NCERT Forms 35-Member Committee for Social Science Curriculum Development
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has established a 35-member committee, the Curricular Area Group (CAG): Social Science, led by Michel Danino from IIT-Gandhinagar. This committee is an extension of the National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) and is mandated to develop syllabi and teaching-learning materials for History, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, and Psychology classes for grades 6 to 12. The coordination with the Preparatory Stage CAG and other subject-specific CAGs ensures interdisciplinary connections and the integration of cross-cutting themes in Social Science. Key members include Sanjeev Sanyal, Banabina Brahma, MD Srinivas, and other notable professionals. The deadline for submitting Handbooks for Teachers is February 25, 2024, aligning with NCERT's commitment to revising the school curriculum in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced the formation of a 35-member committee tasked with developing syllabi and teaching-learning material for History, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, and Psychology classes ranging from 6 to 12.
This committee, known as the Curricular Area Group (CAG): Social Science, is chaired by Michel Danino, a visiting professor at IIT-Gandhinagar. It serves as a continuation of the 19-member National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC), initially notified in July. The NSTC's primary responsibility is to finalize the curriculum, textbooks, and learning materials for these specified classes.
The NCERT notification highlighted that the CAG: Social Science would coordinate with the Preparatory Stage CAG and other CAGs as necessary to ensure continuity with Grades 3-5, interdisciplinary connections among subjects, and the integration of cross-cutting themes in Social Science.
To facilitate vertical and horizontal linkages and integration across disciplines in Social Sciences, the CAGs for Social Science and Economics will collaborate by sharing and discussing drafts of materials prepared with each other.
Key members of the committee include Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, Banabina Brahma, Associate Professor at the Department of History, Kokrajhar Government College, Assam, MD Srinivas, Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies in Chennai, and other distinguished professionals in the field.
The deadline for submitting Handbooks for Teachers to NSTC and NCERT is set for February 25, 2024. NCERT has already released the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for school education, and the NSTC is working to finalize textbook content based on this framework, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
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