Hindustan Times

NCERT issues clarification on revised Class 8 social science textbook content on Mughals: 'Facts based on…'

The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday detailed its rationale behind modifying some content in its Class 8 social science textbook and said that the facts stated ...
NDTV

NCERT New Class 8 Social Science Textbook Flags 'Religious Intolerance' In Mughal Era

"No one should be held responsible today for events of the past," Class 8 Social Science textbook reads. The NCERT's newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook has sparked attention with its ...
Hindustan Times

NCERT Class 8 textbook revision features ‘brutality' of Delhi Sultanate, 'intolerance’ of Mughals with a disclaimer

The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has revised the Class 8 social science textbook, pointing out many instances of "religious intolerance" during the Delhi Sultanate and ...
The Hindu

Raziyya Sultan, Nur Jehan dropped from new Class 8 NCERT history textbook

Influential women icons Raziyya Sultan, who once ruled the Delhi Sultanate, and Nur Jehan from the Mughal era, have been omitted from the new Class 8 National Council of Educational Research and ...
The Hindu

New NCERT textbook features ‘complexities’ of Mughal rulers, portrays Akbar’s reign as ‘blend of brutality and tolerance’

The history section of the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for students in the current 2025-26 academic year ...