Union Education Minister Denies Removal of Darwin's Theory of Evolution from NCERT Textbooks

A controversy is currently raging that the NCERT has removed Darwin's theory of evolution from science textbooks

on Jun 23, 2023

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Assuaging concerns regarding the 'deletion' of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution from the NCERT textbooks, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated that "nothing of this sort has happened." On Tuesday, Mr. Pradhan gave a speech at a gathering held at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in Pune, Maharashtra.

"A controversy is currently raging that the NCERT has removed Darwin's theory of evolution from science textbooks and left out the periodic table, but I would like to publicly state that nothing of the sort has happened," he stated.

According to the minister, Mr. Pradhan contacted the independent National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) after the controversy to get further information.

They said that professionals had suggested that during COVID-19, some repetitious elements may be eliminated and then afterwards added back. Therefore, the material for Classes 8 and 9 is the same. Last year, a section of the textbook for Class 10 that dealt with the idea of evolution was eliminated; this year, it remains unmodified for Classes 11 and 12.

The minister acknowledged that it is a fair concern that pupils who choose not to pursue science after Class 10 would lose out on some particular areas connected to Darwin's theory of evolution.

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"Class 9 receives periodic table instruction, as well as Classes 11 and 12. One or two instances (related to the theory of evolution) were excluded, according to the NCERT. But I want to reassure you that the National Education Policy is being executed, and new textbooks are being created in accordance with that policy, Mr. Pradhan said.