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NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has shot off letters to all states asking them to issue directions to all schools, both government and private, to adhere to the curriculum and evaluation process laid out by the NCERT and SCERTs in consonance with National Curriculum Framework under the Right to Education Act 2009.
The commission has said any attempt by boards to enforce a curriculum of their own that is not in compliance with the state academic authority and NCERT is in violation of the law. The commission has sought that instructions for compliance may be issued to schools and an action taken report be submitted to NCPCR within 30 days.
In order to enable this, NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo in his letter to principal secretaries and secretaries of all states and Union Territories has sought thatdirections be issued to all schools to ensure that if a state, board or school is found to prescribe a curriculum (syllabus and text books) and evaluation procedure in elementary classes other than the one prescribed by the academic authority, prima facie it shall be treated as a violation of the RTE Act.
“No child shall be discriminated against, harassed or neglected by the school for carrying books published and prescribed by the academic authority (NCERT/SCERT) causing mental and physical suffering. Any action taken against the child may attract action under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act,” it is stated.
It is further emphasised that such directions issued by the state will be displayed on their department’s website. Also the schools have to be directed to display the directions on the school website and the notice board.
The commission highlights in its letter with concern that it has been noticedthat certain boards are violating the RTE Act by laying down their own curriculum and evaluation procedures. The NCPCR chief cites example stating that upon reviewing the system laid down by CBSE, it was observed that while endorsing idea of continuous and comprehensive evaluation at elementary level the board had not only stepped into domain of NCERT, the notified authority under RTE Act but also misinterpreted the entire objective of CCE. Hence in September 2017, the commission ordered CBSE to get its new uniform system of assessment either approved and validated by NCERT or revoke it. As a result CBSE repealed the system for classes 6 to 8 in 2018. With this, the curriculum as prescribed by NCERT was asked to be followed in all schools affiliated to CBSE including private schools and schools under central government like the Kendriya Vidyalayas.
The RTE Act speaks of uniformity in curriculum in all schools and quality education.
The commission has said any attempt by boards to enforce a curriculum of their own that is not in compliance with the state academic authority and NCERT is in violation of the law. The commission has sought that instructions for compliance may be issued to schools and an action taken report be submitted to NCPCR within 30 days.
In order to enable this, NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo in his letter to principal secretaries and secretaries of all states and Union Territories has sought thatdirections be issued to all schools to ensure that if a state, board or school is found to prescribe a curriculum (syllabus and text books) and evaluation procedure in elementary classes other than the one prescribed by the academic authority, prima facie it shall be treated as a violation of the RTE Act.
“No child shall be discriminated against, harassed or neglected by the school for carrying books published and prescribed by the academic authority (NCERT/SCERT) causing mental and physical suffering. Any action taken against the child may attract action under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act,” it is stated.
It is further emphasised that such directions issued by the state will be displayed on their department’s website. Also the schools have to be directed to display the directions on the school website and the notice board.
The commission highlights in its letter with concern that it has been noticedthat certain boards are violating the RTE Act by laying down their own curriculum and evaluation procedures. The NCPCR chief cites example stating that upon reviewing the system laid down by CBSE, it was observed that while endorsing idea of continuous and comprehensive evaluation at elementary level the board had not only stepped into domain of NCERT, the notified authority under RTE Act but also misinterpreted the entire objective of CCE. Hence in September 2017, the commission ordered CBSE to get its new uniform system of assessment either approved and validated by NCERT or revoke it. As a result CBSE repealed the system for classes 6 to 8 in 2018. With this, the curriculum as prescribed by NCERT was asked to be followed in all schools affiliated to CBSE including private schools and schools under central government like the Kendriya Vidyalayas.
The RTE Act speaks of uniformity in curriculum in all schools and quality education.
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