Since the beginning of the pandemic, all the nationwide educational boards had resorted to the reduced syllabi to cope with the low levels of syllabus completion status by the schools. Revised books and syllabus were introduced in almost all the standards, especially in the classes of 9th to 12th. As the aftereffects of the pandemic continue, the CBSE board has published a revised syllabus and books for this year. All the classes from 9th to 12th have their chapters omitted, but the most noticeable changes were made in the 10th and 12th syllabus.
The parts named ‘Impacts of globalisation on agriculture were removed from the Food security chapter and a couple of translated poems by Faiz Ahmed were eliminated from the chapter Religion, communalism and politics from the class 10th parts. The chapters covering the cold war area, non-aligned movement and the rise of Islamic empires are omitted from the 12th syllabus.
However, it is not the first time the CBSE has omitted chapters from the curriculum. These chapters are likely to be added up again in the next academic session, although that is not an official notice.
The pros of this decision
The history and political science syllabi have always been of unequal weighting in the textbooks of all boards. The presence of Islamic empire chapters in the textbooks has always overshadowed the native Indian rulers who have been mentioned very less and explained within one chapter itself. Their valour and policies of their kingdom are seldom spoken about. This new textbook will allow students to focus on the regional leaders and learn about them.
The cons of this decision
The era of the mutual rulers is a crucial part of Indian medieval history. The complete omission if the vast and rich history of the Mughals is definitely not a good decision. The history curriculum books must be framed by properly balancing out the chapters which gives equal importance to all the aspects of India History.
