(a) whether the Government has decided to set up a
Textbook Regulatory Council to review textbooks prescribed
by independent educational boards/agencies as reported in
The Hindustan Times dated October 20, 2005;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there is any proposal to bring uniformity in
the curriculum of schools and colleges across the country;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI ARJUN SINGH)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the
Sabha.
THE STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF
THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTIION NO. 87 BY SHRI SARVEY
SATHY ANARAYANA AND SHRI BADIGA RAMAKRISHNA REGARDING
SETTING UP OF TEXTBOOK REGULATORY COUNCIL DUE FOR ANSWER
ON THE 29TH NOVEMBER, 2005.
(a)&(b) No, Sir. However, recommendation of a Committee
of the Central Advisory Board of Education in this behalf
is under consideration.
(c) to (e) No, Sir, The National Curriculum Framework
(NCF), 2005 has recently been approved by the Central
Advisory Board of Education. NCERT has framed syllabi
for Classes I - XII in accordance with NCF 2005. States
are expected to frame their curricula keeping in view the
National Curriculum Framework.
While standards of higher education in colleges and
universities are maintained and coordinated by the
University Grants Commission (UGC), the curricula, in
keeping with standards, is determined by individual
universities.