences—Part II
- Survival, Growth and Development (full chapter)
- Perspectives in Communication (full chapter)
- Individual Responsibilities and Rights (full chapter)
