The academics alleged that other textbooks released in the past two years have serious content issues and they must be thoroughly examined. "I state and submit that the said chapter was to be looked into by the members of NSTC…. "It should never happen in the NCERT that a textbook is released for schools without due scrutiny and approval by the apex expert committee. She said she had learnt from some of the academics currently involved in the writing of textbooks that the process was opaque. The director and other administrative authorities should not be allowed to escape by blaming a few content writers."

Source: The Telegraph March 15, 2026 10:19 UTC